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Sustainable Construction Materials: Municipal Incinerated Bottom Ash discusses the global use of virgin aggregates and CO2 polluter Portland cement. Given the global sustainability agenda, much of t……続きを見る

This handy pocket reference contains a wealth of information on a range of topics including the principles of passive solar building and passive house, a ten-step design and build strategy, calculat……続きを見る

Steel Design covers steel design fundamentals for architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As ……続きを見る

Glass has long transformed the architectural landscape. From the Crystal Palace through to the towering glass spires of today's cities, few architectural materials have held such immense symbolic re……続きを見る

Building from Tradition examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary construction. In the past, raw materials were……続きを見る

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Cinematic Aided Design: An Everyday Life Approach to Architecture provides architects, planners, designer practitioners, politicians and decision makers with a new awareness of the practice of every……続きを見る

As part of the PocketArchitecture Series, this volume focuses on inclusive design and its allied fieldsーergonomics, accessibility, and participatory design. This book aims for the direct applicatio……続きを見る

This is a summary of what Contractors Exposed is and what the potential is for need and acceptance by not only the United States, by also the entire world. The book and the support of seminars, vide……続きを見る

Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto "Reconocimiento de los valores culturales de los afrodescendientes del Pacífico Colombiano y fortalecimiento de su identidad" pretende como objetivos generales el re……続きを見る

Development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete against Blasts: From Materials to Structures presents a detailed overview of UHPC development and its related applications in an era of rising terroris……続きを見る

This book is the fourth, in the series of five, on sustainable construction materials and like the previous three, it is also different to the norm. Its uniqueness lies in using the newly developed,……続きを見る

The theme of this book is that light is an inseparable part of architectural design, and is intended to provide students of architecture and interior design with a graphic guideline to the fundament……続きを見る

“Progettiamo e costruiamo in cemento, come se non esistesse altro. Diamo oggi per scontata la sua partecipazione edilizia, avendo quasi del tutto dimenticato che, prima del suo avvento, abbiamo cost……続きを見る

Quattro amici, in un dato luogo, in un determinato tempo, discutono intorno al tema della trasmissione delle conoscenze nel campo della teoria e della pratica dell’architettura, seguendo il dedalo d……続きを見る

Civita di Bagnoregio, la “città che muore”, si erge oggi su una piastra di tufo vulcanico, circondata dalla profonda valle dei calanchi, in un’area compresa tra il lago Bolsena e il fiume Tevere. L’……続きを見る

Le città sono lo specchio dei nostri tempi: caotiche, inquinate, poco attraenti. Ma qual è la città? Come si evolveranno nel prossimo futuro? Come potranno cambiare per vincere le difficili sfide de……続きを見る

Don't Mistake Your Vocation - Select the Right Location - Avoid Debt - Persevere - Whatever You Do, Do It with All Your Might - Use the Best Tools - Don't Get Above Your Business - Learn Something U……続きを見る

Ogni creativo, ogni progettista, quando progetta un qualsiasi oggetto di architettura o di design, nel corso della propria progettazione, utilizza molti parametri, molte sue conoscenze, molte sue in……続きを見る

Realizzato nel 2012 in seguito alla vincita da parte di Giuseppe Marinoni di un concorso internazionale, il Centro studi FLA (Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente) a Seveso appare all’esterno come un……続きを見る

Un buon edificio produce oggi tanta energia quanta ne consuma, non produce rifiuti, assicura un ambiente confortevole, è il risultato di un processo di progettazione complesso e responsabile, che in……続きを見る

Guida pratica al trattamento dell’acqua nelle piscine private, con tantissime foto, disegni tecnici e tabelle. Tra i temi trattati: il sistema di ricircolo e filtrazione (tipologie, funzionamento, m……続きを見る

Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Lea……続きを見る

Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects: Management Strategies and Innovations expertly explains the specific characteristics and management approaches of green construction proje……続きを見る

Architectural Science and the Sun synthesizes physics, climate, program, and perception to provide a foundation in the principles of architectural science related to the sun: solar geometry, solar a……続きを見る

Material Imagination in Architecture draws on history and the visual arts, and contemporary architecture to explore this popular theme in architectural practice and education. In the context of a di……続きを見る

Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction. Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book pr……続きを見る

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor withi……続きを見る

Over thousands of years, human beings have built habitats in response to their increasingly complex needs. The ultimate form of these habitats is the modern city: a feat in which the benefits are se……続きを見る

Learning to think and act creatively is a requisite fundamental aspect of design education for architectural and interior design as well as industrial and graphic design. Development of creative cap……続きを見る