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The "Sketchbook of the Philadelphia & Boston Face Brick Co" is a fascinating collection of architectural sketches, designs, and technical illustrations that reveal the intricacies of face brick desi……続きを見る

***Shortlisted for the Architectural Book Awards 2024*** Combining architectural and urban thinking in an unusual and engaging way, this book presents an integrated approach to architectural theory ……続きを見る

This manual provides a comprehensive source of building component life-span and maintenance data for commercial and industrial building components, following the same format as the ground-breaking H……続きを見る

The disastrous effects of floods in urban areas of various Indian cities have been increasing in severity and extent over the past decade. This book explores flood disasters, their impact in world a……続きを見る

Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This general introduction presents an ……続きを見る

Benvenuti nel mondo dell'interior design naturale, dove la bellezza e la funzionalità si fondono in armonia. Questo eBook è la tua guida pratica e definitiva all'arte di creare spazi straordinari, i……続きを見る

The construction practices we employ in our daily life in European societies today were shaped by major changes in the past, such as the introduction and dissemination of Portland cement and reinfor……続きを見る

Take an expansive and provocative tour of architectural theory and practice, exploring everything from basic concepts to speculative design and subversive interventions. Universal Principles of Arch……続きを見る

This fully revised and updated book is the authoritative guide on how to look after your old house – whether it is a timber-framed medieval cottage, an eighteenth-century town house or a Victorian o……続きを見る

〓 Explore the Skyscrapers of the World 〓️ Unveil the captivating stories behind four iconic skyscrapers in our exclusive book bundle, "Skyscrapers of the World: A Tale of Burj Khalifa, Shanghai To……続きを見る

Design and Visual Communication - Passive Solar Architectural design (Sustainable Architecture): Extend sustainability practice into the classroom beyond recycling, repurposing, waste management, wo……続きを見る

Summary: In this report, the author addresses the 'leaky homes' issue from an architectural and health perspective. As an experienced Design and Visual Communication (DVC) teacher, the author looks ……続きを見る

Who is this book for? For Design and Visual Communication teachers and students. Students aged 16 to 18 years old. New Zealand context. Design and Visual Communication - NCEA Level 3. Spatial Design……続きを見る

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY: Who will read this book? Adults, teachers, tertiary and secondary school students (15-year-olds and older). What is covered in this book? Sustainable architectural design, incl……続きを見る

Are you making the most of aluminium? Aluminium is one of the most flexible and durable materials to design with. With exceptional strength, durability and affordability, it provides us with more th……続きを見る

The 3 iconic architects and their iconic buildings - Le Corbusier (Villa Savoye), Phillip Johnson (The Glass House) & Mies Van De Rohe (House Farnsworth) - will feature in this article. They embody,……続きを見る

Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, Second Edition focuses on the application and use of this important construction material. In this updated edition, new chapters take on these develo……続きを見る

Trees have been deliberately connected with houses since they were introduced as a prominent part of architectural design. The relationships of contiguity between houses and trees have existed since……続きを見る

Cada año, millones de personas pasan bajo las bóvedas tabicadas de Guastavino en espacios históricos de todos los Estados Unidos, desde la Sala de Registro de Ellis Island (1917) hasta el Biltmore E……続きを見る

AutoCAD Beginners (2D) is a simplified technical module demystifying drafting that uses AutoCAD software. It offers readers the ability to test their knowledge and provides tutorials, assignments, t……続きを見る

Architecture manifests as a space of concealment and unconcealment, lethe and alêtheia, enclosure and disclosure, where its making and agency are both hidden and revealed. With an urgency to amplify……続きを見る

Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation - Evolving Perspectives supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the l……続きを見る

The Complete Guide to Safe, Durable, and Beautiful Cob Buildings Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Cob Construction delivers the most up-to-date design, engineering, and ……続きを見る

Operative Mapping investigates the use of maps as a design tool, providing insight with the potential to benefit education and practice in the design disciplines. The book’s fundamental aim is to of……続きを見る

How do I follow a brief? What is the site’s context? What’s its history and what is adjacent to it now? How have other designers responded to similar site conditions? Conducting a site analysis is a……続きを見る

Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials – how they were traditionally made, how they survived th……続きを見る

This book is a rigorous account of architecture’s theoretical and technological concerns over the last decade. The anthology presents projects and essays produced at the end of the first digital tur……続きを見る

This book reveals how subjective and objective data gathered by innovative methods of measurement give us the ability to quantify stress, health, performance, and wellbeing outcomes in different bui……続きを見る

Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material language or to capture a certain atmosphere. A window opening is as much an interval……続きを見る

Architects! Lead the change in responsible and creative material use. There is a creative explosion of work taking place in architecture and design schools exploring materials such as mycelium, clay……続きを見る