Electronic Books

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Move: Architecture in Motion - Dynamic Components and Elements / Michael Schumacher, Oliver Schaeffer, Michael-Marcus Vogt, Anna Scheuermann

Dynamic components and adaptive elements are becoming increasingly important in contemporary architecture, and not just because ...

Old Buildings New Designs / Charles F Bloszies (author), Hugh Hardy

Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, ...

Parametric Methods for Beginners : Architecture Applications / Umut Toker

Introduces architectural applications of parametric methods in design, drawing direct connections between each phase of the ...

Parametric design for landscape architects : computational techniques and workflows / Andrew Madl

Provides a sequence of tutorial-based workflows for the creation and utilization of algorithmic tools calibrated towards ...

Planning Abu Dhabi : An Urban History / Alamira Reem Bani Hashim

Alamira Reem, a native Abu Dhabian and urban planner and researcher who has studied the emirate’s development for more ...

Representing Landscapes : One Hundred Years of Visual Communication / Nadia Amoroso, Martin Holland

Provides an in-depth historical overview of graphic and visual communication styles, techniques and outputs from key landscape ...

Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces, 4th Edition / Maureen Mitton, Courtney Nystuen

A practical guide to residential space planning, in this room-by-room guide with up-to-date info on accessibility, ergonomics, ...

Reviewing Design Process Theories : Discourses in Architecture, Urban Design and Planning Theories / Mahmud Rezaei

Simplifies 140 complex theories into 8 categories, supplemented with diagrams, tables, and illustrations Offers a comprehensive ...

Skins, Envelopes, and Enclosures : Concepts for Designing Building Exteriors / Mayine Yu

Illuminates the theory and techniques of assembling exteriors. Six chapters organized by wall types, from hand-set monolithic ...

Software Engineering for Multi-Agent Systems V

Software is present in every aspect of our lives, pushing us inevitably towards a world of distributed computing systems. ...

Speculative Coolness : Architecture, Media, the Real, and the Virtual / Bryan Cantley

Offers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual ...

Street-Level Architecture : The Past, Present and Future of Interactive Frontages / Conrad Kickert, Hans Karssenberg

Provides the tools to maintain and rebuild the interaction between architecture and public space. Despite the best intentions ...

Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future / Douglas Farr

Embraces the idea that the humanitarian, population, and climate crises are three facets of one interrelated human existential ...

Sustainable architectural design : an overview / Kuppaswamy Iyengar

A guide to a sustainable design process that moves from theory, to site and energy use, to building systems, and finally ...

Tall: the design and construction of high-rise architecture / Guy Marriage

his is a guide to both the basics and the details of tall building design, delving into the rudimentary aspects of design ...

Taste: Media and Interior Design / Karin Tehve

Traces and explores the evolution of taste from a design perspective: what it is, how it works, and what it does. Examines ...

Tensegrity Structures Design Methods / Oren Vilnay, Leon Chernin, Margi Vilnay

Begins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures, particularly tensegrity nets, tensegrity chains, tensegrity rings and ...

The Architecture Drawing Book / Charles Hind, Fiona Orsini, Susan Pugh

Offers a rich visual history from Palladio, Inigo Jones and Augustus Pugin to contemporaries such as Richard Rogers, Foster ...

The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised : Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day - Reference & Specification Book / Julia McMorrough

Contains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, all ...

The Architecture of Persistence : Designing for Future Use / David Fannon, Michelle Laboy, Peter Wiederspahn

Why do some buildings last for generations as beloved and useful places, while others do not? How can designers today create ...

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