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9781032245386
A Language of Contemporary Architecture : An Index of Topology and Typology / Rafael Luna, Dongwoo Yim

Provides an index of ideas, theories, projects, and definitions that string into a methodology for evaluating the contemporary ...

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Architectural Colossi and the Human Body Buildings and Metaphors / Charalampos Politakis

Architectural Colossi and the Human Body discusses the role of Platonic and Cartesian philosophy and how philosophers such ...

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9780367178260
Architectural Terra Cotta : Design Concepts, Techniques and Applications / Donald Corner, John Rowell

Examines the evolution of terra cotta and prepares architects and builders to make new, creative uses of the timeless material. ...

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Architecture and Agriculture : A Rural Design Guide / Dewey Thorbeck

Presents architectural guidelines for buildings designed and constructed in rural landscapes by emphasizing their connections ...

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9780815396024
Architecture and the Housing Question / Can Bilsel, Juliana Maxim

Examines how the design and provision of housing around the world have become central both to competing political projects ...

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9781032256221
Big Little Hotel : Small Hotels Designed by Architects / Donna Kacmar

This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in ...

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9781914124372
Community schools : designing for sustainability, wellbeing and inclusion / Helen Taylor, Sharon Wright

Reconsiders what is required from physical school environments, building on the learning gathered from the sector over the ...

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9781032071039
Courthouse Architecture, Design and Social Justice / Kirsty Duncanson, Emma Henderson

Interrogates relationships between court architecture and social justice, from consultation and design to the impact of material ...

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Designing Tall Buildings : Structure as Architecture / Mark Sarkisian

Advises you to consider the influence of a particular site's geology, wind conditions, and seismicity. Using this contextual ...

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9781032265650
Exercises in Architecture : Learning to Think as an Architect / Simon Unwin

It involves awakening abilities that remain dormant in most people. It is like learning language for the first time; a task ...

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Interior Design for Small Dwellings / Sherrill Baldwin Halbe, Rose K Mark

Addresses the onrush of interest in smaller homes and the possibility that small dwellings might be the answer to housing ...

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Introducing Architectural Tectonics Exploring the Intersection of Design and Construction / Chad Schwartz

Focuses on the tectonic analysis of twenty contemporary works of architecture located in eleven countries including Germany, ...

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9780367511364
Metric Handbook : Planning and Design Data / Pamela Buxton

A major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all ...

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9780367410452
Microalgae Building Enclosures : Design and Engineering Principles / Kyoung Hee Kim

Aims to provide design, engineering, and biotechnical guidelines for microalgae building enclosures that need to be considered ...

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9781138484382
Modern Theatres 1950–2020 / David Staples

Explores in detail 30 of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses and dance spaces that opened between ...

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Residential Retrofit : Twenty Case Studies / Marion Baeli

The essence of sustainability in buildings is their capability to adapt to change over time. The UK has a large housing stock ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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9780367486372
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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The BIM Management Handbook / David Shepherd

Concentrates on the how rather than the why this will help you to adapt by clearly, and without jargon, explaining standard ...

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