Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, ...
Continue readingIntroduces architectural applications of parametric methods in design, drawing direct connections between each phase of the ...
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Continue readingAlamira Reem, a native Abu Dhabian and urban planner and researcher who has studied the emirate’s development for more ...
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Continue readingA practical guide to residential space planning, in this room-by-room guide with up-to-date info on accessibility, ergonomics, ...
Continue readingSimplifies 140 complex theories into 8 categories, supplemented with diagrams, tables, and illustrations Offers a comprehensive ...
Continue readingIlluminates the theory and techniques of assembling exteriors. Six chapters organized by wall types, from hand-set monolithic ...
Continue readingSoftware is present in every aspect of our lives, pushing us inevitably towards a world of distributed computing systems. ...
Continue readingOffers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual ...
Continue readingProvides the tools to maintain and rebuild the interaction between architecture and public space. Despite the best intentions ...
Continue readingEmbraces the idea that the humanitarian, population, and climate crises are three facets of one interrelated human existential ...
Continue readingA guide to a sustainable design process that moves from theory, to site and energy use, to building systems, and finally ...
Continue readinghis is a guide to both the basics and the details of tall building design, delving into the rudimentary aspects of design ...
Continue readingTraces and explores the evolution of taste from a design perspective: what it is, how it works, and what it does. Examines ...
Continue readingBegins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures, particularly tensegrity nets, tensegrity chains, tensegrity rings and ...
Continue readingOffers a rich visual history from Palladio, Inigo Jones and Augustus Pugin to contemporaries such as Richard Rogers, Foster ...
Continue readingContains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, all ...
Continue readingWhy do some buildings last for generations as beloved and useful places, while others do not? How can designers today create ...
Continue readingGuides readers through the process of freehand architectural sketching and explains orthographic, diagrammatic, three-dimensional, ...
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