Electronic Books

Total Books: 1 - 20 /22

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Architecture and Agriculture : A Rural Design Guide / Dewey Thorbeck

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Total Books: 1 - 20 /22