Vicinitee - April 2009
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Remodeling & Makeovers - Vol.17 No.05
Remodeling & Makeovers - Vol.17 No.05
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Eben Interiors - June 2008
Eben Interiors - June 2008
PDF | 101 pages | 31 Mb | Spanish
PDF | 101 pages | 31 Mb | Spanish
EBEN Interiors is magazine of decoration, interior and decorative arts, written nowadays. Contemporary design, reports of housing, latest news... with precision and professionalism.
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Architectural Record - September 2009
Architectural Record - September 2009
PDF | 151 pages | 49.8 Mb | English
PDF | 151 pages | 49.8 Mb | English
Architectural Record is your in-depth guide to contemporary architectural design, practice and technology. Each issue offers detailed perspectives of the most interesting projects from around the world. In addition, comprehensive coverage of noteworthy new products and technology will keep you both informed and inspired.
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Remodeling & Makeovers - Vol.17 No.03
Remodeling & Makeovers - Vol.17 No.03
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Remodeling & Makeovers - the comprehensive hands-on guide for consumers who are thinking about remodeling a room or a whole house. Each issue is packed with the best home designs, great ideas for finding more space, savvy storage solutions and the newest materials and products.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Historic Floors Their History and Conservation
Jane Fawcett
Hardcover: 250 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (August 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750627654
ISBN-13: 978-0750627658
Product Description
* The first book in the UK to be devoted to historic floors * Contributions from leading practitioners in their field * In association with ICOMOS UK (International Council on Monuments and Sites) * Identifies and addresses worldwide problems in urgent need of solution This is the first book in the UK to be devoted to historic floors. It introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a European context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe from the fourth century B.C. and outlines the development of mosaic, tiles, marble and parquetry floors in secular buildings. The early Christian pavements in basilicas, temples and cathedrals, the creation of medieval tiles, ledger stones and monumental brasses, their destruction by iconoclasts and re-creation during the Gothic Revival, are also discussed.
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Leading authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing cathedral floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses, the monumental tiled pavements of the Palace of Westminster and other public buildings. Management policies to protect outstanding floors in over-visited sites are considered and historic features particularly at risk, are identified. Urgent action is recommended to contain the damage caused by the dramatic increase in tourism throughout Europe.
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Cafe & Restaurant Design
Martin Nicholas Kunz
Perfect Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: teNeues (April 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3832790179
ISBN-13: 978-3832790172
Modern society’s most intense and vibrant interaction takes place over tables and bars. Architects all over the world have enhanced and orchestrated this experience. Ranging over nine countries and four continents, this book presents an international selection of distinctive cafés and restaurants built in recent years by the world’s hippest architects and designers. Filled with dramatic effects, innovative lighting, and infinite solutions to the challenges of space and material, these hot spots, meeting places, and intimate venues are designed to suit the ever-changing moods of a selective and fickle clientele. This compact yet lavishly illustrated book, aimed at professionals and anyone who enjoys the latest and best in restaurant design, includes over 400 photographs of remarkable spaces and also offers a comprehensive study of contemporary interior architecture.
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Architectural Press; 2 edition
Christopher Cuttle
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Architectural Press; 2 edition (November 20, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750687681
ISBN-13: 978-0750687683
Lighting by Design provides guidance on where to find inspiration for lighting ideas, how to plan the technical detail and how to execute the plan to create safe, effective and beautiful schemes.
Christopher Cuttle's unique three level approach uses Observation, Visualisation and Realisation as the means to achieve these aims. Cuttle is a well known figure in the UK, US and Australia and New Zealand, with a wealth of experience of both teaching and practice.
This new edition is fully updated and produced in full colour with many new diagrams and photographs. It will be immensely useful to professional and student architects, interior designers and specialist lighting designers.
* Benefit from Cuttle's extensive knowledge, experience and enthusiasm
* A technical guide that provides a thorough explanation of lighting theory
* Now with full colour images for clearer demonstration of key points
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Daylighting, Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies
Author: Mohamed Boubekri
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Architectural Press (October 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750667249
ISBN-13: 978-0750667241
Daylighting, Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health, considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field.
As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings, the book examines the question of daylighting from the perspective of the health of building occupants. It gathers and reviews all the latest and pertinent medical and architectural research related to natural light, or lack thereof, and its effect on people.
* Documents medical research findings which establish a link between light quality and health
* Considers design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings
* Develops understanding and awareness of the importance of natural light in buildings
Daylighting, Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies is a timely and essential text for professional architects and all others concerned with the effects of daylighting on health, architecture and building design.
* Outlines appropriate design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings
* Demonstrates a link between light quality and health and explains the importance of natural light in buildings
* Brings together the latest medical and architectural research on this important topic
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Mechanical Design for the Stage
Author: Alan Hendrickson
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press (September 21, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 024080631X
- ISBN-13: 978-0240806310
Book Description
Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small pneumatic cylinders pushing loads of a few pounds an inch or two, to 40 horsepower winches running multi-ton scenery at speeds 6 feet per second or more. Usually this machinery is designed by theatre technicians specifically for a particular show's effect. Compared to general industry, this design process is short, often only a few days long, it is done by one person, design teams are rare, and it is done in the absence of reference material specifically addressing the issues involved. The main goal of this book is to remedy this last situation.
Mechanical Design for the Stage will be a reference for you that will:
* provide the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces, torques, speeds, and power required by a given move
* give a technician a design process to follow which will direct their work from general concepts to specific detail as a design evolves, and
* show many examples of traditional stage machinery designs.
The book's emphasis will be on following standard engineering design and construction practices, and developing machines that are functional, efficient to build, easily maintained, and safe to use.
* provides the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces torques, speeds, and power required by a given move
* describes the most common power transmission components used in stage
machines: roller chain, cable drums, bearings, gear reducers, etc.
* gives a technician a design process to follow which will direct their work from general concepts to specific detail as a design evolves
* shows many examples of traditional stage machinery designs
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Basic Structures for Engineers and Architects
By Philip Garrison
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2005-07-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405120533
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405120531
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
This book provides students of civil engineering and architecture
with a grounding in the fundamentals of structures, and a 'feel'
for the way buildings behave structurally. The book aims to explain
structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to
illustrate the points, and it expresses mathematical aspects of
the subject in a straightforward way.
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The Classical Orders of Architecture
By Robert Chitham
Publisher: Architectural Press
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2004-12-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750661240
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750661249
Book Description:
This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation
of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title
now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements
to make the orders more accessible and to provide a valuable
reference for designers.
The inclusion of both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion is
underpinned by an essay on James Gibbs - one of the 18th century
authors of standardized proportioning systems - and his influence in
America. Along with additional plates, this book gives a
clear introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and
is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers
and conservators with the quality of their design.
1. The only detailed contemporary guide to the classical orders
available
2. Presents the proportioning system in both metric and imperial for
ease of understanding
3. An easily accessible introduction to the subject
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Building Projects in China - A Manual for Architects and Engineers
By Bert Bielefeld, Lars-Phillip Rusch
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2006-05-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3764374160
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783764374167
Book Description:
Building Projects in China is the first publication on the book
market to give a comprehensive overview of the planning activities
of foreign architects in China. This practical handbook outlines
legal framework conditions, introduces the Chinese building market,
and gives practical descriptions of the execution of projects on
site. To complete the picture, international planning firms share
their experience on projects of the most various sizes and types in
China. What makes projects in China so challenging is the tension
between the traditional, historical planning environment of an Asian
big city and a modernity that is in many ways already ahead of the
Western world.
Interest in the Chinese building and planning market has been
steadily growing for many years. Now, for the first time, a
repository of knowledge as exhaustively researched as this one is
finally available.
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Building Construction Handbook
By Roy Chudley, Roger Greeno
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: 2006-04-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750668229
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750668224
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
Building Construction Handbook provides extensive coverage of
building construction practice, processes and techniques,
representing established procedures as well as those associated
with recent amendments to the Building Regulations, British and
European Standards and other related references. This approach,
combined with the presentation of information in a highly
illustrated and unique visual style, has proven this text to be
a vital learning resource for thousands of building construction
students, and an essential reference for professionals.
The sixth edition has been updated and expanded to take into
account many aspects of the new and revised Building Regulations
and associated Approved Documents as applied to working practice;
in particular, construction requirements for conserving and
economising energy and reducing atmospheric pollution (as this
relates to Building Regulations Part L Conservation of fuel and
power).
This new edition also develops existing topics, including
adaptation of buildings to ensure compatibility for the disabled,
further details of masonry construction, applications of steel
reinforcement to concrete, steel framed housing principles, sound
insulation and additional details of structural glazing. Throughout,
reference to supplementary regulations and standards are provided
for further reading, and where appropriate, design calculations are
included. Online lecture resources are provided, with power point
slides available for a selection of topics, featuring essential
illustrations for use with presentations and handouts.
The Handbook is an invaluable reference for students. It consolidates
several years of study material into one comprehensive volume,
suitable for a wide range of building and construction courses,
including NVQs in Construction and the Built Environment, BTEC
Nationals and Higher Nationals in Building Services Engineering,
Construction and Civil Engineering, as well as construction related
undergraduate degrees (such as Built Environment, Civil Engineering,
Building Surveying, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying,
Building, Architectural Technology and Facilities Management) and
professional examinations.
Roger Greeno is a well-known author of construction texts. He has
extensive practical and consultancy experience in the industry, in
addition to lecturing at several colleges of further and higher
education, and the University of Portsmouth. He has also examined for
City & Guilds, Edexcel, the Chartered Institute of Building and the
University of Reading.
Roy Chudleys books on Building Construction have helped thousands of
students gain their qualifications and pass exams. He was formerly a
Senior Lecturer at Guildford College.
* Topics presented in a highly visual and easy to understand layout
* The market-leading bestseller for construction practice guidance
* Ideal for students on general construction and building courses
* An essential reference for the industry
* Updated in line with revised Building Regulations
* Website resources for lecturers available
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Advances in Construction Materials
By Christian U. Grosse
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 784
Publication Date: 2007-09-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540724478
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540724476
Book Description:
The book is a compilation of recent research results on
building construction materials. The construction industry
consumes extreme volumes of material, and the growing
demand for quality and safety require continuous
improvement of materials and material compositions. A
deep understanding of material behavior is essential to
enable efficient construction: light-weight or heavily
burdened structures ask for the development of innovative
composites or new material compositions.
Civil Engineers and Materials Scientists from all over the
world present their ideas for further material developments,
the testing of structures and solutions for in situ applications.
Many of the innovations, composites and the design of existing material mixes, especially for concrete, are discussed. These
include high-strength and high-performance concrete (HPC), self-compacting concrete (SCC), shotcrete, and textile or
fiber reinforced concrete (FRC).
Moreover, the enhancement of material variations and the
improvement of their properties are observed for most
construction materials (e.g. wood, masonry, steel, polymers).
This book gives a good overview about the state-of-the-art in
construction material science. Some of the world s leading experts have contributed in honor of Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans W.
Reinhardt. The book starts with a review about his scientific achievements up to his recent retirement. Some contributions are
presented at the conference "Advances in Construction Materials" (ACM2007) held in July 2007 in Stuttgart.
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Solar Power in Building Design
By Peter Gevorkian
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 476
Publication Date: 2007-09-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071485635
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071485630
Book Description:
Solar Power in Building Design is a complete guide to designing,
implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar
power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
From basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and
manufacturing methods, this vital resource offers you everything
needed for solar power design success.. .
Filled with case studies and illustrations, this state-of-the-art
design tool covers new solar technologiesdesign implementation
techniquesenergy conservationthe economics of solar power
systemspassive solar heating powerand more. Solar Power in
Building Design features:
Step-by-step instructions for designing, implementing, and auditing
solar. power systems . Expert guidance on using solar power in any
type of building-from basic theory through project planning, cost
estimating, and manufacturing . Complete details on Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design. (LEED), plus rebate procedures and
forms . . Inside This Cutting-Edge Solar Power Toolkit . Solar power
physics and technology Practical guide to solar power design Solar
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of solar power systems Passive solar heating power.
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Big Box Reuse
By Julia Christensen
Publisher: The MIT Press
Number Of Pages: 220
Publication Date: 2008-11-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0262033798
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780262033794
Book Description:
America is becoming a container landscape of big boxes connected
by highways. When a big box store upsizes to an even bigger box
"supercenter" down the road, it leaves behind more than the vacant
shell of a retail operation; it leaves behind a changed landscape
that can't be changed back. Acres of land have been paved around
it. Highway exits lead to it; local roads end at it. With
thousands of empty big box stores spread across America, these
sites have become a dominant feature of the American landscape.
In Big Box Reuse, Julia Christensen shows us how ten communities
have addressed this problem, turning vacated Wal-Marts and Kmarts
into something else: a church, a library, a school, a medical
center, a courthouse, a recreation center, a museum, and other
civic-minded structures. In each case, what was once a place to
shop has become a center of community life.
Christensen crisscrossed America identifying these projects, then
photographed, videotaped, and interviewed the people involved. The
first-person accounts and color photographs of Big Box Reuse reveal
the hidden stories behind the transformation of these facades into
gateways of community life. Whether a big box store becomes a
"Senior Resource Center" or a museum devoted to Spam (the kind that
comes in a can), each renovation displays a community's
resourcefulness and creativity—but it also raises questions about
how big box buildings affect the lives of communities. What does it
mean for us and for the future of America if the spaces of commerce
built by a few monolithic corporations become the sites where
education, medicine, religion, and culture are dispensed wholesale
to the populace?.
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Open and Industrialised Building, 1st Edition
by A. Sarja
Hardcover: 228 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (July 23, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0419238409
ISBN-13: 978-0419238409
Book Description:
There is clearly potential for the industrial production of
open buildings - namely buildings where the parts which makeup
the whole are designed to allow a high degree freedom for
layout, construction and adaptation. Industrialised open
building has the potential to radically cut building costs
and construction time. The book focusses on product and
production systematics and information systematics, and begins
with an extensive survey of the field by the editor. The second
part consists of a series of descriptions of the experience of
different countries, and chapters on particular themes. The book
presents new material developed from Commission W24 of the CIB
(the International Council for Building Research Studies and
Documentation).
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From the Studio to the Streets - Service Learning in Planning and Architecture
By Mary C. Hardin
Publisher: Stylus Publishing
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2006-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1563771004
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781563771002
Book Description:
Architecture should be the ideal field of study for applying
to service learning since it requires mastery of theoretical
concepts for direct application to human situations and needs.
Though architecture has long fostered learning by doing, it is
only recently that the field’s hands-on aspects have been
subjected to more systematic appraisal. This book is the first
book to make a formal connection between service learning
pedagogy and architectural practice, and to address the related
issues, both professional and ethical. This book looks equally
at the emergence in the sixties of planning departments out of
schools of architecture, and at planning’s shift in orientation
away from “master planning,” elite designers, and signature
buildings to the mainstream acceptance of neighborhood-based
planning and socially engaged practice. This turn has led to far
more widespread adoption of service learning in planning programs.
The chapters in this book illustrate how service learning can be
used to develop a wide range of professional skills in students,
including land use and building condition surveys, zoning analysis,
demographic analysis, cost estimating, public presentation, site
planning, urban design, participatory design processes, public
workshops, and design charrettes as well as measured drawings of
existing buildings. The author demonstrates how community design
programs are more than service activities; and how they can be
models of interdisciplinary teamwork, often involving planners,
urban designers, and landscape architects as well as scholars and
researchers from related fields. The essays in this book offer
insights into both successful initiatives and roadblocks along the
way and address the practicalities of the use of this powerful
pedagogy.
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Steel Structures - Design and Behavior
by Charles G. Salmon, John E. Johnson, Faris A. Malhas
Hardcover: 888 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131885561
ISBN-13: 978-0131885561
Book Description
The design of structural steel members has developed over
the past century from a simple approach involving a few basic
properties of steel and elementary mathematics to a more
sophisticated treatment demanding a thorough knowledge of
structural and material behavior. Steel Structures:Design
and Behavior, 5/e strives to present in a logical manner the
theoretical background needed for developing and explaining
design requirements. Beginning with coverage of background
material, including references to pertinent research, the
development of specific formulas used in the AISC
Specifications is followed by a generous number of design
examples explaining in detail the process of selecting minimum
weight members to satisfy given conditions.
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Materials for Sustainable Sites - A Complete Guide to the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Sustainable Construction Materials
By Meg Calkins
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: 2008-10-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470134550
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470134559
Book Description:
This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of
sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to
minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional
site construction materials as well as green materials.
Providing detailed current information on construction materials
for sustainable sites, the book introduces tools, techniques,
ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing, and specifying
sustainable site materials. Chapters cover types of materials,
both conventional and emerging green materials, environmental
and human health impacts of the material, and detailed strategies
to minimize these impacts. Case studies share cost and performance
information and lessons learned.
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Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement
By Peter S. Brandon, Tuba Kocatürk
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: 2008-06-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405170247
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405170246
Book Description:
This book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers
from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and
communication technologies for the construction industry.
It addresses a range of innovative developments, state of the art
applications, research work and theoretical arguments with regard to
the use of virtual technologies in design, construction and procurement.
From a future oriented perspective, the book presents what can be
expected from the next generation of these technologies.
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Defective Construction Work
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (July 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 063205929X
ISBN-13: 978-0632059294
Book Description:
Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate
design, faulty workmanship or poor materials – or some
combination of these failings – is a frequent cause of legal
disputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or
one or more of the professional consultants, or even the entire
project team. It is important therefore that the project team
should possess a good working knowledge of their responsibilities
and liabilities.
Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience of
building disputes, this book examines the responsibilities and
liabilities of the project team when defects occur. It sets out
the background role of the common law and statute and includes
detailed discussion of important case law affecting the
construction process from inception through to completion,
together with a consideration of the impact of letters of
intent, ‘no contract’ situations, and specific provisions of
model conditions of contract.
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The Art of Antiquity - Piet De Jong And the Athenian Agora
By John K. Papadopoulos
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: 2007-04-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 087661960X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780876619605
Book Description:
The archives of the American School excavations in the
Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolors
and drawings—well over 400—by Piet de Jong, one of the
best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological
illustrators of the 20th century. They show landscapes,
people, and, above all, objects recovered during many seasons
of fieldwork at one of the longest continuously running
archaeological projects in Greece.
The aim of this volume is to bring these illustrations out of
the storage drawers and to assemble in color a representative
sample of some of the finest of Piet de Jong’s contributions.
Along the way, this book tells the story of the Agora
excavations and assesses their contribution to scholarship.
It includes essays by 16 scholars currently working at the
Agora, and surveys the entire span of the material they are
studying—from Neolithic pottery to the Late Byzantine and
post-Byzantine frescoes from the Church of Ayios Spyridon.
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Computing in Architectural Practice
By C. Woodward
Publisher: Spon Press
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1998-04-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419213104
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419213109
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
Personal computers have proven useful in architectural practice
for almost two decades, at first for helping in secretarial and
clerical tasks, and then in replacing the apparatus of manual
drawing by computer-aided draughting (CAD). However, most
smaller architectural firms still utilize only the
word-processing functions of their computers. This book provides
a concise introducing for small and medium sized architectural
practices considering introducing computers or using them to
enhance the way in which information is originated by and
communicated between members of the building team. This book
covers the three main areas of architectural practice in which
computers have been most useful: office management, scheme and
production drawing, and project management. Necessary technical
terms are clearly explained, and key ideas illustrated with
figures and diagrams.
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New Construction & Major Renovation Reference Guide
New Construction & Major Renovation Reference Guide
By U.S. Green Building Council
Publisher:
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1932444068
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781932444063
Book Description:
The LEED for New Construction v2.2 Reference Guide is over 400
pages of advice and information on using the LEED for New
Construction version 2.2 Green Building Rating System for your
building project. It has been thoroughly revised and updated
since version 2.1 with new case studies, updated guidance and
resources, and new information on the process of achieving LEED
for New Construction certification. For each credit, the Reference
Guide provides: overview and points per credit, documentation
requirements, summary of reference standard (where applicable),
importance and benefits of compliance, recommended design
strategies and technologies, potential design synergies and
trade-offs, economics (when available), calculation methods and
formulas, resources and definitions, and case studies (when
available).
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Cardboard in Architecture: Volume 7 Research in Architectural Engineering Series
M. Eekhout, F. Verheijen, R. Visser, "Cardboard in Architecture: Volume 7 Research in Architectural Engineering Series"
IOS Press | 2008-01-15 | ISBN: 1586038206 | 176 pages | PDF | 5,8 MB
The Department of Building Technology at the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft is studying and developing cardboard as a potential building material on a broad, systematic and where possible comprehensive basis. The guiding research question is: 'How can cardboard be used in both architectural and structural terms as a fully fledged building material, making use of the material-specific properties?' An exploratory phase from 2003 to 2005 - including an outdoor pilot structure (multi-shed), a pilot pavilion accommodating, an exhibition, workshops on resistance to fire and to damp, a first patent (KCPK), the design of an interior wall (Besin) and the publication of this book - was concluded by an international symposium attended by both the paper industry and the building industry. This publication comprises the report on that symposium.
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Managing Risk: in Construction Projects
Nigel J. Smith, Tony Merna, Paul Jobling "Managing Risk: in Construction Projects"
Wiley-Blackwell | 2006-03-03 | ISBN: 1405130121 | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Written by a group of academics and practitioners, this guide is for construction practitioners having to manage real projects. It shows how the risk management process improves decision making in conditions of uncertainty.
This new edition includes the input of the Turnbull report, as well as to introduce the concept of corporate, strategic business, and project level risk.
The authors cover:
* a description of risk management and decision making in the context of a construction project
* the human dimension
* tools and techniques available to the risk analyst
* the problems of procurement and finance
* the practical application of risk analysis, including the principles of risk modelling and simulation, together wit case studies.
A thorough understanding of these concepts will provide the project manager with the basis for effective decision making.
From the reviews of the first edition:
'This book should be compulsory reading for all concerned with the management of risk in construction - whether academics or practitioners.'
Chartered Surveyor Monthly
'A valuable addition to the literature ... which helps condense, simplify and provide practical advice on how to implement risk management on construction projects.'
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Fire Safety Engineering
John A Purkiss, "Fire Safety Engineering"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2006-12-07 | ISBN: 0750664436 | 424 pages | PDF | 2,1 MB
Fire Safety Engineering: Design of Structures provides the knowledge needed to design a structure which will withstand the effects of fire.
The book covers everything from design concerns and philosophies, regulatory control, the behaviour characteristics of natural fires through to the properties of different materials at elevated temperatures.
Focusing on the fire sections of the Structural Eurocodes, the book provides detailed design advice on each of the main structural elements such as concrete, steel, composite steel-concrete, timber, and masonry, aluminium, plastics and glass.
J. A Purkiss, Consultant, previously lectured Structural Engineering at Aston University. His main areas of research were the behaviour of concrete, concrete composite materials and concrete structures at elevated temperatures, the experimental determination of the effects of spalling and its modelling using coupled heat and mass transfer, the determination of the characteristics of fire damaged concrete structures.
* Design methods based on the fire sections of the new Structural Eurocodes
* Worked calculations and examples clearly illustrate the effect of temperature rise and structural performance of structural elements
* Essential reading for Structural Engineers, Building Designers, Architects, Fire Engineers and Building Control Officers
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Architects' Guide to Fee Bidding
M. Pa Nicholson, "Architects' Guide to Fee Bidding"
Taylor & Francis | 2002-11-15 | ISBN: 0415273358 | 280 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Architects' Guide to Fee Bidding, is the seminal work for the modern architect, technologists and building designer. It introduces the management of the design process, the management of the business, and the co-reltionships between sensible management and successful fee bids. It explains the effects of a 'right first time' philosophy and the implications of using different forms of engagement on costs and fees.
The book takes the readers through a step by step approach to the calculation of a quite complicated building. Each element is demonstrated in a clear manner so that more simple, or more complex buildings can take this example as a matrix for other building types and deatils. A systems approach is taken to the fee bidding process, which can be applied by large and small practices alike.
Although technical, the book is intended as a text for final year students at universities, as well as a desk reference for the professional.
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Introduction to Residential Layout
By Mike Biddulph
Publisher: Architectural Press
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2006-12-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750662050
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750662055
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of designing and laying out residential areas.
Mike Biddulph provides a clear and coherent framework from which he offers comprehensive practical advice for designers of housing developments. Referring to a wealth of international examples, this is a richly illustrated, accessible resource covering the whole range of issues that should be considered by
anyone engaging in the planning and design of a new residential scheme.
A successful residential development must work on many levels - financial, social and environmental. This book includes analysis of commercial viability, the importance of place making, environmental sustainability and designing accessibility. Mike Biddulph details successful approaches to designing out crime and maximising permeability as part of an integrated approach to urban design.
Highly illustrated throughout, this work will show you how to turn design aspirations and principles into practical design solutions. Written without preconceptions, Introduction to Residential Design
highlights the strengths and weaknesses of particular design solutions to encourage both depth of thought and creativity.
Mike Biddulph is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at Cardiff University
* The only textbook that provides practical design advice sourced from principles of residential layout design
* Comprehensive coverage of urban design theory gives an ideal introduction to the subject
* Encompasses sustainability, accessibility and holistic design - all the key concerns in designing the built environment
Pencil Sketching, 2nd Edition
Pencil Sketching, 2nd Edition
By Thomas C. Wang
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2001-08-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471399191
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471399193
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
The complete, classic guide to the art of pencil sketching
Portable. Erasable. Inexpensive. No other single drawing tool is as versatile as the pencil. Through the centuries, generations of artists have used it to work out ideas, study form, and develop fundamental skills that are crucial to an artist's training.
Pencil Sketching has taught thousands of beginners the basic principles and techniques of pencil sketching. Carefully revised to meet the needs of today's artists, this edition features easy-to-follow instructions, dozens of new illustrations, and more-everything you need to explore the amazing potential of the pencil and learn to sketch with confidence.
* Techniques: shading, texture, value, line, strokes . . .
* Materials: pencils, papers, accessories . . .
* Skills: observation, recording, composition, sketching from memory . . .
* Subjects: trees, landforms, water, architecture, cityscapes . . .
Materials for Architects and Builders, Third Edition
By Arthur Lyons
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: 2006-12-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750669403
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750669405
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
Materials for Architects and Builders provides an introduction to a wide range of building materials. It explains in detail the manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses of the standard building products, everything a student would need to know. The book also describes many recent technological innovations and rediscovered materials, reflecting an increased concern for environmental issues within the Industry.
This new edition has been completely updated to reflect the amended Building Regulations, the latest British and European Standards as well as incorporating current advice and information from the Building Research Establishment.
Dr Arthur Lyons is a teacher fellow and principal lecturer in building materials at the Leicester School of Architecture within the Faculty of Art and Design at De Montfort University, UK. He has taught the subject of building materials for thirty five years to a wide range of students within the built environment disciplines.
* The text covers the widest range of materials from standard products to ecofriendly materials and components
* Up-to-date with respect to the latest Building Regulations and European & British Standards.
* Well illustrated with many colour images showing typical use of the materials in high quality construction.
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