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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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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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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Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition

By Michael E. Doyle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 1999-06-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471292451
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471292456
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:

Stunningly updated, totally redesigned, practical, and ready to use This new edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing is the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings. In an easy to use, step-by-step approach, this comprehensive guide presents a total system of color design drawing that encompasses approaches to sketch communication as well as more finished presentation drawing. Totally redesigned to provide quick, easy access to key information, this Second Edition covers the basics of color phenomena, media, techniques, and approaches to illustrating materials necessary to communicate design ideas. With nearly 400 new color illustrations, it contains a new section on color and design principles for creating more sophisticated presentation drawings and offers innovative ideas for the reproduction and distribution of finished drawings.
Color Drawing features:
*A complete body of illustrated instruction that demonstrates the development of design ideas from initial concept through presentation drawing
*Finely honed explanations of each technique and process
*Faster and easier ways to create design drawings
*Methods for combining hand-drawn and computer-generated drawing techniques This remarkably versatile volume is both an illuminating textbook and a completely reliable self-teaching tool, as well as a handy quick reference. It is an excellent guide for students at any level and an unparalleled resource for design professionals.

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Building a New Millennium: Bauen Im Neuen Jahrtausend, Construire UN Nouveau Millenaire (Specials)

By Philip Jodidio
Publisher: Taschen
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: 1999-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3822863904
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783822863909
Binding: Paperback

Book Description

The earth seems smaller after reading this ambitious book. Its aim: to present the world's most exciting new buildings as humanity enters the new millennium. The book illustrates and analyzes more than 80 projects by 50 well-known architects. While acknowledging the existence of local styles, Philip Jodidio--editor of a prestigious French art journal--emphasizes the global nature of architecture today. The selection of buildings here is truly multicultural, from the new Hong Kong airport and Kyoto's train station to daringly designed homes, schools, museums, even contrasting styles of crematoria (one each from Germany and Japan). With new "space age" materials and very large sums of public and private money, today's architects experiment in creating innovative spaces in which cultural, religious, and other more mundane events can be experienced. The buildings often seem ends in themselves: a $10 million museum in Seoul houses just two Rodin sculptures in a light-filled, inspirational environment; the Jewish Museum in Berlin deliberately opened empty, with no collection of any sort, the dark, jagged architecture sending its own message. The book's international flavor is enhanced by the practice of the publisher, Taschen, to offer text in three languages: English, German, and French. This presents design difficulties that are handled well, with text boxes, alternating triple columns, and restful light-blue "breathing spaces." Descriptions of the buildings are succinct and informative, the photographs of high quality. Building a New Millennium is a successful portrait of the state of architecture at this moment in our accelerating global culture. --John Stevenson