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by Michael Ermann
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Unite the science of sound and the principles of design to enhance any space
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated translates the quantitative and qualitative content of acoustics into the graphic language of architecture. This highly-visual guide includes over 350 illustrations that outline...
by William Van Zyl
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Who is this book for?
For Design and Visual Communication teachers and students. Students aged 16 to 18 years old. New Zealand context. Design and Visual Communication - NCEA Level 3. Spatial Design Brief.
Two design briefs are included:
BRIEF 1: Design a Unique Sustainable...
Colloqui.AT.e 2016
MATER(i)A. Materials, Architecture, Technology, Energy/Environment, Reuse (Interdisciplinary), Adaptability
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 3, 2017
“Là dove la tecnica è superata inizia l’architettura.” LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE “La rivoluzione dello spirito artistico ci ha dato la conoscenza elementare, la rivoluzione tecnica ci ha dato lo strumento per la nuova forma.” WALTER GROPIUS L’incontro annuale dell’associazione ArTec...
by Colin Davies
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2005
From sash windows and ceramic tiles to barracks and warehouses, industrialized building has thrived since the nineteenth century in Europe and America. Yet architects have neglected this area of practical construction in favor of historical, theoretical, and artistic analyses, resulting in the emergence...
The Construction MBA: Practical Approaches to Construction Contracting
Practical Approaches to Construction Contracting
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Proven business strategies for operating a profitable and efficient construction firm
Written by a successful management researcher, advisor, and educator to construction contractors, The Construction MBA reveals effective operating practices for managing the multiple processes that must work simultaneously...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
First published in 1999, this book presents a fresh and diverse set of perspectives representing key directions of research and practice in the field of environmental design research. Leading researchers in various areas of person-environment research, such as privacy, children’s environment, post-occupancy...
Introduction to Architectural Science
The Basis of Sustainable Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Now in its third edition, this book provides the ideal and only reference to the physical basis of architectural design.
Fully updated and expanded throughout, the book provides the data required for architects to design buildings that will maintain the users comfort in a variety of conditions,...
by Keith Styles, Andrew Bichard
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Covering every aspect of drawing preparation, both manual and computer-aided, this comprehensive manual is an essential tool for students, architects and architectural technologists. Showing what information is required on each type of document, how drawings relate to specifications, and how to organize...
From Models to Drawings
Imagination and Representation in Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
This edited collection addresses the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations. By challenging the contemporary tendency for computer-aided drawings to become mere ‘models’ for imitation in the construction of buildings, the articles explore...
Introducing Architectural Tectonics
Exploring the Intersection of Design and Construction
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Introducing Architectural Tectonics is an exploration of the poetics of construction. Tectonic theory is an integrative philosophy examining the relationships formed between design, construction, and space while creating or experiencing a work of architecture. In this text, author Chad Schwartz presents...
by James Holmes-Seidle
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book for architects, interior designers, building managers, students, conference organisers looks at first principles to provide the user with the 'tools' to make their own decisions rather than a 'cookbook' approach. It is intended that designs and product information can be taken straight from...
LabStudio
Design Research between Architecture and Biology
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
LabStudio: Design Research between Architecture and Biology introduces the concept of the research design laboratory in which funded research and trans-disciplinary participants achieve radical advances in science, design, and applied architectural practice. The book demonstrates to natural scientists...
by Michel Bruneau, Chia-Ming Uang, Rafael Sabelli
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Comprehensive coverage of the background and design requirements for plastic and seismic design of steel structures
Thoroughly revised throughout, Ductile Design of Steel Structures, Second Edition, reflects the latest plastic and seismic design provisions and standards from the American Institute...
Experiential Landscape
An Approach to People, Place and Space
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Experiential Landscape offers new ways of looking at the relationship between people and the outdoor open spaces they use in their everyday lives. The book takes a holistic view of the relationship between humans and their environment, integrating experiential and spatial dimensions of the outdoors,...