Taylor Francis imprint: 366 books
by D. Jaggar, R R Morton
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
A textbook on design economics for students of architecture, building and quantity surveying, it examines the links between design and the costs of building as well as more general economic issues and their significance for designers and builders.
Building Conservation Contracts and Grant Aid
A practical guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book describes all the principal methods of arranging letting building contracts for conservation work. It also covers contractor selection, the use of directly employed labour, and contractual considerations.
Sustainable Housing
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Written by experts, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability, using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998, which intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles,...
by Simon Bell, Dean Apostol
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes is a definitive guide to the design and management of forest landscapes, covering the theory and principles of forest design as well as providing practical guidance on methods and tools. Including a variety of international case studies the book focuses on ecosystem...
Caring for our Built Heritage
Conservation in practice: a review of conservation schemes carried out by County Councils and National Park Authorities in England and Wales in association with District Councils and other agencies
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2006
Conservation is now a major part of planners', surveyors' and architects' work load. This review of recent conservation schemes carried out by the County Councils in England and Wales will provide a unique and indispensable reference book for professionals in the construction industry embarking on...
by Hugh Howes
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
Strategic Planning for Water examines the neglected relationship between planning for water and spatial planning. It provides the background to sustainable water management and assistance to spatial planners in understanding the complex water environment. This extremely topical book examines the challenges of:how to ensure that water supplies are a
Landscapes at Risk?
The Future for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) together with National Parks are the highest quality landscapes in England and Wales, and have been designated to conserve that quality. AONBs have always been regarded as 'second' to national parks in terms of the legislation and resources provided by the...
Ted Hughes
Alternative Horizons
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2005
This is the first collection of essays to be published since the poet's death. Continuing a tradition of more than thirty years of Ted Hughes studies, it gathers contributions by most of the major international Hughes scholars, voicing their critical preoccupations at the turn of the century.
Over...
by Thom Gorst
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Buildings surround and affect us all. In this clear and concise introduction to buildings Thom Gorst demystifies the culture of architecture and shows how an interest in our environment - whatever our cultural position - can be of great value to us.
Aids
Safety, Sexuality and Risk
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Some 12 years into the epidemic, with an effective preventive vaccine or therapy against HIV disease still to be found, this book reflects on the contributions of social and behavioural research to the development of interventions for prevention. After over a decade's work documenting HIV and AIDS-related...
Innovation in Architecture
A Path to the Future
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In this highly original book, through a series of essays, key architects and engineers in Europe, Australia, and the USA describe the ideas and development behind the innovative technology in their chosen projects, with the emphasis being on the means of production and the links between design and the manufacturing process.
by A. Anas
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
This title provides a comprehensive, critical coverage of the progress and development of mathematical modelling within urban and regional economics over four decades.
by George Baird
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems examines the way project teams can approach the design and expression of both active and passive environmental control systems in a more creative way. Using seminal case studies from around the world and interviews with the architects and...
Proportion
Science, Philosophy, Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
This handbook provides readers with a well-illustrated and readable comparative guide to proportion systems in architecture, setting out the mathematical principles that underlie the main systems and illustrating these with examples of their use in historical and modern buildings. The main body of...