Design Drafting category: 533 books
Conversations With Form
A Workbook for Students of Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Through a progressive series of exercises - accompanied by observational studies, examples and applied theory - Conversations with Form: A Workbook for Students of Architecture improves designers’ understanding, dexterity and resilience in making form. It specifically focuses on the skills needed...
by Jadwiga Krupinska
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
It's not just you. Every architecture student is initially confused by architecture school - an education so different that it doesn't compare to anything else. A student’s joy at being chosen in stiff competition with many other applicants can turn to doubt when he or she struggles to understand...
by David J. Neuman
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Essential information for the design of college and university facilities
Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the planning process and successfully complete the design...
by H. W. Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Including a wealth of practical information and step-by-step instructions concerning architectural drawing, this profusely illustrated handbook will be of considerable utility to illustrators, designers, architects, and artists alike. Contents include: "The Aim", "Visit to an Ideal...
Hybrid Drawing Techniques
Design Process and Presentation
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Hybrid Drawing Techniques: Design Process and Presentation reaffirms the value of traditional hand drawing in the design process by demonstrating how to integrate it with digital techniques; enhancing and streamlining the investigative process while at the same time yielding superior presentation...
Passive House Details
Solutions for High-Performance Design
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Passive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings. The objective of this book is to provide design goals, research, analysis, systems, details, and inspiring images of some of the most energy-efficient, carbon-neutral, healthy, and...
Sustainable Buildings in Practice
What the Users Think
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users’ needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants’ needs are not something which should be sensibly...
Google SketchUp Cookbook
Practical Recipes and Essential Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
As the first book for intermediate and advanced users of Google SketchUp, this Cookbook goes beyond the basics to explore the complex features and tools that design professionals use. You'll get numerous step-by-step tutorials for solving common (and not so common) design problems, with detailed color...
by Munir Hamad
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Covering all of the major techniques, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book’s figures. Autodesk Revit 2019 Architecture...
Color Drawing
Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings.
Update with over 100 pages, this Third Edition contains an entirely...
Creating Sensory Spaces
The Architecture of the Invisible
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Creating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built case studies in ten countries and illustrated with over 85 full color images, the book presents a new framework for the design...
by Jobe Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Welcome to the first step of making what is arguably the largest purchase of your life!Your new home.I strongly believe that you made an excellent choice in purchasing The Home Design Made Easy Course. When you get into the multi-faceted area of designing a home, it really pays off in peace-of-mind...
Green Building
Project Planning and Cost Estimating
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
A unique cost reference, updated and expanded, for architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and managers
Green building is no longer a trend. Since the publication of the widely read first edition of this book, green building has become a major advancement in design and construction....
by Osamu A. Wakita, Richard M. Linde, Nagy R. Bakhoum
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The detailed, highly illustrated, comprehensive guide to architectural working drawings
The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings is a complete guide to the skills you need to create a set of drawings that clearly and effectively communicate your design. Covering everything...