Design Drafting category: 533 books
Language of Space and Form
Generative Terms for Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
A unique graphical guide for using architectural terminology to jump-start the design process
This design studio companion presents architectural terms with special emphasis on using these terms to generate design ideas. It highlights the architectural thinking behind the terminology and helps...
Net Zero Energy Design
A Guide for Commercial Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Conveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principles
Written by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, Net Zero Energy Design is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals...
by Ming Tang
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Due to its comprehensive tool-set and great potential for 3D modeling, more and more architectural design and interior design firms are adapting Autodesk Maya and integrating it into their practice. There has been no book aimed at architects and designers who wish to harness the opportunities presented...
by Akel Kahera, Latif Abdulmalik, Craig Anz
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. 'Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers' provides an easy-to-use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300...
Revealing Architectural Design
Methods, Frameworks and Tools
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Revealing Architectural Design examines the architectural design process from the point of view of knowledge domains, domain syntax, coherence, framing, thinking styles, decision-making and testing. Using straightforward language, the book connects general design thinking to underlying frameworks...
Inclusive Designing
Joining Usability, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
‘Inclusive Designing’ presents the proceedings of the seventh Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT '14). It represents a unique multi-disciplinary workshop for the Inclusive Design Research community where designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects,...
Design for Critical Care
An Evidence-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2010
It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology,
psychology, and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit,
the demands on the architect or designer working together with the interdisciplinary team
of clinicians are highly specialized....
Computational Design Methods and Technologies
Applications in CAD, CAM and CAE Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
The emergence and adoption of computational technologies has significantly changed design and design education beyond the replacement of drawing boards with computers or pens and paper with computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer-aided engineering (CAE) applications....
by Peter Szalapaj
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
CAD Principles for Architectural Design is aimed at design students and practitioners interested in understanding how CAD is used in architectural practice. This book makes connections between the basic operations that are common to most CAD systems, and their use in practice on actual architectural...
by Peter Szalapaj
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Contemporary Architecture and the Digital Design Process introduces the reader to new developments in the computer modelling of design form in contemporary architectural practice through a series of detailed case studies. The book illustrates how evolving design practices use and exploit the potential...
Smart Design
First International Conference Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Good product designs merge materials, technology and hardware into a unified user experience; one where the technology recedes into the background and people benefit from the capabilities and experiences available. By focusing on functional gain, critical awareness and emotive connection, even the...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
This volume presents the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems (COOP 2016). The conference is a venue for multidisciplinary research contributing to the design, assessment and analysis of cooperative systems and their integration in organizations, public...
Digital Design
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Digital Design: A Critical Introduction provides a much-needed new perspective on designing with digital media. Linking ideas from media theory, generative design and creativity with examples from nature, art, architecture, industrial design, websites, animation and games, it addresses some fundamental...
BIM Design
Realising the Creative Potential of Building Information Modelling
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Building information modelling (BIM) is revolutionising building design and construction. For architects, BIM has the potential to optimise their creativity while reducing risk in the design and construction process, thus giving them a more significant role in the building process. This book demonstrates...