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Deals with the evolution of divergent architectural styles in the long tradition of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples. It aims at presenting systematically relevant information on various architectural styles -- Rock-cut, Nagara, Dravidian and Vesara. The discerning reader would find analysis of the... More

What sets Renzo Piano apart from other architects with their own signature styles is that he seeks simply to apply a coherent set of ideas to new projects in extraordinarily different ways. This stunning monograph, illustrated by photographs, sketches, and plans covers the Pritzker Prize-winner's ca... More

The last quarter of the twentieth-century witnessed a burgeoning of interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes. The book adv... More

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that integrates the framework that incorporates business architecture or the structure and functionality of an organization. Through models and methods, it describes business processes that support the company’s mission, information that suppo... More

FOOLPROOF EFFICIENCY. Offering a tested, almost automatic method, Fred Nashed's "Architectural Quality Control" helps expedite and ensure sound checking procedures to produce, consistent high-quality construction documents. Proven on more than 120 major architectural projects, and used in his highly... More

Discover the latest insights in marketing and client relations for interior designers To be a successful interior designer, it's essential to market yourself and your firm effectively. A must-read for interior designers establishing a client base, as well as for seasoned interior designers aiming to... More

Covers all the major Roman amphitheatres and arenas, temples and baths, aqueducts and fortresses, but also Pompeii and Hardpan's Villa at Tivoli Monumental in scale and technically highly developed, the architecture that produced the forums, baths, and aqueducts of the Roman Empire still dazzles us ... More

THE PREMIER GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROOFS. . For decades, this manual has been the most widely respected guide to designing and specifying low-slope roof systems. It remains unique -- the only working handbook that treats all topics in roof design, from fundamentals to roof systems and ma... More

Calcutta, the Star of the East, is a great city, a City of Palaces, of People and of 'Joy'. Calcutta's buildings are entertaining in a compelling sense, akin to a great epic drama, and so they are, in a serious pictorial sense as well--a grand display gallery. Because of its political and economic h... More

* Provides instant access to more than 1100 architectural equations * No math menus and shortcuts allow any building element to be sized quickly and accurately... More

Encompassing 22 articles originally published in the distinguished magazine "Architectural Record" between 1891 and 1914, this volume features fascinating items such as William Fryer's outline of the technology that enabled skyscraper construction, Frank Lloyd Wright's seminal essay "In the Cause of... More

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Discover the ten greatest tirthas of Hindus that are not just places of pilgrimage but sacred spaces resonant with myths and legends. These cities are Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Haridwar, Ayodhya, Ujjain, Mathura and Dwarka and the four great dhaams of Badrinath, Puri, Dwarka and Rameshwaram, with Dwark... More

This innovative edited collection charts the rise, fall and possible futures of the word primitive. The word primitive is fundamental to the discipline of architecture in the west, providing a convenient starting point for the myth of architecture's origins. Since the almost legendary 1970s conferen... More