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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

Architectural programming is the key to successful design. It is the crucial process of gathering, organizing, and assessing a client's building-use information. This process includes design concepts and program objectives ... staff and employee projections ... current and future space requirements ... More

Expertly arguing that features of experiential potential in neighbourhood and community open space networks can be read from spatial characteristics, this key book investigates how a design methodology can be successfully applied to map, analyze and improve the design of neighbourhood and other comm... More

This book investigates the perception and appropriation of places across intervals of time and culture. The particular concern of the volume is to bring together fresh empirical research and animate it by contact with theoretical sophistication, without letting that overwhelm the material. The chapt... More

In 1986 a new Barcelona Pavilion was completed on the site of the original 1929 German Pavilion in Barcelona. That same year marked the 150th anniversary of photography and the centenary of Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969). Since then, much has been written about all three, jointly and singly. Whilst t... More

This major new text features 24 essays on North American architectural and urban history. The book concentrates on recent writings by historians of American architecture and urbanism. The essays are drawn from the past twenty years' of publishing in the field, arranged chronologically from colonial ... More

Presenting a critical and theoretical dimension to retail design, "Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces" links the ideas behind it to real practice in this innovative and important contribution to architectural/interior theory literature.Retail structure has been subject to a dramatic and ongoing trans... More

Pumps are the most widely used machines in the various spheres of industry. Many processes depend on the transport of liquids or transfer of energy through liquids. To convey these liquids, pumps are required in a variety of design. This edition of Pumps has been completely revised to give a far mor... More

(back cover) Interior design course If you are planning a career as a professional interior designer, this valuable reference gives you the helpful information and inspiration that every aspiring designer needs. Organized into units that reflect courses given by top design colleges, "Interior Desi... More

From ancient structures through the millennia of built environments worldwide, Architecture is Elementary is revised after twenty years in print. Winters updates his classic book on the foundation of architecture through discussions of the world's tallest buildings and landscape design, with emphasi... More

Architecture is all around us--it is part of our lives, and its continuing development is a central theme in the history of mankind. Learning to read a building--its style, period, and architectural features--is the route to understanding a major part of cultural inheritance. This guide takes the re... More

12 design vignettes provide realistic and effective practice for the challenging Site Planning, Building Planning, and Building Technology sections of the ARE. This review helps you identify and concentrate on the areas where you need improvement, to increase your chances of passing the updated ARE ... More

A comprehensive guide to properly designing and specifying walls for given loads, from concrete and steel bearing walls to glass curtains. Quick methods for calculating loads and stresses along with correct notation and dimensioning help alert architects, contractors and engineers to potential pitfa... More

Becoming an architect answersthese key questions: What do architects do? What are the educational requirements for architects? What does an architectural internship involve? How does one become a licensed architect? What is the future of thearchitectural profession? Here is the completely up-to-date... More

The new student edition of the definitive architectural reference For seventy-five years, Architectural Graphic Standards has been the go-to reference for architects, builders, and engineers. Revised for the first time since 2000, Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition gives students their... More

Illustrated throughout with several hundred clear, sometimes whimsical line drawings, more than half of them from the author's own hand, this easy-to-read work reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, ... More

BUILDING A NEW TRADITION. . Bundled CD-ROM with additional, still-current chapters from the Seventh Edition. More graphic illustrations, figures, tables and summaries. Latest on building envelope design and diagnostics. Updated data on universal design, stairs, and parking. Environmental and "green ... More

rIAnalysing Architecture offers a unique 'notebook' of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author's original drawings, examples are drawn from across architectural history (from pri... More

From how to market your skills to successfully interacting with buyers, sellers and real estate agents, these interviews with dozens of respected inspectors offer practical, hands-on advice for both experience and novice inspectors looking to grow their businesses.From how to market your skills to s... More

Essential data on construction materials for practising builders, building service engineers, civil and structural engineers, surveyors and architects, in convenient pocket book format. The number of materials and combinations of materials used in construction is not known but is considerable. This ... More