Structure, Materials and Detailing

Written by well-known specialists, this key, well-illustrated text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference. This new edition incorporates the latest environmental issues and use of new materials...

Covering both theory and application, Climate Responsive Designprovides examples of innovative best practice in 'responsive architecture'. A unique source for students and practising architects requiring guidance on climatic design...

Explores the history of technological development, describes manufacturing processes, discusses materials and outlines specific design constraints. This work give you a gateway to the information you need to gain confidence in designing a component from first principles. It is of interest to archite..

Worldwide it is becoming increasingly clear that different modes of research are emerging that are triggered more or less directly by the need to renovate architectural practice. One significant prevailing mode is what has come to be known as ‘research by design’. _x000D_ This book delivers an overv..

Worldwide it is becoming increasingly clear that different modes of research are emerging that are triggered more or less directly by the need to renovate architectural practice. One significant prevailing mode is what has come to be known as ‘research by design’. _x005F_x000D_ This book delivers an..

This book addresses digital fabrication and prototyping, technical documentation, structural design, energy modeling, building information modeling, environmental stewardship, and cost control and budgeting. It includes in-depth coverage of systems, elevators, and building security, and greater emph..

This second edition of Designing Tall Buildings, an accessible reference that guides the reader through the fundamental principles of designing high-rises, features two new chapters, 400 images, worked examples, concept sidebars, and updated codes...

Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about what can be done with architecture. The notebook style offers an example to student architects of how they might keep their own architecture notebooks...

Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about what can be done with architecture. The notebook style offers an example to student architects of how they might keep their own architecture notebooks...

This book takes the position that the dynamic of the architectural environment is a key aspect of good design, yet poorly understood...

_x005F_x000D_ By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, ..

_x000D_ By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, this b..