There is a great deal of innovation in the use of wood in construction, from impressive modern buildings to new construction products that reduce build times and improve building performance. As a renewable resource with proven low embodied...
Parametricism is an avant-garde architecture and design movement that has been growing and maturing over the last 15 years, emerging as a remarkable global force. The tendency started in architecture but now encompasses all design disciplines,...
A pioneering title, High Definition explores the onslaught of new and highly accurate digital metrology tools in large- and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. Capable of measuring space to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, these tools...
This comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscape conservation will help landscape professionals familiarise themselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, garden structures and designed landscapes encompasses. The aim of the...
The definitive guide to architectural practice Business, legal, and technical trends in architecture are constantly changing. The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice has offered firms the latest guidance on those trends since 1920. The...
The essential guide to beginning your career in architecture The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice opens the door to the vast body of knowledge required to effectively manage architectural projects and practice. A...
SUPERB EXECUTION RELIES UPON RIGOROUS PROJECT DOCUMENTATION A project will only be built as well as it is documented. This publication focuses on the key documentation needs of the landscape architectural design and construction documentation...
"There is today a pronounced and accelerated convergence in architecture. This convergence is occurring by doers not thinkers; in practice not academia; in building design, fabrication, and construction. It is about solution-centric individuals...
Your one-stop, comprehensive guide to commercial doors and door hardware—from the brand you trust Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection is the only book of its kind to compile all the relevant information regarding...
Integrate poetics into real-world spaces by bringing theory down to earth Practical Poetics in Architecture takes poetics out of the theory class and into the design studio, showing architects how the atmospheric and experiential qualities of...
What happens when computational design and fabrication technologies ramp up to the urban scale? Though these innovative production processes are currently now largely limited to small-scale design projects, what will happen when they are applied...
Otl Aicher (1922-1991) was an outstanding personality in modern design, he was a co-founder of the legendary Hochschule fur Gestaltung (HfG), the Ulm School of Design, Germany. His works since the fifties of the last century in the field of...
Even more than authorship, ownership is challenged by the rise of digital and computational methods of design and production. These challenges are simultaneously legal, ethical and economic. How are new methods of fabrication and manufacture...
In recent years, questions of space have gained renewed momentum in architecture and urban design, as adaptation, densification and sustainable regeneration have become an increasing priority. While most computing-based design tends to emphasise...
The current trend for constructing experimental structures is now an international phenomenon. It has been taken up worldwide by design professionals, researchers, educators and students alike. There exist, however, distinct and significant...
Construction Specifications provide critical information necessary to convey the design intent of the Architect and the legally enforceable contract requirements. Many factors must be considered by the Architect in the development of written...
A new edition of the market-leading guide to signage and wayfinding design This new edition of Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems has been fully updated to offer you the latest, most...
This new edition examines management of built heritage through the use of values-led decision making, based on an understanding of the significance of the cultural asset. It considers how significance is assessed and used as an effective focus...
The bright future and exciting possibilities of BIM Many architects and engineers regard BIM as a disruptive force, changing the way building professionals design, build, and ultimately manage a built structure. With its emphasis on continuing...
Around the world, a new architectural form is emerging. In public places a progressive architecture is being commissioned to promote open-ended, undetermined, lightly programmed or un-programmed interactions between people. This new phenomenon...
A practical guide to research for architects and designers—now updated and expanded! From searching for the best glass to prevent glare to determining how clients might react to the color choice for restaurant walls, research is a crucial tool...
The gold-standard design and documentation reference for students Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition condenses key information from the definitive industry reference to provide students with a powerful learning resource. Covering...
An inside view of how one of the world's leading architecture and engineering practice does business Sustainable Built Environments: Principles and Practice offers detailed, environmentally sound design solutions to a wide range of building...
Delve deep into the complex issues surrounding humanitarian design Ground Rules in Humanitarian Design establishes essential foundations for thinking about humanitarian design and its role in global change. Outlining a vital framework for...
At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city’s extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted...
In the next decade or so, the widespread adoption of robotics is set to transform the construction industry: building techniques will become increasingly automated both on- and off-site, dispensing with manual labour and enabling greater cost...
Throughout its many editions, The Architect in Practice has remained a leading textbook used in the education of architects. While the content of the book has developed, the message and philosophy has remained constant: to provide students of...
How do we think about architecture historically and theoretically? Forty Ways to Think about Architecture provides an introduction to some of the wide-ranging ways in which architectural history and theory are being approached today. The...
The rural is not what it used to be. No longer simply a site for agricultural production for the city, the relationship between the rural and urban has become much more complex. Established categories such as rural /urban and village/city no...
The gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time...
A revolutionary, collaborative approach to design and construction project delivery Integrating Project Delivery is the first book-length discussion of IPD, the emergent project delivery method that draws on each stakeholder's unique knowledge...
The groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professionals. Endorsed by the American Institute of Architects,...
В книге представлено комплексное теоретическое обоснование культуры цветового проектирования городского пространства, основу которого составили философия, логика, психология, этика, эстетика городской колористики. Рассматриваются...
Учебное пособие представляет собой первый том лекционного курса «Архитектура Древнего мира» по дисциплине «История архитектуры. Ч. 1». Оно содержит одиннадцать лекций по архитектуре первобытнообщинного периода, Древнего Египта, государств...
Приспособление объектов исторической застройки к современным потребностям общества в учебном пособии рассматривается как действенный инструмент сохранения историко-культурного наследия. Обозначены цели и задачи курсового проекта «Эскизный проект...
В учебно-методическом пособии дано основное руководство выполнения начального этапа исследования памятника архитектуры при его реставрации. Историко-архивные изыскания рассматриваются как важная часть комплексных исследований памятников...
В учебном пособии рассматриваются вопросы о роли композиции перспективы как составной части архитектурной композиции, составляющей основу образования архитектора. Автор не ограничивается выбором только некоторых элементов аппарата линейной...
Строительство является одной из основных сфер производственной деятельности человека. Многообразие конструктивных решений зданий и сооружений порождает необходимость применять довольно широкий спектр строительных технологий. В издании...
В пособии освещены теоретические основы и обобщен опыт реконструкции зданий и сооружений, а также рассматриваются практические приемы модернизации жилых многоэтажных зданий. Для закрепления изученного материала студенту рекомендуется...
В учебнике рассмотрены особенности структуры газового хозяйства в России и управления им. Охарактеризованы свойства горючих газов, процессы использования газового топлива и эксплуатации подземных газопроводов. Описаны устройство и использование...
В учебнике рассмотрены особенности структуры газового хозяйства в России и управления им. Охарактеризованы свойства горючих газов, процессы использования газового топлива и эксплуатации подземных газопроводов. Описаны устройство и использование...
Учебное пособие содержит термины, необходимые для приобретения профессиональных компетенций в области архитектуры, строительства, техники и технологии строительства. Материал подобран с учетом требований современных нормативных документов с...
Вторая часть учебного пособия по зимнему бетонированию посвящена различным методам прогрева бетона, работе с противоморозными химическими добавками и термонапряжению бетона и железобетона. Работа написана на основе опыта отечественных ученых и...
Приведенный учебник обобщает методические разработки авторов по новому наполнению графических заданий в обучении студентов инженерно-строительных специальностей. Эти разработки позволяют заменить традиционный и консервативный курс «ручной»...
Первая часть учебного пособия по зимнему бетонированию посвящена особенностям данной техники и методике работы с ней. В учебнике рассмотрены общие принципы зимнего бетонирования, а также отдельные технологии работы, как, например, метод термоса...
В учебном пособии рассмотрены особенности строительных объектов на примере автомобильных дорог, работ при их возведении и технологии их выполнения. Особое внимание уделяется задачам организации механизированных работ прогрессивным методами с...
Учебник, подготовленный ведущими преподавателями Национального исследовательского Московского государственного строительного университета, содержит систематизированное изложение вопросов теории и практики развития рыночных отношений в...
Строительная механика была и остается востребованной и развивающейся наукой, которая обеспечивает проектировщиков современными методами расчета сооружений. Расчеты позволяют совмещать формообразование и оценку прочности, поэлементный расчет и...