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  • Cities After Crisis

    Reinventing Neighborhood Design from the Ground-Up

    by Carlos Vazquez ...
    Cities After Crisis shows how urbanism and urban design is redefining cities after the global health, economic, and environmental crises of the past decades. The book details how these crises have led to a new urban vision—from avantgarde modern design to an artisan aesthetic that calls for simplicity and the everyday, from the sustainable development paradigm to a resilient vision that defends de ... Read more

    Free

  • Curbing Traffic

    The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

    by Chris Bruntlett, Melissa Bruntlett ...
    In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure in Delft in the Netherlands. They had packed up their family in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Delft to experience the biking city as residents rather than as visitors. A year earlier they had become unofficial ambassadors for Dutch cities with the publication of their first book Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint ... Read more

    22,89 €

  • Cozy Minimalist Home

    More Style, Less Stuff

    by Myquillyn Smith ...
    Go beyond décor trends to make your home beautiful, stylish, and comfortable. . .on any budget.Writing for the hands-on woman who'd rather move her own furniture than hire a designer, Myquillyn Smith--author of the *The Nesting Place--*helps you think through every room in your house, one purposeful design decision at a time. With people, priorities, and purpose in mind, you can create a warm, ... Read more

    15,57 €

  • 200 Types of House Plans as per Vastu Shastra

    by AS Sethu Pathi ...
    This book contains 200 varieties of house plans as per Vastu Shastra. As per Vastu Shastra the main door of the house facing towards East, West and North direction is very good. East and North direction considering very good in Vastu Shastra. Main door facing towards south direction is very bad so we must want to avoid that direction. So in this book I included house plans as per Vastu Shastra, ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • The Passivhaus Designer’s Manual

    A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

    Edited by Christina Hopfe, Robert McLeod ...
    Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world, with almost 50,000 buildings realised to date. Applicable to both domestic and non-domestic building types, the strength of Passivhaus lies in the simplicity of the concept. As European and global energy directives move ever closer towards Zero (fossil) Energy standards, Passivhaus provides a robust ‘fabric first’ approach ... Read more

    68,18 €

  • The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 2

    Change Management

    by Dominik Holzer ...
    ePart 2 Change Management: A BIM Manager might be hired for their technical skills, but their success relies heavily on their ability to be an agent of change within their organisation, facilitating transition to BIM processes and mentoring staff through the cultural and procedural shifts. This ePart outlines strategies to manage an organisation’s transition to BIM successfully and to master ... Read more

    37,95 €

  • AutoCAD 2019 For Architectural Design

    by Tutorial Books ...
    Learn to design Home Plans in AutoCADIn this book, you will discover the process evolved in modeling a Home in AutoCAD from hand drawn sketches to a completed two storied home. You will start by importing hand sketches, and then create two dimensional floor plans and elevations. Later, you will move on to 3D modeling and create exterior and interior walls, doors, balcony, windows, stairs, and ... Read more

    20,99 €

  • The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 1

    Best Practice BIM

    by Dominik Holzer ...
    ePart 1 Best Practice BIM: Seeking to get BIM right? This ePart provides a touchstone for good practice by introducing a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which represent benchmarks for successful BIM implementation. It explains what good BIM looks like and the pitfalls to avoid with ‘bad BIM’ and ‘pseudo BIM’. It highlights the part that the BIM Manager can play in achieving excellence ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Earth 2035

    by Tom Orrowchild ...
    Earth2035 is a compelling and visionary nonfiction work exploring humanity's role in the survival of Earth and its ecosystems. Through a philosophical and scientific lens, the book presents the challenges facing our planet-climate change, overpopulation, unsustainable growth, pollution, and biodiversity loss-while proposing intelligent, actionable solutions through global cooperation. Using the ... Read more

    6,35 €

  • Sustainability in Interior Design

    by Siân Moxon, Sian Moxon ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    The environmental impact of interior architecture and design practice is immense. This book highlights the need for designers to adapt the way they work and relearn lessons that have been lost.Contrary to many preconceptions, sustainable design can be sophisticated and stylish. And by its nature, a sustainable approach means considering the whole life cycle of a project and therefore improving the ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Log Cabins and Outbuildings

    A Guide to Building Homes, Barns, Greenhouses, and More

    by The United States Department of Agriculture ...
    Homesteading is a lifestyle that people around the world gravitate toward—and for good reason. In today’s high-stress world, many people dream of heading off to their own cabin in the woods or to their large rural oasis to escape the anxieties and complexities of daily life, to live in a more natural state. Others have embraced the agricultural lifestyle of farming as a career, serving as ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • Quel design pour un futur incertain ?

    Est-il possible de concevoir autrement ?

    by Jocelyn De Noblet ...
    Le mot design est pris au sens large comme la conception, la configuration et la production de tous les éléments de culture matérielle en usage dans les sociétés humaines. En puisant dans des ouvrages publiés des deux côtés de l’Atlantique, souvent négligés en France, l’auteur met ici en lumière des idées novatrices rarement exploitées en France.Son analyse révèle une déstabilisation irréversible ... Read more

    20,99 €

  • Which Proximity in Design Education?

    A Contemporary Curriculum

    Edited by Rita Assoreira Almendra ...
    Series series Project Thinking on Design
    This book explores various pedagogical viewpoints and dialectical positions within the field of design education and the concept of proximity it has established with industries and manufacturing.Which Proximity in Design Education? frames a wide range of approaches in design studios on undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels and their capacity to render meaningful and novel attitudes and ... Read more

    Free

  • Climate Change Adaptation in the Built Environment

    Transdisciplinary and Innovative Learning

    Edited by Chamindi Malalgoda, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh, Shavindree Nissanka, Nishara Fernando, Ruben Paul Borg, Mo Hamza ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Global climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing humanity and it is affecting every country on every continent. Recent evidence confirms a close liaison between climate change induced hazards and the built environment, as the built environment demonstrates a high fragility and vulnerability to hazardous situations. The impact of climate change is particularly pertinent to ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • The Biomimicry Revolution

    Learning from Nature How to Inhabit the Earth

    by Henry Dicks ...
    Winner, 2024 Symposium Book Award, Canadian Society for Continental PhilosophyModernity is founded on the belief that the world we build is a human invention, not a part of nature. The ecological consequences of this idea have been catastrophic. We have laid waste to natural ecosystems, replacing them with fundamentally unsustainable human designs. With time running out to address the ... Read more

    28,19 €

  • Nature-Based Cities

    Performance-Driven Design Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation

    by Katia Perini, Francesca Mosca ...
    Series series Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
    This book introduces a groundbreaking approach to urban design, addressing site-specific challenges arising from the impacts of climate change. It provides an overview of the most relevant climate change impacts and related adaptation strategies, aligning with sustainable development goals. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are some of the most significant adaptation strategies, yet the book addresses ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Advancements in Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Research and Practice

    Integrating Disruptive Technologies and Innovation for Future Excellence

    Edited by AbdulLateef Olanrewaju, Silvana Bruno ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book offers a captivating discussion into the cutting-edge developments at the intersection of architecture, engineering, construction, and technology. With a focus on the power of big data analytics and computational design, this book delves into the transformative potential of these domains in shaping the built environment and business.This book discovers the fusion of architectural and ... Read more

    190,79 €

  • Cisterns

    by Alireza Dehghani-sanij, Ali Sayigh ...
    Cisterns: Sustainable Development, Architecture and Energy was written on beliefs that based on historical evidence and actual findings, Iran is most probably the country where cisterns, or Aub-anbars in Farsi, were first developed and built. Therefore, it is quite natural for the author to name cisterns in the text Aub-anbars, as it has been called for centuries in this country, the translation ... Read more

    64,12 €

  • Rethinking Stormwater Management through Sustainable Urban Design

    Edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Maycon Sedrez, Andrew Flynn ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a different narrative and approach to rethinking stormwater management through sustainable urban design. It delves into design interventions and innovative strategies that lead to solving context-specific issues of flooding, water scarcity, etc. Starting with an overarching introduction and discussion on stormwater management research, the book then primarily focuses on ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • The Modular Housing Handbook

    by Simon Bayliss, Rory Bergin ...
    Modular construction has the potential to improve housing quality, speed up delivery and reduce building costs – so why isn’t everyone doing it? This practical handbook combines real-world advice on designing modular housing with a compelling argument for off-site construction as a means for architects taking a greater role and achieving more influence in their housing projects.Focusing on the ... Read more

    54,80 €

  • Diseño arquitectónico

    Procesos del pensamiento gráfico

    by Daniel Rodríguez Medina ...
    Esta obra presenta elementos para reflexionar sobre las nociones que permiten sentar las bases teóricas y filosóficas en la construcción de nuevas formas de pensamiento y explica cómo se detona una idea y cómo se trabaja hasta concluir su desarrollo en un proyecto arquitectónico, constrastando las teorías pedagógicas y artísticas con casos de estudio específicos en el ámbito universitario. ... Read more

    Was 8,49 € Now 7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Construcción en Guadua

    Una experiencia desde la granja de Mamá Lulú

    by Iván Mauricio Eraso Ordóñez ...
    El Programa de Arquitectura de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia, mediante una cátedra rodante en septiembre del 2005, programó el I Seminario de Guadua, Bahareque y Sismoresistencia. Su objetivo y destino era conocer el proyecto de la granja de Mamá Lulú con el fin de entrar en relación con estas técnicas constructivas vernáculas. Esto da origen al I Seminario de Permacultura (2013) donde se ... Read more

    10,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure

    Proceedings of ICRAM 2021

    Edited by Ajit Kumar Parwani, PL. Ramkumar, Kumar Abhishek, Saurabh Kumar Yadav ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book presents latest research-based innovations in the field of mechanical infrastructure presented in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM 2021). The broad research topics presented in this book are recent advances in thermal infrastructure: This includes aerodynamics, renewable energy, computational fluid dynamics, carbon dioxide capture and ... Read more

    208,92 €

  • Landscapes of Housing

    Design and Planning in the History of Environmental Thought

    Edited by Jeanne Haffner ...
    In the twenty-first century, housing has become a site of ecological experimentation and environmental remediation. From the vantage point of contemporary architecture, conservation concerns and emergent building science technologies support one another, with new processes and materials deployed to reduce energy usage, water consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions. Landscapes of Housing examines ... Read more

    48,70 €