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  • Building Support Structures, 2nd Ed., Analysis and Design with SAP2000 Software

    by Wolfgang Schueller ...
    This textbook provides a unique and comprehensive perspective on the analysis and design of building structures. Striving to bridge the gap between how engineers and architects view structural support, this book’s numerous examples employing SAP2000 illustrate how modern analysis software can provide a common language for understanding and exploring structural behavior. Using an organic approach ... Read more

    12,49 €

  • Climate Responsive Architecture/Climate change adaption and resource efficiency

    Adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici ed efficienza delle risorse

    by Gianmichele Panarelli, Clarissa Di Tonno, Thomas Spiegelhalter ...
    This report presents the activities developed jointly in 2015 between the group of INGEO Department (Engineering and Geology of the University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti and Pescara) and the College Architecture of the Florida International University. The comparison is intended to develop operational strategies that can foreshadow a comprehensive set of responses to the changed system performance ... Read more

    20,99 €

  • Testing During Concrete Construction

    Proceedings of RILEM Colloquium, Darmstadt, March 1990

    Edited by H.W. Reinhardt ...
    Testing concrete while construction is underway enables decisions to be made which can improve the quality of the finished structure. The book covers testing and measuring techniques for fresh concrete and concrete during the first few days after placing, and for reinforcement and prestressing tendons. Many examples are given of practical methods w ... Read more

    82,93 €

  • Health and Well-being for Interior Architecture

    Edited by Dak Kopec ...
    Winner of the 2018 IDEC Book AwardWith fifteen essays by scholars and professionals, from fields such as policy and law, Health and Well-being for Interior Architecture asks readers to consider climate, geography, and culture alongside human biology, psychology, and sociology. Since designers play such a pivotal role in human interaction with interior and architectural design, this book sheds ... Read more

    62,09 €

  • Advances in Design Optimization

    Edited by H. Adeli ...
    This book summarizes advances in a number of fundamental areas of optimization with application in engineering design. The selection of the 'best' or 'optimum' design has long been a major concern of designers and in recent years interest has grown in applying mathematical optimization techniques to design of large engineering and industrial system ... Read more

    85,23 €

  • Architectures of Hiding

    Crafting Concealment | Omission | Deception | Erasure | Silence

    Edited by Rana Abughannam, Émélie Desrochers-Turgeon, Pallavi Swaranjali, Federica Goffi ...
    Architecture manifests as a space of concealment and unconcealment, lethe and alêtheia, enclosure and disclosure, where its making and agency are both hidden and revealed. With an urgency to amplify narratives that are overlooked, silenced and unacknowledged in and by architectural spaces, histories and theories, this book contends the need for a critical study of hiding in the context of ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Bricks

    to build a house

    by John Woodforde ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1976, Bricks tells the story of bricks in Britain. The story of the brick begins with the sun-dried, mud bricks formed with hands alone. Walls built with such bricks have been found in the ruins of Jericho – probably the oldest town in the world. John Woodforde describes bricks and brickmaking in the ancient world and in Europe and America; he gives a comprehensive account of ... Read more

    38,95 €

  • Dosificación de mezclas para bloques de hormigón

    Guia práctica para bloqueras artesanales

    by Concreto Jorge Yances - Dr. ...
    Series Book 1 - Serie Bloqueras Artesanales
    "LA CALIDAD DE UN BLOQUE DEPENDE DE LA CALIDAD DE LA MEZCLA".Esta guía fue elaborada para apoyar a todo aquel fabricante artesanal de bloques que tiene problemas con la calidad y resistencia de sus productos.Aquí podrá encontrar la información que necesita al respecto y que no existe en ningún otro lado. El conocimiento sobre las dosificaciones es un secreto bien guardado y reservado, hay poca o ... Read more

    14,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prefabricated Home

    by Colin Davies ...
    Prefabrication cannot be ignored, for it challenges the most traditional values of architecture. Architects may have neglected this area of practical construction, but they have much to learn from pattern-book houses, modular structures, Portakabins and mobile homes.The Prefabricated Home examines how the relationship between architecture and industrialized building has now become an urgent issue ... Read more

    29,99 €

  • Smartness e healthiness per la transizione verso la resilienza.

    Orizzonti di ricerca interdisciplinare sulla città e il territorio

    by AA. VV. ...
    Partendo dal dibattito emerso durante il convegno internazionale e-agorà. For the transition toward resilient communities (Torino, 2016), si ricostruisce un primo quadro organico tra nuove posizioni teoriche, sperimentazioni metodologiche ed esperienze di ricerca applicata in cui i paradigmi della smartness e della healthiness sono visti come i principali vettori del processo progettuale sulla via ... Read more

    44,99 €

  • 超圖解！木作工法百科：從基礎到進階工法，按流程照步驟逐一拆解，施作要點×監工細節×設計一次到位

    by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    Series series SOLUTION
    第一本完整步驟圖解木作工法百科大全☞搞懂施作細節，會看圖、懂材料、抓流程，不怕做錯工。☞避開常遇眉角，不再動不動就停工，更不會產生一堆耗損。☞掌握解決技巧，練就一身現場應變力，然後成為你的決勝力。「施作細節」、「常遇眉角」、「解決技巧」必備知識一次給設計師、工務、師傅溝通無阻礙、施作零失敗，全靠這一本！★把板材先摸透，怎麼做難不倒☞木工施作和材料特性有密切關係，你要先摸透它的特性，才能玩出有趣的設計。☞什麼是板材吐黃？吐膠？木作師傅沒公開的選板材小撇步攏總報給你知。★不只靠圖做事，還要搭配流程☞光有設計圖沒有用，搭配施工圖、按現場放樣順一次，把失誤降到最低。☞做木作還在按「經驗」來？拆解木作流程順序，不會一再失敗做錯工。★現場太多變數，應變力要夠強☞工程「軋」不過來，工務要夠會「喬」，才能讓工序正常、確保施作順利。☞工務負責現場監督，代替設計師另一雙眼，... ... Read more

    15,01 €

  • The Restoration of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem

    Edited by Claudio Alessandri ...
    This book is a summary of the main restoration works carried out at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem that commenced in September 2013. Work on roof wooden structures, wall and floor mosaics, internal plasters, wooden architraves and painted columns of the naves, external wall surfaces and Narthex is all presented in a sequence of reports that accompany the reader up to the final ... Read more

    64,53 €

  • Natural Stone and World Heritage

    Salamanca (Spain)

    by Dolores Pereira ...
    Series series Natural Stone and World Heritage
    Heritage stones are those stones that have been used for many years, even centuries, to build the historic buildings and monuments of places around the world. Some of these stones are still being used for construction, but others are no longer used, either because quarries were exhausted or closed or because architects and constructors do not know about their particularities and importance. ... Read more

    58,44 €

  • Forever Home

    How To Work With An Architect To Design The Home Of Your Dreams

    by Kevin Harris ...
    The Forever Home provides the foundation to confidently explore what you want, plan your dream home, and find the right professionals to make it a reality.Renowned architect Kevin Harris will guide you through his proven, step-by-step process to design and build a house that fits you so well it becomes your forever home. No matter where you travel, your forever home is the place you feel complete ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • Smart Buildings

    Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy-Efficiency and Environmental Performance

    by Marco Casini ...
    Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance presents a thorough analysis of the latest advancements in construction materials and building design that are applied to maximize building efficiency in both new and existing buildings. After a brief introduction on the issues concerning the design process in the third millennium, ... Read more

    112,56 €

  • Medioevo in Molise

    Il cantiere della chiesa di San Giorgio Martire a Petrella Tifernina

    by AA. VV. ...
    Colpisce sempre la visita alla accogliente chiesa romanica di san Giorgio, in Petrella Tifernina. Colpisce per tante ragioni: la maestà dell'opera, il campanile massiccio ma svettante, la cura dei particolari, la bellezza dei fregi lapidei sui capitelli e nelle lunette, l'armonia didattica dell'insieme, la freschezza dei simboli educativi che sono impressi sulle colonne. E tante altre cose, che ... Read more

    18,99 €

  • Belinda Blinked; How to buy the best property for you.

    Belinda Blinked, #11

    by Rocky Flintstone ...
    Series Book 11 - Belinda Blinked
    Belinda Blumenthal, Bella Ridley and Rocky Flintstone sit down together and discuss how to purchase the best property available. This is one of their Life Tips series. It's really a concise guide to help you buy a home making sure it suits your way of living. Rocky gives you brief, detailed information to help you make the right choices. Bella asks the questions that need to be asked whilst ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Sustainable Landscape Construction, Third Edition

    A Guide to Green Building Outdoors

    by Kim Sorvig, J. William Thompson ...
    Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to include important recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" design of outdoor spaces and ... Read more

    49,60 €

  • Straw Bale Building Details

    An Illustrated Guide for Design and Construction

    by CASBA ...
    The devil is in the details-the science and art of designing and building durable, efficient, straw bale buildingsStraw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics, while using a typically local and abundant low-embodied energy material that sequesters carbon-an important part of mitigating climate change.However, some early straw bale designs and ... Read more

    18,12 €

  • Australia and China Perspectives on Urban Regeneration and Rural Revitalization

    Edited by Raffaele Pernice, Bing Chen ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
    This edited volume reviews important contemporary issues through relevant case studies and research in China and Australia, such as the challenges posed by climate change, the development of eco-urban design, research on sustainable habitats and the relationship between ecology, green architecture and city regeneration, as well as, in general, the future of the city in the new millennium.The ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran

    Dialogic Encounter between Tradition and Modernity

    by Mohammad Gharipour, Christiane Gruber ...
    Series Book 3 - Critical Studies in Architecture of the Middle East
    This volume considers the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and 70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period. While narrative explorations of modernism have relied heavily upon classifications based on western experiences and influences, this book provides a more holistic view of the ... Read more

    73,45 €

  • Phares

    Histoire d'une œuvre d'art

    by Milène Guermont ...
    Le récit en photos de l'installation d'une sculpture monumentale en plein cœur de Paris.Phares est une œuvre monumentale de métal et de lumière imaginée par Milène Guermont. Ce « phare de phares », installé pendant 6 mois (automne 2015-hiver 2016) sur la place de la Concorde auprès du plus ancien monument de Paris, interagit avec le public et dialogue avec l'obélisque de Louxor, la tour ... Read more

    15,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Homegrown City

    Reclaiming the Metropolis for its Users

    by Rahul Srivastava, Matias Echanove ...
    Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, found�ers of the design practice urbz, explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in the story of cities and urban development. ... Read more

    9,42 €

  • International Trade in Hazardous Wastes

    by D.K. Asante-Duah, I.V. Nagy ...
    This book discusses the need for a regulated and informed forum for international trade in hazardous waste. The authors argue that with careful planning, health and ecological risks can be minimized and net economic benefits realized fairly. ... Read more

    57,22 €