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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 €

  • Brandschutz

    by Wolfgang Schrader ...
    Ratgeber und Veröffentlichungen zum Thema Brandschutz sind Legion. Was fehlt, ist die knappe, auf das Wesentliche beschränkte Information. Dies aber tut not, weil es in der Praxis immer wieder zu Problemen kommt. Zum einen fehlen die rechtlichen und technischen Kenntnisse, zum anderen eine effektive Schnittstellenplanung.Dieses E-Book, das auch als Hörbuch zur Verfügung steht, wendet sich speziell ... Read more

    7,99 €

  • Ambiente costruito e salute.

    Linee d’indirizzo di igiene e sicurezza in ambito residenziale

    by Daniela D'Alessandro, Stefano Capolongo ...
    Il volume intende fornire un quadro aggiornato sul ruolo della qualità degli ambienti di vita nel garantire e mantenere la salute. Vengono descritte le interazioni edilizia-ambiente, con particolare riguardo agli impatti del settore abitativo e alle possibili strategie di risparmio energetico, e sono riportate alcune schede esplicative di supporto alla progettazione degli edifici residenziali, per ... Read more

    37,99 €

  • Concrete Structures

    Protection, Repair and Rehabilitation

    by R. Dodge Woodson ...
    The success of a repair or rehabilitation project depends on the specific plans designed for it. Concrete Structures: Protection, Repair and Rehabilitation provides guidance on evaluating the condition of the concrete in a structure, relating the condition of the concrete to the underlying cause or causes of that condition, selecting an appropriate repair material and method for any deficiency ... Read more

    59,35 €

  • The Selective Environment

    by Dean Hawkes, with Jane McDonald, Koen Steemers ...
    The complex art of architecture embraces all of the concerns of the world's cultures. It meets the fundamental needs for shelter from the elements, but, almost from its origins, has acquired other purposes and meanings. The Selective Environment is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural design that seeks to make connections between the technical preoccupations of architectural ... Read more

    112,35 €

  • Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials

    Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco-Labelling and Case Studies

    by Luisa F. Cabeza, Aldo Giuntini de Magalhaes, Joao Labrincha, Fernando Pacheco-Torgal ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and ... Read more

    202,56 €

  • Innovation in Architecture

    A Path to the Future

    Edited by Alan J. Brookes, Dominique Poole ...
    In this highly original book, through a series of essays, key architects and engineers in Europe, Australia, and the USA describe the ideas and development behind the innovative technology in their chosen projects, with the emphasis being on the means of production and the links between design and the manufacturing process. ... Read more

    89,14 €

  • Ritual House

    Drawing on Nature's Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design

    by Ralph Knowles ...
    The houses we dwell in, the cities surrounding our houses, even the clothes we wear—these are all shelters we erect against the elements. They are also the embodiment of intuitive rituals, individual and cultural responses to nature’s rhythms. Life in the 21st century has separated us from those traditions—now, Ritual House reawakens us to our lost natural heritage.Celebrated architect Ralph ... Read more

    16,10 €

  • Henry VI, Part 2

    by William Shakespeare ...
    The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth, or Henry VI, Part 2, is a history play by William Shakespeare believed written in approximately 1590-91. It is the second part of the trilogy on Henry VI, and often grouped together with Richard III as a tetralogy on The Wars of the Roses—the success of which established Shakespeare's reputation as a playwright. ... Read more

    0,49 €

  • Time Frames

    Conservation Policies for Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage

    Edited by Ugo Carughi, Massimo Visone ...
    Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also ... Read more

    62,27 €

  • Cognitive Architecture

    Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment

    by Ann Sussman, Justin Hollander ...
    In this expanded second edition of Cognitive Architecture, the authors review new findings in psychology and neuroscience to help architects and planners better understand their clients as the sophisticated mammals they are, arriving in the world with built-in responses to the environment. Discussing key biometric tools to help designers ‘see’ subliminal human behaviors and suggesting new ways to ... Read more

    57,39 €

  • Experiential Landscape

    An Approach to People, Place and Space

    by Kevin Thwaites, Ian Simkins ...
    Experiential Landscape offers new ways of looking at the relationship between people and the outdoor open spaces they use in their everyday lives. The book takes a holistic view of the relationship between humans and their environment, integrating experiential and spatial dimensions of the outdoors, and exploring the theory and application of environmental design disciplines, most notably ... Read more

    120,90 €

  • Designing the Forest and other Mass Timber Futures

    by Lindsey Wikstrom ...
    If we want to continue existing on this earth, an era of renewable energy and materials is urgently needed. What role could mass timber, with its potential to replace concrete and steel, have in ensuring the planet’s survival?This book retraces wood’s passage from stewarded seed in the soil of forests, to harvested biomass, to laminated walls in a living room, through to its disassembly, pausing ... Read more

    45,18 €

  • Architect's Pocket Book

    by Jonathan Hetreed, Ann Ross, Charlotte Baden-Powell ...
    Series series Routledge Pocket Books
    This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This sixth ... Read more

    Was 41,51 € Now 36,63 €

  • Spatial Strategies for Interior Design

    by Ian Higgins ...
    This inspirational and practical guide to organizing and planning interior spaces is packed with photographs, diagrams, models, case studies, and step-by-step instructions. It provides useful information on finding ways to start the design process, analyzing existing buildings, using planning diagrams, developing three-dimensional spatial compositions, designing in section, how to communicate your ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • How to Build Cities and Destroy Motorways

    A radical perspective on environmental design

    by Alessandro Melis, Liam Donovan-Stumbles, Liam Donovan-Stumbles ...
    Over thousands of years, human beings have built habitats in response to their increasingly complex needs. The ultimate form of these habitats is the modern city: a feat in which the benefits are self-evident. However, the city has grown into a paradoxical phenomenon. Providing for the present compromises the ability to provide for the future.The unidirectional metabolism of the city is consuming ... Read more

    5,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Geotechnics and Heritage

    Historic Towers

    Edited by Renato Lancellotta, Alessandro Flora, Carlo Viggiani ...
    Conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization. It involves various cultural, humanistic, social, technical, economical and administrative factors, intertwining in inextricable patterns. The complexity of the topic is such that guidelines or recommendations for ntervention techniques and design approaches are difficult to set.The ... Read more

    83,04 €

  • Armadillo and Onion Inspired Sleep-out Design Brief: Sustainable Architecture.

    by William Van Zyl ...
    OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY:Who will read this book?Adults, teachers, tertiary and secondary school students (15-year-olds and older).What is covered in this book?Sustainable architectural design, including a design brief for a sleep-out. This book contains some guidelines and hints for solving the ARMADILLO AND ONION INSPIRED SLEEPOUT DESIGN BRIEF.Situation: You are an archite... ... Read more

    1,99 €

  • Building a Home in a Silo

    by Glenn W. Worthington ...
    The author found an abandoned, 50-year-old grain silo and made it into a 5-story round house. In this true story he tells his challenges and triumphs in completing this difficult task of transformation without any blueprints. Numerous photographs from the project are shown so the reader can visualize this unique building project. ... Read more

    Free

  • Masted Structures in Architecture

    by James Harris, Kevin Li ...
    This is the first fully comprehensive survey and analysis of masted structures and covers examples that have evolved during the past three decades. Masted Structures are one of the most interesting developments in post-war architecture resulting from a combination of technology, structural engineering theory and a collaboration between architects and engineers. This is an essential guide for ... Read more

    97,69 €

  • Understanding Building Failures

    by James Douglas, Bill Ransom ...
    Series series Understanding Construction
    Building defects still continue to plague the construction industry. The lessons learned over the last forty years have not been fully applied. Many new or refurbished buildings still leak or crack. Lack of awareness by designers and installers as to the main mechanisms that trigger such failures remains a problem for the industry.Investigating and rectifying building failures form a major part of ... Read more

    75,71 €

  • Detailing for Acoustics

    by Peter Lord, Duncan Templeton ...
    A manual of constructional details which shows how successful results in acoustic design can be achieved by correct use of building materials, products and components. Details are drawn to scale and carry informative labelling and supplementary text. This updated and revised edition of an established reference book, in an improved format and layout, will be a welcome addition to current reference ... Read more

    203,95 €

  • Rigenerare l'ambiente costruito.

    Comunità, ecologia ed innovazione

    by AA. VV. ...
    I saggi raccolti nel volume tentano di disegnare l’attualità di uno scenario che, sempre di più, nei prossimi anni sarà la chiave di volta per significare la responsabilità sociale del fare edilizia. ... Read more

    16,99 €

  • Specifications for Building Conservation

    Volume 1: External Structure

    Edited by Rory Cullen, Rick Meier ...
    In Specifications for Building Conservation, the National Trust draws on a range of case studies and specifications to provide a much needed guide to specification writing for building conservation. Although traditional building accounts for approximately a quarter of all buildings in the UK, the old skills and understanding required for their care and maintenance have been increasingly eroded ... Read more

    46,40 €