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  • Humanise

    A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World

    by Thomas Heatherwick ...
    From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings.'This book is a super-accessible guide as to why we shouldn't put up with soulless buildings and how we might change that' GRAYSON PERRY*****Our world is losing its humanity.Too many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about ... Read more

    $139.99 HKD

  • 築覺 II：閱讀東京建築（增訂版）

    by 建築遊人 ...
    Series Book 2 - 築覺
    東京表參道上那一列國際品牌旗艦店，同時也是聞名國際的「建築博物館」，陳列著安藤忠雄、伊東豊雄、妹島和世與西澤立衛（SANAA）、MVRDV、Herzog & de Meuron、青木淳、隈研吾等國際級大師的作品，連同街頭的國立代代木競技場，在這一條不出一千米長的街道便出現了六座普立茲克建築獎得獎者的作品。東京建築對我們來說絕不陌生，更是建築系學生的朝聖之地。日本建築師設計嚴謹，除了對美學的追求外，對物料選材和細節設計尤其講究，對施工要求更是一絲不苟。當我們閱讀東京建築時，也在感受日本建築師及工程師對建築設計的熱誠與執著。 ... Read more

    $111.00 HKD

  • 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

    $139.53 HKD

  • Big Bim Little Bim - the Practical Approach to Building Information Modeling - Integrated Practice Done the Right Way!

    by Finith Jernigan ...
    The breakthrough book BIG BIM little bim gives practical approaches that architects, engineers, owners, educators, students and builders can understand and apply today. Based on twenty years of successful integrated projects, this book will help you to cut through the hype to achieve clarity about integrated practice and building information modeling. ... Read more

    $78.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 圖解S造建築入門：一次精通鋼骨造建築的基本知識、設計、施工和應用

    ゼロからはじめる 「S造建築」入門

    by 原口秀昭 ...
    Series series 藝術叢書1
    ★好評暢銷書《建築的設備教室》、《圖解RC造建築入門》系列力作280堂鋼骨造建築入門課――――Q&A解說 + 插圖圖解 = 輕鬆理解S造建築！◎一頁一問，搭配精繪插圖，循序漸進介紹鋼骨造建築知識◎完整說明細節和整體概念，詳盡導讀建物的構造方式及設計施工◎每頁、每項獨立章節，3分鐘即可輕鬆讀完一個單元◎日本暢銷建築書作家親授掌握鋼骨造建築之道，充實實務知識的必備書最有趣的鋼骨造建築入門書――――建築知識的學習起點，一次弄懂S造建築的門道！材料、構法、結構、施工、設計、繪製等合為一體，就形成建築物。設計或施工的現場，不像學校的授課可以垂直劃分，而許多入門書的內容實在過於基礎，實務上根本派不上用場；針對專家所出版的詳細圖集或施工手冊，對於初學者來說又太困難，也無法傳達出建築有趣的地方。本書介紹鋼骨造建物的建造、構造方式、材料，以及設計和施工時必須理解的最低限度知識。將這些非常基本的知識 ... Read more

    $66.27 HKD

  • 我在荷蘭當都更說客：阿姆斯特丹以人為本的10年街區再生筆記

    by 采和建築師, 鄭采和 ...
    一位臺灣青年建築師在荷蘭的十年觀察筆記——透過阿姆斯特丹深層認識荷蘭，跟著采和建築師直擊荷蘭人的居住正義與街區實驗，「住房不是一種財產權的絕對保障，而是對人應有居住權的絕對保障。」原來「都更」也不只是蓋新房子，唯有自己認知自己想過什麼樣的生活，才知道住宅可以怎樣設計或是改造，而不是只是被動地接受市場上提供的「房地產」。本書以迷人的故事力、專業的視角讓我們大開眼界。城市的偉大，來自於居住其間人民的偉大。阿姆斯特丹從十三世紀的小漁村，歷經八百年的歷史發展，成就現今的國際空港城市，其間，充滿了各種故事。而共同完成這部偉大故事，靠的是眾志成城，透過政府、建築師、社區規劃師，尤其是各類各階層人民的凝聚力，讓文化性跟衝突性對話，讓城市的宏偉與家的溫度並存，讓理性主義與人文感性交融，讓社會秩序與個體自由同在，讓異文化和本土文化相互包容，更讓多元族群共生及共榮。采和建築師寫下她在阿姆斯特丹十多年的生活 ... Read more

    Was $80.23 HKD Now $68.27 HKD

  • Textile in Architecture

    From the Middle Ages to Modernism

    Edited by Didem Ekici, Patricia Blessing, Basile Baudez ...
    This book investigates the interconnections between textile and architecture via a variety of case studies from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century and from diverse geographic contexts.Among the oldest human technologies, building and weaving have intertwined histories. Textile structures go back to Palaeolithic times and are still in use today and textile furnishings have long been used ... Read more

    $437.72 HKD

  • Understanding Housing Defects

    by Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Roger Heath, Nigel Dann ...
    Understanding Housing Defects provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings.For this new edition, many of the chapters have been substantially updated and new photographs have been added. There are four new chapters covering:How defects are definedAn overview of building and architectural historyExternal ... Read more

    $906.79 HKD

  • Dictionary of Architecture and Interior Design

    by Mary Gilliatt ...
    An easy-to-use, one-stop reference guide for architectural and interior design. Part dictionary, part reference book, Mary Gilliatt's Dictionary of Architecture and Design is a single comprehensive source of information that will help you navigate all decisions related to home decor.Whether you are a home owner, an amateur restorer or decorator, a professional, a realtor, a student, or a do-it ... Read more

    $76.69 HKD

  • 建材疑難全解指南500Q&A【暢銷新封面版】：終於學會裝潢建材就要這樣用，住得才安心！從挑選、用途、價格、設計、施工、驗收到清潔疑問，全部都有解

    by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    Series series SOLUTION
    裝潢建材最終極學習聖經裝潢新手必備保存版　　浴室磁磚偏好白色，但是聽說發霉會很難清，有解決的辦法嗎？　　人造石檯面是以才計價，不鏽鋼檯面是用公分計價，所以到底是誰比較貴？　　不鏽鋼廚具的檯面有分等級嗎？該做多厚才耐用？　　應該先鋪木地板還是先安裝系統櫃，誰先誰後怎麼決定？　　廚房開放設計會不會讓餐廳的吊燈很容易沾上油汙呢？該怎麼清洗呢？　　看遍市面上的建材書，還是找不到切中自身問題的解答嗎？　　從挑選、用途、價格、設計、施工、驗收到清潔，裝潢建材最終極學習聖經！　　建材是居家裝潢最基本的元素，想打造一個住起來舒適的居家，首先就要先從建材下手。但是裝潢前建材該怎麼挑？裝潢中建材不同，施工又要怎麼做才對？使用之後發生問題，有沒有方法補救？本書收集500個不論是裝潢前、裝潢中還是裝潢後，對於建材的各種疑難雜症問題，並請到建材達人、設計師聯手解答，從挑選、用途到價格、設計、施工、清潔等面向深入解析 ... Read more

    $78.48 HKD

  • 舊屋翻新裝修解剖書【暢銷更新版】：掌握老化、結構、管路、動線、設備5大關鍵，解決樑柱多、採光差、走道長、空間配置不當問題，升級老屋比買新屋更超值

    by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    第一本徹底剖析 老屋、中古屋 翻新關鍵 的裝修解剖書全面更新版盼都更無望，新屋價難追，不如聰明升級老屋，比買新成屋更超值！一樣是位在台北市大安區35坪的房子，買新大樓，單坪可能比中古老屋貴上兩倍，而且新大樓公設比高，想要享受相同室內坪數，還要多花錢買公設，相較之下，老屋坪數實在，空間可塑性大，但裝修成本高，台灣三大都會區，普遍面臨住宅老化問題，越早繁榮發展的地區，老舊房子越多，建築老化引起的漏水、壁癌，甚至影響結構安全，更不要說內部格局動線不良，採光通風差，水電管路、廚衛設備老舊，機能不敷現代生活使用，但越來越多人看見老屋的性價比競爭力，以及欣賞歲月在空間留下的故事，掀起一波買老屋翻新，或是改造自己老家的風潮，老房子變身潮，不只在台灣，也是全球趨勢，本書教你避免舊屋翻新常見的NG狀況，提供預算分配及必做工程的實用知識，只要掌握抗老化、補結構、換管路、改格局、設備更新5大關鍵，<... ... Read more

    $66.27 HKD

  • Interior Design for Small Dwellings

    by Sherrill Baldwin Halbe, Rose Mark ...
    Interior Design for Small Dwellings addresses the onrush of interest in smaller homes and the possibility that small dwellings might be the answer to housing needs and sustainability. The bookexplores key principles essential to residing and designing small interiors with emphasis on client involvement and implementation of participatory, inclusive design as advocated by the Council for Interior ... Read more

    $554.99 HKD

  • Architecture and Adaptation

    From Cybernetics to Tangible Computing

    by Socrates Yiannoudes ...
    Architecture and Adaptation discusses architectural projects that use computational technology to adapt to changing conditions and human needs. Topics include kinetic and transformable structures, digitally driven building parts, interactive installations, intelligent environments, early precedents and their historical context, socio-cultural aspects of adaptive architecture, the history and ... Read more

    $609.71 HKD

  • The Science of People and Office Design

    Planning for Thinking, Discussing and Achieving

    Edited by Sally Augustin, Nigel Oseland ...
    The Science of People and Office Design: Planning for Thinking, Discussing and Achieving has been written for practitioners who would like to apply evidence-based and human-centric design principles to office and workplace design. Practitioner-researcher disconnects often arise due to a lack of meaningful connection between their professional worlds. This book seeks to rectify this disconnect and ... Read more

    $312.64 HKD

  • The Rise of the Spanish Empire

    by Roger Bigelow Merriman ...
    The Spanish Empire, historically known as the Hispanic Monarchy and as the Catholic Monarchy, was one of the largest empires in history. From the late 15th century to the early 19th, Spain controlled a huge overseas territory in the New World and the Asianarchipelago of the Philippines, what they called "The Indies". It also included territories in Europe, Africa and Oceania.The Spanish Empire has ... Read more

    $7.75 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $5.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • FABRIC[ated]

    Fabric Innovation and Material Responsibility in Architecture

    Edited by Tolya Stonorov ...
    FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.This book explores the ways in which research and development of fabric can, and historically has, influenced and revolutionized architecture, teaching and design. Responsive, flexible, impermanent, fluid and adaptive—fabric interacts with, and influences architecture, offering ... Read more

    $437.72 HKD

  • Out of the Ordinary

    The Work of John Ronan Architects

    by John Ronan, Sean Keller, Carlos Jiminez ...
    This publication on the work of John Ronan Architects explores the firm’s spatial-material approach to architecture and the underlying themes of its typologically diverse output.Out of the Ordinary introduces a different approach to architecture which is based on spatial narrative rather than form and influenced by literature rather than appropriations from the world of art world. It advocates for ... Read more

    $185.49 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation

    Evolving Perspectives

    by Johnathan Djabarouti ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation
    Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation - Evolving Perspectives supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the legitimacy of dominant conservation concepts and methods that are often taken for granted within building conservation, architecture, and adaptive reuse.The meaning of heritage is changing. From pastness ... Read more

    $484.63 HKD

  • 史学视角下的红旗渠研究

    by 李海红 ...
    本书从史学研究的角度，对修建了四十余年的红旗渠工程建设背景进程及结果作了全面客观评析，通过政治学、社会学、人类学的最新研究成果及方法为我们重新审视红旗渠的历史提供了新的研究视角。 ... Read more

    $66.77 HKD

  • Heat and Mass Transfer in Building Services Design

    by Keith Moss ...
    Building design is increasingly geared towards low energy consumption. Understanding the fundamentals of heat transfer and the behaviour of air and water movements is more important than ever before.Heat and Mass Transfer in Building Services Design provides an essential underpinning knowledge for the technology subjects of space heating, water services, ventilation and air conditioning.This new ... Read more

    $565.46 HKD

  • The Complete Guide to wood Polishing : Mastering Tools and Techniques

    by Baljeet Singh ...
    The Complete Guide to Wood Polish: Techniques, Tools, and Finishes for Beautiful Wood Surfaces" is an essential manual for anyone passionate about restoring, maintaining, or enhancing wooden furniture and surfaces. This book explores the art and science of wood polishing—covering traditional methods, modern products, and expert tips for achieving professional-quality finishes at home. Whether you ... Read more

    $39.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Politics of Parametricism

    Digital Technologies in Architecture

    Edited by Matthew Poole, Manuel Shvartzberg ...
    Over the last decade, 'parametricism' has been heralded as a new avant-garde in the industries of architecture, urban design, and industrial design, regarded by many as the next grand style in the history of architecture, heir to postmodernism and deconstruction. From buildings to cities, the built environment is increasingly addressed, designed and constructed using digital software based on ... Read more

    $271.99 HKD

  • La città resiliente

    Strategie e azioni di resilienza urbana in Italia e nel mondo

    by Pietro Mezzi, Piero Pelizzaro ...
    Series series Saggio
    Il clima è cambiato, il pianeta è in pericolo.La sfida è città per città: ora e sempre resilienza.La resilienza è, in breve, l’arte di adattarsi ai cambiamenti, trasformando così le incertezze in occasioni e i rischi in innovazione. I cambiamenti climatici mettono oggi alla prova le città con “eventi estremi”: uragani, inondazioni, isole di calore. La “crisi” non dà tregua e ne fanno le spese l ... Read more

    $56.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus