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  • Designing for Designers (Routledge Revivals)

    Lessons Learned from Schools of Architecture

    by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser, Jack Nasar, Thomas Fisher ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 2007, this book examines the designs of seventeen architecture and design schools and answers questions such as: How has architectural education evolved and what is its future? Are architectural schools discernible types of designs and what are their effects on those who experience them? What lessons can be learned from evaluations of recently completed school buildings and what ... Read more

    ₹7,501.27

  • Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio

    The Only Primer You’ll Ever Need

    by Margaret Fletcher ...
    Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio helps you learn the art of designing a compelling and effective architectural portfolio. Margaret Fletcher categorizes the architectural portfolio design process into a step-by-step method that you can manage and understand. The full-color book includes 400 portfolio examples from 55 designers, along with more than 50 diagrams, and a set of 48 design actions ... Read more

    ₹8,069.64

  • 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

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  • 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

    by Matthew Frederick ...
    Get 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation—from drawing lines to color theory—in this classic architecture book.These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation—from the basics of “How to Draw a Line” to the complexities of color theory—provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often ... Read more

    ₹947.41

  • Formulations

    Architecture, Mathematics, Culture

    by Andrew Witt ...
    Series series Writing Architecture
    An investigation of mathematics as it was drawn, encoded, imagined, and interpreted by architects on the eve of digitization in the mid-twentieth century.In Formulations, Andrew Witt examines the visual, methodological, and cultural intersections between architecture and mathematics. The linkages Witt explores involve not the mystic transcendence of numbers invoked throughout architectural history ... Read more

    ₹1,898.14

  • Changing Cultures

    European Perspectives on the History of Portland Cement and Reinforced Concrete, 19th and 20th Centuries

    Edited by João Mascarenhas-Mateus ...
    The construction practices we employ in our daily life in European societies today were shaped by major changes in the past, such as the introduction and dissemination of Portland cement and reinforced concrete, a development that constitutes a fundamental chapter in the history of construction in the 19th and 20th centuries. Such changes were boosted by several innovations in the fields of ... Read more

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  • Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction

    Edited by Cheng Yu ...
    Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction discusses advancements in an area that has become an important construction material for buildings. The book addresses cutting-edge new technologies and design methods using cold-formed steel as a main structural material, and provides technical guidance on how to design and build sustainable and energy-efficient cold-formed steel buildings. Part One ... Read more

    Was ₹15,243.70 Now ₹12,918.39

  • Scienza & ricerca per i beni culturali

    Microscopia elettronica a scansione e microanalisi

    by AA. VV. ...
    Nel corso del Salone dell'arte del restauro e della conservazione dei beni culturali ed ambientali svoltosi a Ferrara nel 2007 l'Istituto centrale per la patologia del libro ha organizzato un Convegno dal titolo: "Microscopia elettronica a pressione variabile (SEM-VP) e microanalisi (EDS) per la diagnostica, la conservazione ed il restauro dei beni culturali". Studiosi dei diversi settori delle ... Read more

    ₹1,236.99

  • Moulage de pierre architecturale, la libération des bâtisseurs

    Techniques et savoir-faire amateurs

    by Loup de Saintonge ...
    Series series Restauration et autoconstruction pierre reconstituée
    La pierre de taille donne aux oeuvres architecturales humaines le pouvoir de traverser les siècles et les millénaires. Malheureusement, en raison de son prix et de la somme de travail et d'habileté qu'elle exige des artisans tailleurs, elle reste un rêve inaccessible pour un grand nombre de propriétaires de maisons individuelles. Mais une technique simple et aussi vieille que les grandes pyramides ... Read more

    ₹1,227.20

  • Dosificación de mezclas para bloques de hormigón

    by Jorge Yances - Dr. Concreto, jorge yances ...
    "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

    ₹828.00

  • Operating Your Own Architectural or Engineering Practice

    Concise Professional Advice

    by Walter J. Smith ...
    Starting your own architecture or engineering firm may seem a bit daunting. In Operating Your Own Architectural or Engineering Practice, author Walter J. Smith presents a handbook to help you navigate that process in order to be successful in the long term.Based on information gleaned from creating and running his own firm, Smith details what it takes to plan, organize, staff, direct, and control ... Read more

    ₹646.63

  • Designing Tall Buildings

    Structure as Architecture

    by Mark Sarkisian ...
    This third edition of Designing Tall Buildings is an enhanced and accessible reference that guides the reader through the fundamental principles of designing high-rise buildings.This new edition includes four new chapters, including initial concepts for tall building design, techniques for optimization, considerations for carbon, and the use of alternative materials such as timber. The third ... Read more

    ₹6,932.91

  • Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction

    Edited by Cheng Yu ...
    Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, Second Edition focuses on the application and use of this important construction material. In this updated edition, new chapters take on these developments, offering updates on cutting-edge new technologies and design methods for using cold-formed steel as a structural material and providing technical guidance on how to design and build sustainable ... Read more

    ₹12,430.46

  • Three Birds Renovations

    400+ renovation and styling secrets revealed

    by Erin Cayless, Bonnie Hindmarsh, Lana Taylor ...
    Holy reno inspo!Before & aftersStyling how-to'sMoney-saving reno tips'Australia's most fabulous renovators' Real Living magazineWhen best friends Erin, Bonnie and Lana ditched their corporate careers to start Three Birds Renovations, they were rookie renovators with big ideas. Today, with many incredible house transformations under their toolbelt, they're a power trio turning neighbourhood ugly ... Read more

    ₹1,514.99

  • L'architettura del cantiere. Caratteri e strategie per la gestione degli interventi sul costruito

    The architecture of the site. Characters and strategies for operation on the building

    by AA. VV. ...
    facing english text La società richiede oggi una diversa consapevolezza del cantiere, fatta di maggiori professionalità e approfondite conoscenze tecnologiche: tali elementi influenzano il compimento dell'intervento e assicurano una maggiore definizione delle dinamiche del cantiere, una migliore organizzazione dei lavori ed una realizzazione controllata. Si manifesta quindi la necessità di ... Read more

    ₹1,678.99

  • Dear Homeowner, Please Take My Advice. Sincerely, An Architect

    A Guide To Establish Budgets, Priorities, and Guidelines Early On To Save Time, Money, and Maybe Even Your Marriage

    Edited by Stephanie Wascha ...
    About to remodel your home? Overwhelmed with the number of design options for your kitchen, bathroom, addition, etc., or not even aware of what your options are? Tired of disagreeing with your spouse/partner over what to include in your project? Want to avoid paying an architect and/or contractor loads of money, only to determine that you can’t afford to remodel?Let licensed architect Stephanie ... Read more

    ₹681.20

  • The Art of Landscape Lighting

    A Designer's Companion

    by Janet Lennox Moyer ...
    Following on from the critically acclaimed The Landscape Lighting Book, this is the lighting design companion every professional and student in landscape architecture needs. Written by an award-winning internationally renowned landscape lighting designer, with over 40 years’ experience in professional practice, The Art of Landscape Lighting takes the reader step-by-step through Janet Lennox Moyer ... Read more

    Was ₹8,751.68 Now ₹7,842.29

  • Durability of Building Materials and Components 7

    Proceedings of the seventh international conference

    Edited by Christer Sjostrom ...
    These books contain articles on R&D into the major aspects of durability and service life prediction of building materials and components, as well as theoretical aspects of methods and modelling of prediction, description of degradation environment by use GIS, as practical implementation of knowledge on durability in maintenance procedures and in standardisation and regulations. ... Read more

    ₹15,458.38

  • Architectural Modelmaking Second Edition

    by Nick Dunn ...
    The physical model is an important communication tool for architects. Although the proliferation of CAD programs has enabled the creation of increasingly complex computer models and virtual environments, there is also a growing need to address the three-dimensional qualities of architecture that may be lost when using such media.This book focuses on the inspiring possibilities for modelling the ... Read more

    ₹1,528.44

  • Quality Control of Concrete Structures

    Proceedings of the Second International RILEM/CEB Symposium

    Edited by H. Lambotte, L. Taerwe ...
    This book details the latest information on the applied methods and techniques being used for quality control of concrete construction worldwide. The book forms the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Quality Control on Concrete Structures, held in Belgium, June 1991. ... Read more

    ₹60,815.00

  • 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

    ₹8,410.66

  • GUIA DE INICIACION PARA UNA CONSTRUCCION EFICIENTE

    by Nuria Santos Sánchez ...
    Si has decidido que quieres vivir en tu propia casa, buscar un solar o una casa para reformar y hacerla tuya, estás a punto de empezar una gran aventura. Y en estos casos hay dos tipos de actitudes. Por un lado, aquel que se deja llevar por la intuición y se deja sorprender por la vida. Por otro lado, aquellos que se documentan y preparan, que quieren saber cómo va a ser el viaje antes de ... Read more

    ₹1,089.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Além da arquitetura: da paixão ao negócio

    os desafios do novo arquiteto empreendedor

    by Renata Pena ...
    Profissionais incrivelmente talentosos estão tão imersos na arte e técnica daquilo que fazem que esquecem da essência de um negócio bem-sucedido. Mas a técnica não reside apenas na qualidade dos traços ou na habilidade de moldar espaços com beleza. Reside também no entendimento do mercado e, acima de tudo, na compreensão profunda das emoções e expectativas de seus clientes. Se falhamos em alinhar ... Read more

    ₹759.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Trends in Eco-efficient and Recycled Concrete

    Edited by Jorge de Brito, Francisco Agrela ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    New Trends in Eco-efficient and Recycled Concrete describes different recycled materials that have been used in eco-efficient concrete, reviewing previous publications to identify the most effective recycled materials to be applied in concrete manufacture. New trends on eco-efficient concrete are presented, filling a gap in the market. Sections cover various recycled materials applied in concrete ... Read more

    Was ₹17,256.31 Now ₹14,624.08