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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

    ₹944.11

  • Architecture

    The Definitive Visual History

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Definitive Cultural Histories
    From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.Explore every significant architectural period and style ... Read more

    ₹2,718.71

  • Parametric Building Design Using Autodesk Maya

    by Ming Tang ...
    Due to its comprehensive tool-set and great potential for 3D modeling, more and more architectural design and interior design firms are adapting Autodesk Maya and integrating it into their practice. There has been no book aimed at architects and designers who wish to harness the opportunities presented by this software, until now.....The book promotes parametric design. It integrates the ... Read more

    ₹8,069.64

  • Regenerative Principles in Facilities Design and Urban Re-modeling in Developing Countries

    by Bukola Adejoke Adewale, Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa ...
    Series series Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries
    In the face of rapid urbanization and environmental challenges, the developing world stands at a crossroads. Conventional sustainable design, often modelled on Global North precedents, is proving insufficient to address the deep-seated infrastructural and socio-economic complexities of these unique contexts. This book argues for a radical shift from simply minimizing harm to actively healing and ... Read more

    ₹27,848.72

  • Architecture contemporaine

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia Universalis, Les Grands Articles ...
    Jamais peut-être, depuis la fin du XVIe siècle en Italie, l'architecture ne s'était trouvée au seuil d'une pareille crise, soumise à une discussion d'une si grande virulence. D'après la variété actuelle des approches en architecture, on se rend compte qu'est désormais à bout de course, sinon totalement discréditée, ... ... Read more

    ₹699.00

  • L'entrée en ville

    Aménager, expérimenter, représenter

    by Tatiana Debroux, Yannick Vanhaelen, Judith Lemaire ...
    Distinguez deux objets d'étude bien distincts à l'aide de ce livre.Cet ouvrage se focalise sur deux objets distincts : l’entrée en ville, en tant que configuration spatiale, et l’arrivée en ville, en tant qu’expérience urbaine singulière.Un ouvrage de référence qui s'appuie sur l'histoire de l'architecture, adressé à tous ceux qui s'intéresse de près ou de loin à l'urbanisme.EXTRAITDe la porte ... Read more

    ₹1,899.00

  • La controverse Learning from Las Vegas

    Un retour sur l'émergence du postmodernisme en architecture

    by Valéry Didelon ...
    Manifeste sur le postmodernisme architectural américainLa publication par les architectes américains Robert Venturi et Denise Scott Brown de Learning from Las Vegas, d’abord sous forme d’articles puis de livre, a entrainé à partir de 1968 une controverse sans équivalent dans l’histoire moderne de l’architecture. L’historien Stanislaus von Moos a parlé à ce propos d’« une polarisation de ... Read more

    ₹2,999.00

  • TECHSMART All-Star Edition

    The Perfect Storm System Evolved

    by John R. Connelly ...
    This is not luck. It never was. What you’re holding is a system built on structure, discipline, and time—where capital is allocated with purpose, protected with rules, and rotated into strength. The market doesn’t reward those who guess—it rewards those who understand how capital moves and have the discipline to follow a proven process. Only the best qualify. Only the best of the best get funded. ... Read more

    ₹361.07

  • Deployable Structures

    by Esther Rivas Adrover, Esther Rivas-Adrover ...
    Series series Form + Technique
    Deployable structures can expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties – offering the potential to create truly transforming environments. This book looks at the cutting edge of the subject, examining the different types of deployable structures and numerous design approaches.Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is packed ... Read more

    ₹701.14

  • Architectural Detailing

    Function Constructability Aesthetics

    by Patrick Rand, Jason Miller, Edward Allen ...
    The industry-standard guide to designing well-performing buildingsAesthetics are a vital part of good design. Great design emerges from a deep understanding of the functionality and constructability of details. Good details provide clear, complete, and correct information to the wide variety of users that need them. Architects guide a project from design idea to buildable reality by working with ... Read more

    ₹7,028.00

  • Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape

    Edited by Leonard J. Hopper ...
    Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questionsWhen you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape gives you fast access to the practical information you need when you're on-site and under pressure.Presented in a highly visual and easily portable format, the Field Guide is organized to follow a logical project sequence from ... Read more

    ₹6,363.00

  • Scandalous Space

    Between architecture and archaeology

    by Alessandro Zambelli ...
    Series Book 4 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    If architecture is a design-centred discipline which proceeds by suggesting propositional constructions then, Zambelli argues, archaeology also designs, but in the form of reconstructions. He proposes that whilst practitioners of architecture and archaeology generally purport to practice in future-facing and past-facing-modes respectively, elements of these disciplines also resemble one another. ... Read more

    ₹739.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Folk Art

    A Regional Reference [2 volumes]

    by Kristin G. Congdon, Kara Kelley Hallmark ...
    Folk art is as varied as it is indicative of person and place, informed by innovation and grounded in cultural context. The variety and versatility of 300 American folk artists is captured in this collection of informative and thoroughly engaging essays.American Folk Art: A Regional Reference offers a collection of fascinating essays on the life and work of 300 individual artists. Some of the men ... Read more

    ₹14,886.40

  • Sonic Wilderness: Wild Vinyl Records

    by Mark Harris ...
    Series Book 11 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    Sonic Wilderness accesses the critical value of unusual vinyl records that concern our relationship with nature. These wild records reveal unconventional perspectives on the entanglements of human life with animals, gardens and plants. They form a lyrical unconscious exposing the conventions and ideologies of popular music, their warped perspectives and acoustic radioactivity comprising a ... Read more

    ₹739.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Technophoria

    by Niklas Maak ...
    Translated by Isabel García Adánez ...
    Turek trabaja para una empresa que construye smart cities. Su jefe está obsesionado con un proyecto que estuvo a punto de llevarse a la práctica en el siglo pasado: inundar la depresión de Qattara en Egipto con agua del Mediterráneo. Si fuera posible podría descender el nivel de los océanos, convertir el desierto en una región fértil, frenar el cambio climático y, en el trayecto, ganar miles de ... Read more

    ₹1,550.48 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • AutoCAD Beginners (2D) Drafting Module 1

    by Henry Nkutha ...
    AutoCAD Beginners (2D) is a simplified technical module demystifying drafting that uses AutoCAD software.It offers readers the ability to test their knowledge and provides tutorials, assignments, tests and examination past papers to prepare learners for their final exams.The module has been prepared for technical drafting working classes, maths and science students from matric, N3 and higher ... Read more

    ₹581.00

  • Architect's Legal Pocket Book

    by Matthew Cousins ...
    Series series Routledge Pocket Books
    A little book that is big on information, the Architect’s Legal Pocket Book is the definitive reference guide on legal issues for architects and architectural students. This handy pocket guide covers key legal principles which will help you to quickly understand the law and where to go for further information.Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling book has been fully updated throughout to ... Read more

    ₹4,432.11

  • Digital Transitioning in the Built Environment of Developing Countries

    by Innocent Musonda, Adetayo Onososen, Thembani Moyo ...
    This book serves as a helpful guide for anyone interested in understanding and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in developing countries. It focuses on the construction industry and how digital technologies can improve the way buildings and infrastructure projects are planned, designed, and built. The book starts by explaining what BIM is and why it's important. It then explores ... Read more

    ₹27,848.72

  • Walter Gropius in Britain

    Emigration and Collaborations

    by Alborz Dianat ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    As the first monograph dedicated to Walter Gropius’s activity in Britain, this book provides a comprehensive account of the Bauhaus founder’s contributions to architecture and design while living in London between 1934 and 1937. Drawing on earlier and later decades, this reveals the close contact between British, German and American design circles, with Gropius bridging parallel developments.In ... Read more

    ₹7,387.60

  • Architecture for Spain's Recovered Democracy

    Public Patronage, Regional Identity, and Civic Significance in 1980s Valencia

    by Manuel López Segura ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    Historical studies on the involvement of architecture in twentieth-century politics have overlooked its contribution to building Spain’s democracy. This pioneering book seeks to fill that void. Between the late 1970s and early 1990s, Spain founded representative institutions, launched its welfare state, and devolved autonomy to its regions. The study brings forth the architectural incarnation of ... Read more

    ₹6,932.91

  • Big Little Hotel

    Small Hotels Designed by Architects

    by Donna Kacmar ...
    This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land – in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are ... Read more

    ₹5,682.51

  • Metaverse, Generative AI, and Brain–Computer Interfaces

    Shaping the Future of the Digital Landscape

    Edited by Ali Darejeh, Samad Sepasgozar ...
    Series series Advanced Digital Technologies for the Built Environment
    This compelling exploration delves into the heart of cutting-edge technologies, specifically the metaverse, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), and generative artificial intelligence (AI). The authors unravel their transformative applications in shaping the future and contemplate how the next generation of virtual environments will manifest, as well as how the digital landscape can be affected.This ... Read more

    ₹8,865.35

  • Digital Transformation of Building Permitting

    Edited by Judith Fauth, Dogus Guler, Rita Lavikka, Francesca Noardo, Peter Nørkjær Gade, Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura ...
    Series series BRI Research Series
    This book represents an initiative to amalgamate research findings from a diverse array of international perspectives on building permits, addressing their innovation and digital evolution. With a comprehensive approach, the publication endeavours to encapsulate global scientific advancements, practices, and takeaways within the realm of digital building permit systems. Ranging through a diverse ... Read more

    Free

  • Picture Book Blueprint

    How to Plan Stories, Design Page Flow, and Create Beautiful Children's Books

    by Ethan J. Caldwell ...
    Picture Book Blueprint is a practical, reader-friendly guide for aspiring children's authors, illustrators, and self-publishers who want to turn a simple idea into a polished picture book plan. Ethan J. Caldwell shows how to think beyond the story idea and shape a concept that truly fits the picture book form, with attention to read-aloud rhythm, page turns, visual storytelling, and emotional ... Read more

    ₹339.88 or Free with Kobo Plus