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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

    ₹935.02

  • 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

    Was ₹3,682.30 Now ₹1,869.11

  • Materials and Interior Design

    by Lorraine Farrelly, Rachael Brown ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    The choice of materials is critical to the success of an interior. This book examines every aspect of the the use of materials in interior design, from initial concept and selection to visual representation and practical application.Following a brief introduction, the first five sections offer historical context and detailed guidance on selection, application, representation, communication, and ... Read more

    ₹1,528.44

  • 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

    ₹6,256.00

  • CAD Fundamentals for Architecture

    by Elys John ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    Computer-aided design (CAD) is the dominant design and drawing tool used in architecture, and all students need to acquire basic skills in using it. This book explains the key CAD skills required to create plans, 3D models and perspectives. Detailed text and hundreds of screengrabs and visuals are used to demonstrate the various techniques and processes.2D skills are shown using AutoCAD, SketchUp ... Read more

    ₹1,253.15

  • Graphic Standards Field Guide to Residential Construction

    by Dennis J. Hall, Nina M. Giglio ...
    Series Book 18 - Graphic Standards Field Guide series
    A must-have reference to more than 100 common residential conditions—from accessibility issues to working with zincPractical information that the architect, engineer, contractor and homeowner can access quickly, with over 230 supporting tables photos and detailsIdentifies frequently used reference standards, acceptable practices, and other relevant resourcesQuick, reliable answers to your most ... Read more

    ₹6,187.00

  • 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

  • Buildability in Practice

    Shaping a Sustainable and Equitable Built Environment

    by Innocent Chigozie Osuizugbo, Bankole Osita Awuzie ...
    Buildability in Practice: Shaping a Sustainable and Equitable Built Environment explores the often-overlooked concept of buildability in construction, how easily and efficiently a design can be built. It offers practical strategies and real-world examples to improve project outcomes, reduce waste, and promote sustainability. Readers will learn:How rationalisation encourages critical evaluation of ... Read more

    ₹13,184.92

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  • 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

  • Thinking about Architecture

    An Introduction to Architectural Theory

    by Colin Davies ...
    In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp such basic concepts as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and general readers with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture.The book is divided into eight ... Read more

    ₹977.03

  • Kevin McCloud’s 43 Principles of Home

    Enjoying Life in the 21st Century

    by Kevin McCloud ...
    Kevin McCloud’s 43 Principles of Home represents a landmark piece of interiors publishing.In this lavish and inspirational yet also practical book Kevin explores all areas of domestic living, from materialism to sustainability, craftsmanship to comfort. In his witty, wide-ranging commentary on the way we live now, the things we have gained and lost, Kevin’s beautifully written text brings insight ... Read more

    ₹912.25

  • House Love

    A Joyful Guide to Cleaning, Organizing, and Loving the Home You’re In

    by Patric Richardson, Karin Miller ...
    Discover the joy of cleaning with this cheery and thoughtful guide to tidying up and turning your house into a home.Patric Richardson is known as "The Laundry Evangelist," but his genuine love for household chores and practical home organization extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple: tidying up is a privilege and a task you do for those you love (including yourself), and ... Read more

    ₹762.15

  • Renewable and Cost-Effective Materials and Structural Systems for the Built Environment and Engineering Sciences

    Edited by Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz ...
    Renewable and Cost-Effective Materials and Structural Systems for Built Environment and Engineering Sciences offers a comprehensive and forward-looking examination of next-generation binder systems designed to meet the urgent sustainability demands of modern construction. As traditional binders such as Portland cement, construction lime, and gypsum face increasing scrutiny for their environmental ... Read more

    ₹7,046.58

  • 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