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  • 101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School

    And wish I had known before my first job

    by Sarah Lebner ...
    Your first architecture job can involve a very steep learning curve.This book helps students and graduates of architecture kick-start their career and shave months off their professional development.This book will help you:Understand construction basics so you can avoid embarrassing situations and quickly understand instructions.Grasp an overview of the industry and business of architecture so ... Read more

    RM 35.75

  • Construction Cost Estimating

    by Len Holm, John E. Schaufelberger ...
    Construction Cost Estimating equips a new generation of students and early-career professionals with the skills they need to bid successfully on projects. From developing bid strategies to submitting a completed bid, this innovative textbook introduces the fundamentals of construction estimating through a real-life case study that unfolds across its 24 chapters. Exercises at the end of each ... Read more

    RM 385.71

  • Das Bücherschloss (Band 3) - Eine uralte Prophezeiung

    Magisches Kinderbuch für Mädchen und Jungen ab 8 Jahren

    by Barbara Rose ...
    Illustrated by Annabelle von Sperber ...
    Eine besondere Botschaft Becky Librum ist mit ihrem Vater in ein echtes Schloss gezogen, in dem sie ein geheimes Stockwerk mit einer riesigen Bibliothek entdeckt. Und nur Becky kann die Bücher davor retten, für immer zu Staub zu zerfallen.Die Freunde Becky und Hugo müssen sich schleunigst in die Welt der Bücher hineinlesen. Doch zuvor offenbart Glimmerias Kristallkugel ihnen eine uralte ... Read more

    RM 41.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Material Estimates and Rates Build Up

    Second Edition

    by Moremi Mareka ...
    The script is entitled Building Estimates and Rates Build Up .and aims at empowering Technical educators, Technical, Brigades and Community colleges students, Apprentices and individuals in the building profession with the necessary skill and knowledge. As an experienced professional in the building industry, quantity surveyor( building material estimator) and a former lecturer for technical ... Read more

    RM 34.59

  • Abbe Boulah!

    by Thorbjoern Mann ...
    Abb Boulah! A collection of strange stories featuring pranks, adventures and cantankerous comments by and about the mysterious Abb Boulah and his weirdo friend Bog-Hubert. There are tales from the mythical Fog Island Tavern and Bog-Huberts schemes such as his Island Beach and Beauty Restoration enterprise, the rumors about his secret still in the swamps of North Florida, (producing the potent Eau ... Read more

    RM 34.59

  • Patrimônio 4.0

    by Pedro Henrique Gonçalves, Ana Paula Nishimoto Ito, Ariane Magda Borges, Bruna Farina, Caio Cardoso Lucena, Carina Folena Cardoso Paes, Clarissa Sartori Ziebell, Claudia Feierabend Baeta Leal, Fabíolla Xavier Rocha Ferreira Lima, Gabriela Linhares da Silva, Giovana Nunes, Mariana Kimie da Silva Nito, Maria Aparecida de Barros Silva, Monice Cristina da Silva, Natalie Johanna Groetelaars, Patricia Pizzatto Mussoi, Paula Neris dos Santos, Sandra Schmitt Soster, Sarah Yasmin Pereira Marques, Thaiz Amorim Thomaz, Vanda Alice Garcia Zanoni ...
    simbiose entre o mundo físico e suas representações digitais (por meio de dados, parâmetros e modelos) permeia todos os campos da cultura e da produção contemporânea. Na área do patrimônio arquitetônico e urbanístico, não poderia ser diferente, e diversas tecnologias digitais têm sido empregadas para documentar, representar, interpretar, gerenciar e divulgar sítios arqueológicos, bens ... Read more

    RM 39.73 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Visions

    A Visual Journey Through Architecture

    by Alec S. Hartman ...
    This richly illustrated volume traces the evolution of modern architecture and showcases innovative designs around the world. Chapters cover historical foundations, materials, the interplay of light and geometry, urban fabric, sustainability, residential and public spaces, digital/parametric design, future cities and the creative process.Readers will find inspiration in its visual storytelling, ... Read more

    RM 39.73

  • Drawing for Interior Design Second Edition

    by Drew Plunkett ...
    This book covers all stages of visual presentation as part of the interior design process, from the most basic initial sketches to fully developed computer-generated visualizations.Following a brief introduction four chapters take the reader through the design process, from the basics to conception, presentation and production.This second edition includes more practical advice on techniques, more ... Read more

    RM 104.39

  • Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology

    by Henry Cowan, Peter Smith ...
    A comprehensive summary of the vocabulary used across the building industry, from the preparation of an architectural brief, through creative and technical design, to construction technology and facilities management. The latest edition has several substantially revised entries as well as many new additions, including new illustrations and terms. Covering a range of disciplines across architecture ... Read more

    RM 441.38

  • Design Energy Simulation for Architects

    Guide to 3D Graphics

    by Kjell Anderson ...
    Leading architectural firms are now using in-house design simulation to help make more sustainable design decisions. Taking advantage of these new tools requires understanding of what can be done with simulation, how to do it, and how to interpret the results.This software-agnostic book, which is intended for you to use as a professional architect, shows you how to reduce the energy use of all ... Read more

    RM 349.92

  • Kevin McCloud’s Principles of Home

    Making a Place to Live

    by Kevin McCloud ...
    A practical paperback edition of the landmark design manifesto from the UK’s favourite design guru.In this inspirational yet also practical paperback Kevin explores all areas of domestic living, from materialism to sustainability, craftsmanship to comfort. Kevin’s beautifully written text brings insight and understanding to enjoying life in the 21st century, but crucially he offers detailed, ... Read more

    RM 55.79

  • Drawing for Urban Design

    by Lorraine Farrelly ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    Architects and urban planners need to describe cities in the course of their work, be it through maps, diagrams, sketches, computer renderings or models. Drawing for Urban Design explores a wide range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to sophisticated computer models.The book provides a practical introduction to these techniques for students while explaining the processes ... Read more

    RM 104.39

  • Key Interiors since 1900

    by Graeme Brooker ...
    This book defines the history of modern interior design through the reuse of existing buildings. This approach allows the history of the interior to be viewed as separate from the history of architecture and instead enables the interior to develop its own historical narrative.The book is organized around six thematic chapters: home, work, retail, display, leisure and culture. Each one comprises a ... Read more

    RM 143.49

  • Emotions and Architecture

    Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time

    Edited by Francesca Lembo Fazio, Valentina Tomassetti ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    Emotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time explores architecture as a medium to arouse or conceal emotions, to build consensus through shared values, or to reconnect the urban community to its alleged ancestry.The chapters in this edited collection outline how architectonic symbols, images, and structures were codified – and sometimes ... Read more

    Was RM 258.45 Now RM 230.61

  • 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

    RM 15.87

  • Architectures of Care

    From the Intimate to the Common

    Edited by Brittany Utting ...
    Drawing from a diverse range of interdisciplinary voices, this book explores how spaces of care shape our affective, material, and social forms, from the most intimate scale of the body to our planetary commons.Typical definitions of care center around the maintenance of a livable life, encompassing everything from shelter and welfare to health and safety. Architecture plays a fundamental role in ... Read more

    RM 242.54

  • Inflection 03: New Order

    Journal of the Melbourne School of Design

    by Rory Hyde, Luke Pearson, Forensic Architecture, Breathe Architecture, Lateral Office ...
    Series Book 3 - Inflection
    In the context of recent global political and economic disruption, architecture seems no longer equipped to address the demands of contem- porary society as an isolated discipline. One solution offered in this crisis of relevance is the notion of transdisciplinarity characterised by the hybridisa- tion of distinct disciplines. Transdisciplinarity is the New Order. In ection Volume 3 explores the ... Read more

    RM 57.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Three Hundred Years of French Architecture 1494-1794

    by Reginald Theodore Blomfield ...
    First published in 1936, this volume contains a classic treatise on French architecture, focusing on the period between 1494 and 1794. French architecture ranks high among France's many accomplishments, and this fascinating exploration of its history and development describes some of the most notable examples and designers in the country’s colourful history. Not to be missed by those with an ... Read more

    RM 39.73 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The A to Z of Architecture

    by Allison Lee Palmer ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    Architecture, which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent, first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments, architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs, aesthetic interests, materials, and techniques.The A to Z of Architecture provides information on ... Read more

    RM 183.89

  • Understanding the NEC4 Term Service Contract

    A Practical Handbook

    by Kelvin Hughes, Patrick Waterhouse ...
    Series series Understanding Construction
    Use of the NEC4 suite of contracts continues to grow and the new edition of Understanding the NEC4 Term Service Contract includes significant additional materials and changes since its original publication immediately after the initial release of the NEC4 contracts. Experienced authors and construction contracts specialists Kelvin Hughes and Patrick Waterhouse have added numerous practical ... Read more

    RM 294.24

  • Valences of Historiography

    Essays on Architectural History

    Edited by Gevork Hartoonian ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    The compiled essays offer various themes and ways of approaching historiography. Each chapter probes the state of contemporary theorization of architecture histories, working toward the theme of critically re-writing history. Essential to each author's contribution are specific traditions created by the mole of history burrowing through the past. This book concerns the historian's conjectures ... Read more

    RM 258.45

  • 150 Best New Apartment Ideas

    by Francesc Zamora ...
    This information-packed volume explores the manifold ways in which architects and designers meet the various challenges of designing and decorating apartments for their clients. Featuring an extensive collection of apartments from around the world, 150 Best New Apartment Ideas provides an in-depth look at the most stunning, innovative, and practical design solutions working today. Covering a ... Read more

    RM 73.49

  • Theorizing Built Form and Culture

    The Legacy of Amos Rapoport

    Edited by Kapila D. Silva, Nisha A. Fernando ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    In this collection of essays, Theorizing Built Form and Culture: The Legacy of Amos Rapoport – a felicitation volume to celebrate the significance of Professor Amos Rapoport's lifelong scholarship – scholars from around the world discuss the analytical relevance, expansion, and continuing application of these contributions in developing an advanced understanding of mutual relationships between ... Read more

    RM 258.45

  • Mario Roberto Álvarez

    Arquitectura, forma y cuidad

    by Esteban Barrera ...
    Este libro busca ser un incentivo a mirar en profundidad tres obras claves de quien fuera uno de los más grandes arquitectos argentinos del sigo XX, Mario Roberto Álvarez. Unas páginas que nos ayuden a develar los valores de estas obras y que a su vez nos permitan aprender de ellas. Un recorrido por sus obras, con la mirada puesta en las relaciones entre arquitectura y ciudad.¿Hay un interés real ... Read more

    RM 39.73 or Free with Kobo Plus