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  • New Eco Homes

    New Ideas for Sustainable Living

    by Manel Gutierrez ...
    A stunning, full-color showcase of the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and eco-friendly design, featuring thirty-five diverse homes.Today’s architects, designers, building craftsman, and homeowners are becoming more environmentally conscious, choosing eco-friendly living spaces with small carbon footprints that are built with sustainable materials. New Eco Homes explores various ... Read more

    S$ 33.89 SGD

  • Building Information Modeling For Dummies

    by Stefan Mordue, Paul Swaddle, David Philp ...
    Everything you need to make the most of building information modelingIf you're looking to get involved in the world of BIM, but don't quite know where to start, Building Information Modeling For Dummies is your one-stop guide to collaborative building using one coherent system of computer models rather than as separate sets of drawings. Inside, you'll find an easy-to-follow introduction to BIM and ... Read more

    S$ 31.99 SGD

  • Seeing the Better City

    How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space

    by Charles R. Wolfe ...
    Finalist for a 2018 United Kingdom National Urban Design Award • A 2017 KUOW Public Radio 2017 End-of-Year Book ChoiceIn order to understand and improve cities today, personal observation remains as important as ever. While big data, digital mapping, and simulated cityscapes are valuable tools for understanding urban space, using them without on-the-ground, human impressions risks creating places ... Read more

    S$ 38.68 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 22.66 SGD

  • OSINT Cracking Tools

    Maltego, Shodan, Aircrack-Ng, Recon-Ng

    by Rob Botwright ...
    Introducing the "OSINT Cracking Tools" Book BundleUnlock the Power of OSINT with Four Comprehensive GuidesAre you ready to dive into the world of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and take your investigative skills to new heights? Look no further than the "OSINT Cracking Tools" book bundle, where we present four essential guides that will equip you with the knowledge and expertise needed to excel ... Read more

    S$ 10.99 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drawing and Illustrating Architecture

    A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art of Drawing and Illustrating Beautiful Buildings

    by Demi Lang ...
    An insightful and comprehensive guide to mastering the art of drawing and illustrating architecture.Inspiring architecture and beautiful buildings are all around us. Artists often gravitate toward building facades, doors, windows, and roofs that tell a story, convey history, and contain intricate detail. But learning to successfully capture these works on paper can be quite a challenge.Artist and ... Read more

    S$ 26.80 SGD

  • Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing: A Guide for Sustainable Entrepreneurs

    by Alan S. Gutterman ...
    Sustainable finance is a long-term approach to finance and investing, emphasizing long-term thinking, decision-making and value creation that considers environmental, social and governance ("ESG") issues. Sustainable finance has emerged in parallel to aggressive policy initiatives such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate agreement of 2015 as it has become clear that ... Read more

    S$ 1.25 SGD

  • Cradle to Cradle

    by Michael Braungart, William McDonough ...
    Recycling is good, isn’t it?In this visionary book, chemist Michael Braungart and architect William McDonough challenge this status quo and put forward a manifesto for an intriguing and radically different philosophy of environmentalism."Reduce, reuse, recycle”. This is the standard “cradle to grave” manufacturing model dating back to the Industrial Revolution that we still follow today. In this ... Read more

    S$ 15.14 SGD

  • Building Construction Illustrated

    by Francis D. K. Ching ...
    The #1 visual guide to building construction principles, updated with the latest materials, methods, and systemsFor over four decades, Building Construction Illustrated has been the leading visual guide to the principles of building construction. Filled with rich illustrations and in-depth content by renowned author Francis D.K. Ching, it offers students and practicing professionals the ... Read more

    S$ 66.99 SGD

  • A Pattern Language

    Towns, Buildings, Construction

    by Christopher Alexander ...
    Series series Center for Environmental Structure Series
    You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental ... Read more

    S$ 59.39 SGD

  • 99%隱形的城市日常設計

    The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

    by 羅曼‧馬斯, 柯特‧科爾斯泰特 ...
    Translated by 高霈芬 ...
    Series series 地球觀
    猜猜看，你視而不見的城市美景有多少？大約99%這麼多！這是一本精美的城市指南，帶你重新發掘城市中「存在有多久，你就無視有多久」的精巧設置！　　★百貨公司跟高級大樓的旋轉門，除了美觀和趣味，難道還有其他功能？　　★所謂的「雲端」，是如何藏在「海底」的呢？　　★是哪個天才想到把在馬路畫中線，分開來往車輛與道路行人？　　★台北101的吉祥物，不只是101這三個數字的具象化，還是穩定這座超高摩天大樓的關鍵！　　一座享譽國際的知名巨大建築物，它的美感和建築設計其實只佔整體設計的百分之一。本書的任務就是揭秘設計中不為人知的隱藏故事。的確，一座摩天高樓令人讚嘆，並且為城市提供了美麗的天際線，但是建造背後99%的隱藏故事才是最精彩的部分。　　除了存在感強烈的巨大建築... ... Read more

    S$ 18.58 SGD

  • Architecture and the Public World

    Kenneth Frampton

    by Kenneth Frampton ...
    Series series Radical Thinkers in Design
    This book brings together Kenneth Frampton's essays from the 1960s to today which epitomize his reflections on the historical–theoretical entanglements of architecture with place, the public realm, cultural identity, urban landscape and environment, and the political question of the “predicament” of architecture in the new Millennium.The essays explore Frampton's contention that architecture's ... Read more

    S$ 40.10 SGD

  • Force of Nature

    The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution

    by Edward Humes ...

    S$ 23.75 SGD

  • Climate Action for Busy People

    by Cate Mingoya-LaFortune ...
    As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now. While large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve the planet, the wisest and most lasting adaptation solutions originate at the local level. However, with something as large as the climate crisis, it can ... Read more

    S$ 27.68 SGD

  • The Architecture Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture ... Read more

    S$ 28.33 SGD

  • The Big Book of Tiny Painting

    An Artist's Guide to Tiny Painting Outside in Ink and Watercolour

    by Leslie Stroz ...
    A complete outdoor painting course in ink and watercolour!Learn the art of painting big by going tiny. From building your pocket-sized art kit to conquering creative fears, acclaimed artist Leslie Stroz teaches you how to capture the essence of a place with just a few strokes of pen and brush.Packed with step-by-step guidance and expert tipsDiscover the key elements of tiny art: from Line and ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • CS E10:2014 - Guidelines on Design Loads for Skyrise Greenery

    by angeliasia ...
    The Research branch of the Centre for Urban Greenery & Ecology, Singapore, engages in multidisciplinary research on the greening and ecology of cities. Through its key research programs on plants, ecology and social studies, it aims to enhance greenery planning, design and management in cities.CS E10:2014, Guidelines on Design Loads for Skyrise Greenery, identifies the basic requirements, ... Read more

    S$ 10.09 SGD

  • Green Building Illustrated

    by Francis D. K. Ching, Ian M. Shapiro ...
    FULLY ILLUSTRATED, UPDATED GUIDE TO THE STRATEGIC DESIGN OF GREEN BUILDINGSIn the tradition of Building Construction Illustrated, Francis D.K. Ching and Ian M. Shapiro offer a fully illustrated guide to the theory and practice of sustainable design. This guide provides architects, designers, and builders in the green design professional community a framework and detailed strategies for designing ... Read more

    S$ 61.99 SGD

  • Enabling the City

    Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Encounters in Research and Practice

    Edited by Josefine Fokdal, Olivia Bina, Prue Chiles, Liis Ojamäe, Katrin Paadam ...
    Enabling the City is a collaborative book that focuses on how interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes of knowledge production may contribute to urban transformation at a local level in the 21st century, striking a balance between enthusiastic support for such transformational potential and a cautious note regarding the persistent challenges to the ethos as well as the practice of inter ... Read more

    Free

  • Which Proximity in Design Education?

    A Contemporary Curriculum

    Edited by Rita Assoreira Almendra ...
    Series series Project Thinking on Design
    This book explores various pedagogical viewpoints and dialectical positions within the field of design education and the concept of proximity it has established with industries and manufacturing.Which Proximity in Design Education? frames a wide range of approaches in design studios on undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels and their capacity to render meaningful and novel attitudes and ... Read more

    Free

  • Climate Change Adaptation in the Built Environment

    Transdisciplinary and Innovative Learning

    Edited by Chamindi Malalgoda, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh, Shavindree Nissanka, Nishara Fernando, Ruben Paul Borg, Mo Hamza ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Global climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing humanity and it is affecting every country on every continent. Recent evidence confirms a close liaison between climate change induced hazards and the built environment, as the built environment demonstrates a high fragility and vulnerability to hazardous situations. The impact of climate change is particularly pertinent to ... Read more

    S$ 250.04 SGD

  • The Biomimicry Revolution

    Learning from Nature How to Inhabit the Earth

    by Henry Dicks ...
    Winner, 2024 Symposium Book Award, Canadian Society for Continental PhilosophyModernity is founded on the belief that the world we build is a human invention, not a part of nature. The ecological consequences of this idea have been catastrophic. We have laid waste to natural ecosystems, replacing them with fundamentally unsustainable human designs. With time running out to address the ... Read more

    S$ 43.37 SGD

  • Nature-Based Cities

    Performance-Driven Design Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation

    by Katia Perini, Francesca Mosca ...
    Series series Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
    This book introduces a groundbreaking approach to urban design, addressing site-specific challenges arising from the impacts of climate change. It provides an overview of the most relevant climate change impacts and related adaptation strategies, aligning with sustainable development goals. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are some of the most significant adaptation strategies, yet the book addresses ... Read more

    S$ 220.61 SGD

  • Advancements in Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Research and Practice

    Integrating Disruptive Technologies and Innovation for Future Excellence

    Edited by AbdulLateef Olanrewaju, Silvana Bruno ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book offers a captivating discussion into the cutting-edge developments at the intersection of architecture, engineering, construction, and technology. With a focus on the power of big data analytics and computational design, this book delves into the transformative potential of these domains in shaping the built environment and business.This book discovers the fusion of architectural and ... Read more

    S$ 294.18 SGD