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  • 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

  • The Secrets of Hawthorn Place

    A heartfelt and charming dual-time story of the power of love

    by Jenni Keer ...
    'This is definitely up there as one of the best books that I have read. It's got a special place in my heart. Just amazing!' 5* reader review'Gorgeous! Exuberant writing, convincing, adorable characters, romance and a little whimsy' TRACY REES***Love will always find a way . . .***Discover the intriguing secrets of Hawthorn Place in this heartfelt dual-time novel, filled with warmth and charm, ... Read more

    S$ 16.45 SGD

  • Henry V

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England, and focuses on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, part 1 and Henry IV, part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been ... Read more

    S$ 0.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Brick

    A Social History

    by Carolyne Haynes ...
    Bricks – such small and seemingly uninteresting things – have helped to build the way we live as society has evolved, from the feudal system of early Britain right up to today. Originally very expensive, bricks were only used by those who could afford them. This gradually changed with the Great Fire of London in 1666 when legislation decreed that the city must be rebuilt with non flammable ... Read more

    S$ 19.61 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empire, State & Building

    by Kiel Moe ...
    This book considers the material basis of building as a key impetus of both urbanization and the energetics of urban life. The otherwise externalized material geographies and thermodynamics of building’s material basis reveal much about the dynamics and efficacy of how we build. This book plots the material history and geography for one plot of land in Manhattan—the parcel of land under the Empire ... Read more

    S$ 20.81 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dams and Disease

    Ecological Design and Health Impacts of Large Dams, Canals and Irrigation Systems

    by William Jobin ...
    A guide to help planners and engineers to the improvment of future water projects. The past century of global experience on water projects is presented as the basis for creating new approaches. First-hand analyses, including 35 case studies from 25 countries, portray the influence of politicians, biologists, engineers, computer models and physician ... Read more

    S$ 366.08 SGD

  • Aluminium

    A Studio Design Guide

    by Michael Stacey ...
    Are you making the most of aluminium? Aluminium is one of the most flexible and durable materials to design with. With exceptional strength, durability and affordability, it provides us with more than simply the ability to select products. When understood properly, aluminium becomes something to design with. In a world where over half humankind now lives in cities there is a need to design zero ... Read more

    S$ 82.45 SGD

  • Protective Material Coatings For Preserving Cultural Heritage Monuments and Artwork

    by Amir Ershad-Langroudi Amir Ershad-Langroudi ...
    Long-standing artworks and monuments show the wisdom and cultural identity of an ancient society along with the educational, material and spiritual merits of the people of that time. However, many historical artifacts and cultural monuments have been eroded over time and are in danger of deterioration beyond repair. There is a need to protect and conserve these artifacts. Restoration and ... Read more

    S$ 53.62 SGD

  • How to Choose Furniture

    by Taek, Forty Corporation ...
    How to Choose Furniture is a complete, real-world guide for anyone ready to make smarter design decisions at home.Written by Taek, a furniture designer and space director with over ten years of experience, this book shows you how to select, arrange, and care for furniture that fits your lifestyle, budget, and space—without the stress or guesswork.Inside, you'll learn:How to identify quality ... Read more

    S$ 8.83 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Services and Equipment

    Volume 2

    by Frederick Hall ...
    A widely acclaimed trilogy that has become established as the leading work in this field as well as taking account of current Building Regulations, Codes of Practice and recent technological advances. Special attention has been paid to the reduction of fuel costs and environmental factors. This volume covers pipe-sizing for hot and cold water installations, fine control systems, fire detactor ... Read more

    S$ 123.77 SGD

  • Made Up

    Design’s Fictions

    Edited by Tim Durfee, Mimi Zeiger ...
    Through essays, interviews, and narratives by Bruce Sterling, Fiona Raby, Sam Jacob and other significant voices in the field, this volume questions the initial discourses around “design fiction”—a broad category of critical design that includes overlapping interests in science fiction, world building, speculation, and futuring. Made Up: Design’s Fictions advances contemporary analysis and ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Wisconsin’s Barns

    by William H. Tishler ...
    Barns are noble structures that highlight our rural landscape. They remain an enormous source of pride for the people of Wisconsin. Many realize that no other visible human achievement reflects the long relationship they have had with the land. However, little information is available regarding their history and how they were constructed. William H. Tishler, an emeritus professor of landscape ... Read more

    S$ 6.49 SGD

  • Tracing the History of Houses

    by Trevor Yorke ...
    All houses have a history to tell and the fascination with period properties is not confined to country houses with grand estates. Whether town, mansion or country cottage, old houses are equally worthy of pride and interest in their past.Tracing the History of Houses shows how to obtain an approximate dating of a house from the physical and visual evidence, including its location, the materials ... Read more

    S$ 8.71 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ville numérique

    La qualité urbaine en question

    by Emeline Bailly, Dorothée Marchand ...
    Comment la ville numérique affecte-t-elle la qualité, l’attractivité et la vitalité des territoires ? Comment les objets connectés urbains sont-ils appréhendés ? Remettent-ils en cause nos représentations de la ville et nos perceptions des paysages urbains ?Dans le contexte de la promotion de la ville numérique, Emeline Bailly et Dorothée Marchand interrogent les implications de son essor sur la ... Read more

    S$ 37.84 SGD

  • Timber Framing for the Rest of Us

    A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction

    by Rob Roy ...
    Series Book 12 - Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series
    All those of us without traditional skills need to know to build with timber framingMany natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, ... Read more

    S$ 29.75 SGD

  • How to Investigate Damp

    Practical Site Inspection Skills and Remedial Options

    by Ralph Burkinshaw ...
    The aim of this book is to take the reader by the hand and show them exactly how to carry out various inspection techniques to identify the causes of damp in buildings. This is achieved by taking them through a variety of investigation methods using real-life case studies illustrated by dozens of sketches, drawings and photographs – and considerable insight into how investigations can be conducted ... Read more

    S$ 121.02 SGD

  • Nondestructive Techniques for the Assessment and Preservation of Historic Structures

    Edited by Florindo Gaspar, Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Hugo Rodrigues ...
    New technologies play an increasingly important role in the analysis, monitoring, restoration, and preservation of historic structures. These technological systems continue to get more advanced and complex, for example: 3D digital construction and documentation programming, 3D imaging data (including laser scanning and photogrammetry), multispectral and thermographic imaging, geophysical data, etc ... Read more

    S$ 275.07 SGD

  • The Soiling and Cleaning of Building Facades

    Edited by L.G.W. Verhoef ...
    The report of a comprehensive investigation by RILEM which examines all aspects of the cleaning of facades, subject to soiling by both biological and non-biological agencies. The contributors are international authorities working in this field giving essential advice to all those who need to know how to approach the problems connected with the soiling and cleaning of building facades. ... Read more

    S$ 121.02 SGD

  • Hazardous Building Materials

    A Guide to the Selection of Environmentally Responsible Alternatives

    by Steve Curwell ...
    This new edition provides a detailed reference source of the use in residential buildings of materials known or suspected to harm health and the environment. Alternative materials are evaluated using unique data sheets which compare environmental impact, cost, health, safety and technical performance providing building and construction professionals and other practitioners with the facts they need ... Read more

    S$ 137.52 SGD

  • Understanding Housing Defects

    by Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Roger Heath, Nigel Dann ...
    Understanding Housing Defects provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings.For this new edition, many of the chapters have been substantially updated and new photographs have been added. There are four new chapters covering:How defects are definedAn overview of building and architectural historyExternal ... Read more

    S$ 159.53 SGD

  • Collage and Architecture

    by Jennifer Shields ...
    Collage and Architecture remains an invaluable resource for students and practitioners as the first book to cover collage as a tool for analysis and design in architecture.Since entering the contemporary art world over a century ago, collage has profoundly influenced artists and architects throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. In Collage and Architecture, Jennifer A. E. ... Read more

    S$ 77.01 SGD

  • Coding, Shaping, Making

    Experiments in Form and Form-Making

    by Haresh Lalvani ...
    Coding, Shaping, Making combines inspiration from architecture, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics and computation to look towards the future of architecture, design and art. It presents ongoing experiments in the search for fundamental principles of form and form-making in nature so that we can better inform our own built environment.In the coming decades, matter will become encoded with ... Read more

    S$ 72.88 SGD

  • The Design-Build Studio

    Crafting Meaningful Work in Architecture Education

    Edited by Tolya Stonorov ...
    The Design-Build Studio examines sixteen international community driven design-build case studies through process and product, with preceding chapters on community involvement, digital and handcraft methodologies and a graphic Time Map. Together these projects serve as a field guide to the current trends in academic design-build studios, a window into the different processes and methodologies ... Read more

    S$ 105.89 SGD

  • Studio Craft & Technique for Architects Second Edition

    by Anne Gorman, Miriam Delaney ...
    This is an excellent, clear and comprehensive book for Year 1 architecture students, which will continue to be useful throughout their course and into practice. - Laura Evans, Kingston University, UKThis one-stop handbook for architecture students provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of ... Read more

    S$ 36.07 SGD