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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

  • 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

    S$ 19.83 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

  • 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

  • Naive Intention

    by von Ellrichshausen Pezo, Edwin van Gelder ...
    Introduced by an essay about the vague contradiction between intentionality and chance, necessity and accident, reason and futility, authorship and anonymity, the book presents a selection of images that inform Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s cross production between art, architecture and academia. Each page contains a single picture and a brief caption describing it.Beyond a comprehensive depiction of ... Read more

    S$ 15.90 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Geotechnics and Heritage

    Case Histories

    Edited by Emilio Bilotta, Alessandro Flora, Stefania Lirer, Carlo Viggiani ...
    Conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization. It involves various cultural, humanistic, social, technical, economical and administrative factors, intertwining in inextricable patterns. The complexity of the topic is such that guidelines or recommendations for intervention techniques ... Read more

    S$ 123.77 SGD

  • Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery: The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools

    by Jin Izuhara ...
    Are you a weekend hobby carpenter with a passion for creating high-quality pieces, but not quite the equipment budget to match?Would you like to know how to create Japanese joints using common tools?Japanese joinery is an ancient carpentry skill developed in a time before mass production when ingenuity and character of design still mattered. Now, you can revive this ancient art and introduce it to ... Read more

    S$ 3.77 SGD

  • Vegetable Plants and their Fibres as Building Materials

    Proceedings of the Second International RILEM Symposium

    Edited by H.S. Sobral ...
    This book examines the state-of-the-art on plants and fibres as building materials for low cost construction, emphasizing their use, properties, fabrication, new procedures and future developments. It makes available research results on new techniques for fibre reinforcement and their use in concrete, stabilized clay and other matrices. Procedures for making vegetable fibres and wood-based ... Read more

    S$ 67.38 SGD

  • Ethics

    by Benedictus de Spinoza ...
    Ethics Benedictus de Spinoza - Ethics (1908). This book, "Ethics", by James Hayden Tufts, John Dewey, is a replication of a book originally published before 1908. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible ... Read more

    S$ 8.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Pelota, una herencia de México al mundo

    by Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación A.C., Cooperativa La Joplin, Justino Compeán, Decio de María, Guillermo Cantú, Luis Palma, Diego Suinaga, Iñigo Riestra, Carla Zarebska, Humberto Tachiquín ''Tachi'', Jacqui Lara, Ramón Torrente, Salvador Saura, Edicions de l'Eixample, Claudi Satué, Jaqueline Robinson, Fanny del Río, Ricardo Baduel ...
    En un fascinante recorrido de 220 páginas, a través de una selección de más de 300 imágenes de 65 archivos de América, Europa y Asia, la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol se propuso celebrar de forma inédita y lúdica una de las grandes aportaciones de México a la humanidad: la pelota. La primera mitad del libro recorre el origen remoto de esta afirmación: el simbolismo y el mito, la cultura y el arte ... Read more

    S$ 7.51 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Where Did This Stone Come From?

    Hankins Stone Heritage Series, #1

    by Glenda Hankins ...
    Series Book 1 - Hankins Stone Heritage Series
    Where Did This Stone Come From? tells the remarkable story behind the stone walls of Mesa Verde National Park's Visitor and Research Center. Set within the landscapes of the American Southwest, this richly illustrated volume follows the journey of sandstone from the Four Corners region to its final place in a building designed to belong to the land itself.Through photographs, historical context, ... Read more

    S$ 12.61 SGD

  • Structural Competency for Architects

    by Hollee Hitchcock Becker ...
    Structural Competency for Architects is a comprehensive volume covering topics from structural systems and typologies to statics, strength of materials, and component design. The book includes everything you need to know about structures for the design of components, as well as the logic for design of structural patterns, and selection of structural typologies.Organized into six key modules, each ... Read more

    S$ 174.66 SGD

  • Three Birds Renovations: Dream Home How-To

    by Bonnie Hindmarsh, Erin Cayless, Lana Taylor ...
    Australia's favourite Birds are back with BIGGER home transformations, BOLDER extensions, BREATHTAKING new builds and hundreds of new tips.Jam-packed with reno goodness, this book is a visual feast overflowing with ideas and inspiration from Three Birds projects in glorious detail, including their most ambitious new build to date: a family home that channels an idyllic island getaway (year-round ... Read more

    S$ 20.92 SGD

  • Energiesparendes Bauen und Sanieren

    Neutrale Information für mehr Energieeffizienz

    by Thomas Königstein ...
    Series series Bau-Rat
    Der Autor zeigt verständlich und anwendungsorientiert, dass Energieeinsparung weder beim Neubau noch bei der Sanierung Einschränkung und Verzicht, sondern Behaglichkeit, Qualitätssteigerung, Werterhaltung und Klimaschutz bedeutet. Mehr denn je geht es um den Klimaschutz. Bis 2030 sollen die Emissionen von Treibhausgasen gegenüber 1990 um mindestens 55 Prozent sinken, bis 2050 soll Deutschland ... Read more

    S$ 36.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dilectis Hispaniae - Guía de la España Olvidada

    by Jorge Lucendo ...
    El libro «Dilectis Hispaniae» -Guía de la España Olvidada-, recoge todos los monumentos históricos más emblemáticos de eso que se ha dado en llamar «La España del Recuerdo». Nuestro rico Patrimonio Histórico Cultural se queja de abandono en muchas ocasiones, en la mayoría de ellas por desconocimiento del valor de esos edificios o monumentos, y en otros muchas, por falta de medios económicos para ... Read more

    S$ 6.06 SGD

  • The Politics of Parametricism

    Digital Technologies in Architecture

    Edited by Matthew Poole, Manuel Shvartzberg ...
    Over the last decade, 'parametricism' has been heralded as a new avant-garde in the industries of architecture, urban design, and industrial design, regarded by many as the next grand style in the history of architecture, heir to postmodernism and deconstruction. From buildings to cities, the built environment is increasingly addressed, designed and constructed using digital software based on ... Read more

    S$ 47.84 SGD

  • Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Cementitious Construction Materials

    Edited by F. Pacheco-Torgal, Caijun Shi, Angel Palomo ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Cementitious Construction Materials – Second Edition follows on the success of the previous edition and provides an up-to-date review on recent research developments on cementitious construction materials based on carbon dioxide storage. Along with the addition of an entire new section on bio- sequestration. Brand new chapters are included on carbonation methods ... Read more

    S$ 304.10 SGD

  • Arch Bridges

    Edited by A. Sinopoli ...
    Modern structural engineering surprises us with the mastery and certainty with which it plans and carries out daring projects, such as the most recent metal or concrete bridges, whether they be suspension or arch bridges. On the other hand, little is yet known about the state of knowledge of construction science and techniques which, well before the arrival of modern methods based on the mechanics ... Read more

    S$ 447.00 SGD

  • Fracture and Damage of Concrete and Rock - FDCR-2

    Edited by H.P. Rossmanith ...
    This book forms the Proceedings of the International Conference held in Vienna in November 1992 dealing with ageing, fatigue and fracture of concrete and concrete structures. Special sections cover demolition and recycling, and anchorage engineering. As well as selected international contributions, five specially invited plenary papers are included ... Read more

    S$ 130.65 SGD

  • Building the Future

    Innovation in design, materials and construction

    Edited by G.S.T. Armer, J.L. Clarke, F.K. Garas ...
    This book forms the proceedings of the international seminar held by the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Building Research Establishment in Brighton in April 1993. It brings together contributions from 20 countries on recent innovations in building and construction. ... Read more

    S$ 508.89 SGD

  • Properties of Fresh Concrete

    Proceedings of the International RILEM Colloquium

    Edited by H.J. Wierig ...
    This book presents new information on concrete properties and production in the light of the widespread use of ready mixed concrete and new concreting materials. This book forms the Proceedings of the RILEM Colloquium held in Hanover, West Germany in October 1990. Papers from 18 countries in Europe, North America and the Far East are included. ... Read more

    S$ 694.56 SGD

  • Containment Structures: Risk, Safety and Reliability

    Proceedings of the IABSE Henderson Colloquium

    Edited by Bryan Simpson ...
    This book brings together contributions from some of the leading researchers and practising engineers in the field of silos and containment structures, and is derived from a specially invited colloquium on the subject. As well as case studies, it includes reviews dealing with safety and risk in design and operation of these structures. ... Read more

    S$ 515.76 SGD

  • External Components

    by Michael Mcevoy ...
    Series series Mitchell's Building Series
    Analyses, in conjunction with Internal Components, the performance requirements of building components and the effectiveness of typical solutions. External components integrates logically with the theoretical aspects explored in other titles in the Mitchell's building series. It encourages evaluation of alternative methods for putting components together. ... Read more

    S$ 152.65 SGD

  • Advanced Concrete Technology Set

    Edited by John Newman, B S Choo ...
    Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology's advanced course, this new four volume series is a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia and industry has been brought together to produce this unique reference source. Each volume deals with different aspects of the properties, ... Read more

    S$ 553.38 SGD