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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$ 22.55 SGD

  • Fallen Crest Boxset

    by Tijan ...
    "Fallen Crest is a masterfully told story that keeps you on the edge of your seat and rooting for the bad guys." Teresa Mummert, New York Times and USA TODAY best selling author"Fallen Crest is one of my absolute favorite series! Tijan's characters are so dark, so intense, that you can't help but get sucked into their story. If you haven't read this series yet, you're missing out!" - K.A. Robinson ... Read more

    S$ 8.94 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$ 20.05 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$ 16.67 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

  • Journey to a Straw Bale House

    The Long Road to Santa Rita in an Old Hispano Neighborhood on the Northern Edge of New Mexico

    by F. Harlan Flint ...
    This tale is the author's life ramble that led to the adventure of building a cabin in the northern New Mexico wilderness. The place, called Santa Rita by its founders, was the site of a tiny settlement built by Hispano homesteaders a century earlier. One of Flint's new neighbors was Baudelio Garcia, a descendant of original pioneers. Garcia partnered with the author to take on the unfamiliar task ... Read more

    S$ 8.82 SGD

  • Learning from Bryant Park

    Revitalizing Cities, Towns, and Public Spaces

    by Andrew M. Manshel ...
    By the 1970s, 42nd Street in New York was widely perceived to be unsafe, a neighborhood thought to be populated largely by drug dealers, porn shops, and muggers. But in 1979, civic leaders developed a long-term vision for revitalizing one especially blighted block, Bryant Park. The reopening of the park in the 1990s helped inject new vitality into midtown Manhattan and served as a model for many ... Read more

    S$ 30.07 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$ 48.49 SGD

  • Supporto e(’) Immagine

    VIII congresso internazionale colore e conservazione

    by Barbara Caranza ...
    Il presente volume raccoglie i contributi presentati durante l’ottava edizione del congresso internazionale COLORE E CONSERVAZIONE 2018, dal titolo SUPPORTO e(‘) IMMAGINE- Problematiche di consolidamento e di conservazione dei supporti nei dipinti contemporanei. Nell’ambito del restauro delle opere contemporanee si incontra terreno fertile per la nucleazione di nuovi dubbi, perché molti aspetti ... Read more

    S$ 14.45 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • The Louisiana Supreme Court Building: Lessons to be Learned from a Beaux-Arts Monstrosity in the French Quarter

    by Nora Goddard ...
    In the 1920s and 1930s many struggling cities were seduced by the monolithic, masculine nature of Beaux-arts style government buildings. Eager to appear more European, American cities became fans of rabid slum clearance initiatives that ironically erased some of their most authentically European communities. In this trend, the Louisiana Supreme Court building was designed in 1910 by the firm Brown ... Read more

    S$ 8.95 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Big Bim Little Bim - the Practical Approach to Building Information Modeling - Integrated Practice Done the Right Way!

    by Finith Jernigan ...
    The breakthrough book BIG BIM little bim gives practical approaches that architects, engineers, owners, educators, students and builders can understand and apply today. Based on twenty years of successful integrated projects, this book will help you to cut through the hype to achieve clarity about integrated practice and building information modeling. ... Read more

    S$ 12.77 SGD

  • 2009 International Plumbing Codes Handbook

    by R. Dodge Woodson ...
    A Complete Guide to the 2009 International Plumbing CodesFully updated to reflect the changes in the International Code Council 2009 International Plumbing Code, this authoritative volume follows the IPC chapter by chapter. Master plumber, master gasfitter, and bestselling author R. Dodge Woodson puts the International Plumbing Code and the Private Sewage Disposal Code into plain English for easy ... Read more

    S$ 80.21 SGD

  • How Buildings Work

    The Natural Order of Architecture

    by Edward Allen, Edward Allen ...
    Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own ... Read more

    S$ 43.92 SGD

  • Don't Build, Rebuild

    The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture

    by Aaron Betsky ...
    In a time of climate crisis and housing shortages, a bold, visionary call to replace current wasteful construction practices with an architecture of reuseAs climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silicon, and iron, let alone stop belching carbon monoxide into the air. Our housing crisis means that we ... Read more

    S$ 20.05 SGD

  • Integrating Innovation in Architecture

    Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research

    by Ajla Aksamija ...
    Series series AD Smart
    Today’s design professionals are faced with challenges on all fronts. They need not only to keep in step with rapid technological changes and the current revolution in design and construction processes, but to lead the industry. This means actively seeking to innovate through design research, raising the bar in building performance and adopting advanced technologies in their practice. In a ... Read more

    S$ 70.99 SGD

  • Réparer sa Toiture

    by Collection Plus Simple la Vie ...
    Des techniques pratiques et des conseils avisés vous guident à travers chaque étape, de l'identification des problèmes de pourriture à la consolidation structurelle, en passant par la prévention future des dommages. Avec ce guide, vous aurez les connaissances nécessaires pour protéger et prolonger la durée de vie de votre toiture, assurant ainsi la sécurité et la durabilité de votre maison. ... Read more

    S$ 11.51 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD

    by Kelly Cobeen, Donald E. Breyer, Kenneth J. Fridley, David G. Pollock Jr. ...
    THE DEFINITIVE WOOD STRUCTURE DESIGN GUIDE -- FULLY UPDATEDThoroughly revised to incorporate the latest codes and standards, the seventh edition of this comprehensive resource leads you through the complete design of a wood structure following the same sequence of materials and elements used in actual design. Detailed equations, clearillustrations, and practical design examples are featured ... Read more

    S$ 117.49 SGD

  • Alle Burgen in Deutschland

    by Gary Pitts ...
    Alle Burgen in Deutschland ist eine beeindruckende fotografische Erkundung von 686 bedeutenden mittelalterlichen Burgen mit Schwerpunkt auf deren Befestigungsanlagen. Dieses Buch liefert wichtige Informationen über die aktuelle Nutzung und Zugänglichkeit der einzelnen Burgen, mit der Ausnahme von Schlössern und weniger bekannten Ruinen. Die Leser werden erfahren, wie diese sich im Laufe der Zeit ... Read more

    S$ 62.77 SGD

  • Embedding Resilience in the Built Environment Using the EU Taxonomy

    Edited by Elzbieta Rynska ...
    Taxonomy is the common name for an EU regulation that supports companies in sustainable environmental and climate action (Regulation [EU] No. 2020/852). It is a classification tool designed for investors, companies, and financial institutions to define the environmental impact of business activities and the requirements that organisations must meet to be considered as sustainable.The aim of this ... Read more

    S$ 94.75 SGD

  • Measure for Measure

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play deals with the issues of mercy, justice, truth and their relationship to pride and humility: "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall" ... Read more

    S$ 0.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Outdoor Domesticity

    On the Relationships between Trees, Architecture, and Inhabitants

    by Ricardo Devesa ...
    Trees have been deliberately connected with houses since they were introduced as a prominent part of architectural design. The relationships of contiguity between houses and trees have existed since ancient times. However, at the end of the 19th century those links became explicit in the design process, as the house emerged as one of the fundamental architectural programs, and as the result of an ... Read more

    S$ 23.10 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Money From Mobiles

    by D. Rod Lloyd ...
    NEW 2024 EditionThe most comprehensive book on Mobile Homes. This is a nuts and bolts description of how to make money from mobile homes. I have no intention of talking you into this plan by giving brainwashing example after example of the deals. I am also not going to gloss over the pitfalls and problems of the system either. It is not a get-rich-quick scheme, and there is some risk involved. It ... Read more

    S$ 12.67 SGD

  • Materials and Meaning in Architecture

    Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings

    by Nathaniel Coleman ...
    Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation.Arguing that architecture is primarily experiencedby the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad ... Read more

    S$ 48.49 SGD