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  • 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

  • Feeling at Home

    Defining Who You Are and How You Want to Live

    by Alexandra Stoddard ...

    S$ 21.24 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$ 28.22 SGD

  • Structures

    Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

    by J. E. Gordon ...
    In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what ... Read more

    S$ 18.52 SGD

  • Introduction to Architectural Science

    The Basis of Sustainable Design

    by Steven V. Szokolay ...
    Now in its third edition, this book provides the ideal and only reference to the physical basis of architectural design.Fully updated and expanded throughout, the book provides the data required for architects to design buildings that will maintain the users comfort in a variety of conditions, with minimal reliance on energy intensive methods like air conditioning.This is not a ‘how to’ book but ... Read more

    S$ 112.87 SGD

  • Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design

    Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building

    by Alexander Tsigkas ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design: Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building examines the intersection of philosophy and practice in architecture, exploring life, viability, and interdisciplinary collaboration and offering practical design insights for all beings.This book highlights several key architectural features, including a philosophical exploration of ... Read more

    S$ 90.57 SGD

  • The University of Illinois Memorial Stadium

    The First 100 Years

    by Kevin Hinders, Benjamin Bross ...
    This book offers a rigorous but graphically compelling narrative historic analysis of one of the most important civic buildings not only of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, or the State of Illinois, but arguably of the United States, Memorial Stadium.Like all spatial products, the design and construction of the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium embodies the social, political, ... Read more

    S$ 103.11 SGD

  • Watts Pocket Handbook

    The Essential Guide to Property and Construction

    Edited by Trevor Rushton ...
    This milestone 30th edition of the Watts Pocket Handbook has had a thorough overhaul and renews its commitment to share industry knowledge by providing technical and legal information across a comprehensive spread of property and construction topics.The Handbook provides specialist information and guidance on a vast selection of related subjects including:Environmental and sustainability issues ... Read more

    S$ 59.91 SGD

  • AIA Guide to Chicago

    by American Institute of Architects Chicago, Chicago Architecture Center, Landmarks Illinois, Cynthia Weese, FAIA ...
    Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring this most breathtaking and dynamic of cityscapes. The editors offer entries on new destinations like the Riverwalk, the St. Regis Chicago, and The 606 as well as updated descriptions of Willis Tower and other refreshed landmarks. Thirty-four ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • Parametric Design for Architecture

    by Wassim Jabi ...
    Architects use CAD to help them visualize their ideas. Parametric design is a fast-growing development of CAD that lets architects and designers specify the key parameters of their model and make changes interactively. Whenever changes are made the rest of the model updates automatically.Through a detailed description of various parametric, generative and algorithmic techniques, this book provides ... Read more

    S$ 50.35 SGD

  • Home Staging Valoriza Imóveis para Vender

    by Susana Faulim Damy ...
    "Transforme Vendas e Encante Clientes – Home Staging Valoriza Imóveis para Vender: A Primeira Edição que Revoluciona o Mercado Imobiliário"Este não é apenas um livro, é a chave para elevar suas vendas a um novo patamar! Campeão de vendas ao redor do mundo, o conceito de Home Staging está em ascensão e conquistando adeptos a cada dia. O que faz dele uma verdadeira febre no mercado imobiliário? Sua ... Read more

    S$ 6.38 SGD

  • Garden State

    SAC Journal 3

    by Daniel Birnbaum, Horst Bredekamp, William Forsythe, Douglas Gordon, Sanford Kwinter, Louise Neri, Philippe Pirotte, Tobias Rehberger, Mark Wigley ...
    Series Book 3 - SAC Journal
    GARDEN STATE - Cinematic Space and Choreographic Time is the third issue of the SAC JOURNAL and explores the garden as a utopia wherein time and space may be thought of in archi- tectural terms yet not easily deciphered against architecture's traditions and practices. The garden herein is a changeable and vulnerable condition, embodying the ephemerality of life, which in turn contrasts with the ... Read more

    S$ 21.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aging In Place: Using Universal Design

    by Kate Bigalk ...
    Stop living a life in a home that isn't suited for you, and start living in your dream home with ease. This book will show you how to design and live in your dream home for the rest of your life, regardless of age or ability. With this book, you will learn how to incorporate universal design into your home and how to renovate it to age-in-place. You will discover current technology and home ... Read more

    S$ 12.77 SGD

  • Building Sites

    Architecture, Labour, and Production Studies

    Edited by Matt Davies, Will Thomson, Katie Lloyd Thomas, João Marcos de Almeida Lopes ...
    Building Sites addresses the urgent need to advance the critical understanding of relations between architectural design and the labour of building. While recognising that in many parts of the world building takes place through self-organised processes and traditional skills, the book questions a central and problematic omission in architectural discourse, education and practice – the production ... Read more

    S$ 85.00 SGD

  • Building Health and Wellbeing

    Edited by Stephen Emmitt ...
    Series series BRI Research Series
    This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life. Expanding on the 50th anniversary Special Issue of Building Research & Information (BRI), which was dedicated to health and wellbeing, articles have been extended and updated to complement contributions from new authors. Building Health and Wellbeing covers design for ageing, ... Read more

    S$ 124.02 SGD

  • A History of Artificially Intelligent Architecture

    Case Studies from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan, 1949–1987

    by Danyal Ahmed ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    A History of Artificially Intelligent Architecture: Case Studies from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan, 1949-1987 provides a comprehensive survey of architectural projects exhibiting intelligence since the Late First Century right up to the present day.Tracing the social, scientific and technological developments, this book analyses case studies from both conceived and executed architectural projects ... Read more

    S$ 82.21 SGD

  • Arieh Sharon and Modern Architecture in Israel

    Building Social Pragmatism

    by Eran Neuman ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    Arieh Sharon and Modern Architecture in Israel: Building Social Pragmatism offers the first comprehensive survey of the work of Arieh Sharon and analyzes and discusses his designs and plans in relation to the emergence of the State of Israel.A graduate of the Bauhaus, Sharon worked for a few years at the office of Hannes Mayer before returning to Mandatory Palestine. There, he established his ... Read more

    S$ 82.21 SGD

  • The Dissertation

    A Guide for Architecture Students

    by Iain Borden, Katerina Rüedi Ray ...
    The Dissertation is one of the most demanding yet potentially most stimulating components of an architectural course. This classic text provides a complete guide to what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and what the major pitfalls are.This is a comprehensive guide to all that an architecture student might need to know about undertaking the dissertation. The book provides a plain guide through ... Read more

    S$ 72.45 SGD

  • Writing the Materialities of the Past

    Cities and the Architectural Topography of Historical Imagination

    by Sam Griffiths ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Writing the Materialities of the Past offers a close analysis of how the materiality of the built environment has been repressed in historical thinking since the 1950s. Author Sam Griffiths argues that the social theory of cities in this period was characterised by the dominance of socio-economic and linguistic-cultural models, which served to impede our understanding of time-space relationality ... Read more

    S$ 85.00 SGD

  • Blueprints for Success: Navigating the Path to Becoming an Architect

    by Matt Dewey ...
    Embark on a journey through the captivating world of architecture with 'Blueprints for Success: Navigating the Path to Becoming an Architect.' This comprehensive guide offers aspiring architects a roadmap to achieving their dreams, from laying strong foundations in architectural principles to mastering the intricacies of design, project management, and professional ethics. With ten enriching ... Read more

    S$ 7.66 SGD

  • Universal Principles of Architecture

    100 Architectural Archetypes, Methods, Conditions, Relationships, and Imaginaries

    by WAI Architecture Think Tank, Cruz Garcia, Nathalie Frankowski ...
    Series series Rockport Universal
    Take an expansive and provocative tour of architectural theory and practice, exploring everything from basic concepts to speculative design and subversive interventions.Universal Principles of Architecture illustrates in 100 concepts the importance, possibilities, challenges, and roles that architecture plays in shaping the world. This radical and perhaps surprising survey is divided into five ... Read more

    S$ 40.10 SGD

  • Architecture China: Building for a New Culture(Fall 2018)

    Edited by Li Xiangning, Jiang Jiawei, Mo Wanli, Rebecca Gros, Gina Tsarouhas ...
    Series series Architecture China
    Focusing on the leading edge architectural designs with regional characteristic, Architecture China is a journal whose mission is to disseminate the creative works of contemporary Chinese architecture, and to deepen an appreciation of Chinese architectural traditional and trends. This issue, focusing on how a new culture could be constructed through the action of building, showcases 15 newly ... Read more

    S$ 29.51 SGD

  • Prefactibilidad de proyectos arquitectónicos

    by Julio Fernando Salamanca Pinzón ...
    Propuestas para desarrollar proyectos inmobiliarios surgen constantemente. "Gestar" un proyecto es sin duda el sueño de todo profesional recién egresado, pero es también la preocupación constante de la empresa consolidada con muchos años de experiencia. Sin embargo, la mayoría de esas iniciativas se quedan por el camino y muy pocas son las que vemos finalmente como realizaciones arquitectónicas. ... Read more

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ecotono urbano

    Introducción conceptual para la alternatividad al desarrollo urbano

    by Andrés Cuesta Beleño ...
    Las intervenciones urbanas en la ciudad, el campo, las áreas periféricas o límites se han constituido en un referente importante por las articulaciones que se demandan entre el territorio intervenido para el continuo crecimiento y desarrollo urbano o rural. Esta obra aborda las aproximaciones conceptuales realizadas en torno al concepto del ecotono urbano, llamado también espacio de transición ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus