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  • 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

    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

  • 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$ 30.84 SGD

  • Sonic Wilderness: Wild Vinyl Records

    by Mark Harris ...
    Series Book 11 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    Sonic Wilderness accesses the critical value of unusual vinyl records that concern our relationship with nature. These wild records reveal unconventional perspectives on the entanglements of human life with animals, gardens and plants. They form a lyrical unconscious exposing the conventions and ideologies of popular music, their warped perspectives and acoustic radioactivity comprising a ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Digital Vernacular

    Architectural Principles, Tools, and Processes

    Digital Vernacular addresses the why and how of digital fabrication in hundreds of step-by-step color images, illuminating a set of working principles and techniques that join theory with practice. Authors James Stevens and Ralph Nelson reconcile local traditions and innovations with globally accessible methods and digital toolsets. By combining ethics with hardware, the book will root you in the ... Read more

    S$ 107.27 SGD

  • Building Material Estimates and Rates Build Up

    Second Edition

    by Moremi Mareka ...
    The script is entitled Building Estimates and Rates Build Up .and aims at empowering Technical educators, Technical, Brigades and Community colleges students, Apprentices and individuals in the building profession with the necessary skill and knowledge. As an experienced professional in the building industry, quantity surveyor( building material estimator) and a former lecturer for technical ... Read more

    S$ 13.40 SGD

  • Quebec's Covered Bridges

    by Harold Stiver ...
    Quebec's Covered BridgesUPDATED FOR 2024!!A Source book for Travelers, Photographers, Explorers...Descriptions to all of Quebec's 88 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as photosGPS PositionsWritten Driving DirectionsBasic Info for each SiteTruss types described and illustratedShort History of Covered BridgesSeven Self-guided ToursAbiti-Est Co... ... Read more

    S$ 11.34 SGD

  • Wren’s Burford Masons

    Unsung Heroes of 17th and Early 18th Century English Architecture

    by Melody Mobus ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    This book shows, for the first time, the indispensable role of the Burford Masons, a group of master masons from the historic quarries around Burford, Oxfordshire, in creating some of the foremost buildings of the 17th and early 18th centuries.The Burford Masons were involved in the construction of such outstanding buildings as St Paul's Cathedral, City churches, and Blenheim Palace, among many ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD

  • Photography, Architecture, and the Modern Italian Landscape

    Primitivism and Progress

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Photography, Architecture, and the Modern Italian Landscape explores the impact of photography at a pivotal moment in Italian architecture and culture, focusing on the period between 1910 and the mid-1970s.The book analyzes architectural photographs taken by Italian cultural figures who helped transform the Italian landscape into what we know today. This study charts the oscillation of Italians’ ... Read more

    S$ 85.26 SGD

  • Renewing Design with Communities

    Another Way of Building

    This book looks at alternative ways of analyzing traditional and contemporary architectural design and building practices in South Asia with a special focus on India. It showcases how collaborative projects between architects and local communities and drawing from local building traditions can lead to sustainable and equitable practices in architecture.The volume includes an analysis of projects ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD

  • Retrospective Columns

    Ionic Capitals and Perceptions of the Past in Greek Architecture

    An innovative study of how and why ancient Greek builders sometimes combined older and contemporary carving styles when making capitalsThe Ionic order of ancient Greek architecture gradually evolved over the course of the sixth century BCE. In Retrospective Columns, Samuel Holzman examines an overlooked group of nine Ionic monuments that are varied in design but have capitals that combine the ... Read more

    S$ 64.41 SGD

  • The Pocket Universal Principles of Interior Design

    100 Ways to Develop Innovative Ideas, Enhance Usability, and Design Effective Solutions

    Series series Rockport Universal
    This smaller version of Universal Principles of Interior Design features the concepts and guidelines included in the original version.Master the art of interior design through the 100 laws, guidelines, ideas, and general considerations in this comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia. It’s the one reference interior designers need—for professionals and nonprofessionals alike.Richly ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • Architect's Legal Pocket Book

    Series series Routledge Pocket Books
    A little book that’s big on information, the Architect’s Legal Pocket Book is the definitive reference guide on legal issues for architects and architectural students. This handy pocket guide covers key legal principles which will help you to quickly understand the law and where to go for further information.Now in its third edition, this bestselling book has been fully updated throughout to ... Read more

    S$ 63.25 SGD

  • A Practical Research Process for Developing a Sustainable Built Environment in Emerging Economies

    Series series Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries
    A Practical Research Process for Developing a Sustainable Built Environment in Emerging Economies aims to fill the dearth of practical research guidance and reference material with specific focus on the built environment in developing countries. Global policy agendas such as Agenda 2030 (the SDGs) highlight the importance and growth of research and knowledge from emerging nations who are ... Read more

    S$ 323.21 SGD

  • Architectural Precedents

    Historic Case Studies on Spatial Density and Seclusion

    Edited by Rubén Alcolea ...
    The use of historical precedents as references has been widely used in modern and contemporary architectural practices. "Architectural Precedents: Historic Case Studies on Spatial Density and Seclusion" presents a set of examples to look at as a generative source for students and practitioners, pointing to universal compositional principles such as structure, symmetry, scale and density. This ... Read more

    S$ 13.75 SGD

  • Technophoria

    by Niklas Maak ...
    Translated by Isabel García Adánez ...
    Turek trabaja para una empresa que construye smart cities. Su jefe está obsesionado con un proyecto que estuvo a punto de llevarse a la práctica en el siglo pasado: inundar la depresión de Qattara en Egipto con agua del Mediterráneo. Si fuera posible podría descender el nivel de los océanos, convertir el desierto en una región fértil, frenar el cambio climático y, en el trayecto, ganar miles de ... Read more

    S$ 20.65 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introduction to Architectural Science

    The Basis of Sustainable Design

    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$ 105.89 SGD

  • Constructing Building Integrity

    Raising Standards Through Professionalism

    Series series Spon Research
    Constructing Building Integrity examines how ethical and professional standards can be raised in the residential apartment sector. Recent incidents in a number of countries, culminating in London’s Grenfell Tower inferno that claimed 72 lives, have highlighted systemic failures in the building industry’s professional and regulatory standards frameworks. These disasters raise serious questions over ... Read more

    S$ 323.21 SGD

  • Party Wall Disputes

    The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and Beyond - Legal Coherence, Disputes and Management

    by Laura Lintott ...
    An accessible roadmap to the complexities of party wall disputesParty Wall Disputes: The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and Beyond - Legal Coherence and Dispute Management meets the need for a roadmap to the main areas of law and fact relevant to party wall disputes:Statutes, including a detailed analysis of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and other relevant legislation,Property rights, such... ... Read more

    S$ 139.99 SGD

  • Thinking about Architecture

    An Introduction to Architectural Theory

    by Colin Davies ...
    In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp such basic concepts as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and general readers with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture.The book is divided into eight ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • Urban Labyrinths

    Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Urban Labyrinths: Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America examines intervention initiatives in informal settlements in Latin American cities as social, spatial, architectural, and cultural processes.From the mid-20th century to the present, Latin America and other regions in the Global South have experienced a remarkable demographic trend, with millions of people ... Read more

    S$ 85.26 SGD

  • Encounters with Architecture

    Insights from a Hundred Places

    by Howard Davis ...
    The hundred places of this book were visited over several decades, and played an important role in Davis’s career. Insights come from everyday places and famous landmarks: some beautiful, some the product of fine craftsmanship, some active places of gathering or commerce, some quiet places of contemplation. All stayed in the author’s memory, helping build the framework of his understandings of ... Read more

    S$ 71.51 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$ 110.02 SGD

  • Craft Theory and Contemporary Architecture

    by Grant Alford ...
    This book offers a comprehensive exploration of craft theory in relation to contemporary architecture. Craft is an old and familiar idea, but the line between craft and art or craft and mere manufacturing, for example, is notoriously hard to describe. In architecture, a similarly blurred line between the design process, on the one hand, and the physical making of buildings, on the other, lies at ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD