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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$ 19.83 SGD

  • Feeling at Home

    Defining Who You Are and How You Want to Live

    by Alexandra Stoddard ...

    S$ 21.03 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

  • 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$ 116.89 SGD

  • Creating Winning Bids

    by Basil Sawczuk ...
    'Creating Winning Bids' sets out the key stages in the production of a winning bid. Based on tried and tested methods, and using a simple step-by-step process, it will improve your chances of success in what can otherwise seem a daunting and complex process. Distilling the author’s experience of over 25 years of bidding in the public and private sectors, it is packed with practical tips about what ... Read more

    S$ 68.70 SGD

  • Emotions and Architecture

    Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time

    Edited by Francesca Lembo Fazio, Valentina Tomassetti ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    Emotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time explores architecture as a medium to arouse or conceal emotions, to build consensus through shared values, or to reconnect the urban community to its alleged ancestry.The chapters in this edited collection outline how architectonic symbols, images, and structures were codified – and sometimes ... Read more

    S$ 85.26 SGD

  • Home Inspection Lessons

    by James Bell ...
    As I started my Home Inspection business, I knew I had to grow my knowledge quickly to be a ‘great’ Home Inspector, not just a competent one. I figured the easiest way to learn more about each topic was to force myself to research, learn, and write on each topic. The intention of this book is to share what I learned and to give other new and current Home Inspectors a glimpse into my efforts to ... Read more

    S$ 10.12 SGD

  • Patrimônio 4.0

    by Pedro Henrique Gonçalves, Ana Paula Nishimoto Ito, Ariane Magda Borges, Bruna Farina, Caio Cardoso Lucena, Carina Folena Cardoso Paes, Clarissa Sartori Ziebell, Claudia Feierabend Baeta Leal, Fabíolla Xavier Rocha Ferreira Lima, Gabriela Linhares da Silva, Giovana Nunes, Mariana Kimie da Silva Nito, Maria Aparecida de Barros Silva, Monice Cristina da Silva, Natalie Johanna Groetelaars, Patricia Pizzatto Mussoi, Paula Neris dos Santos, Sandra Schmitt Soster, Sarah Yasmin Pereira Marques, Thaiz Amorim Thomaz, Vanda Alice Garcia Zanoni ...
    simbiose entre o mundo físico e suas representações digitais (por meio de dados, parâmetros e modelos) permeia todos os campos da cultura e da produção contemporânea. Na área do patrimônio arquitetônico e urbanístico, não poderia ser diferente, e diversas tecnologias digitais têm sido empregadas para documentar, representar, interpretar, gerenciar e divulgar sítios arqueológicos, bens ... Read more

    S$ 14.23 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

  • Eficiencia y productividad en arquitectura

    by Lorenzo Barnó Martínez, Agnieszka Stepien ...
    ¿Cómo aprender a ser un arquitecto productivo y eficiente en el día a día? Los profesionales de la arquitectura saben lo difícil que es culminar satisfactoriamente un proyecto por la dedicación que requiere y la diversidad de tareas que implica. La tendencia a asumir más compromisos de los que se pueden realizar, las jornadas de trabajo interminables y a contra reloj para cumplir con los plazos de ... Read more

    S$ 13.68 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Graphic Standards Field Guide to Residential Construction

    by Dennis J. Hall, Nina M. Giglio ...
    Series Book 18 - Graphic Standards Field Guide series
    A must-have reference to more than 100 common residential conditions—from accessibility issues to working with zincPractical information that the architect, engineer, contractor and homeowner can access quickly, with over 230 supporting tables photos and detailsIdentifies frequently used reference standards, acceptable practices, and other relevant resourcesQuick, reliable answers to your most ... Read more

    S$ 95.99 SGD

  • Architecture

    The Definitive Visual History

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Definitive Cultural Histories
    From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.Explore every significant architectural period and style ... Read more

    S$ 53.94 SGD

  • Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology

    In Alphabetical Order

    by Les Goring ...
    This is an ideal reference book for students (undergraduates and postgraduates) studying Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture, etc. It should also be of use to the Construction-related legal profession, Property Managers and Letting Agents. Builders (and homeowners, interested in identifying faults in their property), should also benefit from this book.Residential Surveying ... Read more

    S$ 100.39 SGD

  • Experiência do lugar arquitetônico

    dimensões subjetivas e sensoriais das ambiências

    by Cristiane Rose Duarte, Cybelle Miranda, Ethel Pinheiro, Luiz de Jesus Silva ...
    "Ao colocar a ambiência no centro das questões espaciais, tem-se por objetivo (...) não apenas perceber uma paisagem ou medir um ambiente, mas experienciar a trama situacional e experimentar a contextualização sensível da vida social. É, portanto, em direção a uma sensibilidade compartilhada, corporificada, encenada, afetada e situada que a ambiência conduz, com suas ferramentas conceituais e seus ... Read more

    S$ 17.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Das Bücherschloss (Band 3) - Eine uralte Prophezeiung

    Magisches Kinderbuch für Mädchen und Jungen ab 8 Jahren

    by Barbara Rose ...
    Illustrated by Annabelle von Sperber ...
    Eine besondere Botschaft Becky Librum ist mit ihrem Vater in ein echtes Schloss gezogen, in dem sie ein geheimes Stockwerk mit einer riesigen Bibliothek entdeckt. Und nur Becky kann die Bücher davor retten, für immer zu Staub zu zerfallen.Die Freunde Becky und Hugo müssen sich schleunigst in die Welt der Bücher hineinlesen. Doch zuvor offenbart Glimmerias Kristallkugel ihnen eine uralte ... Read more

    S$ 15.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Architect's Legal Pocket Book

    by Matthew Cousins ...
    Series series Routledge Pocket Books
    A little book that is 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 fourth edition, this bestselling book has been fully updated throughout to ... Read more

    S$ 48.12 SGD

  • The Diné Hogan

    A Modern History

    by Lillian Makeda ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Over the course of their history, the Navajo (Diné) have constructed many types of architecture, but during the 20th century, one building emerged to become a powerful and inspiring symbol of tribal culture. This book describes the rise of the octagonal stacked-log hogan as the most important architectural form among the Diné.The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian reservation in the United States ... Read more

    S$ 85.26 SGD

  • La ciudad de los ricos y la ciudad de los pobres

    by Bernardo Secchi ...
    Bernardo Secchi (1934-2014) es uno de los urbanistas más influyentes de las cinco últimas décadas. A su fecunda práctica profesional ha unido una continua y destacada labor de divulgación a través de múltiples libros y artículos. De este modo, ha contribuido a un entendimiento, explicación y crítica de la ciudad y el territorio, que resultan imprescindibles para cualquier proyecto de futuro. La ... Read more

    S$ 9.46 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A New Manifold

    SAC Journal 1

    by Ben van Berkel, Johan Bettum, Beatriz Colomina, Mirco Becker, Christian Veddeler ...
    Series Book 1 - SAc Journal
    A NEW MANIFOLD, the inaugural issue of SAC JOURNAL, addres- ses the increased specialisation and possible fragmentation of ex- pertise within architecture. Whilst historically always an amalgam of numerous forms of input, architecture is currently facing the necessi- ty to assimilate and process hitherto unknown amounts and rates of information flow. How can architecture relate to the emerging ... Read more

    S$ 21.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • “Patterns” of Threshold Spaces in the Historical City of Jeddah

    Investigating the Relationship Between the Public Spaces and Residential Units

    by Basma Massoud ...
    Series series Architecture and Urbanism in the Global South
    “Patterns” of Threshold Spaces in the Historical City of Jeddah explores the meaning of threshold spaces and investigates the relationship between the public spaces and residential units in the historical city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while at the same time revisiting Christopher Alexander’s theory in his canonical 1977 book, A Pattern Language.This book questions and analyses “patterns” relating ... Read more

    S$ 77.01 SGD

  • Häuser des Jahres 2020

    Die 50 besten Einfamilienhäuser 2020

    by Katharina Matzig, Nicola Borgmann ...
    Zu einem Einfamilienhaus gehören immer zwei? Richtig: Architekt und Bauherr! Für individuell geplante und hochwertig gestaltete Einfamilienhäuser stehen beide in intensivem Dialog. Der Wettbewerb HÄUSER DES JAHRES wird seit 2011 vom Deutschen Architekturmuseum und Callwey ausgelobt und prämiert die besten Projekte im deutschsprachigen Raum. Eine Fachjury wählt 50 herausragende Häuser und 20 ... Read more

    S$ 58.98 SGD

  • An Architect’S Guide to Engineered Shading Solutions

    The Next Generation in Window Coverings

    by Neil Perry Gordon ...
    If youre a member of the architectural and design community who still consider window coverings as an afterthought, then you need to learn more about the emerging field of engineered shading solutions. Engineered shading solutions are sustainable systems for interior and exterior window coverings that engage the latest technologies to control heat, glare, and light. Window coverings have evolved ... Read more

    S$ 12.31 SGD

  • Innovative Houses

    Concepts for Sustainable Living

    by Avi Friedman ...
    Housing is rapidly having to adapt to the global changes of the twenty first century. These include the transformation of the family and the rise of the non-traditional household, increases in construction costs, and concerns over climate change and the depletion of natural resources. Designing residential environments that address these issues is an urgent priority.This book examines the latest ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • Septic Tank Options & Alternatives

    Your guide to conventional, natural andeco-friendly methods & technologies

    by Féidhlim Harty ...
    Septic Tank Options & Alternatives is a user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-friendly sewage treatment option for your home. With so many different treatment systems and technologies available, it can be a challenge to make the choice that really reflects your values and priorities. This book lists conventional and alternative sewage treatment systems and outlines the pros and ... Read more

    S$ 9.36 SGD