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  • 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

    R511,28

  • 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

    R111,02

  • TEMPLE MANAGEMENT IN THE ĀGAMA-S

    With Special Reference To Kāmikāgama

    by Dr. Deepa Duraiswamy ...
    For at least 1500 years, temple design, construction and worship have followed the canon of the āgama-s. Shouldn’t temple management also follow the āgama-s?Steeped in a history of more than two millennia, the real bequest of India’s ancient temples is that they are still living sacred spaces. The gods that were invoked in these temples more than a thousand years ago, continue to reside in the ... Read more

    R19,93

  • Three Birds Renovations

    400+ renovation and styling secrets revealed

    by Erin Cayless, Bonnie Hindmarsh, Lana Taylor ...
    Holy reno inspo!Before & aftersStyling how-to'sMoney-saving reno tips'Australia's most fabulous renovators' Real Living magazineWhen best friends Erin, Bonnie and Lana ditched their corporate careers to start Three Birds Renovations, they were rookie renovators with big ideas. Today, with many incredible house transformations under their toolbelt, they're a power trio turning neighbourhood ugly ... Read more

    R287,37

  • 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

    R217,22

  • Introduction to Architectural Technology Third Edition

    by Pete Silver, Will McLean ...
    Understanding the relationship between design and technology is critical to the understanding of architecture. This book clearly explains the core aspects of architectural technology: structural physics, structural elements and forms, heating, lighting, environmental control and computer modelling. The third edition includes six new case studies, more on structural types, new information on ... Read more

    R682,97

  • 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

    R291,51

  • Fantastic Ferrocement - For Practical, permanent Elven Architecture, Follies, Fairy Gardens and Other Virtuous Ventures

    by Peter Harris ...
    If you have ever wanted to sculpt or build in a permanent material that is extremely strong and can be moulded to any shape, ferrocement is the medium for you - and this concise book shows you how.Tools, techniques and sample projects - a garden pot, angel, dome, and more - are all logically described and illustrated. The many photos showing the building of Cafe Eutopia by the author and his ... Read more

    R95,14 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conservação preventiva de edifícios históricos

    princípios e práticas

    by Carla Maria Teixeira Coelho, Cláudia S. Rodrigues de Carvalho ...
    A obra "Conservação preventiva de edifícios históricos: princípios e práticas" apresenta um panorama do avanço da conservação preventiva no Brasil, mostrando como essa abordagem passou a integrar gradualmente cursos universitários, pesquisas especializadas e políticas públicas de preservação. O livro destaca iniciativas como o Programa de Gestão de Riscos ao Patrimônio Musealizado do Ibram e a ... Read more

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  • Our Voices II

    The DE-colonial Project

    by Rebecca Kiddle, Patrick Reid Stewart, Kevin O'Brian ...
    Our Voices II: the DE-colonial Project will showcase decolonizing projects which work to destable and disquiet colonial built environments. The land, towns, and cities on which we live have always been Indigenous places yet, for the most part our Indigenous value sets and identities have been disregarded or appropriated. Indigenous people continue to be gentrified out of the places to which they ... Read more

    R146,04

  • Dams and Disease

    Ecological Design and Health Impacts of Large Dams, Canals and Irrigation Systems

    by William Jobin ...
    A guide to help planners and engineers to the improvment of future water projects. The past century of global experience on water projects is presented as the basis for creating new approaches. First-hand analyses, including 35 case studies from 25 countries, portray the influence of politicians, biologists, engineers, computer models and physician ... Read more

    R4 861,59

  • 建材疑難全解指南500Q&A【暢銷新封面版】：終於學會裝潢建材就要這樣用，住得才安心！從挑選、用途、價格、設計、施工、驗收到清潔疑問，全部都有解

    by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    Series series SOLUTION
    裝潢建材最終極學習聖經裝潢新手必備保存版　　浴室磁磚偏好白色，但是聽說發霉會很難清，有解決的辦法嗎？　　人造石檯面是以才計價，不鏽鋼檯面是用公分計價，所以到底是誰比較貴？　　不鏽鋼廚具的檯面有分等級嗎？該做多厚才耐用？　　應該先鋪木地板還是先安裝系統櫃，誰先誰後怎麼決定？　　廚房開放設計會不會讓餐廳的吊燈很容易沾上油汙呢？該怎麼清洗呢？　　看遍市面上的建材書，還是找不到切中自身問題的解答嗎？　　從挑選、用途、價格、設計、施工、驗收到清潔，裝潢建材最終極學習聖經！　　建材是居家裝潢最基本的元素，想打造一個住起來舒適的居家，首先就要先從建材下手。但是裝潢前建材該怎麼挑？裝潢中建材不同，施工又要怎麼做才對？使用之後發生問題，有沒有方法補救？本書收集500個不論是裝潢前、裝潢中還是裝潢後，對於建材的各種疑難雜症問題，並請到建材達人、設計師聯手解答，從挑選、用途到價格、設計、施工、清潔等面向深入解析 ... Read more

    R159,50

  • Sustainable Construction Materials

    Sewage Sludge Ash

    by Gurmel S. Ghataora, Ciaran J. Lynn, Ravindra K. Dhir OBE ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Sustainable Construction Materials: Sewage Sludge Ash, part of a series of five, aims to promote the use of sustainable construction materials. It is different from the norm, with its uniqueness lying in the development of a data matrix sourced from over 600 publications and contributed by 1107 authors from 442 institutions in 48 countries from 1970 to 2016, all focusing on the subject of sewage ... Read more

    R3 097,68

  • Além da arquitetura: da paixão ao negócio

    os desafios do novo arquiteto empreendedor

    by Renata Pena ...
    Profissionais incrivelmente talentosos estão tão imersos na arte e técnica daquilo que fazem que esquecem da essência de um negócio bem-sucedido. Mas a técnica não reside apenas na qualidade dos traços ou na habilidade de moldar espaços com beleza. Reside também no entendimento do mercado e, acima de tudo, na compreensão profunda das emoções e expectativas de seus clientes. Se falhamos em alinhar ... Read more

    R159,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Details and Materials for Resilient Sites

    A Climate Positive Approach

    by Meg Calkins ...
    Providing comprehensive information for closing material loops and reducing carbon impacts of site construction, this ground-breaking book is an essential resource for landscape architects and engineers to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st century.It provides strategies, tools, and detailed information for the practice of climate positive design. Reduced carbon, resource efficient ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • New Directions in Sustainable Design

    Edited by Adrian Parr, Michael Zaretsky ...
    Recently there has been a plethora of work published on the topic of sustainability, much of which is purely theoretical or technical in its approach. More often than not these books fail to introduce readers to the larger challenge of what thinking sustainably might entail.Combining a series of well know authors in contemporary philosophy with established practitioners of sustainable design, this ... Read more

    R1 470,69

  • Special Structural Topics

    Edited by Sarah Simchuk, Paul McMullin, Jonathan Price ...
    Series series Architect's Guidebooks to Structures
    Special Structural Topics covers specialty structural situations for students and professional architects and engineers, such as soil mechanics, structural retrofit, structural integrity, cladding design, blast considerations, vibration, and structural sustainability. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric ... Read more

    R897,27

  • The Design and Installation Guide for Roof Tiling

    by The Roof Tile Association, The National Federation of Roofing Contractors ...
    The Design and Installation Guide for Roof Tiling is the definitive guide to obtaining successful results in pitched roofing construction using clay or concrete tiles. It was written by a team of experts from the Roof Tile Association (RTA) and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), the representative trade associations for pitched roofing. This book is in line with British and ... Read more

    R1 196,45

  • Great Windows in Modern Architecture

    by Kevin Adams ...
    Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material language or to capture a certain atmosphere. A window opening is as much an interval and an opportunity as it is a device for admitting light, air or views; it is simultaneously a physical aperture but also a philosophical opening of collaboration and reflection. In order to understand ... Read more

    R997,00

  • Le Corbusier in Detail

    by Flora Samuel ...
    This is the first book to give such close attention to Le Corbusier's approach to the making of buildings. It illustrates the ways in which Le Corbusier's details were expressive of his overall philosophical intentions. It is not a construction book in the usual sense- rather it focusses on the meaning of detail, on the ways in which detail informs the overall architectural narrative of a building ... Read more

    R1 271,24

  • City of Wood

    San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry

    by James Michael Buckley ...
    2025 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, Association of American Geographers2025 Abbott Lowell Cummings Award2025 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, UVA Center for Cultural Landscapes2026 Hagley Prize in Business History, Hagley Museum and Library2025 Honorable Mention, PROSE Award, Association of American Publishers (AAP)California’s 1849 gold rush triggered creation of the ... ... Read more

    R820,13

  • Indiana's Covered Bridges

    Covered Bridges of North America, #3

    by Harold Stiver ...
    Series Book 3 - Covered Bridges of North America
    UPDATED FOR 2024!!Indiana's Covered BridgesA Source book for Travelers, Photographers, ExplorersDescriptions to all of Indiana's 92 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as photosGPS PositionsWritten Driving DirectionsBasic Info for each SiteA Self Guided Tour of all 31 of Parke County BridgesTruss types described and illustratedShort History of Covered Bridges ... Read more

    R142,79 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Turkish Bath, Its Design and Construction

    Unveiling the Architectural Secrets of Historical Bathhouse Design

    by Robert Owen Allsop ...
    In "The Turkish Bath, Its Design and Construction," Robert Owen Allsop navigates the intricate world of architectural design through the lens of one of the most culturally significant communal spaces. This meticulously researched work interweaves a thorough analysis of the historical evolution of Turkish baths with contemporary architectural practices, showcasing Allsop's adeptness at marrying ... Read more

    R39,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Materiality and Architecture

    Edited by Sandra Loschke ...
    Once regarded a secondary consideration, in recent years, materiality has emerged as a powerful concept in architectural discourse and practice. Prompted in part by developments in digital fabrication and digital science, the impact of materiality on design and practice is being widely reassessed and reimagined.Materiality and Architecture extends architectural thinking beyond the confines of ... Read more

    R1 395,90