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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

    R482,07

  • 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

    Was R22,41 Now 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Testing During Concrete Construction

    Proceedings of RILEM Colloquium, Darmstadt, March 1990

    Edited by H.W. Reinhardt ...
    Testing concrete while construction is underway enables decisions to be made which can improve the quality of the finished structure. The book covers testing and measuring techniques for fresh concrete and concrete during the first few days after placing, and for reinforcement and prestressing tendons. Many examples are given of practical methods w ... Read more

    R1 695,07

  • 不良宅改造術！住進自然健康屋：做對格局、選對建材，調溼、控溫、通風一次搞定，迎向光和風的裝修完全解剖書

    by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    原《住進光和風的自然好宅》改版上市！是否常常覺得開了窗還是不通風，甚至有異味？！室內無採光，究竟是格局不好還是照明不夠亮？！頂樓住家猛開冷氣降溫，耗能又花錢，該如何改善才好？！不用重新起厝，只要做好通風、隔熱，住在都市公寓也能擁有健康的自然住宅！【通風篇】NG1 廚房有對外窗，但油煙還是充滿整間屋子！每次煮飯都有開廚房對外窗和抽油煙機，但油煙還是排不出去，整間屋子都能聞到油煙味，好不舒服！NG2 家裡多隔一房，雖然好使用，但是房間變得不通風，當初設計是哪裡出了問題？！由於家庭成員變多，將原本的兩房格局增為三房，但是新增的一房卻顯得悶熱不通風，當初的設計是出了什麼問題？【採光照明篇】NG3 客廳位置不佳，又有隔間遮住，導致中央無光，白天就要開燈！客廳位於空間中央，靠窗處則是配置衛浴和廚房，都有隔間圍擋，陽光都照不進來，即便是白天都要開燈才行，要怎麼解決比較好？！【隔熱調濕... ... Read more

    Was R150,04 Now R134,47

  • Death and Rebirth in a Southern City

    Richmond's Historic Cemeteries

    by Ryan K. Smith ...
    This exploration of Richmond's burial landscape over the past 300 years reveals in illuminating detail how racism and the color line have consistently shaped death, burial, and remembrance in this storied Southern capital.Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, holds one of the most dramatic landscapes of death in the nation. Its burial grounds show the sweep of Southern history ... Read more

    R589,25

  • Modernismos Syndéticos

    Lugar e hibridación cultural en la arquitectura moderna

    by Autores Varios ...
    Series series Modernismos Syndéticos
    Libro que ofrece en su primer volumen un indefinido pero largo número de visitas detalladas a la inmensa minoría de edificios y paisajes que configuran el mundo de los Modernismos syndéticos. La syndesis implica ligar con una conjunción; la obra nos ofrece la visión de cada autor, Castro en Chile, Rueda en Colombia y Mellin en Estados Unidos, sobre la syndesis un común denominador sobre el efecto ... Read more

    R279,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • LEED GA Mock Exams: Questions, Answers, and Explanations: A Must-Have for the LEED Green Associate Exam, Green Building LEED Certification, and Sustainability

    by Gang Chen ...
    From this book, you will be able to:Identify your weakness through practice questionsLearn to work well under the pressure of timed testsCheck your responses against the solutionsUnderstand the solutions for the difficult questions through the explanationsFully understand the scope, difficulty level, and format of the LEED Green Associate Exam ... Read more

    R317,50 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, Revised Edition

    by Walker Wells, Kimberly Vermeer ...
    The lack of affordable housing and the climate crisis are two of the most pressing challenges facing cities today. Green affordable housing addresses both by providing housing stability, safety, and financial predictability while constructing and operating the buildings to reduce environmental and climate impacts.Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing is the most comprehensive resource on how ... Read more

    R569,93

  • People, Planet, Design

    A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture's Potential

    by Corey Squire ...
    If you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The construction and operation of ... Read more

    R584,53

  • Masonry Bridges, Viaducts and Aqueducts

    Edited by Ted Ruddock ...
    Series series Studies in the History of Civil Engineering
    For 2,000 years the most durable spanning structures have been built of masonry, and the surviving bridges of the Roman Empire have challenged master masons, architects and engineers to emulate and surpass them. Down the centuries, bridge-builders have been commissioned by monarchs, bishops, councils of state, cities, private individuals and, more recently, waterway and railway companies. The ... Read more

    R1 445,76

  • Conservation Today

    Conservation in Britain since 1975

    by David Pearce ...
    This is the official book accompanying the major exhibition at the Royal Academy in May and June 1989, organised by the oyal Fine Art Commission. The exhibition, which is sponsored by The Wolfson Foundation, will follow its London opening with a travelling exhibit to the major British cities and to 13 European countries under the auspices of the British Council. The issue of conserving the 'built ... Read more

    R598,10

  • City Science

    Performance Follows Form

    by Ramon Gras, Jeremy Burke ...
    This book showcases cutting-edge research on city form revealing that urban design features--such as topology, morphology, entropy and scale--have massive implications to the quality of life for a city’s residents.The Aretian team, a spin off company from the Harvard Innovation Lab, has developed a city science methodology to evaluate the relationship between city form and urban performance. This ... Read more

    R292,32 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 未竟之事：實踐都市更新的希望之書

    by 蔡漢霖 ...
    Series Book 1131 - 生活館-Simple
    少子化、超高齡社會的今天，我們真正需要的，究竟是更多房屋，還是——符合實際需求、安心生活的居家住宅？保留都市紋理又符合21世紀現代生活所需的都市規劃？結合都市再生、人文觀察與行動反思——探討與檢視我們想留給後代一座「怎麼樣的城市」這是一篇老屋重建過程的忠實記錄，也是臺灣都市更新改革的行動指南。書中以「忠孝懷生危老案」推動過程為楔子，再透過一場生動的都市展演，深入剖析都市更新法規框架、制度矛盾與住戶心理，省思配套措施的不足，如何影響臺灣城市再生；顯示都市再生需要跨足技術、政策與人文整合的能力，該如何展現更新推動者的現場智慧？在都更的爭議與拉鋸之間，本書提出六大改革倡議，面對當前臺灣都更實務的制度困境與信任裂痕；企盼對於過去錯失契機的反省，為未來都市再生提供新的想像。... ... Read more

    Was R290,33 Now R260,20

  • Polymers in Concrete

    Edited by Y. Ohama ...
    Increasing attention is being given to the use of concrete-polymer composites as high performance and multi-functional materials in the construction industry, as well as in mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering. Particular interest is being given to these materials in Japan and other East Asian countries. This book forms the proceedings o ... Read more

    R1 321,11

  • MCHAP Book One

    The Americas

    Edited by Fabrizio Gallanti ...
    MCHAP: The Americas brings together leading architects and academics in a dialogue exploring the current state of architecture throughout the Americas and analyzes themes raised by the seven finalist projects (designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Álvaro Siza, Steven Holl Architects, OMA/ LMN – Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus, Smiljan Radić, Cristián Undurraga, Rafael Iglesia) from the inaugural ... Read more

    R393,86 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Proceso Productivo para Fabricar Bloques de Hormigón

    Bloqueras artesanales, #2

    by Jorge Yances - Dr. Concreto, jorge yances ...
    Series Book 2 - Bloqueras artesanales
    "El CEMENTO no es el único material que aporta resistencia en un bloque, también lo hacen los agregados".Esta dirigido a pequeños fabricantes, artesanales, que poseen bloqueras mecánicas, que todo su proceso es manual y que fabrican bloques de baja resistencia.¿Cual es el orden de ingreso de los materiales al mezclador?¿Cual es el tiempo de mezclado?¿Se puede elaborar la mezcla con pala y hacer un ... Read more

    R158,67

  • Design Computing

    An Overview of an Emergent Field

    by Brian Johnson ...
    Design Computing will help you understand the rapidly evolving relationship between computing, designers, and the many different environments they create or work in. The book introduces the topic of design computing, and covers the basics of hardware and software, so you don’t need to be an expert. Topics include the fundamentals of digital representation, programming and interfaces for design; ... Read more

    R1 645,21

  • Time Frames

    Conservation Policies for Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage

    Edited by Ugo Carughi, Massimo Visone ...
    Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also ... Read more

    R1 221,38

  • Architectural Exaptation

    When Function Follows Form

    by Alessandro Melis, Telmo Pievani, Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.The use of exaptation’s definition in architecture supports the heuristic value of cross-disciplinary studies on biology and ... Read more

    R1 146,59