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  • How to Build Shipping Container Homes With Plans

    by John Davidson ...
    TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES:ADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES:DISADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES:CONTAINER SIZES AND SPECIFICATIONS:NEW OR USED CONTAINER:PERMITS AND REGULATIONS:CHAPTER TWOFOUNDATION FOR SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES:SITE CONDITIONS:CLIMATE:MARKET FACTORS:BUILDING DESIGN:EXCAVATION AND FOOTINGS:TYPES OF MATERIALS USED FOR... ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R305,08

  • Sverre Fehn and the City: Rethinking Architecture’s Urban Premises

    by Stephen M. Anderson ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    The urban attentions of Pritzker Laureate Sverre Fehn (1924–2009) are extensive, but as yet virtually unexplored. This book examines ten select projects to illuminate Fehn’s approach to the city, the embodiment of that thinking in his designs, and the broader lessons those efforts offer for better understanding the relationship between architecture and urban life, with unignorable implications for ... Read more

    R1 102,96

  • Routledge Critical Companion to Race and Architecture

    Edited by Felipe Hernández, Itohan Osayimwese ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    This book explores the malleability of race as a construct, one subject to continuous redefinitions in different times, cultures and places. While race has been deployed historically to establish hierarchies in a modern-colonial world, it also has acquired the capacity to challenge those hierarchies, enabling critical engagements with epistemic positions that have been excluded from univocal ... Read more

    R1 333,86

  • Innovation in Construction

    An International Review of Public Policies

    Edited by Andre Manseau, George Seaden ...
    Series series CIB
    How can innovation in the construction industry be strengthened? What instruments and approaches are being used by governments to promote it? What works and under what circumstances? These key questions have profound implications. This book presents a framework for the analysis of innovation models and systems in construction and an international comparison of these systems, with a focus on their ... Read more

    R846,40

  • Designed for Habitat

    New Directions for Habitat for Humanity

    by David Hinson, Justin Miller ...
    Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity presents 12 new projects designed and built via collaborations between architects and Habitat for Humanity®.The ways in which we think about affordable housing are being challenged by designers and not-for-profit housing advocates such as Habitat for Humanity and its affiliates. The projects chronicled in this book consider home ... Read more

    R1 025,99

  • The Secret of the Pyramids

    How Pharaoh Khufu presents us the methods used for building the ancient Egyptian Pyramids

    by Michel Michel, Michael E. Habicht ...
    Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Egyptian pyramids and discover the secrets of their impressive construction. In this groundbreaking reference book, written by an experienced Egyptologist and a French logistician, the invention and construction of the pyramids is illuminated with a detailed study. From the archaeological documentation of the building evidence to the development of ... Read more

    R279,00

  • 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

    R39,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Urbanismo sostenible

    Un enfoque desde la planificación

    by Juan Alfredo Rúa Rodríguez ...
    Gran parte de la población colombiana vive actualmente en ciudades. Las tendencias muestran que el crecimiento de la población seguirá concentrándose en las áreas urbanas, puesto que favorecen la disminución de la pobreza y ofrecen un mercado mucho más amplio de posibilidades para mejorar sus ingresos y, en consecuencia, su calidad de vida. Sin embargo, dicha tendencia plantea retos importantes en ... Read more

    R259,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zero Piranesi

    SAC Journal 5

    by Peter Eisenman, Jeffrey Kipnis, Stephen Turk, Michael Young, Giacomo Pala, Parsa Khalili, Marrikka Trotter ...
    Series Book 5 - SAC Journal
    ZERO PIRANESI Giovanni Battista Piranesi's engravings, Campo Marzio dell'antica Roma of 1762, have a peculiar position within the discipline of ar- chitecture. With their dissemination, the folio collection of six etch- ings have till this day nurtured architects' speculations on the city. Since the Enlightenment, they - and in particular the Campo Marzio plan - have fuelled research, discussions ... Read more

    R309,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Diagrams: Tropes, Tools, Abstract Machines

    by Christoph Lueder ...
    Series Book 9 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    Diagrams: Tropes, Tools and Abstract Machines examines the pervasive roles of diagrams as analytical, generative, narrative and critical devices manifest in design practices by architects and non-architects that draw on thick cultural milieus and that operate at personal, architectural and urban scales. What are potentials of diagrams beyond representation, as situated cultural practices, ... Read more

    R168,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Materials and Interior Design

    by Lorraine Farrelly, Rachael Brown ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    The choice of materials is critical to the success of an interior. This book examines every aspect of the the use of materials in interior design, from initial concept and selection to visual representation and practical application.Following a brief introduction, the first five sections offer historical context and detailed guidance on selection, application, representation, communication, and ... Read more

    R617,19

  • Avaliação da qualidade de projetos de edificações

    by Marcia Castilho Correia ...
    Series Book 6 - COLEÇÃO PENSANDO PARA SAÚDE
    A experiência profissional da arquiteta Marcia Castilho Correia como tecnologista em saúde pública na Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) a estimulou no desenvolvimento da pesquisa para melhor conhecimento das estratégias e tecer o seu método de avaliação dos projetos de edificações. Uma experiência de três décadas, que lhe permitiu aprender e, posteriormente, ensinar os passos a serem trilhados por ... Read more

    R196,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Residential Building Plans in South Africa - A Concise Reference

    by Leon De Kock ...
    This reference guide is a short introduction to building plans and the building plan process, aimed at taking some of the anxiety out of the building plan process for home owners.This is not a guide to building design. This is a reference guide to what you should and should not do if you own a home in South Africa - as far as building plans are concerned.The guide was inspired by many home owners ... Read more

    R16,45 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations

    A beautiful book showcasing the UK's most impressive train stations and British architecture

    by Simon Jenkins ...
    Discover the architectural gems that are Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations in this Sunday Times top 10 bestseller'This is a cracker . . . a beautiful book' Chris EvansIt is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a long-neglected aspect ... Read more

    R303,24

  • Interior Architecture: From Brief to Build

    by Jennifer Hudson ...
    Interior Architecture provides an in-depth study of the creative and construction processes behind 30 contemporary interior designs. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international designers. Every stage of the project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through ... Read more

    R568,43

  • Urban Transformations through Exceptional Architecture

    Edited by Nadia Alaily-Mattar, Alain Thierstein ...
    Urban Transformations through Exceptional Architecture focusses on the nexus between architecturally exceptional projects and the city. It addresses the following questions: How can the complexity of these projects be comprehended? What roles do the political contexts play in the commissioning of such projects and what audiences do these projects serve? How has the granting of professional ... Read more

    R1 205,58

  • Construction Contracts

    Questions and Answers

    by David Chappell ...
    This fully revised and updated edition of Construction Contracts: Questions and Answers includes 300 questions and incorporates 42 new judicial decisions, the JCT 2016 updates and the RIBA Building Contracts and Professional Services Contracts 2018 updates.Construction professionals of all kinds frequently need legal advice that is straightforward as well as authoritative and legally rigorous. ... Read more

    R1 641,74

  • 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

    R82,93

  • Autostrada Novissima

    Architetture in sequenza lungo l'A4 tra Bergamo e Milano

    by Andrea Gritti, Claudia Zanda ...
    “Dal secondo dopoguerra ad oggi, in Europa e in America, l’osservazione a “grande scala” delle infrastrutture di trasporto ha permesso alla cultura del progetto architettonico e urbano di conseguire notevoli risultati nella comprensione di quali siano state e quali potrebbero essere le dinamiche di trasformazione degli spazi densamente abitati. Allo stesso tempo sono pochi - e probabilmente per ... Read more

    R202,39

  • Detail in Contemporary Bar and Restaurant Design

    by Drew Plunkett, Olga Reid ...
    Series series Detailing for Interior Design
    Bars and restaurants need to be assertive. Customers tend not to visit them to satisfy basic appetites for food or drink but for the social opportunities. Their interiors need to occupy the imagination of their customers and to whet the appetite for a return visit. The design that gets the formula right will do as much to prolong the life of the business as the products on offer.As this book ... Read more

    R714,71

  • Detail in Contemporary Office Design

    by Drew Plunkett, Olga Reid ...
    Series series Detailing for Interior Design
    Office design has changed significantly over the last few years and is now one of the most innovative areas of interior design.It used to be the case that only the public spaces of an office were creatively designed, but increasingly the staff areas are seen as key reflections of the company brand as well. In more radical offices, there is also a growing belief in the importance of work areas as ... Read more

    R828,45

  • Spirit Structures of Papua New Guinea

    Art and Architecture in the Kaiaimunucene

    by Michael Hirschbichler ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    This book investigates the art and architecture of Papua New Guinean spirit structures with a multi-perspectival approach that combines cultural and social sciences with building, architectural, and spatial research. It offers the first comprehensive study of the spirit houses of New Guinea that exists to date.The book’s aim is twofold: First, it aims to investigate the spirit structures and their ... Read more

    R1 231,24

  • 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

    R1 231,24