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Taylor & Francis Material Architecture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Fabrication
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Taylor & Francis Lighting by Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cultures of Glass Architecture Design and the Built Environment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Conservation Metals
Book SynopsisMetals deals with the conservation of a group of materials that have been used in buildings for everything from structural components and fixings to weatherproofing, repairs, and decoration.Trade Review'[The Practical Building Conservation volumes] offer considerable information and advice on many aspects of conservation… Great emphasis is placed in all the volumes on making the reader familiar with the material in question, giving them as much information and direction as possible to allow them to understand what they are dealing with… gives a comprehensive 'hands on' approach; solutions are found, methods described and practical tips freely given. It should be kept on the bookshelf within reach of most practising professionals in the field.' - Jane Jones-Warner RIBA SCA AABC IHBC, Member RIBA Conservation Group 'My overriding impression of this series is that it is comprehensive, well set out and easy to follow, and it should be of interest both to all involved in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, and to the casual reader. Each volume stands alone or as part of a set. This represents a substantial body of work in the field of building conservation that is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. The tables and technical drawings are clear, and some of the photographs included are remarkable. The amount of information within each volume is staggering and must represent the nearest thing to a one-stop-shop for historic building practitioners. The new volume is a worthy successor to its parent edition, and fittingly dedicated to the memory of John Ashurst. This work, like the others [in the Practical Building Conservation series], is a must have for any conservation professional, student, or conservation library. While its price might seem high, its value over the years will pay back the costs many times over.' - Architectural Technology Magazine (AT)'Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of this book for the North American conservator, then, is its presentation of both familiar and unfamiliar metal use, from a different perspective. While readers should not expect to find verys specific information to guide treatment, they will undoubtedly find a photo and description of a metal use or metal condition they were not familiar with and a useful prescription for treatment. Everyone will enjoy the detailed photographs and the excellent glossary at the end' - Richard Pieper, Directore of Preservation for Jan Hird Pokorny AssociatesTable of ContentsAbout this book. Using these books. Part 1. 1.Introduction 2. History of metal working 3. Architectural metalworking 4. Deterioration and damage 5. Assessment 6. Treatment and repair 7. Care and maintenance Part 2 8. Ferrous Metals: Ferrous Metals 9. Corrugated iron Part 3 10. Non-Ferrous Metals 11. Lead 12. Copper and Copper Alloys 13. Aluminium 14. Other metals Part 4 15. Special Topics: Metal Leaf Decoration 16. Metal Statuary 17. Bells Appendices. Glossary. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Skyscrapers and High Rises Frameworks Sharpe Focus
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Wonders Frameworks Sharpe Focus
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Taylor & Francis NonStandard Architectural Productions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive revision acknowledges the great advance in scholarship across this extremely complex subject over the last three decades. It covers major invasions, migrations, dynastic conflicts and cultural and commercial connections, the main religious developments, and external architectural precedents.Table of ContentsPROLOGUE: EARLY INDIA PART 1: 4TH CENTURY BCE-4TH CENTURY CE INTRODUCTION: FIRST EMPIRES 1.1 STUPA AND MONASTERY IN THE EARLY IMPERIAL ERA 1.1.1 ASHOKAN FOUNDATIONS 1.2 THE TRANSFORMATION OF BUDDHISM 1.2.1 MANIFESTAT ION OF TRANSFORMATION: ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1.3 THE ADVENT OF HINDUISM AND THE ESOTERIC 1.3.1 THEOLOGY AND THE INVENTION OF THE TEMPLE 1.3.2 UNITY IN VARIETY OF SYMBOLIC FORM PART 2: 4TH-13TH CENTURY CE BUDDHISM ECLIPSED; HINDUS ASCENDANT 2.1 THE EARLY TEMPLE: EXCAVATION AND BUILDING 2.2 DECCANI ECLECTICISM AND THE DRAVIDIAN MERU 2.2.1 EARLY CHALUKYAN DERIVATIONS 2.2.2 EARLY PALLAVAN REPRESENTATION 2.2.3 RETURN TO ELLORA FOR THE APOGEE OF ECUMENICAL EXCAVATION 2.2.4 THE CHOLAS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS 2.3 ASCENT TO NAGARA MERUS: LATINA, SHEKHARI AND BHUMIJA 2.3.1 PRATIHARA FOUNDATIONS 2.3.2 SHEKHARI PROLIFERATION 2.3.3 APOTHEOSIS OF LATINAIN OR ISSA 2.3.4 THE BHUMIJA OF THE PARAMARAS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS 2.4 VE SARA: SYNTHESES AND ABSTRACTION IN KARNATIKA 2.4.1 LATER CHALUKYAN CROSS-FERTILISATION 2.4.2 HOYSALA SYNTHESIS PART 3: 13TH-18TH CENTURY ISLAM ASCENDANT : HINDUS AND JAINS DEFENSIVE 3.1 ISLAM IN INDIA AND THE PATTERN OF MUSLIM PATRONAGE 3.2 AFGHANS , TURKS AND THEIR DELHI SULTANATE 3.3 REGIONAL GRAVITY 3.3.1 RIVALS TO THE SULTANATE IN THE SOUTH 3.3.2 SUCCESSORS TO THE SULTANATE IN THE NORTH 3.4 THE MUGHALS : ADVENT 3.5 RETURN TO THE DECCAN: QUTBSHAHIS AND ADILSHAHIS 3.6 THE MUGHALS : APOGEE EPILOGUE: HINDUSTANI SYNCRETISM
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Architecture in Digital Culture
Book SynopsisThis book examines the manifestations of architecture, cities, and design processes within digital culture.Adopting a comparative and critical method, the author looks at past and present encounters of the digital with architectural discourse and practice. Along three central themes machines, networks, and computation the book begins by discussing transformations of the analogy between architecture and the machine since the early twentieth century, foregrounding questions about the relations between architecture, humans, machines, and the environment. It moves on to the city, to observe how big data and smart city sustainable management systems have transformed historical visions of global networked cities. Lastly, it explores computational design thinking historically and in the context of complex systems, as well as the latest technical, social, and economic developments. Exposing possible drawbacks while still focusing on what is radically innovative, this book proposes Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Machines 2. Networks 3. Computation Concluding Thoughts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Architectonics and Parametric Thinking
Book SynopsisThis book is an approachable guide for students and professionals to learn parametric modeling through the lens of architectonics, allowing readers to pair fundamental ideas about architecture with parametric thinking.Architectonics and Parametric Thinking begins by clearly positioning the potentials of parametric design through a series of chapters written by leaders in their respective industries. This helps to situate the vast potential of parametric softwares, allowing the reader to understand the full range of what is made possible by working computationally. Following this theoretical introduction, the book presents a manual that walks readers through the step-by-step construction of parametric modeling scripts built through an architectonic lens using clear, compelling diagrams. Each of these diagrams provide textual accompaniment that describes how each new portion of the script is transforming the algorithm as a whole, as well as diagrams that show the physiTable of Contents1. Logics Introduction The Power of Parametric Thinking Invisible Parametrics Architectonics and Parametric Thinking Customization’s Parametric Play Classical Architecture as Parametric Construct Parametric Thinking and Sustainable Design Fabricating Parametric Thinking Spatial Computing, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Parametric Design 2. Elements 3 Constructions 3.1 Frame Objects 3.2 Plane Objects 3.3 Solid Objects 3.4 Hybrid Objects 4. Morphologies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Architectonics and Parametric Thinking
Book SynopsisThis book is an approachable guide for students and professionals to learn parametric modeling through the lens of architectonics, allowing readers to pair fundamental ideas about architecture with parametric thinking.Architectonics and Parametric Thinking begins by clearly positioning the potentials of parametric design through a series of chapters written by leaders in their respective industries. This helps to situate the vast potential of parametric softwares, allowing the reader to understand the full range of what is made possible by working computationally. Following this theoretical introduction, the book presents a manual that walks readers through the step-by-step construction of parametric modeling scripts built through an architectonic lens using clear, compelling diagrams. Each of these diagrams provide textual accompaniment that describes how each new portion of the script is transforming the algorithm as a whole, as well as diagrams that show the physiTable of Contents1. Logics Introduction The Power of Parametric Thinking Invisible Parametrics Architectonics and Parametric Thinking Customization’s Parametric Play Classical Architecture as Parametric Construct Parametric Thinking and Sustainable Design Fabricating Parametric Thinking Spatial Computing, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Parametric Design 2. Elements 3 Constructions 3.1 Frame Objects 3.2 Plane Objects 3.3 Solid Objects 3.4 Hybrid Objects 4. Morphologies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Hospice Design
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this acclaimed book comprehensively updates its timely advocacy of the need for good quality palliative care, today more necessary than ever. Rooted in the social history of the care of the elderly and terminally ill, Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative and Social Care takes cognisance of the new conditions of social care in the 21st century, principally in the UK, Europe and North America. It does so with regard to the development of new building types, but also in response to new philosophies of palliative care and the status of the elderly and the dying. Benefitting from a clearer methodological approach and conceptual framework, the expanded book allows a broad section of readers to navigate the text more easily. At its core is a public discussion of a philosophy of design for providing care for the elderly and the vulnerable, taking the importance of architectural aesthetics, the use of quality materials, the porousness of deTrade ReviewWhat reviewers have said about Ken Worpole's most recent books:Last Landscapes: the architecture of the cemetery in the West'One of the most thought-provoking books of the year.'THE INDEPENDENT'An intensely personal analysis, supported by wonderful photographs.' THE ARCHITECTS' JOURNAL, BOOKS OF THE YEAR'A richly humane and engrossing book which incorporates a huge range of sources: he quotes anthropologists, novelists and a wealth of thinkers. The result is a work that is warm, compassionate, intelligent and thought-provoking.'BUILDING DESIGNModern Hospice Design: the architecture of palliative care‘Ken Worpole traces a path out of the darkness and into the light: from the Victorian asylum or sanatorium, devised to punish the sick, to the hospice movement and its assertion that even those who can't be made well by clinical medicine are entitled to be treated by the medical profession with not just dignity but something like love.’THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT‘This concise, well-referenced book encourages the reader to consider whether design can foster hope…Worpole’s book speaks directly to designers and health care professionals to take this opportunity to engage with the deeper issues of ritual and occasion.’JOURNAL OF DESIGN HISTORYTable of Contents1. A new world of palliative and social care 2. A house at the end of life 3. Be kind quickly: how the modern hospice movement changed (nearly) everything 4.The brief is everything 5. Public faces and private places 6. Everything gathered in one room 7. Open to the world and to life 8. In a hospice garden 9. The evening land
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Taylor & Francis Ltd VRay 5 for 3ds Max 2020
Book SynopsisRevitalize your architectural visualizations by bringing new levels of realism to your day and night interior scenes. This book features full-color, step-by-step tutorials to develop a firm understanding of the processes and techniques involved in creating jaw-dropping 3d visualizations for top marketing agencies.This second volume includes day and night lighting of an atrium scene using seasoned tools and techniques to deploy V-Ray 5 and 3ds Max 2020. It has never been quicker and easier to create the industry's top-of-the-range 3d marketing visuals.The book starts with an overview of the best techniques to approach clients via emails, calls, meetings, and social media. There are also key insights into the best practices of handling projects, pricing, contracts, invoices, pre-production, production, post-production, etc.The subsequent step takes users through the installation of V-Ray 5 and the process of accessing the V-Ray Material browseTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Author. 1 Using Resource Files. 2 Creating Materials and Shaders in V-Ray 5. 3 Cameras and Lighting in V-Ray. 4 Rendering in V-Ray. 5 Tips and Tricks. 6 anima® from AXYZ design®. 7 Daylight Scene Pre-Production. 8 Scene, Camera and Lights. 9 Materials and Final Render. 10 Daylight Scene Post-Production. 11 Night Scene Pre-Production. 12 Night Scene Lighting/Rendering. 13 Night Scene Post-Production. 14 Verified Views for Planning Applications. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Waste Matters
Book SynopsisFor thousands of years humans have experimented with various methods of waste disposalfrom burning and burying to simply packing up and moving in search of an unscathed environment. Habits of disposal are deeply ingrained in our daily lives, so casual and continual that we rarely ever stop to ponder the big-picture effects on social, spatial and ecological orders. Rethinking the ways in which we produce, collect, discard and reuse our waste, whether it's materials, spaces or places, is essential to ensure a more feasible future. Waste Matters: Adaptive Reuse for Productive Landscapes presents a series of historical and contemporary design ideas that reimagine a range of repurposed materials at diverse scales and in various contexts by exploring methods of hacking, disassembly, reassembly, recycling, adaptive reuse and preservation of the built environment. Waste Matters will inspire designers to sample and rearrange bits of artifacts from the past and present to producTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsSyncretistic Speculations on WasteNikole BouchardIntroductionTaking on the Tabula ScriptaNikole Bouchard IntroductionPiece I:The Creative Process and Productive DestructionNikole BouchardAssembling the Real Imaginary CityDennis MaherThis Time: The Vanishing Work of Alibi StudioCatie NewellReuse and Reclamation in Artistic Practice and ProductionOlalekan JeyifousIntroductionPiece II:Anticipated Ruins and Latent PotentialsNikole Bouchard Green Infrastructure and Stranded Landscapes Fionn ByrneLandscape as Effect: Waste in TimeSean BurkholderPre-Occupations: Building Foundations as Interchronic LandscapesSergio Lopez-Pineiro IntroductionPiece III:Working with what RemainsNikole BouchardWandering Into and Wondering About (American) Spolia Contemporanei Aleksandr MergoldGenerative Zoning: Mining the City Toward Novel EcologiesJoyce HwangCollective Imagination: In Conversation with Maria Lisogorskaya of AssembleNikole BouchardAtlas of Afterlives: The Everlasting (Im)permanence of ThingsNikole Bouchard and Amanda GolembaA Passion for Slow Fashion: In Conversation with ace & jigNikole Bouchard
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cantilever Architecture
Book SynopsisCantilever Architecture shows you how to integrate cantilever designs into your building from conception, to help you create support-free structures without the need for columns or walls, whether for balconies, stairs, to occupy the air rights of the lot next door, or to build super tall buildings. The book includes 78 built case studies in 22 countries on 5 continents to illustrate various systems and their load carrying mechanisms at different scales. Includes an appendix on cantilevered furniture and more than 240 black and white images.Trade ReviewCantilever Architecture is a fascinating, engaging survey for anyone interested in one of the basic expressions of dynamic form – defying forces of nature with dramatic reach and seeming weightlessness. Using historic and contemporary examples, Kyoung Moon ably illustrates how the integration of rational engineering principles support design aspirations for anything from a super tall building to a familiar chair. Brian Lee FAIA, Design Partner SOMTable of ContentsPart I: Horizontal Cantilevers 1. Cantilevered Furniture 1.1 Cantilever Chairs 1.2 Cantilever Tables 2. Cantilevered Building Components 2.1 Cantilevered Stairs 2.2 Cantilevered Balconies 2.3 Cantilevered Canopies 3. Cantilevered Buildings 3.1 Cantilevered Proportioning 3.2 Jettying 3.3 Large One-Sided Cantilevers 3.4 Large Two-Sided Cantilevers 3.5 Merged Cantilevers 3.6 Stacked Multiple Cantilevers Part II: Vertical Cantilevers 4. Structural Systems for Tall Buildings 4.1 Interior Structures 4.2 Exterior Structures 4.3 Interior-Exterior-Integrated Structures 5. Damping Systems for Tall Buildings 5.1 Passive Damping Systems 5.2 Active Damping Systems 6. Integrative Design of Complex-Shaped Tall Buildings 6.1 Aerodynamic Forms 6.2 Twisted Tall Buildings 6.3 Tilted Tall Buildings 6.4 Tapered Tall Buildings 6.5 Freeform Tall Buildings 6.5 Conjoined Tall Buildings. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Special Structural Topics
Book SynopsisSpecial 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 units of measurement with more than 150 images. As a compact summary of key ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to specialty structural considerations. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Contributors. Chapter 1: Vibration. Chapter 2: Blast Design. Chapter 3: Sustainable Structures. Chapter 4: Performance Based Seismic Design. Chapter 5: Structural Retrofit. Chapter 6: Geotechnical Considerations. Chapter 7: Structural Integrity. Chapter 8: Cladding. Chapter 9: Fire Design. Chapter 10: Quality and Inspection. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Creating Sensory Spaces
Book SynopsisCreating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built case studies in ten countries and illustrated with over 85 full color images, the book presents a new framework for the design of sensory spaces including light, color, temperature, smell, sound, and touch. Bridging across disciplines of architecture, engineering, phenomenology and perceptual psychology, this book informs the design of buildings and neighborhoods that reclaim the role of the body and all the senses in creating memorable experiences of place and belonging.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Image Credits. Introduction. 1. The World is Flat 2. Celebration of the Senses 3. Light Space 4. Somatic Space 5. Thermal Space 6. Acoustic Space 7. Olfactory Space 8. Multisensory Design 9. Time and Movement: Rituals of Change 10. A Sense of Place Bibliography. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Conservation of Architectural Ironwork
Book SynopsisThe peak of architectural ironwork in the 19th Century saw the spread of ornate decorative ironwork across the world. In recent years there has been a significant increase in conservation and restoration projects aiming to protect the artistry of traditional ironwork for future generations. Conservation of Architectural Ironwork is the first book to provide a complete guide to the conservation and maintenance of traditional architectural ironwork.First introducing the contextual history and key material features of architectural ironwork, the book goes on to guide readers through the management and delivery of conservation projects from start to finish, explaining the very latest in conservation technology. At its peak, architectural ironwork was used on a vast global scale in buildings, bridges, street furniture and ornamental structures. With international case studies and detailed illustrations, this book will be an essential reference for heritage profesTrade ReviewA well-thumbed copy of Conservation of Architectural Ironwork should be found on the shelves of all conservation practitioners. The philosophically robust, yet practical approach not only provides a sound framework for the conservation of iron structures, it has a much wider potential application as a benchmark for developing approaches to the conservation of modern component-based buildings.Robert Chambers, director of Chambers Conservation, ChesterContext 157: November 2018Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. History 2. Materials 3. Decay Mechanisms and Hazards 4. Survey and Research 5. Managing an Architectural Ironwork Project 6. Intervention 7. Replication of Architectural Ironwork 8. Characteristics and Common Issues Bibliography. Other Sources. Glossary. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sketching for Engineers and Architects
Book SynopsisUsing real working drawings from a 50 year career, Ron Slade shows how drawing remains at the heart of the design process in the everyday working life of engineers and architects. The book explains simple techniques that can be learnt and used to enhance any professional's natural ability. Using over 180 categorised examples it demonstrates that drawing remains the fastest, clearest and most effective means of design communication. Unlike many other books on drawing in the construction industry, this book is engineer led' and science oriented but effectively shows that there is a close affinity between the working methods of architects and engineers.Trade Review'Good engineers think, design and communicate through their sketches. A thoughtfully hand-drawn sketch offers a wonderfully efficient and immediately satisfying way for expressing the core concepts of a design. In fact, many problems and solutions do not reveal themselves until drawings are made from different viewpoints. The very act of drawing can help clarify the fabrication sequence and constructability of a complex design. Ron's wonderful sketches are a delight to the eye and the mind. I can think of no better recommendation to my undergraduate and postgraduate structural engineers than that they obtain a copy and cherish this delightful book.' - Roger Crouch, Professor and Dean, School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, City University, London, UK'Busy with 21st century technology, we run the risk of losing our mother-tongue: Sketching. Ron Slade’s book Sketching for Engineers and Architects is a must-have for all aspiring design and construction leaders in the building industry. This book is a treasure chest overflowing with creative engineering sketches and easy-to-understand drawing concepts. We are inspired and patiently guided to set aside our computers more often and pick up our pencils to organize, explore and communicate our ideas.' - Gregory Brooks, Senior Lecturer, Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA'In a world of 3D modelling, the skill of interpretation through drawing is being lost. CAD has given us the ability to model buildings virtually, but can never replace the skill of engineers like Ron in being able to truly understand the challenges through free-hand construction sketches showing the process from fabrication through to construction and in doing so, developing innovative solutions. His sketches remind us of the importance of embracing technology whilst recognizing the role traditional methods can play in successful engineering.' - Peter Miller, Sales Associate Director, Severfield, UK‘In this age of digital imaging, 3D modelling and all manner of computer-aided drafting I believe that the art or skill of sketching is as valuable and effective a means of communicating an idea as any modern communication media. Sketching is a crucial tool in the kit of anyone who is engaged in the design or engineering process and should rank alongside IT in the education and development of young aspirant designers.' - Peter Emerson, Laing O’Rourke, UKTable of ContentsForeword Sir Terry Farrell. 1. Introduction 2. Drawing and Sketching 3. Sketch Book 4. Epilogue List of Figures. Bibliography. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Design Research in Architecture
What is the role of design research in the types of insight and knowledge that architects create? That is the central question raised by this book. It acts as the introductory overview for Ashgate's major new series, 'Design Research in Architecture' which has been created in order to establish a firm basis for this emerging field of investigation within architecture. While there have been numerous architects-scholars since the Renaissance who have relied upon the interplay of drawings, models, textual analysis, intellectual ideas and cultural insights to scrutinise the discipline, nonetheless, until recently, there has been a reluctance within architectural culture to acknowledge and accept the role of design research as part of the discourse. However, in many countries around the world, one of the key changes in architecture and architectural education over the last decade has been the acceptance of design as a legitimate research area in its own right and this new series provides a
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Cambridge University Press The Italian Renaissance Palace Fa Ade
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Cambridge University Press French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press Florentine Villas in the Fifteenth Century
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Cambridge University Press The Italian Renaissance Palace Fa Ade
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Cambridge University Press The Roman Amphitheatre
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to analyze the evolution of the Roman amphitheatre as an architectural form. Katherine Welch addresses the critical period in the history of this building type: its origins and dissemination under the Republic.Trade Review'Repeatedly, Welch's book stirs the embers under simmering controversies, thereby giving us both good reading and adventurous scholarship.' Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'The Colosseum, more than any other building from ancient Rome, is routinely the subject of both scholarly and popular texts. While it seems that important studies are published on this structure every year, rarely does any attain the status of definitive text. Katherine Welch's The Roman Amphitheatre: From Its Origins to the Colosseum is such a book. Welch's splendid volume is a culmination of her amphitheatre studies and provides a much-needed examination of the building type's origins in Republican Rome and its development up to and including the Colosseum.' Thomas J. Morton, The Art BulletinTable of ContentsIntroduction: the 'imperial' interpretation of arena games; 1. Arena games during the Republic; 2. Origins of amphitheatre architecture; 3. Stone amphitheatres during the republican period; 4. The amphitheatre between republic and empire: monumentalization of the amphitheatre building; 5. The colosseum: canonization of the amphitheatre building type; 6. The reception of the amphitheatre in the Greek world in the early imperial period; Conclusion; Appendix: amphitheatres of republican date.
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Cambridge University Press Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture
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Cambridge University Press The Stone Skeleton
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Cambridge University Press The Stone Skeleton
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Cambridge University Press Architectural Building Construction A Text Book For The Architectural And Building Student
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1938, this book forms part one of a three-volume series on the area of architectural building construction. The text presents an elementary course of instruction regarding the process of construction, encouraging the student to treat each element of structure as a unit in a complete scheme.Table of ContentsGeneral preface; Preface to volume 1; Introduction for the student; Description of buildings selected for study; 1. Brickwork. Terms employed - bonds; 2. Brickwork. Foundations and footings; 3. Brickwork. General bonding in external and internal walls; 4. Brickwork. Arches and lintols; 5. Brickwork. Fireplace and chimney construction; 6. Masonry; 7. Carpentry. Introduction and temporary carpentry; 8. Carpentry. Permanent carpentry. Lintols and floors; 9. Carpentry. Permanent carpentry. Roofing; 10. Carpentry. Permanent carpentry. Ceilings and partitions; 11. Joinery. Doors, frames and finishings; 12. Joinery. Windows and finishings; 13. Joinery. Stairs; 14. Joinery. Miscellaneous details; 15. Steel sections. Standard forms; 16. Roof coverings and finishings. Slating and roof plumbing; 17. Roof coverings and finishings. Lead flat, eaves gutters and down pipes; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Architectural Building Construction A Text Book For The Architectural And Building Student Volume 3
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1937, as the second edition of a 1923 original, this book forms the third part of a three-volume series on the area of architectural building construction. The text presents a discussion of the elements of construction in two different types of structure, developing the examination of building processes found in volume two. The structures discussed are 'A semi-detached suburban house' and 'A town warehouse'. Numerous illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of architecture and the building process.Table of Contents1. Brickwork and masonry; 2. Structural iron and steel work; 3. Steel framed and fire-resisting floors; 4. Subsidiary metal construction; 5. Structural design - introduction. Walls and foundations; 6. Structural design - principles of beam design; 7. Structural design - design and selection of beams; 8. Structural design - moment of inertia and moment of resistance of unsymmetrical and compound sections; 9. Structural design - design of stanchions, columns and struts; 10. Structural design - stresses in framed structures; 11. Structural design - plate girders; 12. Permanent carpentry - roofs; 13. Temporary carpentry - timbering, centering and shoring; 14. Roof coverings - plain and pan tiling; 15. External plumbers' work; 16. Internal plumbers' work - water services and sanitary fittings; 17. Drainage; 18. Joinery - doors, frames and finishings; 19. Joinery - windows and skylights; 20. Joinery - stairs; 21. Joinery - internal fittings; 22. Miscellaneous; 23. Insulation of building structures; 24. Materials; Appendixes; Index.
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Cambridge University Press A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture
Book SynopsisSir William Chambers (172296), architect and furniture designer, wished to increase his status in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. His Treatise, annotated and republished in two volumes in 1825 by the architect Joseph Gwilt (17841863), is regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical architecture.Table of ContentsOf pedestals; Of the application of the orders of architecture; Of intercolumniations; Of arcades and arches; Of orders above orders; Of basements and attics; Of pediments; Of balustrades; Of gates, doors, and piers; Of windows; Of niches and statues; Of chimney-pieces; Of profiles for doors, windows, niches, chimney-pieces, etc.; Of block cornices and extraneous entablatures; Of the proportions of rooms; Of ceilings; Designs for casines, temples, gates, doors, etc.; Explanation of the principal terms employed in the science of architecture; General index; Directions to the binder; Errata.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Welcome to Your World How the Built Environment
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MP-MAS Uni of Massachusetts Designing The Nations Capital The 1901 Plan for
Book SynopsisPresents the story of the 1901 plan for Washington, DC. This work discusses the events leading up to the formation of the Senate Park Commission, the political setting in which it embarked on its work, the decision-making process that led to its final recommendations, and the early years of its implementation.
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University of Illinois Press Chicago River Bridges
Book SynopsisChronicles more than 175 bridges spanning 55 locations along the Main Channel, South Branch, and North Branch of the Chicago River.Trade ReviewEugene S. Ferguson Prize, Society for the History of Technology, 2015. Honorable Mention as a Finalist for the Traditional Nonfiction Category, Chicago Writers Association, 2014. "After reading Patrick McBriarty's impressive and thoroughly researched Chicago River Bridges, no one could ever again overlook or take for granted Chicago's bridges. Thanks to this comprehensive book--filled with a treasure trove of stunning photographs, drawings, and maps--we now know that designing, funding, building, operating, maintaining, moving, and rebuilding Chicago's bridges was vital to the development of the Windy City. To 'stacker of wheat' and 'player with railroads,' we must now add 'designer and builder of bridges.'"--Greg Borzo, author of The Chicago "L" and Chicago Cable Cars"This meticulously researched compendium of the city's bridges over the Chicago River. . . . will please both scholars and amateur enthusiasts. Recommended."--Choice“Richly detailed and easy to navigate, Chicago River Bridges is a must for bridge enthusiasts and those with a strong interest in the city's history.”--Civil Engineering"During the same years that architects invented the metal-framed skeleton skyscraper, engineers were working on a related problem: the design of the modern iron drawbridge. Patrick T. McBriarty's Chicago River Bridges gives these innovators their due recognition. Bridge enthusiasts and those who love the city will be fascinated by his careful attention to their design and history."--Journal of Illinois History
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University of Illinois Press SynergiCity
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHistoric Preservation Book Prize, University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation, 2013. A Choice Outstanding Title, 2013. "Instead of handing over neighborhoods to city hall or private developers, this book shows that the solution to many cities' plights lies within them. Empowering residents to take control of and build on community assets, engaging them in community-based organizations that can spearhead revitalization and build real quality of place, yields real results. To the extent that they adopt a holistic approach to planning and build on a city's intrinsic strengths, they can accomplish miracles."--from the foreword by Richard Florida"This timely and approachable collection provides meaningful case studies and a wealth of topics for discussion in urban studies and redevelopment. Professionals and students in urban planning, government, and urban development will find this volume greatly interesting."--Robert M. Lau, associate editor of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Journal "Contains valuable insight."--Shepherd Express "The book oozes with optimism for a bucolic yet historically gritty future for these postindustrial, medium-sized Midwestern cities. The book is a neat and clear attempt to pull some wildly popular ideas together under one roof and apply them to a rather understudies subject: medium-sized postindustrial Midwestern cities. Along with scores of beautiful images, the book succeeds in that mission and is a pleasure to recommend."--The Geographical Review
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Paperblanks Vault of the Milan Cathedral Burgundy Bookmark Duomo Di Milano Collection by Paperblanks Duomo Di Milano
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc High LineChinese Edition
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Residential Design for Aging In Place
Book SynopsisThe aging population is interested in being able to stay in their homes as they age. Interior designers, architects, and homebuilders are increasingly being asked by clients to design homes or retrofit existing homes to allow for adaptation over time.Trade Review"Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas is a comprehensive book written by two seasoned interior designers to show that universal design is good design. The book is well organized so readers can pinpoint a specific topic to learn about; however, I found myself so drawn into the information that I read the book cover to cover! The uniqueness of this book is the thorough research that Lawlor and Thomas conducted. They focus on designing homes that people can live in safely and independently throughout their lifetimes. With extensive footnotes throughout the book, readers will be guided to other documents on the subject." (marvingblog.com, July 6, 2010) "Michael Thomas is an expert when it comes to designing and remodeling homes suited to aging in place. The book, co-authored with California designer Drue Lawlor, has been well-received among builders, architects, and interior designers." (Palm Beach Post, 7/27/09) "...is a new, definitive guide to the design of residential interiors for clients that are aging in place. Interior designers, architects, and home builders will find this book a "go-to" reference guide." (chicagoarchitecturetoday.com, January 2009) "is a book for kitchen and bath professionals looking to better understand the design needs of an aging population. Incorporating design concepts and principles with discussion of design concepts and principles with discussion of design solutions and product options, this guide to designing homes explains how to meet the needs of clients who intend to age in place with style." (Kitchen and Bath Design, November 2008) "...is a textbook for interior designers detailing design concepts and principles that can help design/build professionals execute projects that will allow homeowners to live independently in their homes longer. Case Studies clearly translate the authors' key topics into effective design solutions and address exterior and interior room accessibility, working with aging specialists as well as laws, codes, and regulations." (CustomHomeOnline.com, 10/16/08)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Growing Up and Getting Wiser xi Chapter 1 Designs for Independence 1 Chapter 2 The American Senior Tsunami 11 Chapter 3 Laws, Codes, and Regulations 21 Chapter 4 Assessing the Aging Process 31 Chapter 5 Exterior Freedoms 41 Chapter 6 Creating Living Spaces 59 Chapter 7 Creating Private Places 81 Chapter 8 Designing the Kitchen 103 Chapter 9 Designing the Bathroom 127 Chapter 10 The Rest of the House 151 Chapter 11 Design Beyond Age 177 Appendix A Building Professional Alliances 191 Appendix B From Civil Rights to Universal Design and Beyond 197 Appendix C Products and Vendors 201 Appendix D Common Diseases and Disabilities 227 Index 231
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Vertical Transportation Handbook 4e
Book SynopsisThis new edition of a one-of-a-kind handbook provides an essential updating to keep the book current with technology and practice. New coverage of topics such as machine-room-less systems and current operation and control procedures, ensures that this revision maintains its standing as the premier general reference on vertical transportation.Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. 1 The Essentials of Elevatoring. 2 The Basis of Elevatoring a Building. 3 Passenger Traffic Requirements. 4 Incoming Traffic. 5 Two-Way Traffic. 6 Outgoing Traffic. 7 Elevator Operation and Control. 8 Space and Physical Requirements. 9 Escalators and Moving Walks. 10 Elevatoring Commercial Buildings. 11 Elevatoring Residential Buildings. 12 Elevatoring Institutional Buildings. 13 Service and Freight Elevators. 14 Nonconventional Elevators, Special Applications, and Environmental Considerations. 15 Automated Material Handling Systems. 16 Codes and Standards. 17 Elevator Specifying and Contracting. 18 Economics, Maintenance, and Modernization. 19 Traffic Studies and Performance Evaluation. 20 The Changing Modes of Horizontal and Vertical Transportation. Appendix: Literature on Elevators and Escalators. Index of Tables and Charts. Index of Examples. Subject Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures
Book SynopsisA structural glass facade is a glass wall in which the glass itself is part of the building structure. The fundamental technology of structural facade systems has undergone a transition over the past decade from an emergent, experimental building form to a mature, fully robust technology.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 Context: Glass and Structure. 2 Glass and Glazing Systems. 3 Linear Structural Systems. 4 Space Structures and Gridshells. 5 Cable Structures. 6 Glass as a Structural Material. 7 LA Live Tower. Podium Facades Los Angeles, California. 8 Suvarnabhumi Bangkok. International Airport (SBIA). Main Terminal Building (MTB) Facade Bangkok, Thailand. 9 Eli and Edythe Broad Stage. Santa Monica, California. 10 300 New Jersey Avenue. (51 Louisiana Avenue) Atrium Enclosure Washington, D.C. 11 Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center. New York Presbyterian Hospital New York City. 12 Strasbourg Railway Station Multimodal Hub. Strasbourg, France. 13 Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. Los Angeles, California. 14 Richard J. Klarcheck Information Commons, Loyola University. Chicago, Illinois. 15 Newseum. Cable Mullion Facade Washington, D.C. 16 Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. New York City. 17 TKTS Booth and Revitalization of Father Duffy Square. The Glass Grandstand New York City. Endnotes. Figure Credits. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Programming for Design
Book SynopsisQuickly master architectural programming concepts, skills, and techniques In the essential discipline of architectural programming, the ideas of philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and history find their focus in the realities of site conditions, budgets, and functionality. Author Edith Cherry vividly demonstrates in this inspiring tutorial that the programming process not only helps architects avoid the endless design revisions occurring in most projects, but that it is also the key to designing for optimal form and function. Programming for Design lets you rapidly acquire the knowledge and skills needed to successfully program a moderate-size space. Rather than simply describe basic principles and practices, this straightforward guide helps you master architectural programming by actually doing it. Professor Cherry identifies the central issues involved and describes the skills needed to work with clients to identify problems to be solved by a Table of ContentsPREPARING FOR PROGRAMMING. Think About Thinking. Clients. THE ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMING PROJECT. Researching the Project Background. Identifying Goals and Objectives. Gathering and Analyzing Information. Identifying Programmatic Strategies. Establishing Quantitative Requirements. The Synthesis of the Design Problem. Documentation. A Synthesis of the Architectural Programming Task. Appendices. Bibliography and References. Illustration Credits. Index.
£69.26
John Wiley & Sons Inc Traditional Details
Book SynopsisA comprehensive source of traditional architectural details for anyone working with old structures Compiling the most useful material from the first four editions of Architectural Graphic Standards published between 1932 and 1951, this book brings back into circulation hundreds of architectural illustrations and standards that have once again become relevant to design work. Chapters cover all facets of building construction from foundations to furnishings and are structured to follow the drawing preparation sequence of a typical rehabilitation project. Architects, designers, and others involved in rebuilding and renovating structures built in decades past will find here many of the details and information used by the original architects and builders. Impeccably organized and beautifully rendered, this handsome reference is both a terrific working tool and a wonderful addition to an architecture library.Table of ContentsGeneral Planning and Design Data. Foundations and Sitework. Masonry. Metals. Carpentry. Thermal and Moisture Protection. Doors, Windows, and Glass. Finish Materials. Specialties and Equipment. Furnishings. Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing. Bibliography. Index.
£73.10
John Wiley & Sons Inc Historic Millwork A Guide to Restoring and
Book SynopsisHistoric Millwork is an indispensable guide to understanding, restoring, and recreating millwork; including doors, windows, mouldings, and cabinetry. This volume features vintage illustrations along with contemporary annotations.Trade Review"The information in Historic Millwork is useful, the illustrations are charming and the book has many helpful tables." (Traditional Building, July/August 2003)Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Chapter One: Wood and Historic Millwork 1 Chapter Two: Doors 15 Chapter Three: Windows 49 Chapter Four: Moldings 83 Chapter Five: Cabinets, Store Fixtures, and Built-Ins 103 Chapter Six: Short-Lived Millwork Items 139 Glossary 191 Bibliography 195 Index 199
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Principles of Timber Design for Architects and
Book SynopsisExamines current industry standards concerned with the use of wood and wood products. Features detailed studies of joists, special beams, residential trusses and arches. Contains accessible tables in order to figure out the most economical way of building a structure using wood. Includes numerous examples.Table of ContentsMaterial Properties. Beam Design. Axial Loads. Connections. Trusses. Glue--Laminated Arches. Plywood. Appendix.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Historic Preservation Technology
Book SynopsisThis introduction to historic preservation goes well beyond the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and shows how wood, stone, masonry, and metal were used in the past and how adaptive re-use can be employed to bring modern amenities to historic structures.Trade Review"...straightforward layout and sensible approach -- each chapter tackles a different building material or architectural component, moving from a historical overview to a review of common problems and recommended solutions -- will make this detailed guide required reading for anyone interested in repairing and maintaining an old house." (Old-House Journal, July-August 2008) "Young…has done a really great job with the task he set out to do. His coverage of the subject is very comprehensive in nature." (ARBA, June 2008) "The book covers all aspects of the exterior and interior buliding fabric...Richly illustrated with photographs...a variety of useful case studies" ( Listed Heritage Magazine, September)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction xi Part I Process Overview 1 Chapter 1 Overview 3 Chapter 2 Health and Life Safety 17 Chapter 3 Building Pathology: Investigation, Analysis, and Assessment 31 Part II Building Materials 45 Chapter 4 Wood 47 Chapter 5 Masonry 79 Chapter 6 Concrete 115 Chapter 7 Architectural Metals 131 Part III Building Fabric 153 Chapter 8 Roofing 155 Chapter 9 Exterior Wall Cladding 175 Chapter 10 Windows 199 Chapter 11 Entrances and Porches 221 Chapter 12 Storefronts 239 Part IV Building Ornamentals and Finishes 253 Chapter 13 Floors 255 Chapter 14 Walls and Ceilings 271 Chapter 15 Art and Stained Glass 289 Chapter 16 Wood Carving and Millwork 303 Chapter 17 Decorative and Flat Plaster 319 Chapter 18 Protective and Decorative Finishes 333 Part V Special Topics 351 Chapter 19 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems 353 Chapter 20 Building Service Systems 365 Chapter 21 Lighting and Electrical Systems 377 Chapter 22 Sustainability 389 Appendix A: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties 403 Appendix B: Historic Preservation Technology Resources 415 Glossary 419 Index 429
£73.10
University of Michigan Press Form Function In ArchitectureWindowsMacintosh Vol
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