Architecture: professional practice Books
Hatje Cantz Tragsysteme
Book SynopsisThe standard work on Heino Engel’s structure systems is now available at an attractive price. On the basis of excellent drawings and model photographs, the book examines the various forms of structure systems and explores the relationship between structure system and architectural form in clear and concise prose. In the presentation and explanation of this highly complex discipline, this volume differs fundamentally from other publications on the subject, as the author focuses entirely upon structure systems without regard for the usual technical details. Featured here are typical structure systems and models in lieu of the more commonly treated special designs and completed buildings. As a reference work, the book provides an indispensable repertoire of forms for modern architectural models, summarizing traditional approaches and offering a source of new ideas at the same time.
£32.00
De Gruyter Martin Rauch Gebaute Erde: Gestalten &
Book SynopsisBauen mit Lehm ist ökologisch, nachhaltig und zu 100% recyclingfähig. Seit der Antike nutzen Menschen diesen Baustoff, um Häuser, Dörfer, Städte zu errichten. Bis heute entstehen weltweit immer wieder beeindruckende Lehmarchitekturen, die hohe Raumluftqualität dieser Bauweise bleibt unübertroffen. Martin Rauch errichtet seit mehr als drei Jahrzehnten zeitgenössische Architektur in Lehm. Die Ergebnisse seiner Forschung und den praktischen Erfahrungsschatz stellt er in dieser Publikation zur Verfügung. Die aktualisierte und erweiterte Neuauflage vermittelt in ansprechender Sprache und Grafik das nötige Fachwissen, um Lehmarchitektur kompetent zu planen und umzusetzen. Zahlreiche Bilder vermitteln die einmalige Ausdrucksstärke dieses natürlichen Baustoffs und inspirieren für die eigene Praxis.
£44.20
Birkhauser Biotope City
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RIBA Publishing How To Win Work: The architect's guide to
Book SynopsisYou are a great designer, but no one knows you. Now what?By directly confronting the burning question ‘How do you win work?’, this book addresses the key purpose of architects investing time and effort in public relations and marketing.Written by one of the most influential and perceptive voices in business development, Jan Knikker, Partner for Strategy and Development at MVRDV, the narrative simultaneously informs and excites, making marketing accessible and compelling for all architects regardless of sector and practice size.Knikker draws on over 20 years’ experience at the forefront of global practice at MVRDV and OMA, shaping their public images and business strategies. Bridging the distance between architects and marketing, he provides practical tips and best practice guidance, ranging from strategic business plans to the nuts and bolts of writing press releases and fee proposals.Successful PR has to be more than skin deep. It needs to rest on strong and stable foundations. Knikker emphasises the importance of nurturing a creative and innovative practice culture, which also invests in core values, such as being a good employer and professional ethics.The result of extensive research, Knikker draws on fresh insights and approaches from a wide range of architects in the UK and internationally:• David Miller Architects• Coffey Architects• Studio MUTT• MgMaStudio• Feilden Fowles• Powerhouse Company• Shedkm.Table of ContentsForeword About the Author 1 How we are supposed to work for free 2 We can do better 3 To specialise or not to specialise 4 Marketing: a dirty word 5 Mission and vision 6 Branding and company culture PUBLIC RELATIONS 7 “If I was down to my last dollar, I would spend it on PR” 7.1 Writing a marketing strategy 8 The office is your business card 9 Your website: your online shop window 10 Your work amidst a changing media landscape 10.1 Print 10.2 Online media 10.3 Social media 10.4 TV and Youtube 10.5 Vlogs and podcasts 10.6 Crisis communication and the outreach that might prevent it 10.7 Others 11 Lectures 12 Receiving or organising awards 13 Your product in the picture 13.1 The drawing 13.2 The render 13.3 Collages and hand-drawings 13.4 Talking to clients: the project text and press release 13.5 The model 14 The built project 15 The project book 16 Exhibitions 17 Prioritising BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 18 Business development, the direct way to win new work 19 Client relationships 20 Who are you as a person, and how do you approach selling? 21 Just do it 22 Going abroad 23 Fairs 24 How to calculate a fee 25 Contracts: managing risks and keeping promises 26 It’s not easy being green 27 The pitch 28 Broadening your portfolio 29 Planning 30 Collaborations 31 Learning from others 32 Styles 33 Ethics for architects 34 Suing your client 35 Spam and fraud 36 Crisis CASE STUDIES 1 shedkm 2 MgMaStudio 3 Studio MUTT 4 Coffey Architects 5 David Millar Architects 6 Feilden Fowles 7 Turner Works 8 From 0 to 100 staff in 15 years Acknowledgements Image credits Index
£32.30
RIBA Publishing Biomimicry in Architecture
Book SynopsisWhen searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology - designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative - we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history have evolved innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes that can be applied to modern green design.Aimed at architects, urban designers and product designers, this new edition of Biomimicry in Architecture looks to the natural world to achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. Packed with case studies predicting future trends, this edition also contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light. An amazing sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions, Biomimicry in Architecture is a must-read for anyone preparing for the challenges of building a sustainable and restorative future.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: How could we build more efficient structures?Chapter 2: How will we manufacture materials?Chapter 3: How will we produce our energy?Chapter 4: How will we get fresh water?Chapter 5: How will we create zero-waste systems?Chapter 6: How will we control our thermal environment?Chapter 7: How will we gather and distribute light? Synthesis
£33.30
Oro Editions Truth and Lies in Architecture
Book Synopsis"‘Truth and Lies in Architecture’ delves deep into the soul of architects and their work." — Naser Nader Ibrahim, Amazing Architecture This is a collection of provocative essays that journey into the vexed circumstance of contemporary architectural practice. The nature of the great cultural, social, political, environmental, and consumerist challenges facing the contemporary architect are explored, interpreted, and questioned, while drawing connections from architecture theory, philosophy, science, literature, and film sources in an attempt to negotiate the territory between the truth and lies in architecture. These essays written by a leading Australian architect represent a level of comprehensive critical awareness rarely found within the architectural profession and one would be hard pressed to find another comparable figure in contemporary architectural practice. The entire argumentation is impressive, challenging, intellectually at the highest level and beautifully written.Trade Review"‘Truth and Lies in Architecture’ delves deep into the soul of architects and their work." - Naser Nader Ibrahim, Amazing Architecture
£18.66
DOM Publishers Hospitals and Medical Facilities: Construction
Book SynopsisThis Construction and Design Manual showcases all aspects of planning hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies. Around 50 projects are presented in their entirety, accompanied by large photographs, true to scale floor plans, and coloured diagrams. The volume also features scientific contributions concerning methods of planning and questions of design. Additional essays on architectural history and typological classifications make this book, spanning over 400 pages, an indispensable reference work for everyone with an interest in hospital architecture and healthcare design. Construction data, planning parameters, and regulations for hospitals and medical facilities True to scale floor plans for different building types and scientific comments Essential for healthcare design, architecture, and medical administration
£73.80
Phaidon Press Ltd Architizer: The World Best Architecture Practices
Book SynopsisCelebrating the work of 31 of the most outstanding contemporary architecture practices and design firms - each a winner in the A+Firm Awards program from Architizer, the website used by over 335,000 architects throughout the world to celebrate and share innovationThis celebration of the finest and most innovative contemporary architecture practices around the world accompanies Architizer's inaugural A+Firm Awards program. Chosen by an international panel of experts, the winners include industry stars, such as Foster + Partners, Neri & Hu Design and Research Office and Michael Green Architecture, alongside emerging talents like Shulin Architectural Design and OfficeOffCourse. The ultimate accolade for collaborative creativity, recipients include architecture firms, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers, photographers and real estate developers.
£47.96
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Container & Prefab House Plans
Book SynopsisThis book contains more than 250 floor and elevation plans and construction details for twenty-six prefabricated and cargo-container homes. It includes all the information and guidelines needed to recreate each project plus interior design ideas.
£14.99
Oro Editions Source Books in Architecture No. 16
Book SynopsisSource Books in Architecture No. 16: Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO focuses on the work of a Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO and is meant to expose the foundations and implications of the work in question. The practice is documented through conversations, studies, models, renderings, working drawings, and photographs at a level of detail that allows for a nuanced understanding of the disciplinary agenda from conception to completion. This content is accompanied by contributions from critics and other designers that further explore the significance of the work.
£19.96
BIS Publishers B.V. Operative Design: A Catalog of Spatial Verbs
Book SynopsisThe core idea for this book is the use of operative verbs as tools for designing space. These operative verbs abstract the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design. Examples of these verbs are expand, inflate, nest, wist, lift, embed, merge and many more. Together they form a visual dictionary decoding the syntax of spatial verbs. The verbs are illustrated with three-dimensional diagrams and pictures of designs which show the verbs ‘in action’. This approach was devised, tested, and applied to architectural studio instruction by Anthony Di Mari and Nora Yoo while teaching at Harvard University’s Career Discovery Program in Architecture in 2010. As instructors and as recent graduates, they saw a need for this kind of catalogue from both sides - as a reference manual applicable to design students in all stages of their studies, as well as a teaching tool for instructors to help students understand the strong spatial potential of abstract operations.
£12.34
RIBA Publishing Masterplanning for Change: Designing the
Book SynopsisCities are under increased pressure to be resilient and resistant to the effects of climate change and rapid urbanisation. However, this idea has still not been fully integrated in to practice. This book presents a practical approach to masterplanning the city and its areas (existing and new) as urban environments for the 21st century, addressing the design of cities as complex adaptive systems.Table of ContentsPart I: Towards an Ecology of Urban Form 1. Design and Change: Reconciling the Paradox 2. From System Ecology to Urban Morphology Part II: Masterplanning for Change: The Design Approach 3. Towards a Design Agenda 4. The Design Approach 5. Towards the Resilient City
£42.30
Taylor & Francis What Student Architects Should Do
Book SynopsisAs a first year student the challenges of learning how to do architecture can be daunting. Though not prescribing a particular way (there are as many ways to do architecture as there are architects), this Notebook outlines what you should do to cultivate your own distinctive capacity for architectural design. Architecture is a rich and varied subject, a multifaceted and multidimensional skill. Learning to do it is not easy. It has many subtleties. Becoming fluent can take many years. Informed by decades of discussing architecture and its challenges with students, this Notebook will help you lay foundations for a rewarding career as a creative architect.All Simon Unwinâs books explore architecture not just as a matter of form and space but in terms of its primal driving force, the universal need and desire to make places for life.Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture: The Universal Language of Place-Making, which first appeared in 1997 and has subsequently been enlarged in four further editions. Examining these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy.
£23.17
JOVIS Verlag Le Corbusier: Unité d’habitation „Typ Berlin“:
Book Synopsis Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation "Typ Berlin"—built 1957–58—is an exceptional testimony to Berlin’s post-war architecture. Although it follows the basic concept of a "vertical village" as envisioned by the architect, the gigantic block, containing 530 apartments, clearly differs from the Marseille original. However, as a result of modifications required by the client, the construction occupies the position of an outsider in Le Corbusier’s oeuvre. Authors from the fields of architecture, urbanism, art history, and cultural studies precisely set out the genesis of the listed building for the first time. In addition, they investigate the development of the "Unité d’habitation" model, the Berlin variant’s unique color concept, and carry out a comparison with the four typologically related buildings in France. In looking at the significance, ingenuity, and creative impact of Le Corbusier’s unique creation in Berlin, the so-called "Corbusierhaus," the publication fills a gap in the literature on post-war modernism and the architect’s body of work.
£26.60
Park Books Atelier Deshaus 2001–2020
Book SynopsisShanghai-based Atelier Deshaus, founded in 2001 as one of the first private architectural firms in China, is one of the country’s most important and innovative design studios. The architects made their name worldwide in 2014 with the much-acclaimed West Bund site for Shanghai’s Long Museum, which has since been followed by a series of further museum and other art-related projects. Such cultural and community buildings of various scale are the main focus of Atelier Deshaus, who refuse the usual commercial construction tasks in China. Their formally strong buildings are developed from reading the site with special attention being paid to the preservation of Shanghai's industrial heritage after decades of a tabula rasa policy in the city’s urban development. At the core of this first monograph are Atelier Deshaus’s 20 most important designs from two decades. They are documented in rich detail through plans and images as well as concise explanatory texts by the architects. In an extensive conversation with Hubertus Adam, the firm’s principals Liu Yichun and Chen Yifeng offer insights into their way of thinking, their understanding of Chinese tradition, their relation to art, and the challenges of working as a non-governmental office in China. Additional essays place Atelier Deshaus in the context of contemporary international architecture and discuss their key projects with regard to constructive qualities and atmosphere.
£28.00
Laurence King Publishing Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2
Book Synopsis Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 follows on from the success of the first book in the series, and contains all new projects. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently completed and influential designs, along with analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern residential architecture.The projects are presented in clear and concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled consistently and presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison.Each project is presented with color photographs, site plans, and sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project. A bonus CD contains drawings from the book, in both .eps and .dwg (generic CAD) formats.
£36.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Kitchen Interiors: New Designs and Interior for
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£28.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Design for Dementia
Book SynopsisDesign for Dementia is written by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and academics whose aim is to present lessons learnt from the Dementia Demonstration House at the Building Research Establishment's Innovation Park. Known as Chris and Sally's House, the project represents a unique opportunity to show in practice what can be done to assist people living with dementia to continue to live at home and as part of the community with as much independence as possible. This book presents evidence based practical design guidance backed up by over 15 combined years of research by experienced professional designers.Beginning with an introduction which provides the background to the global dementia epidemic to allow readers to gain a better understanding of the issues they must consider, the book then discusses how good design principles, planning and construction standards can be used to effectively respond to the dementia crisis. The detailed findings from research usinTable of Contents1. Introduction: The UK and Global Picture2. The Impact of the Dementia Epidemic3. The Medical Background of Dementia4.Personal Experiences of Dementia5. Engagement and Participation in the Dementia Community6. Personas and the Evidence Base of Dementia-Inclusive Design7. Case Study – Chris and Sally’s House8. Indoor Environmental Quality Studies9. Post-Occupancy Evaluation10. Design Guidance11. The Way Forward
£43.69
Braun Publishing AG Ecological Buildings: New Strategies for
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£31.96
Valiz We Own the City
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£26.60
RIBA Publishing Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and
Book SynopsisWhat type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for people of all ages, and for the planet. It shows how urban designers and city planners can incorporate child friendly insights and ideas into their masterplans, public spaces and streetscapes. Healthier children mean happier families, stronger communities, greener neighbourhoods, and an economy focused on the long-term. Make cities better for everyone.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Urban Planning and Children Chapter 2: What is Child-Friendly Urban Planning and Why Does it Matter? Chapter 3: Transforming A Failing City Chapter 4: Child-Friendly Cities Around the World Chapter 5: Making it Happen: Principles, Building Blocks and Tools Chapter 6: What Next?
£34.20
DOM Publishers Accessibility and Wayfinding: Construction and
Book SynopsisAccessible architecture is about much more than wide doorways and low-placed light switches. Accessibility means independent and self-reliant living and mobility for people of all ages and in any situation in life. Enabling this requires a clear awareness of the related concepts and principles that need to be adopted into the planning at an early stage. This manual presents both public buildings and orientation systems in the fields of culture, transport, and education, as well as examples from the worlds of work and health. Informative essays provide an insight into the theory of signage, while selected projects are described from the perspective of Design for All. Large-scale images and drawings illustrate ten design parameters Best-of collection of the practical handbooks on accessible architecture and wayfinding Incorporate two areas of design to ease our daily life
£73.80
Prestel Le Corbusier: The Complete Buildings
Book SynopsisIn 2010, photographer Cemal Emden set out to document every building designed by the master architect Le Corbusier. Traveling through three continents, Emden photographed all the 52 buildings that remain standing. Each of these buildings is featured in the book and captured from multiple angles, with images revealing their exterior and interior details. Interspersed throughout the book are texts by leading architects and scholars, whose commentaries are as fascinating and varied as the buildings themselves. The book closes with an illustrated, annotated index. From the early Villa Vallet, built in Switzerland in 1905, to his groundbreaking Unite d'Habitation in Marseille, completed in 1947, this ambitious project presents the entirety and diversity of Le Corbusier's architectural output. Visually arresting and endlessly engaging, it will appeal to the architect's many fans, as well as anyone interested in the foundation of modern architecture.Trade Review"It’s an engaging journey through Le Corbusier’s masterworks, with stops at many of his lesser-known (and, often, less characteristic) buildings." -The Tangential
£31.99
De Gruyter Designing Spaces for Children: A Child’s Eye View
Book SynopsisMeeting children as equals is not only a question of pedagogical attitude. Designing Spaces for Children shows how architecture and interior design can promote childhood development. Based on historical and current concepts of progressive education, the book sketches design principles for building daycare centers and schools that can also be transferred to other spaces, such as pediatric clinics. Rooms can invite discovery; they can promote communication and social interaction, strengthen self-confidence, and be places of retreat or landscapes for play. For years, the Berlin architectural firm baukind has been creatively balancing the strict legal requirements and architectural possibilities of architecture suitable for children—always with a view to children’s needs. The book presents realized projects, such as the Kita Weltenbummler in Berlin, and aims to foster the equal involvement of children in the design of our environment.
£27.45
Taylor & Francis Architecture and Videogames
Book SynopsisThis book explores and affirms the emergent symbiosis between videogames and architecture, including insights from a diverse range of disciplines.With contributions from authorities in both architecture and videogame industries, it examines how videogames as a medium have enlightened the public about the built environments of the past, offered heightened awareness of our current urban context, and presented inspiration for the future directions of architecture. A relatively nascent medium, videogames have rapidly transitioned from cultural novelty to architectural prophet over the past 50 years. That videogames serve as an interactive proxy for the real world is merely a gateway into just how pervasive and potent the medium is in architectural praxis. If architecture is a synthesis of cultural value and videogames are a dominant cultural medium of today, how will they influence the architecture of tomorrow?The book is split into seven sections: Cultural Artifacts, Hist
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Design for Mental and Behavioral Health
Book SynopsisStudies confirm that the physical environment influences health outcomes, emotional state, preference, satisfaction and orientation, but very little research has focused on mental and behavioural health settings. This book summarizes design principles and design research for individuals who are intending to design new mental and behavioural health facilities and those wishing to evaluate the quality of their existing facilities. The authors discuss mental and behavioural health systems, design guidelines, design research and existing standards, and provide examples of best practice. As behavioural and mental health populations vary in their needs, the primary focus is limited to environments that support acute care, outpatient and emergency care, residential care, veterans, pediatric patients, and the treatment of chemical dependency.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: Mental and Behavioral Health Context. 1. Mental and behavioral health history and context. 1.1. Historical perspective. 1.2. Challenges to mental and behavioral health research and design. 1.3. Global issues. 1.4. Mental and behavioral health context summary. 2. General Design Considerations. 2.1. Theories behind psychiatric facility design. 2.2. Planning and programming considerations. 2.3. Transdisciplinary collaboration. 2.4. Design considerations. 2.5. Environmental psychology issues. 2.6. Specific setting issues. 2.7. Site and building envelope and configuration. 2.8. Case studies. Part 2: The Settings. 3. Outpatient Facilities. 3.1. Introduction to outpatient facilities. 3.2. Characteristics of outpatient psychiatric facilities. 3.3. Outpatient psychiatric facility design. 3.4. Case study. 4. Emergency Psychiatric Facilities. 4.1. Introduction to emergency facilities. 4.2. Characteristics of emergency psychiatric facilities. 4.3. Emergency psychiatric facility design. 4.4. Case Studies. 5. Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Characteristics of facilities for persons with substance use disorders. 5.3. Research on facilities for persons with substance abuse disorders. 5.4. Substance use disorder facility design goals. 5.5. Case studies. 6. Mental Health Facilities for Veterans of War. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Characteristics of residential mental health facilities for war veterans. 6.3. Research on mental and behavioral health facilities for war veterans. 6.4. Design goals for facilities for war veterans. 6.5. Case study. 7. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Characteristics of residential pediatric mental health care facilities. 7.3. Characteristics of outpatient and emergency room pediatric mental health care facilities. 7.4. Pediatric inpatient, outpatient and emergency room design goals. 7.5. Case studies. 8. Mental and behavioral health community residential settings. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Characteristics of residential facilities. 8.3. Mental and behavioral health design goals. 8.4. Case studies. Part 3: The Research. 9. The Role of the Physical Environment in Mental & Behavioral Health Research. 9.1. History and status of research. 9.2. Methodology for literature review. 9.3. Challenges to data collection involving patients. 9.4. Behavioral health facility evaluation tools. 9.5. Linking research to design. 9.6. Research summary. 9.7. Trends. Part 4: Guidelines and Future Directions. 10. Guidelines. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Organizations providing standards and guidelines. 10.3. Challenges to guidelines and standards. 10.4. Differences between guidelines and standards. 10.5. Guideline research agenda. 11. Conclusion. 11.1. Where we’ve been. 11.2. Where we’re headed.
£56.04
RIBA Publishing Guide to JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 2025
Book SynopsisThe latest edition of the JCT Guide series is an essential resource for architects working with the JCT Design & Build Contract 2024. Organised by topic, this guide offers a clear, practical breakdown of the contract's provisions, procedures and party obligations. It also addresses potential contractual issues with support from the latest legislation and case law.Key updates in the 2024 edition: Comprehensive analysis of the JCT Design & Build Contract 2024, covering all recent changes. Legislative updates, including the Building Safety Act, Building Regulations Part 2A and the Procurement Act 2023. Case law coverage on crucial topics, like design liability, responsibility for employer requirements and planning permission, concurrent delay, practical completion, and more. Comparative insights on other JCT contracts and NEC4, offering a broader view of contract management. New figures and tables, improving clarity and ease of use. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a student preparing for exams, this guide is designed to simplify complex contract administration and ensure compliance with the latest legal requirements. With its clear structure and expert analysis, it's an indispensable tool for architects handling the JCT Design & Build Contract.
£49.50
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Wine Cellar Design
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£36.79
RIBA Publishing RIBA Health and Safety Guide 2023
Book SynopsisTo ensure chartered architects are reaching a high standard of health and safety knowledge and the life safety of building users, the RIBA has introduced an online test based on a comprehensive curriculum to test for competency. This guide is designed to improve industry understanding of issues in accordance with CDM Regulations and prepare architects for the health and safety test. It provides practitioners with the required knowledge regarding site safety, hazards and design risk management to discharge their professional services and legal duties competently and safely. The 2nd edition features updates to the content relating to design risk management and statute that reflects the changes enacted under the Building Safety Act 2022 and amendments to the Building Regulations 2010, introduced in 2023. The new content includes a new chapter with guidance on designer’s duties and competence requirements under Part 2A of the Building Regulations. This features a review of the relationship between these and the dutyholder regime under the CDM Regulations and practical examples of how designers/architects might discharge their duties in accordance with the requirements of the regulations. Essential guidance for improving professional standards and ensuring safety among architects Companion book for architects preparing for the RIBA health and safety test Features over 80 high-quality original illustrations, highlighting safety risks and best practice. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Preparing to Visit Site Chapter 2: Undertaking Site Visits Chapter 3: Site Hazards Chapter 4: Design Risk Management Chapter 5: Statute, Guidance, Competence and Codes of Conduct Chapter 6: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Chapter 7: The Building Safety Act and Building Safety Regulations Chapter 8: Building Safety Design Chapter 9: Principles of Fire Safety Design Appendix I: Principles of human behaviour during an emergency Appendix II: Examples of site safety signs
£27.55
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press If Walls Could Speak: My Life in Architecture
Book SynopsisOver more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures - from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as Habitat to the Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore. For Safdie, the way a space functions is fundamental; he is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any challenge, including extreme population density and environmental distress, can be addressed with solutions that enhance community and uplift the human spirit.If Walls Could Speak takes readers behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie's own experiences how an architect thinks and works - from the spark of imagination through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials. Relating memorable stories about what has inspired him - from childhoods in Israel and Montreal to the projects and personalities worldwide that have captured his imagination - Safdie reveals the complex interplay that underpins every project and his vision for the role architecture can and should play in society at large. Illustrated throughout with drawings, sketches, photographs, and documents from his firm's voluminous archives, If Walls Could Speak is a book like no other, and will forever change the way you look at and appreciate any built structure.Trade ReviewWhat are the deep personal sources of creativity? How is it possible for someone to take the conventional built environment and make it new? A visionary book, If Walls Could Speak triumphantly answers these questions by giving us intimate access to the life and mind of one of the greatest architects of our time. -- Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE SWERVEThe world knows Moshe Safdie as an international architect of the greatest modern buildings. With this compelling memoir Moshe Safdie will now be known as a beautiful writer who conveys - with elegance and understanding - what it takes to create a building while telling the story of a long and fascinating life the reader is privileged to share. -- Ruth RogersIf Walls Could Speak is not just about architecture; it is about a man in search of beauty, truth, and service to people through examining "nature, the nature of the universe, and the nature of man." In his autobiography, Moshe Safdie succeeds in making the walls speak, revealing not only the depth, curiosity and drive of a man with a mission, but also the challenges he faced creating extraordinary work for over six decades. Perhaps he says it best: "If we seek truth, we shall find beauty." I was profoundly moved reading this book. -- Yo Yo MaMoshe Safdie makes beautiful and important buildings. He makes buildings that infuse into your day and life a sense that bigger things might suddenly be possible. He makes buildings that you will never, ever forget. What is remarkable about If Walls Could Speak is that Safdie's memoir is as unforgettable as anything he has produced out of stone, cement and steel. Because of his storytelling gifts, it is also a coming-of-age story in which one man developed a vision for how he could do his part to improve the experience of living -- Samantha Power, former United Nations ambassador and bestselling author of THE EDUCATION OF AN IDEALIST[A] marvelous look at his life and career...In prose unburdened by pretension, Safdie articulates his artistic philosophy against the backdrop of a changing world...A brilliant defense of architecture as an expression of truth and beauty. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *Table of Contents1: One A House on a Hill 2: Ideas and Mentors 3: The World of Habitat 4: Old City, New City 5: Private Jokes in Public Places 6: "Does God Live There?" 7: Cutting through the Mountain 8: The Power of Place 9: Megascale 10: What If? 11: Faith and Peace
£21.25
RIBA Publishing Houses Created by Peter Aldington
Book SynopsisThe author is one of the most influential designers of post-war houses in Britain and this book is a collection of all the houses that he âcreatedâ, either individually or with his two partners John Craig and Paul Collinge. There were many more unbuilt, and a selection of these are also included as well as a number of alterations and additions. Many of the articles in the book have been reproduced unedited, so they are a record of the architectural opinion of the time. At the time of publication, news came through that Ketelfield had been Grade II listed by Historic England, so every house that Aldington designed in his illustrious career is now listed, more than any other architect in the UK. This is surely a fitting testimony to his contribution to domestic architecture in the late 20th century in Britain.
£57.00
RIBA Publishing Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016
Book SynopsisGuide to JCT Standard Building Contract, the new edition of Sarah Lupton’s ever popular Guide to SBC11, is a practical guide to the operation and administration of the JCT Standard Contract suite 2016 (SBC/Q, SBC/AQ and SBC/XQ).All of the contract’s provisions, procedures and conditions are organised and explained by subject, clearly distinguishing the different obligations due to various parties and the contractual issues arising during the course of a job – all backed up by the latest legislation and case law.Changes to this new edition include: thorough explanation and analysis of the new JCT Standard Contract Suite 2016 comprehensive update on legislative changes since 2011, such as the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and CDM Regulations 2015 coverage of key case law developments, on issues such as the meaning residential occupier, choice of contract, access to site, concurrent delay, inspection, practical completion, certification, payment, termination and mediation objective commentary and comparison with relevant features of the new RIBA Building Contracts brand new content to improve coverage and overall value to the reader fresh new design. Not only is this an indispensable reference for the hard-pressed practitioner, but, assuming no prior knowledge of JCT contracts or the law, it is also ideal for architecture and other construction students on the threshold of undertaking their professional exams.Table of ContentsGuide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016
£46.80
Birkhauser Floor Plan Manual Housing
Book Synopsis The Floor Plan Manual Housing has for decades been a seminal work in the field of architecture. In its 5th, revised and expanded edition, approximately 160 international housing projects built after 1945 are documented and analyzed. The focus is on exemplary and transferrable projects, and on innovative and trendsetting concepts. The systematic representation of all projects allows the reader to compare and evaluate various floor plans – and to be inspired by the wealth of ideas and strategies for one’s own design work. The introductory theoretical and historical essays have been newly written or updated, and offer a structured overview of the residential housing typology and its development.
£46.80
De Gruyter Farbe: Entwurfsgrundlagen, Planungsstrategien,
Book SynopsisFarben wirken auf den Menschen, sie erzeugen Emotionen und wecken häufig Erinnerungen. Mit Farben beschäftigen sich daher nicht nur Künstler, sondern auch Naturwissenschaftler, Psychologen, Planer, Schriftsteller etc. Für den Architekten gehört die Farbwahl zu einer sehr anspruchsvollen Aufgabe, die – professionell umgesetzt – enorme Wirkung erzielen kann. Dieser Band aus der Reihe DETAIL Praxis vermittelt die für jeden Architekten relevanten Fachkenntnisse im Umgang mit Farben: von der Farbtheorie und den Gesetzen der Farbharmonie über Grundlagen der Farbwahrnehmung und -wirkung bis hin zu Strategien für die Entwicklung schlüssiger Farbkonzepte im Entwurfsprozess. Farbe in Stadt und Land, historische Betrachtungen zur Farbkultur, Fakten zu wesentlichen Raumwirkungen, zur Materialität, zum Einfluss von Licht und Farbe auf den Entwurf sowie zu Farbordnungen und -systemen runden den Theorieteil der Publikation ab. Verschiedene internationale Projektbeispiele im Innen- und Außenraum zeigen darüber hinaus den gelungenen Umgang mit Farbgestaltung und liefern Inspirationen für die eigene Praxis.
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RIBA Publishing Eric Lyons and Span
Book SynopsisDue to popular demand we are delighted to offer this new paperback edition of Eric Lyons and Span.Lavishly illustrated and deeply researched, this book celebrates the work of the architect Eric Lyons OBE (1912-1980), whose famous post-war housing - that today would be marketed as 'lifestyle housing' - is as well loved today as it was vibrantly successful when first constructed. Built almost entirely for Span Developments, its mission was to provide an affordable environment "that gave people a lift".Influenced by Walter Gropius, Lyons brought a commitment to high density housing and the idea of fostering community into his Span work without compromising his intuitive sensitivity for landscape. His success brought the practice an impressive array of awards and led to a term as President of the RIBA.The enduring success of his design philosophy can be traced forward to 2005, when Span received a special Housing Design Award given to schemes that meet the current Sustainable Communities Plan. Indeed, the concept of Span mirrors current best practice thinking in housing design and continues to offer a fresh, relevant challenge to volume housebuilders in Britain today. This book serves as a lively reminder of that fact.Written by distinguished historians, practitioners and Span enthusiasts, the book has been researched using the archive compiled by Ivor Cunningham, one of Lyons ex-partners while a detailed gazetteer contains scale plan drawings of many of Spans housing templates.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Architect in Society: Eric Lyons, his circle and his values - Neil BinghamChapter 2: Models for suburban living - Alan PowersChapter 3: Landscape first and last - Jan WoudstraChapter 4: Building for Span and the public sector - Elain HarwoodChapter 5: New Ash Green: Span's 'latter 20th century village in Kent' - Patrick EllardChapter 6: Community and common space: the role of residents' societies - Barbara SimmsChapter 7: People's homes: Span in the 21st century - Madeleine Adams and Charlie MacKeithChapter 8: Images - Photography by Tim CrockerChapter 9: The Office - Compiled by Ivor Cunningham and Research DesignChapter 10: Gazetteer
£31.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Product Design and Sustainability
Book SynopsisWhether it is the effects of climate change, the avalanche of electronic and plastic waste or the substandard living and working conditions of billions of our fellow global citizens, our ability to deal with unsustainability will define the twenty-first century. Given that most consumption is mediated through products and services, the critical question for designers is: How can we radically reshape these into tools for sustainable living? As a guide and reference text, Product Design and Sustainability provides design students, practitioners and educators with the breadth and depth needed to integrate the most appropriate sustainable strategies into their practice. It establishes the principles that underpin sustainability and introduces a diverse range of social, economic and environmental design responses and tools available to designers. The numerous real-world examples illustrate how these strategies play out in different product sectors and reinforce the vTrade Review"For anyone fatigued by the term "sustainability," Jane Penty breaths vitality back into the word—expanding its purview and animating its potential. Traversing multiple disciplines from material culture and artificial intelligence, to business frameworks, ethics, and social innovation, Jane Penty's Product Design and Sustainability may be the single most effective compendium for simultaneously defining a contemporary understanding of sustainability while providing an actionable toolkit for its practice. Required reading for design professionals, educators, and students; essential reading for anyone who needs to believe that we can find a way forward."Allan Chochinov, Chair, SVA MFA Products of Design, NY; Partner, Core77"A book that is timely and urgently needed - revisiting the complex and fast-evolving relationships between design, consumption, economics and technology at a pivotal moment. Product Design and Sustainability will help answer questions we all have as designers, and help further close the gap between the work that we do and our lived experience of the world." Hugo Jamson, Creative Director, New Territory, London"Far from the tired, doom and gloom rhetoric peddled by so many academics on this topic, Penty’s hopeful treatise lights the way toward a sustainable design future. Her clear and precise theoretical writing is further elucidated by a rich repertoire of case studies, methodological tools and practical examples. This important book will surely become an essential point of reference for anyone working at the intersections of design, sustainability and systems change."Jonathan Chapman, Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh"A wonderfully comprehensive real-world guide through the maze of sustainability for anyone involved in new product creation. It manages to be both rigorous and pragmatic in equal measure and is the perfect starting point for designers, students and academics."Alex Hulme, director, Map Project Office, London"Through a very accessible yet profound work, Jane Penty reminds us that product designers can play a major role in the transition to a more sustainable and meaningful tomorrow. For a whole new generation of designers ready and mobilised to engage on this course of action, this book offers a valuable tool to inform their thinking and practice."Anne Marchand, Professor of Product Design, School of Design, Université de Montréal "Product Design and Sustainability is a resource primed for designers to tackle wicked global problems they are increasingly required to help solve. Penty sets the scene of humanity's 'unsustainability' from a vast body of knowledge, identifying practical environmental, economic and social levers for designers to use in response. Real world examples then contextualise frameworks that are life cycle based; systemic; efficiency-led; regenerative; regulatory; socially equitable; circular; and economically transformative, to assist designers in reorienting their practice to be sustainability-driven." Simon Lockrey, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Executive Director, Glowpear, Melbourne"Jane Penty’s book is a well-informed and engaging overview of the dramatic material challenges of our contemporary world we live in, as well as a useful and practical guide as to how design tools, methods and practice can be used to drive change." Clare Brass, designer, circular economy expert and director, Department 22, London"In a world where doomsday scenarios paint alarming pictures while designers work on the next new trend, Jane Penty’s voice is calm and points to a better world through design. She asks the difficult question - what problems are we solving and how? Product Design and Sustainability calls upon us to be conscious and responsible designers and shows us how. The mix of carefully put together information, insightful analysis, detailed examples and design strategy is valuable for both the student and practitioner of design. It is comprehensive and covers several design disciplines and their intersections." Naga Nandini, Industrial Arts and Design Practices, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, BangaloreTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Concepts and context. 1. Sustainability and design in context. 1.1 Our unsustainability and major threats. 1.2 The concept of sustainability: definitions and models. 1.3 A timeline: design and the sustainability movement. 1.4 Obstacles, challenges and key players for change. Chapter summary. Key texts and further reading. Endnotes. Part 2: Strategies, tools and approaches. 2. Environmentally led strategies. 2.1 From less bad to better and positive: an overview of approaches. 2.2 Thinking in systems and designing for life cycles. 2.3 Tools and metrics for better design choices. 2.4 Carrot and stick: voluntary, mandatory, regulations and certification. 2.5 Radical rethinks: low tech and old tech. Chapter summary. Key references and further reading. Endnotes. 3. Socially led strategies. 3.1 Overconsumption: shifting the consumer society through behaviour change. 3.2 Better products and real needs: human centred and socially responsible design. 3.3 The other 70%: design for the base of the pyramid. 3.4 Ethics & sustainability: design as a tool for change. Chapter summary and key design challenges. Key references and further reading. Endnotes. 4. Economically led strategies. 4.1 Introduction to economy and sustainability. 4.2 The rise of more responsible business. 4.3 Emerging business models: the collaborative economy. 4.4 Emerging business models: open design and distributed production. 4.5 Emerging business models: the circular economy. Chapter summary. Key references and further reading. Endnotes. Part 3: In practice. 5. Short-use products: packaging, consumables and disposables. 5.1 In the balance: pros and cons of Consumer Packaged Goods. 5.2 Key re-design strategies. Chapter summary. Endnotes. 6. Electronic tools and digital gateways. 6.1 the visible and invisible environmental impacts of the digital world. 6.2 design strategies for reducing the environmental impacts of electronic devices. 6.3 the social value of digital tools. Chapter summary. Endnotes. 7. Furniture and space related products. 7.1 Furniture trends and their sustainability implications. 7.2 Problematic materials and toxicity. 7.3 Design strategies for more sustainable furniture. Chapter summary. Endnotes. 8. Transportation and mobility: products and services. 8.1 The environmental, social and economic impacts of transportations and mobility. 8.2 Design for more sustainable transport modes. 8.3 Systems thinking: new technologies and business models for mass personalised mobility. Chapter summary. Endnotes. Conclusion. Glossary. Index.
£41.79
University of Minnesota Press Ice Palace That Melted Away
Book SynopsisIn Bill Stumpf's incisive book, he argues that good design is not about fashion, but about quality of life. The ice palace of the title refers to an elaborate construction built in St. Paul in 1992; for Stumpf, this castle symbolizes a sense of community and a love of play that has been lost in the wake of America's quest for speed and efficiency. Among his pet peeves are cramped airplanes, run-down taxis, aspirin bottle caps, malls, burglar alarms, and grocery bags with no handles. Things don't have to be this way, he assures us, as he offers many whimsical and practical alternatives. In a sometimes rambling, occasionally crotchety, often nostalgic, but consistently engaging book, Stumpf exhorts us to recapture those qualities that he classifies as civility.' Publishers WeeklySome of the best moments in Stumpf's small book of reflections come in his doubts about the work of colleagues who believe that doing something has got to be better than just standing there. Los Angeles TimesA
£17.09
Oro Editions Practice Practice
Book SynopsisThe business of architecture - shaped by anti-trust legislation and pro-corporate governmental policies - has created an extractive, inequitable, and precarious environment for its practitioners. These pressures have led many small firms, which make up roughly three quarters of architecture offices in the United States, to adopt diverse, ad-hoc organisational and survival strategies. In their very precarity, these small firms offer fertile grounds to test more resilient structures. One such model, the worker cooperative, offers a critical mode of practice that is equitable, democratic, and addresses the systemic inequalities that plague the profession. Practice Practice addresses the parallel trajectories of cooperatives in the United States and the professionalisation of architecture. This contextual background highlights the coincident struggles of the labour movement and the emergence of the architectural corporation. Within this context, the cooperative model is presented as a challenge to the prevailing conditions of the profession. Logistical frameworks for creating an architectural cooperative - including diagrams, sample operating agreements, and bylaws - are offered for any firm looking to transition or incorporate anew. The book projects the social, economic, and aesthetic benefits of the architectural cooperative by taking stock of cooperatives in other industries. Finally, Practice Practice presents a vision for a cooperative network of small architecture firms as imagined in collaboration with the Architecture Lobby. This book situates, celebrates, and envisions a future for small firms. Throughout the book, interviews, office visits, site visits, and field notes document encounters with over twenty such firms. These offices demonstrate the subversive agency harnessed by small firms. If the cooperative model were to infiltrate such sites, the nature of practice and industry would transform. Built work would reflect ever more diverse sensibilities, minority workers' voices would be uplifted, and workers would earn equity through ownership. Architects would enter the solidarity economy, transforming their communities.Table of ContentsPreface 1 Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 7 Part I 9 Chapter 1: A Brief Synopsis of Co-Ops 11 Chapter 2: A Brief Synopsis of Architecture 21 Chapter 3: Where and How the Intersections Became Possible 29 Part II Cooperative Legal Entity Types and Tax Code 37 Part III Interview with South Mountain Company 51 Conclusion 59 Postscript 61 Appendix 63 Glossary 65 List of Resources for Cooperatives 69 Endnotes 79
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RIBA Publishing Design your life: An architect’s guide to
Book SynopsisTen years ago, Clare Nash was struggling with a common problem: how to be an architect and still have a life. With no job, no savings and no clients in the midst of a recession, Clare set up her own practice with little more than a few postcards in local shop windows and a very simple website. Determined to better combine her life and family with professional work, she created an innovative practice that is flexible and forward-looking, based around remote working and the possibilities offered by improving technology. Bursting with tips, ideas and how-tos on all aspects of designing a working life that suits you and your business, this book explains in clear and accessible language how to avoid the common pitfalls of long hours and low pay. It explores how to juggle work with family commitments, how to set your own career path and design priorities, and how to instil a flexible working culture within a busy lifestyle. Encompasses the full range of life-work challenges: • Money, fees and cashflow • Playing to your personal strengths • Outsourcing areas of weakness • Building a happy and productive remote-working team • Creating a compelling marketing strategy • Juggling parenthood and work • Studying and honing workplace skills. Provides the inside view from innovative practices: alma-nac, Gbolade Design Studio, Harrison Stringfellow Architects, Invisible Studio Architects, Office S&M Architects, POoR Collective, Pride Road Architects and Transition by Design.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About the author Introduction Chapter 1 How to be a business owner architect Chapter 2 How to be an architecture student (and still have a life) Chapter 3 Background Chapter 4 Going solo Chapter 5 Team Chapter 6 Niche and marketing Chapter 7 My mistakes Chapter 8 Systems and efficiencies Chapter 9 Business and baby Chapter 10 Case studies Case study 1: Office S&M Case study 2: Stringfellow Case study 3: Piers Taylor Case study 4: TbD Case study 5: Gbolade Case study 6: alma-nac Case study 7: Pride Road Case study 8: Poor Conclusion
£28.50
CRC Press Social Value in Practice
Book SynopsisSocial Value in Practice offers the reader a simple, accessible guide for considering, creating, and delivering social value in projects and within their organisation. The book connects social value to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and presents an insight into the many and different practical ways in which individuals and organisations can make a positive impact towards resolving the âpeople, planet and prosperityâ agenda: 'Good work' â good practice in managing people, including working conditions, and equality, diversity, and inclusion Education, skills, and employment, including apprenticeships and enhancing the industry image Social procurement and circular supply chains Strategic partnerships and social enterprises Community development, regeneration, and placemaking Construction consultancy Architecture, design, and construction Assessing and measuring social value. Trade Review"It has long been said that the built environment underpins the fabric of society globally. Delivering social value in practice is thus a critical step. This book offers a promising guide for professionals on how to deal with the conundrums of delivering social value in practice."- Paul W Chan, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 'It has long been said that the built environment underpins the fabric of society globally. Delivering social value in practice is thus a critical step. This book offers a promising guide for professionals on how to deal with the conundrums of delivering social value in practice.' - Paul W Chan, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Table of ContentsSection I – Social Value: The Opportunity 1. Introduction 2. Social value: the drivers, challenges, and opportunities Section II – Co-creating social value 3. Stakeholder analysis and managing relationships with stakeholders 4. Managing people and considering, creating, and delivering social value 5. Degree apprenticeships 6. Social value in procurement 7. Circular economy: delivering social value throughout the supply chain 8. A strategic Social Value Framework - A Consultancy Perspective 9. A client perspective on creating and delivering social value 10. A contractor's perspective on social value Section III – Placemaking: participative and collaborative design, architecture, and planning 11. Co-designing collaborative economies in design and placemaking 12. Architecture and social value: praxis, strategy, and tactics 13. Delivering social value through planning – local authority as a leader and enabler Section IV – Assessing and measuring social value 14. Principles and good practice in assessing and measuring social value 15. Selected tools for assessing and measuring social value 16. Conclusion
£45.59
Laurence King Publishing Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect’s Guide
Book SynopsisManufacturing Architecture is the first reference guide to customizing repetitive manufacturing for architects. Computer-aided design has greatly expanded the opportunities for architects to create innovative buildings with custom components. While most architects were exposed to CAD when they were students, few of them have in-depth knowledge or experience with using it to customize repetitive manufacturing processes. This book provides designers of all levels with all the information they need to make the most of the exciting opportunities offered by custom manufacturing.Clear diagrams and narratives explain the 20 most useful manufacturing processes for typical building components. Case studies from around the globe show how these processes can be customized in order to create variation, lower costs, decrease production waste, and use a wider selection of materials. With over 1,000 images, including photographs and hundreds of specially created diagrams, Manufacturing Architecture is as inspiring as it is useful.
£48.75
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany 2G 82: Ensamble Studio: No. 82. International
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£30.40
Birkhauser Basics Entwerfen und Wohnen
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£17.79
Prestel Frank Gehry
Book SynopsisArranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make cities "less boring" and to create urban buildings that echo their surroundings. The buildings profiled here - including the Vitra International Furniture Manufacturing Facility and Design Museum in Switzerland, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the 8 Spruce Street Skyscraper (Beekman Tower) in New York, and the Fondation Louis Vuitton - are represented in dazzling colour photographs as well as preparatory drawing, plans and models. From his early years working within the L.A. Art Scene, to his Pritzker-winning stardom, to his current fascination with the application of computer-aided-design in such areas as cancer research, Frank Gehry, now in his ninth decade, continues to surprise and inspire the public. This informative, fascinating volume is a must-have for his ardent fans and anyone interested in architecture.
£40.00
Birkhauser Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel:
Book SynopsisThis book provides the means for a better control and purposeful consideration of the design of Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS). It deploys a detailed categorization of AESS and its uses according to design context, building typology and visual exposure. In a rare combination, this approach makes high quality benchmarks compatible with economies in terms of material use, fabrication methods, workforce and cost. Building with exposed steel has become more and more popular worldwide, also as advances in fire safety technology have permitted its use for building tasks under stringent fire regulations. On her background of long standing as a teacher in architectural steel design affiliated with many institutions, the author ranks among the world‘s best scholars on this topic. Among the fields covered by the extensive approach of this book are the characteristics of the various categories of AESS, the interrelatedness of design, fabrication and erection of the steel structures, issues of coating and protection (including corrosion and fire protection), special materials like weathering steel and stainless steel, the member choices and a connection design checklist. The description draws on many international examples from advanced contemporary architecture, all visited and photographed by the author, among which figure buildings like the Amgen Helix Bridge in Seattle, the Shard Observation Level in London, the New York Times Building and the Arganquela Footbridge.
£41.32
Editions Flammarion Frank Gehry: The Masterpieces
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£48.75
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Universal Principles of Interior Design
Book SynopsisUniversal Principles of Interior Design is a concise visual presentation of 100 fundamental elements of interior design.Trade Review"Comprehensive, inspiring, thought-provoking, and essential." * Midwest Book Review *"An achievable way to become the design hero of your own home. The world outside our front doors is challengingly multicursal; our homes need to be safe havens. When we refer to the linked concepts presented in this book to design our interiors, we will be well on the path to achieving harmony, which alongside love is at the heart of a happy home." * COVER magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction 01 Accessibility 02 Acoustics 03 Adaptability 04 Adjacency 05 Alignment 06 Anchoring 07 Aperture 08 Asymmetry 09 Balance 10 Biomimicry 11 Biophilia 12 Character 13 Circular Design 14 Circulation 15 Codes 16 Collaboration 17 Color Palette 18 Color Scheme 19 Color Theory 20 Composition 21 Connection 22 Contrast 23 Craft 24 Creativity 25 Depth 26 Design Process 27 Detail 28 Discovery 29 Durability 30 Egress 31 Emphasis 32 Ergonomics 33 Finishes 34 Form 35 Function 36 Furniture 37 Geometry 38 Gradation 39 Grid 40 Harmony 41 Health, Safety, and Welfare 42 Hierarchy 43 History 44 Hue 45 Human-Centered Design 46 Human Scale 47 Hybridization 48 Inclusivity 49 Innovation 50 Inspiration 51 Layering 52 Lighting 53 Line 54 Materiality 55 Measurement 56 Modeling 57 Modularity 58 Monochrome 59 Mood 60 Movement 61 Natural Lighting 62 Occupancy 63 Organic 64 Orientation 65 Pattern 66 Perspective 67 Philosophy 68 Placement 69 Preservation 70 Program 71 Proportion 72 Prototyping 73 Ratio 74 Red Thread 75 Regionalism 76 Representation 77 Rhythm 78 Rule of Thirds 79 Scale 80 Shape 81 Sight Lines 82 Social Impact 83 Space 84 Specifications 85 Storytelling 86 Styling 87 Surface 88 Sustainability 89 Symbolism 90 Symmetry 91 Technology 92 Texture 93 Tone 94 Transparency 95 Typology 96 Unity 97 Universal Design 98 Volume 99 Wayfinding Zones Acknowledgments Index Credits
£23.80
De Gruyter best of DETAIL Bauen für Kinder / Building for
Book SynopsisIn all debates on school system reform, teaching methods, care facilities for young children or individual funding opportunities, educational objectives are almost always at the fore. The more often issues of all-day schooling and inclusion are dealt with, the more important spatial concepts and aspects of aesthetics become. Results of international performance tests and findings from the field of developmental psychology have revealed the considerable influence that quality architecture exerts – from professional handling of design, colours, light and more to one’s ability to learn, including self-determined learning and working. Therefore, the time has come for architects to deal with these issues and to familiarise themselves with the appropriate design principles. In addition to brief theoretical asides, the latest volume from the “best of Detail” series provides a wide range of completed projects – from crèche to high school and community centres for children to youth centres – that demonstrate fascinating solutions for diverse construction projects for children and adolescents.
£41.32
