Architecture: professional practice Books

Book SynopsisIf we want to continue existing on this earth, an era of renewable energy and materials is urgently needed. What role could mass timber, with its potential to replace concrete and steel, have in ensuring the planet's survival? This book retraces wood's passage from stewarded seed in the soil of forests, to harvested biomass, to laminated walls in a living room, through to its disassembly, pausing at each step in the supply chain of mass timber to consider the labor and economies involved, looking closely at the way wood is grown, sourced, and transported, and its impacts on the biodiversity of the forest and the health of our ecosystems. It explores why historically entrenched contexts of extractivism make such sensitive approaches difficult to cultivate across landscapes and industrial frameworks. Along the way, common assumptions about mass timber are debunked, including its fire performance, its strength, and its role in carbon sequestration. Having identified contemporaryTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Succession 3. Verticality 4. Underpinning

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Book SynopsisOpen Building is an internationally recognized approach to the design of buildings and building complexes with roots in the way the ordinary built environment grows and regenerates. The Open Building approach recognizes that both stability and change are realities to be managed in the contemporary built environment. Buildings â and the neighborhoods they occupy â are not static during the most stable times or during times of rapid social and technical change. They are living organisms that need constant adjustments to remain attractive, safe and valuable.Using case studies of built projects from around the world, this book explains the Open Building approach and discusses important characteristics of everyday built environment that the Open Building approach designs for. It also presents a key method that can be used to put the approach into use. It addresses questions such as: How can we design large projects for inevitable change? How can we balance theTrade Review"As early as 1962, John Habraken had discovered that mass housing was based on two incorrect principles: 1) all people want the same thing; and 2) professionals know what is good for them. The reality is that no two people have the same preferences, and their wishes and possibilities are constantly changing. Based on life-time experiences, John and Stephen Kendall discuss in this book the interaction between those people – in their homes, office, schools and healthcare centers – and the built environment and who should decide on it." Frank Bijdendijk, Former Managing Director of the Housing Association Het Oosten (later Stadgemoot), Amsterdam; Founder and President of the National Renovation Platform; Board of Inspiration, Re-Born – Circular Real Estate "This book offers a good opportunity for architects to quickly know what’s happening in Open Building practice in different contexts all over the world. The book reflects the impact the Open Building approach can have on the relationship among architects, developers and occupants in the whole life of buildings. This reflection should inspire and encourage architects to rethink and practice in a more empathic and sustainable perspective." Liu Peng, Chief Architect, Senior Architect, First Grade, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design "This is an extremely useful book that is both theoretical and practical and both for the developed and the developing world. It opens discourses on wicked questions of top-down vs. bottom-up approaches, architecture as a product vs. process, architects’ control over built form, and straddling the past and the future. A truly one-of-its-kind book." Vishwanath Kashikar, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Table of Contents1. PREFACE 2. INTRODUCTION 3. BUILT PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH URBAN OR CAMPUS DESIGN Sydhavnen/Sluseholmen, Copenhagen Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark; Westpolder Bolwerk, Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands; Katwijk Inner Harbor Project, Katwijk, the Netherlands; Master Plan for the Inselspital Hospital Campus, Bern, Switzerland RESIDENTIAL Molenvliet, Papendrecht, the Netherlands; NEXT21, Osaka, Japan; Plus-Home, Arabianranta, Helsinki, Finland; TILA, Helsinki, Finland; TOP-UP, Amsterdam, the Netherlands HEALTHCARE INO Intensive Care Facility, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland; Sammy Ofer Heart Building, Tel Aviv, Israel; Oregon Health Center, Portland, Oregon, USA EDUCATION Shenzhen University Engineering School, Shenzhen, PR China; Santa Monica High School Discovery Building, Los Angeles, California, USA; 4. THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH EXPLAINED 5. FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT THAT OPEN BUILDING DESIGNS FOR 6. CAPACITY ANALYSIS – A KEY TOOL OF THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH 7. A DETAILED STUDY OF CAPACITY ANALYSIS IN ADAPTIVE REUSE – OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL 8. HOW A RESIDENTIAL INFILL INDUSTRY WILL CHANGE THE CULTURE OF BUILDING POSTSCRIPT 1: TOWARD A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA POSTSCRIPT 2: THE QUALITY OF THE COMMONS

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Book SynopsisThis book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land â in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties, extending the connectivity of the place into the future.A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices, technology, and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation on traveTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 001 PREFACE 01. INTRODUCTION TIMELINE 02. HOTEL HISTORIES 1. Hotel Magdalena, Lake|Flato Architects 2. Wild Rice Retreat, Salmela Architect 3. Rolling Huts, Olson Kundig 4. Geneseo Inn, Ecotech Design 5. Carpenter Hotel, Specht Architects 6. Harmon Guest House, David Baker Architects 7. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, KoningEizenberg 8. The Revolution Hotel, PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates 9. Tourists, HANK + Julie Pearson 10. AutoCamp Joshua Tree, HKS + Narrative Design Studio 11. Kinship Landing, Echo Architecture + Interiors 12. Eaton DC, CallisonRTKL + Gachot Studios + Parts and Labor Design 13. Hutton Brickyards, Kristina Dousharm and Zachary Hall of KDA 14. Society Hotel Bingen, Waechter Architecture 15. 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Deborah Berke Partners 16. Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, John Gaw Meem + Moule & Polyzoides + Atkin Olshin Schade Architects 17. Hotel Greystone, Shulman + Associates + Holly Muhl + Salt Hotels 18. The Robey, Antunovich Associates + Nicolas Schuybroek Architects + Marc Merckx Interiors 19. The Guild House, Moto Designshop + Rohe Creative 20. TRAVEL NOW 21. DIRECTORY OF HOTELS 22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Book SynopsisThis book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties, extending the connectivity of the place into the future.A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices, technology, and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation onTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 001 PREFACE 01. INTRODUCTION TIMELINE 02. HOTEL HISTORIES 1. Hotel Magdalena, Lake|Flato Architects 2. Wild Rice Retreat, Salmela Architect 3. Rolling Huts, Olson Kundig 4. Geneseo Inn, Ecotech Design 5. Carpenter Hotel, Specht Architects 6. Harmon Guest House, David Baker Architects 7. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, KoningEizenberg 8. The Revolution Hotel, PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates 9. Tourists, HANK + Julie Pearson 10. AutoCamp Joshua Tree, HKS + Narrative Design Studio 11. Kinship Landing, Echo Architecture + Interiors 12. Eaton DC, CallisonRTKL + Gachot Studios + Parts and Labor Design 13. Hutton Brickyards, Kristina Dousharm and Zachary Hall of KDA 14. Society Hotel Bingen, Waechter Architecture 15. 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Deborah Berke Partners 16. Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, John Gaw Meem + Moule & Polyzoides + Atkin Olshin Schade Architects 17. Hotel Greystone, Shulman + Associates + Holly Muhl + Salt Hotels 18. The Robey, Antunovich Associates + Nicolas Schuybroek Architects + Marc Merckx Interiors 19. The Guild House, Moto Designshop + Rohe Creative 20. TRAVEL NOW 21. DIRECTORY OF HOTELS 22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Book SynopsisThe established canon of architectural pedagogy has been predominantly produced within the Northern hemisphere and transposed â or imposed â across schools within the Global South, more often, with scant regard for social, economic, political or ecological culture and context, nor regional or indigenous pedagogic principles and practices. Throughout the Global South, architectureâs academic community has been deeply affected by this regime, how it shapes and influences proto-professionals and by implication architectural processes and outcomes, too.The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South resituates and recenters an array of pedagogic approaches that are either produced or proliferate from the âGlobal Southâ while antagonizing the linguistic, epistemological and disciplinary conceits that, under imperialist imperatives, ensured that these pedagogies remained maligned or marginalized. The book maintains that the exclusionary implications o

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the process of writing and publishing research in the field of architecture and design. The book sets out to help researchers find a voice and find the best fit for their work. Information about the different types of publication on offer is set out, as well as how to make that important initial approach. From pitching an idea for a review in a magazine, to producing a journal article right through to the monograph, Writing and Publishing in Architecture and Design maps out the different steps for the novice author. Your first steps in publishing can be daunting, and the book offers material which will inspire confidence, by demystifying the publication process. It also includes valuable nuts and bolts material such as planning and structure, time management, writing styles, editing, production of the final manuscript and picture research. How do you turn your PhD into a book? How do you turn conference proceedings into a publication? Commissioning editors

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Book SynopsisAlmost 40% of architecture graduates choose not to practise as architects. Instead, by leaving' their chosen profession, this surprisingly large but vastly overlooked cohort are making significant contributions to a wide range of other sectors, from politics to videogame design, demonstrating that architectural training can be a pathway to roles, and even leadership opportunities, across a variety of other professions.Architecture's Afterlife is the first book to examine the sectors into which these graduates migrate, and to identify the transferable skills that are learned, but not always taught, in their degree programmes, and that prove most useful in their new careers.The book  a result of a three-year pan-European study funded by Erasmus+  provides a roadmap for increasing graduate employment, addressing skills shortages across all sectors and adapting curricula to changing professional landscapes. It is therefore essential reading for a

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Book SynopsisCompiled by AECOM, the 2024 edition has been updated with the latest pricing information to help you manage your projects over the next 12 months through this challenging period of high inflation and financial uncertainty. It includes 20,000 prices for the most frequently specified construction items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups. All prices have been updated via comprehensive supplier engagement combined with AECOM's market intelligence and a short-term inflationary forecast to ensure you have the most accurate cost data available. Activity descriptions and build ups have been updated to reflect changes to standard specifications, Building Regulation changes, emerging practices, and changing outputs. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding 4,000,000 in value.All the standard features you have come to expect from SPON''s are also included:Table of Contents1. General 2. Rates of Wages 3. Approximate Estimating 4. Prices for Measured Works 5. Fees for Professional Services 6. Daywork and Prime Cost 7. Useful Addresses for Further information

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Book SynopsisA New Index for Public Space: After Distancing offers readers a re-evaluation of the notion of publicness as a lens to unpack the complexity of urban space. A ânew indexâ is proposed to reconstitute the promises and the predicaments of public space to better prepare for the contemporary challenges of post-pandemic, conflict-ridden society. Part I provides a theoretical introduction to the idea of public space and publicness, laying out the bookâs rationale; Part II offers a new index of terms, including affects, alignments, atmosphere, conviviality, diagrams, documenting, flow, and more; and Part III applies the proposed lexicon with a ârandom walkâ approach, inviting the reader to use the lens of nonlinear evolutionary dynamics as a means for envisioning the future of publicness. This book is the outcome of a conversation across disciplinesâspecifically, urban design and social theoryârevolving around the recognition that public space is inherently fragile, messy, conflicted

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Book SynopsisMaking the complexities of green architecture accessible to the design studio, The Green Studio Handbook remains a must-read for current and future architects. The heart of this book provides 43 comprehensive design strategies covering the building envelope, lighting, heating, cooling, energy & electricity, and water & waste â each with a description, key architectural issues, implementation considerations, and a step-by-step design procedure for integration early in the design process. Each design strategy has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to reflect the latest evidence-based guidance, best practices, and standards in consideration of all climatic zones.In addition to more than 80 building examples provided throughout, 10 in-depth case studies illustrate successful integration of numerous strategies.All case studies are brand-new to this fourth edition and include a wide range of building types, from the USA, Colombia, Rwanda, Malaysia, Denmark, B

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Book SynopsisPart-to-part relationships and the approach to governing their sensibilities is at the root of all architecture. The need for engaging in a dialogue around these systems is essential to contemporary architectural discourse and practice. Assembly builds on and extends the investigations of materials and representation techniques in the editorsâ previous books, Matter and Lineament. This book uses a collection of detailed case studies, explained by first-person authors, about experimental and innovative takes on assembling architecture. Bridging theory and practice, 17 projects and their principled approaches each demonstrate an important vein of inquiry within the topic. Essays probe issues such as latent and overt geometry, fabrication and technology, part-to-part elements, joinery and representation, material vernacular geometries, labor and place-based contextual assemblies, detailing, and pedagogical examinations. This text articulates the traditions a

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Book SynopsisThis unique and established guide to the management of design and designers has been comprehensively reimagined and updated. Written for students of architecture and early career architects, the book explores the benefits of design management from the context of managing design projects and the management of the architectural businesses. It aligns with the need for architects to improve design management competences and business skills as set out by the ARB and the RIBA.Design Management for Architects is presented in three parts. Part One is dedicated to explaining what design management is and what a design manager does. Part Two focuses on the main project stages and how design management can help to identify, explore, and deliver design value for clients, architects, and society. Part Three looks at how design management is applied within the architectural business and how it relates to successful projects and businesses. Emphasis is on the management of designers (people), design activities (processes) and outputs (information and products). Chapters include reflective exercises that can be addressed individually, or in small discussion groups to aid learning. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, the book is essential reading for students studying towards qualification as an architect and for nascent architects looking to improve their management competences.

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Book SynopsisThe process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and design Sustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a unique set of physical, biological, cultural, and legal attributes that presents different opportunities and constraints for alternative uses of the site. Site analysis systematically evaluates these on-site and off-site factors to inform the design of places?including neighborhoods and communities?that are attractive, walkable, and climate-resilient. This Third Edition of Site Analysis is fully updated to cover the latest topics in low-impact, location-efficient design and development. This complete, user-friendly guide: Blends theory andpractice from the fields of landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, geography, and urban design Addresses important sustainability topics, including LEED-ND, Sustainable Sites, STAR community index, and climate adaptationTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xiii PART I CONTEXT AND APPROACH 1 CHAPTER 1 SHAPING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Ecosystem Services 3 1.3 Place-Based Stewardship 5 1.4 Evidence-Based Design 11 1.5 Site-Planning Process 17 1.6 Professional Competency 24 1.7 Conclusion 27 PART II PREDESIGN AND ANALYSIS 29 CHAPTER 2 SITE SELECTION AND PROGRAMMING 31 2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 Site Selection Scope 33 2.3 Site Requirements 42 2.4 Spatial Extent of the Search 43 2.5 The Site Selection Process 43 2.6 The Site Selection Report 60 2.7 Conclusion 60 CHAPTER 3 ASSESSING THE SITE’S PHYSIOGRAPHIC CONTEXT 71 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Parcel Size and Shape 76 3.3 Topography 76 3.4 Geology, Hydrology, and Soils 81 3.5 Climate and Microclimate 90 3.6 Natural Hazards 98 3.7 Conclusion 99 CHAPTER 4 ASSESSING THE SITE’S BIOLOGICAL CONTEXT 112 4.1 Introduction 112 4.2 Nature’s Infrastructure 113 4.3 Wetlands 118 4.4 Wildlife 121 4.5 Plants 122 4.6 Conclusion 126 CHAPTER 5 ASSESSING THE SITE’S LAND USE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND REGULATORY CONTEXT 135 5.1 Introduction 135 5.2 Land Use Type and Intensity 135 5.3 Property Ownership and Value 137 5.4 Land Use Regulation 140 5.5 Infrastructure 151 5.6 Conclusion 155 CHAPTER 6 ASSESSING THE SITE’S CULTURAL AND HISTORIC CONTEXTS 167 6.1 Introduction 167 6.2 Building and Neighborhood Character 167 6.3 Historic Resources 170 6.4 Demographics 175 6.5 Environmental Perception 176 6.6 Conclusion 188 CHAPTER 7 INTEGRATION, SYNTHESIS, AND ANALYSIS 204 7.1 Introduction 204 7.2 On-Site Design Influences 205 7.3 Off-Site Design Influences 212 7.4 Land Use Suitability Analysis 222 7.5 Suitability and Development Regulation 229 7.6 Conclusion 232 PART III DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 245 CHAPTER 8 CONCEPTUAL SITE DESIGN 247 8.1 Introduction 247 8.2 Context-Sensitive Design 247 8.3 Design Creativity 249 8.4 Conceptual Design Process 251 8.5 Conceptual Design Principles 264 8.6 Concept Evaluation 273 8.7 Conclusion 274 CHAPTER 9 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 278 9.1 Introduction 278 9.2 Urban Design Theory 279 9.3 Open Space Systems 294 9.4 Circulation Networks 299 9.5 Buildings 312 9.6 Site Plan Review 316 9.7 Conclusion 320 Appendix A – Mapping and Graphics 323 Appendix B – Resources 333 Glossary 338 References 346 Index 361

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Book SynopsisThe Fully Updated, Indispensible Study of Sustainable Design Principles Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the first textbook to merge principles, theory, and practice into an integrated workflow. This book introduces the technologies and processes of sustainable design and shows how to incorporate sustainable concepts at every design stage. This comprehensive primer takes an active learning approach that keeps students engaged. This book dispenses essential information from practicing industry specialists to provide a comprehensive introduction to the future of design. This new second edition includes: Expansive knowledgefrom history and philosophy to technology and practice Fully updated international codes, like the CAL code, and current legislations Up-to-date global practices, such as the tools used for Life-Cycle Assessment Thorough coverage of critical issues such as climate change, resiliTable of ContentsPreface xiii Contributors xv Acknowledgments xix CHAPTER 1 The Integrated Building Design Process 1 What Is Integrated Building Design? 1 The Process 1 The Focus Areas: Energy, Resources, and Indoor Environment 6 CHAPTER 2 A History of the Environmental Movements 15 Roots 15 Grassroots Movements 17 The Industrial Revolution 19 The Modern Chemical Revolution 20 Twin Tracks of Environmentalism: Conservation and Preservation Movements 21 The Ecology Movement 24 CHAPTER 3 International Conferences and Treaties 27 The Club of Rome 30 The International Conferences 31 After Kyoto 35 CHAPTER 4 The Emergence of Green Building and Green Building Policy 39 Defining Green Building 40 The Roots of Green Building 42 Environmental Toll 43 Green Building Today44 The History of US Energy Policy 46 Green Building Codes in the United States 49 The Road to Green Codes 51 In Summary 53 CHAPTER 5 Chemicals in the Environment, Buildings, and Humans 55 Emission, Transmission, Deposition, and Immission 55 Pathways of Transmission 61 The Right to Know: Chemical Transparency 63 Green Chemistry and Building Materials 72 Rethinking Building Systems 73 Air Systems 74 CHAPTER 6 Fundamentals of Indoor Air Quality 79 Leon Alevantis, MS, PE, LEED AP Why Is Good IAQ Important? 79 Contributors to IAQ 80 Types of Indoor Pollutants 81 Pushing the Envelope for IAQ Design 84 CHAPTER 7 Indoor Environmental Quality Issues 93 What Is IEQ? 93 Other IEQ Issues 103 Benefits of Good IEQ 104 CHAPTER 8 How Buildings Use Energy 107 Energy in the Life Cycle of a Building 107 Evolution of Buildings and Its Impact on Energy Consumption 107 Operating Energy Use Patterns 110 Heat and Heat Transfer Modes 111 Climate and Weather 114 Traditional Design Response to Climate 118 Occupant Needs 118 Conclusion 123 CHAPTER 9 Reducing Energy Loads 125 Predesign: Site Selection, Building Size, and Transportation 126 Site Analysis 126 Massing and Orientation 128 Building Envelope 128 Lighting 138 Plug Loads 141 Passive Design 142 Case Study: School in Damascus, Syria 149 CHAPTER 10 Energy-Effi cient HVAC Systems 155 Central versus Decentralized Systems 156 Decentralized Systems 156 Central Heating and Cooling Systems 159 HVAC Controls 165 Domestic Hot Water 167 Thermal Zoning and Impact of Architectural Design 167 Preliminary Design Guidelines 168 CHAPTER 11 Energy Modeling and Measurement 171 Metrics for Energy 171 Site Energy and Source Energy 172 Metering, Submetering, and Benchmarking 173 Energy Modeling 176 Energy Modeling Tools 180 Using Modeling to Drive Integrated Cost Estimation 183 CHAPTER 12 Net Zero Energy and Renewable Energy Systems 187 NZE Definitions 187 On-site Renewable Energy Generation 188 NZE Technical Potential 193 NZEB Design Issues 194 NZE at Community Scale 196 Utility Grid and Distributed Generation 196 NZE in Policy 198 Case Studies 199 CHAPTER 13 Climate Change and Resilience 207 The Science 208 CHAPTER 14 How Buildings Use Resources 223 What Are Natural Resources? 223 CHAPTER 15 Materials Selection and Product Certification 239 The Benefits of Healthy Skepticism 239 Materials Have Multiple Impacts 240 The Bases for Materials Selection 240 Making Contact with Technical Staff 244 Environmental Product Declarations 244 Emissions Testing 245 Product Certification, Rating, or Label 246 Tools: Putting It Together 250 CHAPTER 16 How Built Landscapes and Buildings Contribute to Water Quality and Conservation 259 Jamie Phillips and Kevin Conger, CMG Landscape Architecture The Urban Watershed: Watershed Function 259 National Water Policy 260 Pollutants of Concern in the Landscape 261 Urban Stormwater Management: Low]Impact Design 263 Site Design: Primary Goals 263 Preservation and Protection of Creeks, Wetlands, and Existing Vegetation 263 Treatment Control BMPs 264 Water Conservation in the Landscape 269 Water Use and Energy Use in Buildings 270 CHAPTER 17 Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities 275 Aaron Welch, Saneta deVuono-Powell, and Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates What Are Sustainable Communities? 275 A Brief History of Sustainable Planning 276 History of Conventional Development 276 Components of Sustainable City Planning 287 Conclusion 301 CHAPTER 18 Rating Systems and Practice Tools 303 What Is a Rating or Certification System? 303 Living Building Challenge Mission 309 The WELL Building Standard by Delos 310 Regional Systems 312 Ed Mazria and the 2030 Challenge 315 Practice Tools that Drive the Rating System 316 CHAPTER 19 Life-Cycle Assessment 321 Definitions 322 Standards and Methodology 323 Components 324 CHAPTER 20 Waste Management and the Building Industry 337 Waste Impacts 338 Waste Cycles 339 Defining Waste 340 Waste Streams 340 Hospital Waste 341 Integrated Waste Management 342 Benefits of Construction Waste Management 343 Green Demolition 344 Incineration 346 Waste to Fuel 346 Best Practices 346 Diversion 348 Design for Disassembly 348 Construction Waste Management Plans 350 Other Job]Site Waste Strategies 350 Zero Waste 353 Glossary 357 Index 363

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Book SynopsisThroughout its many editions, The Architect in Practice has remained a leading textbook used in the education of architects. While the content of the book has developed, the message and philosophy has remained constant: to provide students of architecture and young practitioners with a readable guide to the profession, outlining an architect''s duties to their client and contractor, the key aspects of running a building contract, and the essentials of management, finance and drawing office procedure. The eleventh edition follows in that tradition. The text has been brought up to date to ensure it follows the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013 as the guide to the architect's workflow. In addition, a number of changes to standard forms of contract were made with the publication of the JCT 2011 suite of contracts, and the RIBA Standard Form for the Appointment of an Architect 2010 (2012 Revision). These new forms are fully covered. In addition, the opportunity has been taken to rTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xvii Abbreviations and Acronyms xix Part 1 Practice 1 A THE PRACTITIONER 3 1 The Construction Industry 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Significance of the construction industry 3 1.3 A changing industry 4 1.4 Clients 6 1.5 Contractors 7 1.6 Consultants 9 1.7 Clerk of works 13 1.8 Construction industry bodies 14 References and notes 21 2 Academic and Professional Qualifications 22 2.1 Introduction 22 2.2 Relevant bodies 24 2.3 Architectural education and training 29 2.4 Examination of professional practice 36 2.5 Approval of educational programmes 36 2.6 Practising in the United Kingdom 41 2.7 Practising in Ireland 42 2.8 Practising in Egypt, Nigeria and Malaysia 43 2.9 Maintenance of standards, regulation and codes of conduct 46 2.10 ARB’s standards of professional conduct and practice 47 2.11 RIBA code of professional conduct 53 2.12 The RIAI code of conduct 55 2.13 Continuing professional development 55 References and notes 57 3 Employment Opportunities 59 3.1 Introduction 59 3.2 Private practice 60 3.3 Local authority 62 3.4 Other public sector organisations 63 3.5 Large companies 64 3.6 Contractors 64 3.7 Manufacturers 65 3.8 Academia 66 3.9 Other specialisation 67 3.10 Adjudicator, arbitrator or expert witness 68 References and notes 69 4 Employment 71 4.1 Finding employment 71 4.2 Acceptable job titles 88 4.3 Employment 89 4.4 Job description 92 4.5 Hours of work 93 4.6 Overtime 95 4.7 Salary 96 4.8 Benefits 97 4.9 Professional activities 98 4.10 Expenses 99 4.11 Leave 100 4.12 Disciplinary and grievance procedure 103 4.13 Notice and dismissal 104 4.14 Spare time practice 105 4.15 Monitoring of telephone calls and e-mails 107 4.16 Discrimination 107 References and notes 109 5 Types of Practice 110 5.1 Sole principal 110 5.2 Partnerships 111 5.3 Incorporation 117 5.4 Co-operative 121 5.5 Group practice 121 5.6 Developer/architect/contractor 122 References and notes 123 6 Setting Up in Practice 124 6.1 Sole principal 124 6.2 The decision 124 6.3 Timing 125 6.4 Practical points to decide 126 6.5 Business plan 131 6.6 Enlarging the practice 132 References and notes 134 B PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 135 7 Management Principles 135 7.1 Objectives 135 7.2 Leadership 136 7.3 Communication 137 7.4 Delegation 138 7.5 Motivation 139 References and notes 140 8 General Office Practice 141 8.1 Introduction 141 8.2 Telephone, facsimile (fax) and e-mail 141 8.3 Information technology 144 8.4 Letter writing 145 8.5 Reports 146 8.6 Filing 147 8.7 Office-based meetings 149 8.8 Drawing office practice 149 8.9 Computer-aided design 153 8.10 Presentation 154 8.11 Reproduction 155 8.12 Work programming 155 8.13 Sources of information 156 References and notes 165 9 Marketing 168 9.1 Active marketing 168 9.2 Brochure 170 9.3 Website 171 9.4 Social media 172 9.5 Advertising 173 9.6 Contacts 173 9.7 Competitions 174 9.8 Frameworks 175 9.9 Retaining clients and recommendations 175 References and notes 176 10 Insurance 177 10.1 Introduction 177 10.2 Premises and contents 179 10.3 Public liability 180 10.4 Employer’s liability 181 10.5 Professional indemnity 181 10.6 Latent defects insurance 183 10.7 Other insurances 184 References and notes 184 11 Finance and Accounts 185 11.1 Introduction 185 11.2 Accounts 185 11.3 Profit and loss account 185 11.4 Balance sheet 186 11.5 Assets 188 11.6 Liabilities 188 11.7 Capital 189 11.8 Cash-flow forecasting and budgeting 190 11.9 Books of account 191 11.10 Fee invoicing 191 11.11 Value added tax (VAT) 191 11.12 Computerisation 192 11.13 Annual accounts/auditing 192 11.14 Staff time records 193 References and notes 195 Part 2 Running a Project 197 12 The RIBA Plan ofWork 2013 199 12.1 Sequential framework and Plan ofWork 199 12.2 The Plan ofWork explained 202 12.3 Building information modelling (BIM) 208 12.4 BIM overlay to the Plan ofWork 209 12.5 Green principles 209 12.6 Green overlay to the Plan ofWork 210 12.7 New words and phrases 211 References and notes 212 13 Stage 0: Strategic Definition – Appointment 214 13.1 Introduction 214 13.2 Scope of services 215 13.3 Determination of the fee 233 13.4 Terms of appointment 240 13.5 Consultants 243 13.6 Project managers 245 References and notes 248 14 Stage 0: Strategic Definition – Terms 250 14.1 Standard forms of agreement 250 14.2 Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 revision): Architect 251 14.3 Duty of care agreements (collateral warranties) 280 References and notes 287 15 Stage 1: Preparation and Brief 288 15.1 Feasibility studies 288 15.2 Site and building acquisition 293 15.3 Surveys 295 15.4 The brief 301 15.5 Reporting 302 References and notes 303 16 Stage 2: Concept Design 304 16.1 Design data 304 16.2 Concept design and its development 305 16.3 Cost estimates and planning 306 16.4 Procurement paths and implications for the professional 307 16.5 Contract selection and implications 317 16.6 Guaranteed maximum price 320 16.7 PFI Contracts 322 16.8 Partnering 323 References and notes 325 17 Stage 3: Developed Design 327 17.1 General 327 17.2 Planning applications and approvals 328 17.3 Other approvals 353 17.4 Property 353 References and notes 361 18 Stage 4: Technical Design 363 18.1 Technical design 363 18.2 Production information 366 18.3 Building regulations 2010 (as amended) 369 References and notes 379 19 Stage 4: Technical Design: Tender Documentation and Tender Action 380 19.1 Introduction 380 19.2 Co-ordinated project information 381 19.3 Bills of quantities 383 19.4 Specifications 390 19.5 Schedules of work 393 19.6 Activity schedules 393 19.7 Tendering 393 19.8 Preparing the contract documents 403 References and notes 404 20 Stage 5: Construction 405 20.1 Contractor’s programme 405 20.2 Meetings 408 20.3 Site inspections 413 20.4 Safety 414 20.5 Architect’s instructions and variations 415 20.6 Variations and their valuation 418 20.7 Controlling costs 422 20.8 Workmanship and materials 423 20.9 Certificates and payments 426 20.10 Delays and extensions of time 435 20.11 Financial claims 438 20.12 Termination 440 References and notes 443 21 Stage 6: Handover and Close Out 446 21.1 Practical completion 446 21.2 Rectification period 451 21.3 Adjustment of contract sum 454 21.4 Final certificate 457 References and notes 461 22 Stage 7: In Use 463 22.1 Review of project 463 22.2 Architect’s review 464 22.3 Client review 466 22.4 Review of building in use 467 References and notes 467 Table of Cases 468 Index 473

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Book SynopsisThe only comprehensive SketchUp guide written for builders and contractors SketchUp is a 3D modeling application used in areas ranging from civil and mechanical engineering to motion picture and video game design. Three-dimensional modeling is of obvious value to the building industryyet resources for transforming architectural designs into reality is surprisingly limited. SketchUp for Builders is the first comprehensive guide designed specifically for builders and contractors, providing step-by-step instructions on incorporating 3D modeling into all phases of the construction process. Author John Brock draws from his 30 years of experience as a custom home designer and builder to provide practical advice on how to understand what you are building before it is built. This valuable guide demonstrates how to eliminate cost overruns, construction delays, and design flaws by integrating SketchUp modeling into your workflow. Emphasizing real-world practTable of ContentsForeword Duane Addy vii Part I: SketchUp Essentials 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Who Should Read This Book? 4 Why Should You Read This Book? 4 What is in This Book? 4 Chapter 2: SketchUp Resources 7 SketchUp Free or SketchUp Pro? 7 Layout 8 3D Warehouse 8 Extension Warehouse 8 Other Resources 9 Chapter 3: SketchUp Basics 11 The Interface 11 Navigation 13 Parallel Projection versus Perspective 14 Scenes 15 Layers 15 Measurements Box 16 Basic Tools 16 Chapter 4: Model Your First Object 21 Chapter 5: Groups and Components 26 Groups versus Components 26 Chapter 6: Extensions (Plugins) 29 Relevant Developers 30 Chapter 7: Importing Construction Drawings 31 Workflow 33 Chapter 8: File Management 36 Layer Management 37 Templates 38 Part II: Phases of Construction 39 Chapter 9: Existing Site Models 41 Creating the Existing Site Model 44 Geolocation 49 Chapter 10: Foundations 53 Monolithic Slab-on-Grade 53 Crawl Space 61 Basement 78 Controlling Costs 100 Chapter 11: Wall Framing 101 Chapter 12: Floor Systems 112 Wood-Framed Floor Systems 112 Case Study 135 Chapter 13: Roof Systems 137 Roof Plan(e)s 137 Conventional Roof Framing 148 Roof Trusses 159 Sub-Fascia 160 Roof Sheathing 162 Case Study 165 Chapter 14: Exterior Finishes 169 Windows and Exterior Doors 169 Chapter 15: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Rough-Ins 207 Plumbing Rough-In 207 HVAC Rough-In 208 Electrical Rough-In 209 Chapter 16: Interior Finishes 212 Insulation 212 Drywall 214 Floor Coverings 219 Kitchens 238 Bathrooms 244 Chapter 17: Final Grading and Landscaping 252 Hardscapes 253 Proposed Site Model 258 Excavation 262 Part III: Quantity Takeoffs and Estimating 273 Chapter 18: Attributes 275 Length 276 Area 279 Volume 282 Weight 285 Chapter 19: Estimator for SketchUp 286 Multitiered Cost Code System 290 Takeoff Methods 290 Foundations 291 Wall Framing 294 Floor Systems 295 Roof Systems 295 Exterior Finishes 296 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) 297 Interior Finishes 297 Landscaping and Site Work 299 Part IV: Construction Documents 301 Chapter 20: Introduction to Layout 303 What Does Layout Do? 303 What Would I Use Layout For? 304 Model Space and Paper Space 304 Part V: Renderings, Animations, and Virtual Tours 311 Chapter 21: Renderings 313 Thea Render 316 V-Ray for SketchUp 317 Lumion 317 Chapter 22: Animations 323 Chapter 23: Virtual Tours 325 Chapter 24: Virtual Reality versus Augmented Reality 328 What is the Difference Between VR and AR? 328 Enscape 329 Index 333

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 Drawing From Observation 13 1 Line and Shape 15 2 Tone and Texture 39 3 Form and Structure 67 4 Space and Depth 83 Drawing Systems 123 5 Pictorial Systems 125 6 Multiview Drawings 143 7 Paraline Drawings 207 8 Perspective Drawings 239 Drawing From The Imagination 303 9 Speculative Drawing 305 10 Diagramming 335 11 Drawing Composition 367 12 Presentation Drawing 409 Index 433

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Book SynopsisThis issue of AD explores the working discipline of architecture as it impacts the material culture within which it is always embedded. An architecture of impact uses advanced digital techniques in such a way that its material assembly supersedesits use of the digital. Until now, this type of architecture has been formally and materially bound by restrictive conventional methodologies, which the digital project has moved from the scale of installations to three-dimensional building-sized fabrications. Unless architects turn to a new culture ofmaking, architecture shaped by even innovative digital technology will become irrelevant. Architectural projects that are more subversive in how they are created and that lose their digital signature have greater potential to be at the forefront of the discipline's new materialisations. This issue illustrates these ideas and their architectural impact. Contributors: Kutan Ayata, Ben van Berkel, Hernan Diaz Alonso, David Goldblatt, Thomas HeaTable of ContentsAbout the Guest-Editors 05Ali Rahim and Hina Jamelle Introduction Architectural Impact After the Digital 06Ali Rahim and Hina Jamelle Other Experts: Disciplinary and Aesthetic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence 14M Casey Rehm Novel Bricks: A Scenario of Human–Machine Collaboration 22Philip F Yuan and Keke Li Tech’s Teaching Moment: The Shape of Culture in the Post-Blob Era 30Philip Nobel Genuine Hybrids: Towards an Architecture with No Origin 40Ferda Kolatan Impactful Disruption: Gathered Thoughts of a Distracted Mind 50Hernán Díaz Alonso An Estranged Type: Old Techniques, Familiar Materials and Peculiar Outcomes 58Kutan Ayata The Impact of Automobile Design on Architecture 66Paolo Pininfarina and Paolo Trevisan The Mega-Void: Unleashing the Communicative Impact of Tall Buildings 72Patrik Schumacher Aesthetics, Narrative and the Materials of Architecture 82David Goldblatt Shanghai Bund: The Impact of Context 92Thomas Heatherwick Disjunctive Continuity and the Aesthetics of the Seam 100Ali Rahim and Hina Jamelle Material Intricacy 110Ascan Mergenthaler Beyond Digital Avant-Gardes: The Materiality of Architecture and Its Impact 118Antoine Picon Architecture and the Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 126Ben van Berkel From Another Perspective The Impact of the Digital on Bigg-ness 134Neil Spiller Contributors 142

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Book SynopsisAHMM is a premier international architectural practice. Established over 30 years ago, it has won numerous awards including the Stirling Prize. Through the contributions of journalists, clients, fellow professionals and academics, this AD issue celebrates the practice's achievements in all areas of architectural production, featuring archive material, new works and unparalleled access to the AHMM organisation, revealing new insights into their work and urban philosophies. To get to this eminent position, the office has consistently responded in innovative and imaginative ways to the changing imperatives of art, science and economics that influence our built environment. These parameters have metamorphosed considerably since AHMM was founded, in terms of advances in digitisation, material science and changes to contract management, what constitutes sustainability, procurement routes, construction methods, collaboration and architectural education. Above all this Table of ContentsAbout the Editor Neil Spiller 05 Introduction Urban Artefacts Developing the Delightful City Neil Spiller 06 Setting The Stage Dressing It and Making the Props Neil Spiller 12 Continuity With a Difference Rising to Prominence Paul Finch 20 Very Much an English Story Peter Cook 30 The ExtraOrdinary Some Thoughts on Architecture and the Theatre of Everyday Life Simon Allford 38 Reimagining the Home Isabel Allen 46 A Passion to Repurpose Flexibility for the Future Martyn Evans 54 Opening Up Educating Institutions, Opening Up Methodologies llis Woodman 62 À La Recherche d’AHMM Jay Merrick 70 The Invention of Projects that Create an Address Roger Zogolovitch 82 Being Signiicant The Problem of What We Cannot Measure Hanif Kara 88 Colourful Collaboration Creating Joyous Ambiences Morag Myerscough 96 Environmental Design From the Intuitive to the Parametric Patrick Bellew 104 A Symbiotic Relationship Reminiscences of the Family Joe Morris 112 The New Establishment Politics and Performance Frances Anderton 118 From Another Perspective Old Buildings, New Architecture Richard Grifiths Architects Neil Spiller 128

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface…ix 1 Building Codes…1 2 Navigating the Code…11 3 Occupancy Classification and Use…21 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use…35 5 Building Heights and Areas…59 6 Types of Construction…113 7 Fire-Resistive Construction…137 8 Interior Finishes…189 9 Fire-Protection Systems…197 10 Means of Egress…225 11 Accessibility…287 12 Interior Environment…317 13 Energy Efficiency (International Energy Conservation Code)…333 14 Exterior Walls…335 15 Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures…355 16 Structural Provisions…381 17 Special Inspections and Tests…403 18 Soils and Foundations…413 19 Building Materials and Systems…425 20 Plumbing Systems…479 21 Elevators and Conveying Systems…485 22 Special Construction…491 23 Existing Buildings (International Existing Building Code)…497 Bibliography…501 Index…503

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Book SynopsisVoices of Design Leadership Provides inspiration to architecture and design students and professionals through the insights, stories, and projects of successful design leaders Voices of Design Leadership seeks to educate, inform, and inspire a new generation of diverse design leaders. The work includes sixteen profiles of design leaders in architecture, interior design, planning, and research, many of whom are leaders at firms that have earned the AIA's national Architecture Firm Award. The stories and projects from their own professional journeys illustrate multiple paths to design leadership success. Individually, each person stands on their own as an inspiring and inf luential design leader. Collectively, they express what design leadership can and should look like. Representing a broad diversity of expertise and demographicsincluding nine women, seven people of color, and five first-generation immigrantsthey bring a variety of life experiences and culTable of ContentsPart One: Introductions 1 1 Why This Book? 3 The Voices 4 The Work 5 2 Patterns of Design Ecosystems 9 The Power of Diversity 9 Design + Business Synergy 13 Client Experience Mindset 17 T-shaped Professionals 18 The Four R's 21 Lifelong Learning 22 Part Two: Conversations 25 3 Sharron van der Meulen 27 Portland International Airport Main Terminal 32 Randall Children's Hospital 34 Stoel Rives Headquarters 36 4 Phil Harrison FAIA, LEED AP 39 Gardner Neurosciences Institute 46 Canada's Earth Tower 48 Billerica Memorial High School 49 5 Barbara Bouza FAIA 51 Avengers Campus at California Adventure 55 Hong Kong Disneyland Castle 57 Baby Groot™ 59 6 Mustafa Chehabbedine ARB 61 KIPCO Tower 65 Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal 67 7 Michelle Kaufmann AIA, LEED AP 73 Moffett Park Office Building 77 Google Caribbean 79 Charleston East 82 8 Alan Ricks AIA, Int FRIBA 85 Butaro District Hospital 89 The National Memorial for Peace and Justice 93 9 Ana Pinto-Alexander EDAC, FIIDA, RID 97 Indiana University Health North Hospital 100 Moody Center for Breast Health 105 10 Billie Faircloth FAIA, LEED AP BD+C 107 841 North American Street 110 Tally(r) 114 11 Rafael Viñoly FAIA, JIA, SCA, Int FRIBA 117 Tokyo International Forum 121 20 Fenchurch Street Sky Garden 125 432 Park Avenue 128 12 Wendy Rogers FAIA, LEED AP 131 Edwards Lifesciences Headquarters Campus Expansion 137 California State University Office of the Chancellor 139 Tarbut V'Torah Day School 141 13 Andre Brumfield Assoc. AIA 143 Cabrini Green Redevelopment 147 Woodlawn Station 150 14 Margaret Montgomery FAIA, LFA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP 153 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters 157 Microsoft Headquarters Campus Redevelopment 159 15 Nader Tehrani 163 Casa La Roca 168 Inter-Faith Spiritual Center 170 16 Mariko Masuoka FAIA, LEED AP 173 Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center 177 Yale-NUS College 179 17 Colin Koop AIA 183 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall 186 4 Hudson Square 189 Moon Village 193 18 Marsha Maytum FAIA, LEED AP 195 Sweetwater Spectrum Community 199 Ed Roberts Campus 201 Berkeley Way 203 Part Three: Observations 207 19 Design Leadership Values 209 Integrity and Trust 209 Equity and Inclusion 214 Communication Biomimicry 215 Servant Leadership 217 Informed Optimism 218 The Wild Card 222 Acknowledgments 225 About the Author 227 Cover Photo Credits 229 Index 231

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Book SynopsisEnables readers to easily understand the contract to enable better compliance and efficiency Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction: The Red Book 2017 helps the reader overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical international construction project using the FIDIC Construction Contract 2nd Edition (the 2017 Red Book), by summarizing the activities and duties of those involved, and crystallizing the requirements of the contract. To aid in reader comprehension, the text explains clauses in the sequence they appear in the contract, but also in the order they happen in real time on site. It further provides practical guidance in a concise manner, and in straightforward, jargon-free language. It is a highly practical resource for use during the project, rather than a legal review of the contractual requirements, ensuring readers are fully conversant with the revised requirements and procedures mandated by the 2017 edition of the contraTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Clause 1 General Provisions Clause 2 The Employer Clause 3 The Engineer Clause 4 The Contractor Clause 5 Subcontracting Clause 6 Staff and Labour Clause 7 Plant, Materials and Workmanship Clause 8 Commencement, Delays and Suspension Clause 9 Test on Completion Clause 10 Employer’s Taking Over Clause 11 Defects after Taking Over Clause 12 Measurement and Valuation Clause 13 Variations and Adjustments Clause 14 Price and Payment Clause 15 Termination by the Employer Clause 16 Suspension and Termination by the Contractor Clause 17 Care of the Works and Indemnities Clause 18 Exceptional Events Clause 19 Insurance Clause 20 Employer’s and Contractor’s Claims Clause 21 Disputes and Arbitration Appendices Appendix A Guidance for the Preparation of Particular Conditions Appendix B Employer’s Claims Appendix C Contractor’s Claims Appendix D Notices and Site Organisation Appendix E Daywork and Contemporary Record Sheets Appendix F Contractor’s Costs Appendix G Joint Ventures Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreamble xiii To Begin With xiii Color Blindness or Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) xiv Designing Beyond Mobility xvi Access Overall xix Chapter 1 Review of Project Types & Uses 1.1 Existing Projects 23 Existing Buildings – In General 23 ADA Title II for Public Entities – 28 CFR Part 35 24 ADA Title III for Public Accommodation & Commercial – 28 CFR Part 36 25 Supplemental Requirements Under the ADA Standards 28 Federal Facility Requirements 29 Alterations & Local Requirements 30 Historical Facilities 31 1.2 Retail, Restaurants, Cafeterias, & Bars 35 Retail – In General 35 Restaurants, Cafeterias, & Bars – In General 36 1.3 Assembly, Sports, & Entertainment 41 Assembly & Entertainment – In General 41 Wheelchair & Companion Seating Requirements 41 Wheelchair & Companion Seating – Scoping & Location 43 Other Seating Types 44 Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) 45 1.4 Hotels, Inns, & Transient Lodging 49 In General 49 Mobility Guest Rooms 51 Communication Feature Guest Rooms 55 Non-Mobility Guest Room Requirements 55 Student Housing at a Place of Education 56 1.5 Residential Under the ADA 59 Multi-Family Residential – In General 59 Alterations to Dwelling Units 60 Communication Feature Dwelling Units 61 Mobility Feature Dwelling Units 61 Kitchens in Mobility Feature Dwelling Units 62 Bathrooms in Mobility Feature Dwelling Units 64 Social Service Center Establishments 66 Housing at a Place of Education 68 Adaptable Dwelling Units [CBC] 68 Kitchens in Adaptable Dwelling Units [CBC] 69 Bathrooms in Adaptable Dwelling Units [CBC] 69 Senior Housing [CBC] 71 1.6 The Youngers, the Olders, & In-Between 75 Considerations for the Youngers 75 Handrails for Children 75 Drinking Fountains for Children 75 Toilet Rooms & Fixtures for Children 76 Tables, Counters, & Play Surfaces for Children 77 Play Areas for Children 78 Considerations for the Olders 79 Light & the Aging Eye 79 Toileting & Bathing Needs As One Ages 80 The In-Betweens – Employees 81 Employee Only Work Areas 82 1.7 Storage, Locker & Dressing Rooms 87 Storage – In General 87 Self-Storage Facilities 88 Locker, Dressing, & Fitting Rooms 89 Storage Lockers 90 Chapter 2 Accessible Routes 2.1 Circulation Paths & Accessible Routes 95 Paths & Routes In General 95 Route Clearances 98 Accessible Routes in Specific Types of Spaces 99 Assembly Areas 100 Public Residential Dwelling Units 100 Employee Only Work Areas 101 2.2 Walking Surfaces 105 In General 105 Thresholds & Carpets 106 Openings in Walking Surfaces 107 2.3 Clear Floor & Turning Spaces 113 Clear Floor, Turning, Maneuvering, & Passing Spaces In General 113 Turning Spaces 114 Clear Floor Spaces 116 Aisles & 90° Turns 117 Aisles at 180° 'U'-Turns – Around Narrow Elements 118 Aisles at 180° 'U'-Turns – Around Wide Elements 119 2.4 Protruding & Overhanging Objects 123 In General 123 Protruding Objects 123 Post-Mounted Objects 125 Overhanging Objects 127 2.5 Doors & Gates – Overview 131 Entrances In General 131 Security, Restricted, & Service Entrances 131 Specific Facility Type Entrances 131 Door & Gate Notes 132 Hardware Notes 134 2.6 Doors & Gates – Maneuvering Clearances 139 In General 139 Forward Approach – Swinging Doors & Gates 140 Parallel Approach – Swinging Doors & Gates 141 Sliding & Folding Doors & Gates – All Approaches 142 Openings Without Doors 144 Doors & Gates In Series 145 Recessed Doors & Gates 146 2.7 Powered Doors & Gates 151 In General 151 Power-Assist Swinging Doors [BHMA] 152 Low-Energy Power-Operated Door [BHMA] 152 Automatic Power-Operated Door [BHMA] 153 Automatic Power-Operated Swinging Doors [BHMA] 154 Automatic Power-Operated Folding Doors [BHMA] 154 2.8 Specific Use Doors, Gates, & Windows 157 Security, Restricted, & Service Entries 157 Doors & Gates in Specific Uses 157 Windows 158 Security & Service Glazing, & 2-Way Communication 159 Chapter 3 Site Elements 3.1 Accessible Parking – In General 165 In General 165 Parking & Accessible Routes 167 Parking Spaces Required per Facility 168 Additional Requirements for Residential-Type Facilities 170 Existing Parking Facilities 170 3.2 Accessible Parking Signage 175 Parking Signage In General 175 California Tow-Away Sign [CBC] 176 3.3 The Accessible Parking Space 179 In General 179 Standard Accessible Spaces 180 Van Accessible Spaces 180 Access Aisles 181 On-Street Parking 182 3.4 Valet & Passenger Loading Zones 185 In General 185 The Accessible Passenger Loading Zone 186 Valet Parking 187 3.5 Transportation 189 In General 189 Bus Loading Zone Requirements 189 Bus Boarding & Alighting Area Requirements 190 Bus Informational Signage 191 Rail & Platform Requirements 191 Rail Informational Signs 192 Variable Message Signs (VMS) 192 3.6 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 195 In General 195 New and Altered EVCS General Requirements 196 EV Charger Requirements 198 Accessible Charging Stations and Their Access Aisles 198 EVCS Signage [CBC] 200 Ambulatory EVCS [CBC] 200 Drive-Up EVCS [CBC] 201 3.7 Curb Ramps 203 In General 203 Perpendicular Curb Ramps 205 Parallel Curb Ramps 206 Corner Curb Ramps 208 Curb Ramps in the Public Right-Of-Way 211 3.8 Islands & Blended Transitions 215 In General 215 Islands with Curb Ramps 215 Islands with a Cut-Thru 215 Blended Transitions & Zero Curbs in Islands and Elsewhere 217 3.9 Detectable Warnings 219 In General 219 Truncated Dome Requirements 220 Locations 221 Transportation & Directional Texture 224 Chapter 4 Recreation 4.1 Pools & Spas 229 Pools & Spas In General 229 Pools – Swimming, Wading, Wave, Catch, Leisure Rivers, etc 229 Spas & Hot Tubs 230 Pool Lift Requirements & Considerations 230 Sloped Entry Requirements & Considerations 232 Pool Stairs – Requirements & Considerations 233 Transfer System – Requirements & Considerations 234 Transfer Walls – Requirements & Considerations 235 4.2 Fitness & Recreation 239 Exercise Equipment & Fitness Areas 239 Saunas & Steam Rooms 239 Sports & Court Sports 241 Golfing 242 Miniature Golf 242 Amusement Rides & Attractions 242 4.3 Recreation & Play 247 In General 247 Recreational Boating Facilities – In General 247 Piers at Boat Slips 248 Boarding Piers at Boat Launch Ramps 249 Fishing 249 Shooting Facilities 250 Play Areas – In General 250 Play Areas – Accessible Routes 251 Play Areas – Components 251 Play Areas – Vertical Access 252 Gaming Machines & Tables 253 Landscape Elements & Wilderness 254 Beaches 256 Chapter 5 Vertical Access – Manual 5.1 Edge Protection & Handrails 263 Edge Protection In General 263 Edge Protection – Pedestrian Ramp 263 Handrails 264 Handrail Gripping Surfaces 265 Handrail Extensions – In General 266 Handrails & Extensions – Pedestrian Ramp 267 Handrails & Extensions – Stairs 268 5.2 Pedestrian Ramps 273 In General 273 Pedestrian Ramps 273 Pedestrian Ramp Landings 275 Pedestrian Ramp Landings & Door Maneuvering Space 278 5.3 Steps & Stairs 283 In General 283 Treads & Nosings 283 Risers 285 Stairways 286 Escalators 286 Chapter 6 Vertical Access – Mechanical 6.1 Elevator, Lobby, & Landings 291 Elevators & Vertical Height Transitions In General 291 Title II Public Building Accessible Routes & Elevators 293 Hall Call Controls 293 Hall Signals 294 Hoistway Jamb Signs 295 Elevator Landings 296 Destination-Oriented Elevators 297 Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators (LU/LA) – Inside & Out 298 Dwelling Unit Private Residence Elevators – Inside & Out 299 6.2 Elevator Car 303 In General 303 Elevator Doors 303 Elevator Car Sizes & Door Location 304 Car Control Panels 305 Car Position Indicators 305 6.3 Platform Lifts 309 Platform Lifts In General 309 Vertical Platform Lifts & Accessible Routes 310 Vertical Lifts With & Without Runway Enclosures 310 Inclined Platform Lifts 313 Chapter 7 Communication Elements 7.1 Sign Types & Components 319 Sign Types – In General 319 Directional Signs 320 Informational Signs 321 Signs Identifying Permanent Rooms & Spaces 321 Egress-Related Signs 322 Toilet & Bathing Room Signs 323 Sign Components – Visual Characters 323 Sign Components for Tactile Characters – Raised Characters 325 Sign Components for Tactile Characters – Braille 327 Tactile Sign Location 329 Pictograms Identifying Rooms Or Spaces 330 International Symbols Identifying Accessible Elements 331 7.2 Communication Features 335 Communication Features – In General 335 Sign Language Interpreters – Station Requirements [A117.1] 335 Security Glazing & 2-Way Communication 335 Variable Message Signs (VMS) 336 Doorbells & Visual Door Notification Devices 337 Fire Alarms 337 7.3 Telephones 341 Telephones – In General 341 Telephones for Wheelchair Access 341 Telephones – TTY 342 TTY — Specific Use Locations 343 Chapter 8 Controls & Building Elements 8.1 Reach Ranges, Controls, & Machines 347 In General 347 Forward Reach with a Forward Approach 348 Side Reach Range with a Parallel Approach 349 Controls In General 350 Reach Ranges & Controls for Specific Items 350 Residential Facilities – Reach Ranges & Controls 351 ATMs, POS Devices, and Input & Display Screens 351 Window Controls 353 8.2 Plumbing – Public & Common Use 357 Drinking Fountains 357 Low Drinking Fountains 358 Low Drinking Fountains – Controls & Spouts 358 High Drinking Fountains 359 Bottle Filler 359 Washing Machines & Dryers 360 Public & Common Use Sinks 361 Faucets & Other Sink Controls 363 8.3 Counters – Sales, Service, Work & Food 367 In General 367 Sales & Service Counters 367 Check-Out Aisles & Counters 370 Work Surfaces 371 Food Service Lines & Condiment Counters 372 Bars & Counters for Drink or Food 372 Seating at Tables 374 8.4 Kitchens, Kitchenettes, & Wet Bars 381 Accessible Kitchen Spaces – In General 381 Cabinetry 384 Shelving Calculations for Kitchen Cabinets 387 Kitchen Work Surfaces in Mobility Dwelling Unit Kitchens 390 Wet Bars 391 Non-Mobility Kitchens 391 Kitchen Design Considerations for Aging 392 8.5 Kitchens – Appliances & Fixtures 395 Appliances & Fixtures – In General 395 Refrigerators 396 Ranges, Rangetops, Cooktops, & Ovens 397 Sinks 398 Dishwashers & Clear Floor Spaces 400 Electrical for All of the Small Countertop Appliances 401 Chapter 9 Toilet Rooms & Bathing Facilities 9.1 Signage for Toilet & Bathing Rooms 407 Signage – In General 407 Permanent Toilet & Bathing Room Signs 407 Pictograms & Symbols 408 California Geometric Door Symbols [CBC] 408 9.2 Accessories in Toilet & Bathing Rooms 411 Accessories – In General 411 Specific Accessories 411 9.3 Lavatories 419 Lavatories – In General 419 Clear Floor Space at a Lavatory 421 Faucets & Other Controls 422 Accessories at Lavatories 422 9.4 Toilets 425 Toilets – In General 425 Toilet Seats 426 Flush Controls 426 Toilet Clear Floor Spaces 427 Toilet Grab Bars 428 Dispensers 428 9.5 Urinals 433 Urinals – In General 433 Urinals – Technical Requirements 433 9.6 Grab Bars and Shower & Tub Seats 437 Grab Bars – In General 437 Grab Bars at Toilets 439 Grab Bars at Showers 441 Grab Bars at Bathtubs 443 Shower & Bathtub Seats – In General 445 Shower Seats 445 Bathtub Seats 446 9.7 Bathing – Tubs 451 Bathtubs – In General 451 Water Controls & Shower Spray Units 453 9.8 Bathing – Showers 457 Showers – In General 457 Transfer Showers 458 Standard Roll-In Showers 459 Alternate Roll-In Showers 461 Water Controls, Faucets, & Spray Units 462 Shower Accessories 464 9.9 Single-User Toilet & Bathing Rooms 467 In General 467 Specific Single-User Facility Requirements 468 Medical & Long-Term Care – Patient & On-Call Sleeping Rooms 471 Family & Assisted-Use Toileting & Bathing [IBC] 472 Adult Changing Facilities [CBC] 472 9.10 Multi-User Toilet Rooms 477 Multi-User Toilet Rooms – In General 477 Accessible Toilet Compartments – In General 478 Accessible Toilet Compartment Doors 479 Accessible Toilet Compartments 481 Ambulatory Toilet Compartments 484 Index A 489 B, C 491 D 494 E 495 F, G 497 H 498 I, J, K 499 L, M 500 N, O 501 P 502 Q, R 504 S 505 T 508 U, V 510 W, Y, Z 511 Colophon 512

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Book SynopsisOnce Upon a China is an unconventional architectural story of great beauty, empathy, honour and sadness. The chapters are ingenious reimaginations of Dream of the Red Mansion', Journey to the West ', The Water Margin', and Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and are conceived as specific themes of Chinese identity: domesticity, consumerism, democracy and adaptability. These four seminal pre-modern fictions contain diverse voices and philosophical perspectives on history as well as satires that have defined past developments of Chinese societies, politics and the built environment. Comics is an unorthodox but extraordinary medium for architectural speculations. The eccentric characteristics of comic-inspired drawings in this book enrich the processes of conception and conceptualisation of design their fragmented yet sequential nature proves versatile in the imagination of spatial experiences, enabling the complex stories of place, brief and building to materialise. At thTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Domesticity. Dream of the Green Chamber. 2. Consumerism. Journey to the North West. 3. Democracy. The Margin of Water. 4. Adaptability. Romance of All Kingdoms. Project + Reproduction Credits. Index.

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Book SynopsisOnce Upon a China is an unconventional architectural story of great beauty, empathy, honour and sadness. The chapters are ingenious reimaginations of Dream of the Red Mansion', Journey to the West ', The Water Margin', and Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and are conceived as specific themes of Chinese identity: domesticity, consumerism, democracy and adaptability. These four seminal pre-modern fictions contain diverse voices and philosophical perspectives on history as well as satires that have defined past developments of Chinese societies, politics and the built environment. Comics is an unorthodox but extraordinary medium for architectural speculations. The eccentric characteristics of comic-inspired drawings in this book enrich the processes of conception and conceptualisation of design their fragmented yet sequential nature proves versatile in the imagination of spatial experiences, enabling the complex stories of place, brief and building to materialise. At thTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Domesticity. Dream of the Green Chamber. 2. Consumerism. Journey to the North West. 3. Democracy. The Margin of Water. 4. Adaptability. Romance of All Kingdoms. Project + Reproduction Credits. Index.

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Book SynopsisModern biotechnologies give us unprecedented control of the fundamental building blocks of life. For designers, across a range of disciplines, emerging fields such as synthetic biology offer the promise of new sustainable materials and structures which may be grown, are self-assembling, self-healing and adaptable to change. While there is a thriving speculative discourse on the future of design in the age of biotechnology, there are few realized design applications.This book, the first in the Bio Design series, acts as a bridge between design speculation and scientific reality and between contemporary design thinking, in areas such as architecture, product design and fashion design, and the traditional engineering approaches which currently dominate biotechnologies. Filled with real examples, Living Construction reveals how living cells construct and transform materials through methods of fabrication and assembly at multiple scales and how designers can utilize these pTrade Review"This inspiring and informative book asks how we might construct material structures using biology. Its author, an architect and qualified synthetic biologist, is uniquely able to combine ambitious design and down-to-bench realism. Constructed around ideas – of life, of design, of fabrication – the book provides an ideal springboard to a biological architecture grounded, not in conceptual fantasies, but on what might really be achieved."Jamie A. Davies, Professor of Experimental Anatomy, University of Edinburgh"Living Construction is a readable synthesis of important principles for the new field of biodesign, written by someone with graduate training in both architecture and synthetic biology. Dade-Robertson clearly knows the details but has the gift of extrapolating these into accurate yet broad generalities. While design and biology each has its disciplinary theories and practices, this book distills sound principles for their intersection in biodesign, offering a very useful contemporary map for practitioners in the arts and sciences. I especially admire his answer to his own question, 'where is the information in biological assembly?', for how it addresses multiple scales simultaneously. This is a key primer for all students in biodesign."Christina Cogdell, Professor, University of California at DavisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The designs of the natural 3. The logic of living assembly 4. Fabrication in the living 5. Conclusion: the craft of living construction

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Book SynopsisThe New Curator: Exhibiting Architecture and Design examines the challenges inherent in exhibiting design ideas. Traditionally, exhibitions of architecture and design have predominantly focused on displaying finished outcomes or communicating a work through representation.In this ground-breaking new book, Fleur Watson unveils the emergence of the new curator'. Instead of exhibiting finished works or artefacts, the rise of performative curation' provides a space where experimental methods for encountering design ideas are being tested. Here, the role of the curator is not that of custodian' or expert' but with the intent to create a shared space of encounter with audiences.To illustrate this phenomenon, the book explores a diverse, international range of exhibitions. Divided into six themes, a series of project profiles are contextualized through conversations with influential curators and cultural producers such as Paola Antonelli, Kayoko Ota, MiTrade Review“At a time of unprecedented interest in design and architecture, experimenting with new approaches to curation is more important than ever. In this timely and incisive book, Fleur Watson deftly maps the terrain while enabling design and architecture curators from all over the world to describe their practices in their own words.”Alice Rawsthorn, author of Design as an Attitude“If the traditional curator squirrels away and the acknowledged curator beavers away, well, Fleur Watson is a veritable sniffer dog who knows just when, where and how to pounce. The book is cosmopolitan and fearless in amassing both evidence and anecdote to suggest that curating is a creative as well as a coercive activity. In particular her sensitivity to place, context and appropriate action is fascinating.”Sir Peter Cook, Architect, CRAB Studio, co-founder of ArchigramTable of ContentsForeword: Deyan Sudjic Introduction: Fleur Watson 1. Design as Exhibit: (Curator as Space-maker) 2. The Prosthetic: (Curator as Interloper) 3. The Mediator of Process / Research: (Curator as Translator) 4. The Hybrid to the Digital: (Curator as Speculator) 5. The Advocate/Activist: (Curator as Agent) 6. The Event as Performance: (Curator as Dramaturge) Conclusion: The New Curator: Towards a Specialised Practice Afterword: Professor Leon van Schaik AO Selected Bibliography Credits and Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisA little book that's big on information, the Architect's Legal Pocket Book is the definitive reference guide on legal issues for architects and architectural students. This handy pocket guide covers key legal principles which will help you to quickly understand the law and where to go for further information.Now in its third edition, this bestselling book has been fully updated throughout to provide you with the most current information available. Subjects include contract administration, building legislation, planning, listed buildings, contract law, negligence, liability and dispute resolution. This edition also contains new cases and legislation, government policy, contract terms and certificates including the RIBA contract administration certificates, inspection duties and practical completion, The Building a Safer Future, Proposals for Reform of the Building Safety Regulatory System Report, the Hackitt review, the Report of the Independent Inquiry into tTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition 1. Legal framework 2. Legislation 3. Town and country planning 4. Land law 5. General principles of the law of tort 6. General principles of contract law 7. Types of construction contracts 8. Contract administration 9. Dispute resolution 10. Design coordination Further reading Glossary Bibliography Subject index Index of cases Index of statutes

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Book SynopsisEveryone deserves a decent and affordable home, a truth (almost) universally acknowledged. But housing in the UK has been in a state of crisis for decades, with too few homes built, too often of dubious quality, and costing too much to buy, rent or inhabit. It doesn't have to be like this. Bringing together a wealth of experience from a wide range of housing experts, this completely revised edition of The Housing Design Handbook provides an authoritative, comprehensive and systematic guide to best practice in what is perhaps the most contentious and complex field of architectural design.This book sets out design principles for all the essential components of successful housing design including placemaking, typologies and density, internal and external space, privacy, security, tenure, and community engagement illustrated with case studies of schemes by architecture practices working across the UK and continental Europe.Written by David Levitt and Jo McCafferTrade Review‘There is much talk these days about design in housing but less understanding of what that means in practice. This unique compendium illustrates housing that raises the bar in terms of quality and shows how good design can create great places to live. It is a must for all those involved in the design, construction and commissioning of housing.’Peter Murray, Chairman, New London Architecture‘This collection of short essays and good practice examples is an invaluable source of inspiration. In spite of scarce resources, it shows that we can create and maintain high-quality, lower cost homes. It challenges many assumptions about design, density, and the way integrated communities can work.’Professor Anne Power, London School of Economics‘Drawing on a broad range of international examples, this book provides an inspiring survey and forms a comprehensive guide to designing great places to live. From pioneering postwar estates to community-led housing and exemplary student accommodation, it is an essential toolkit for architects and clients alike, with topics ranging from typologies and densities to external space and how to successfully mix housing with other uses.’Oliver Wainwright, architecture and design critic, The GuardianTable of ContentsContributors. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Places That Get Better Over Time. 2. Typologies. Semi-detached. Terraces. Flats. Maisonettes. Housing for an Ageing Population. Student Accommodation and Build to Rent. 3. Density. Low Density (35–90dph). Medium Density (90–250dph). High Density (250–350+dph). Tall Buildings (350+dph). 4. Internal Space. 5. External Space. 6. Mixing Homes with Other Uses. 7. Privacy. 8. Security. 9. Bins, Bikes and Cars. 10. Tenure and Sustainable Communities. 11. Estate Regeneration. 12. Co-design. 13. Sustainable Design and Construction. 14. Cost in Use. Abbreviations and Glossary. Sources of Information. Index. Acknowledgments.

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book, the first to provide an overview of the theory and practice of experimental architecture, Rachel Armstrong explores how interdisciplinary, design-led research practices are beginning to redefine the possibilities of architecture as a profession. Drawing on experts from disciplines as varied as information technology, mathematics, poetry, graphic design, scenography, bacteriology, marine applied science and robotics, Professor Armstrong delineates original, cutting-edge architectural experiments through essays, quotes, poetry, equations and stories.Written by an acknowledged pioneer of architectural experiment, this visionary book is ideal for students and researchers wishing to engage in experimental, practice-based architectural and artistic research. It introduces radical new ideas about architecture and provides ideas and inspiration which students and researchers can apply in their own work and proposals, while practitioners can draw on it toTable of Contents1. Architecture and Research Rachel Armstrong 1.1 Experimental Architecture Reader 1.2 Architecture as Discipline 1.3 Neoliberalism as Worldview 1.4 Ways of Knowing 1.5 Research 1.6 Nature of Architectural Research 1.7 Evaluation 1.8 Impact 1.9 Outreach 1.10 Research Environment 1.11 Research Context 1.12 Economic Importance of Architectural Research 1.13 Principles of Architectural Research: A "wicked" discipline 1.13.1 Personal Exploration 1.13.2 Academic Environment 1.13.3 Research and Education 1.13.4 Professional Practice 2. Experimental Architecture Rachel Armstrong 2.1 Designing Change 2.2 Experiments versus "Wicked" Experiments 2.3 Introducing Experimental Architecture 2.4 Ethics 2.5 Research Principles of Experimental Architecture 2.5.1 The Role of Apparatuses 2.5.2 Sorting, Ordering and Valuing 2.5.3 Laboratory Environments 2.5.4 Monstering 2.5.5 Question-making 2.6 Towards an Ecological Architecture 2.6.1 The Houme 3. Architectural Experiments 3.1 Short Experiments 3.1.1 Harvested Sunlight: An experiment with a novel photoautotrophic biomaterial Simon Park and Victoria Geaney 3.1.2 SuperTree Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto 3.1.3 Co-Occupancy Joyce Hwang 3.1.4 PolyBrick 3.0: DNA glaze and digital ceramics Jenny Sabin 3.1.5 Graphene Architecture: Integrated intelligence in soft responsive skins Areti Markopoulou 3.1.6 High-Resolution Architecture Designed/Built by Humans/AI/Robots Alisa Andrasek 3.1.7 Tempietto on Mylar T+E+A+M 3.018 Nightly Catie Newell 3.2 Long Experiments 3.2.1 Evolving, Growing, and Gardening Cyber-physical Systems Susan Stepney and colleagues 3.2.2 About the Architecture of the Human Mind: A mathematical experiment Françoise Chatelin 3.2.3 Nomadic Hamlet 2.0: Testing place and video space for audiences Esther M. Armstrong and Dick Straker 3.2.4 Exaptive Design: Radical co-authorship as method Simone Ferracina 3.2.5 The Cloud Chamber Andrew Ballantyne 3.2.6 The Third Thing Rolf Hughes 4. Afterword Rachel Armstrong

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Book SynopsisPublic Interest Design Education Guidebook: Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies presents the pedagogical framework and collective curriculum necessary to teach public interest designers. The second book in Routledge's Public Interest Design Guidebook series, the editors and contributors feature a range of learning competencies supported by distinct teaching strategies where educational and community-originated goals unite. Written in a guidebook format that includes projects from across design disciplines, this book describes the learning deemed most critical to pursuing an inclusive, informed design practice that meets the diverse needs of both students and community partners.Featured chapter themes include Fundamental Skills, Intercultural Competencies, Engaging the Field Experience, Inclusive Iteration, and Evaluating Student Learning. The book consists of practice-based and applied learning constructs that bridge community-based research with enTrade Review"This book fills an important gap for Public Interest Design educators. It includes essays and case studies on design projects at a wide range of scales, prepared by designers that truly understand public interest work. It is likely to become required reading for anyone committed to serving the public through design."John Quale, Chair, Department of Architecture, University of New MexicoFounder and Director of the ecoMOD Project"The Public Interest Design Education Guidebook is a practical and detailed collection of essays, case studies, and critical assessment of community-engaged teaching methods and approaches in architecture and design. Faculty, administrators, students, and community members will find inspiration, lessons learned, and practical teaching and assessment techniques to inspire and challenge the learning and teaching of design for the public good."Liz Kramer, Associate Director, Office for Socially Engaged Practice, Washington University in St. Louis."Abendroth and Bell have provided an important and inspiring public interest design roadmap. They use case studies to help others understand the efficacy of diverse strategies in a variety of settings. Effective planning and design become far more impactful through engagement and empathy."Kenneth Schwartz, FAIAMichael Sacks Chair in Civic Engagement and Social EntrepreneurshipTulane UniversityTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword: Can Public Interest Design Be Taught?Rahul MehrotraIntroduction: Public Interest Design PedagogyLisa M. Abendroth and Bryan BellPart 1: Public Interest Design Curricula1. Whole-Systems Public Interest Design Education: Department of Landscape Architecture, University of WashingtonJeffrey Hou, Ben Spencer, and Daniel Winterbottom2. Educating the Next Generation of Social Innovators: Designmatters at ArtCenterMariana Amatullo, Dan Gottlieb, Penny Herscovitch, and Susannah Ramshaw3. Changing Practice, Practicing Change: The Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design at Portland State UniversityR. Todd Ferry and Sergio Palleroni4. A Comprehensive Public Interest Design Curriculum: College of Design, North Carolina State UniversityBryan Bell, Robin Abrams, and Gene Bressler5. Connecting Classrooms and Publics: The University of California, Davis, Center for Design in the Public InterestSusan Verba, Sarah Perrault, and Tracy Manuel6. Design (Education) to Create Meaningful Change: The Design for Social Impact Masters Program at the University of the ArtsAnthony Guido with Jeremy Beaudry, Jamer Hunt, Sharon Lefevre, Michael McAllister, and Jonas Milder7. Collaborating for Change in New Orleans: Small Center for Collaborative DesignMaggie Hansen and Emilie Taylor Welty8. From the Ground Up: Envisioning an MFA in Public Interest Design at Metropolitan State University of DenverLisa M. Abendroth, Kelly Monico, and Peter Miles BergmanPart 2: Educating the Public Interest DesignerFundamental Skills9. Fundamental Skills: Developing Social Literacy through Practice-Based LearningLee Davis and Mike Weikert10. The Edge Effect: PROJECT RE_John Folan11. Preparing to Design With: IMPACT OrientationMegan Clark and Shalini Agrawal12. Democratic Civic Engagement: The USAER XXXIV Training Center for Special EducationPedro PachecoIntercultural Competencies13. Intercultural Competencies: Teaching the IntangibleUrsula Hartig and Nina Pawlicki14. Creating Design Leaders: The African Design CentreChristian Benimana 15. Teaching Intrapersonal Development, Improving Interpersonal and Intercultural Skill Sets: The Transforming Mindsets StudioLisa Grocott and Kate McEntee16. Addressing Air Pollution Impacts on Senior Citizens in Beijing, China: The International Urbanization SeminarDeland ChanEngaging the Field Experience17. Engaging the Field Experience: Integrated, Interdisciplinary, On-Site, EnduringBenjamin R. Spencer18. iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations about Food): Innovation in the Soweto Food SystemAngus Donald Campbell and Naudeì Malan19. Building Partnerships and Awareness: Healing an Urban StreamBrian Gaudio20. Advancing Resiliency: The Huxtable Fellowship in Civic Engagement and Service LearningBenjamin PetersonInclusive Iteration21. Inclusive Iteration: Participation as Method in Design Theory and PracticeEduardo Staszowski22. "Making" Change Together: Rust to Green’s Placemaking PraxisPaula Horrigan23. Building User Capacity through Iterative Processes: Ten Friends DinerEdward M. Orlowski and Julia Jovanovic24. Examining Collaborative Efforts to Visualize Community Transformation: Alexandra Youth Precinct ProjectChris HarnishEvaluating Student Learning25. Evaluating Student Learning: Engaging Experience to Create Agents of ChangeNadia M. Anderson26. Assessing Experiential Learning in Design Education: The Practice Department at The Boston Architectural CollegeBethany Lundell Garver 27. Merging Research, Scholarship, and Community Engagement: Roche Health CenterMichael Zaretsky28. Reflecting through Razor Wire: The Environmental Justice in Prisons ProjectJulie StevensPart 3: SEED Academic Case Studies 29. The SEED Process for AcademiaLisa M. Abendroth and Bryan Bell30. SEED Academic Case StudiesLisa M. Abendroth and Bryan Bell Design in Partnership with the Lama Foundation Pleasant Street Pedestrian Project A Social Approach to Design Cooperative Education at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center Com(m)a The Farm Rover On Site: Public Art and Design South of California Avenue With Sacramento 31. Afterword: A Public Interest Design Educational PlatformThomas FisherPart 4: Appendix GlossaryBiographiesReading ListAppendix A: Learning Objective Index Appendix B: Program Considerations IndexImage CreditsIndex

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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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Book SynopsisUnlike the majority of construction project management textbooks out there, Management of Construction Projects takes a distinctive approach by setting itself in the context of a single and real-world construction project throughout and also by looking at construction project management from the constructor's perspective. This project-based learning approach emphasizes the skills, knowledge, and techniques students require to become successful project managers. This second edition uses a brand new, larger, and more challenging case study to take students through key stages of the process, including: contracts and subcontracting; estimating, scheduling, and planning; supply chain and materials management; cost control, quality, and safety; project leadership and ethics; and claims, disputes, and project close-outs. Also new to this edition is Trade Review"John Schaufelberger and Len Holm’s Management of Construction Projects offers the most comprehensive and accessible overview of construction management that I’ve read. It provides an outstanding overview of traditional topics while layering concepts relevant to current construction industry practices such as sustainability, lean and building information modeling. Students learning the trade or those just wishing to gain a comprehensive overview of the management of construction projects would do very well to study this book carefully and ultimately keep it in their permanent collection."Chris Angus, Director of Preconstruction Services, Sellen Construction and former Construction Management program Lecturer in the University of Washington College of Built Environments, USA"Management of Construction Projects is the most valuable textbook I’ve seen during my time as an educator. The content directly applies to the challenges encountered by construction professionals every day. The example documents provide excellent references for students as they are learning about the construction industry. If our entire curriculum had to use only one book, it would be Management of Construction Projects."Joseph Fradella III P.E., Senior Instructor, School of Civil & Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, USA"This text is a perfect fit for construction management programs, as it is the only one available that is written in straightforward language from and for the perspective of the constructor. Readers are shown not only the technical considerations but how the process of construction is managed throughout. Its use of a single case study shows the process in its entirety how it is brought together. It is the best textbook available on the subject for future constructors."James W. Jones, Ed.D. Construction Management Program Director, Ball State University, USA"I was a University of Washington construction management student over twenty years ago learning from John and Len. The knowledge they provided have served me well throughout my career. Their new book is the definitive guide to all aspects of being a successful project manager at any contracting firm. I would recommend it as required reading for anyone with a career in construction, building design or project development."Patrick McQueen, Senior Project Manager, Lease Crutcher Lewis, USATable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Construction Contracts 3. Cost Estimating 4. Planning and Scheduling 5. Preconstruction Planning 6. Subcontracting 7. Material Management 8. Project Start-Up 9. Project Documentation 10. Communications 11. Progress Payments 12. Cost and Time Control 13. Quality Management 14. Safety Management 15. Contract Change Orders 16. Claims and Disputes 17. Project Close-Out 18. Business Aspects of Project Management 19. Construction Project Leadership Abbreviations Glossary

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Book SynopsisArchitects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion in the use of pre-assembled components, which are fitted to finished structures on site. Collectively, such processes are becoming known as offsite construction. A ground-breaking text, Offsite Architecture establishes the current and future state of thinking in this field. A range of the most highly regarded thinkers and practitioners from around the globe share their ideas and practical findings on offsite prefabrication, examining theory and practice, opportunities and challenges, successes and failures. A timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides the fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture. Contributions from both academics and professionals make Offsite ArchitectTrade Review"Quale and Smith have brokered for us a glimpse into the proverbial fray of practicing prefabrication. They’ve assembled a multi-national group of current thinkers, designers, and researchers who offer individual testaments on its constitution. The result is a productive frisson between theory, history, and case studies, each tailored to regimes of philosophy, policy, and place. It is no surprise that this grouping neatly manages to dodge a singular definition, offering instead many approaches to this kind of construction. Offsite Architecture will satisfy the architect who intuits that prefabrication is not entirely known, nor is its future entirely certain, but that to employ it one must overcome the hype." - Billie Faircloth, Partner, KieranTimberlakeTable of ContentsForeword Chris Sharples Introduction Ryan E. Smith and John Quale Part 1: Offsite Theory 1. Industrialized Building System Categorization Roger-Bruno Richard 2. System Structures: Theory of Industrialized Architecture Kasper Sánchez Vibæk 3. Constructing Dialogues: On Architectural Potentials of Montage Charlotte Bundgaard 4. Industrial Relevancy Today: Suggestions for Offsite Construction Industry’s Future Trends Marjorie P. Callahan 5. Mapping the Modular Industry Ivan Rupnik 6. Prefabricated Housing in Architectural Culture Mathew Aitchison and John Macarthur Part 2: Offsite Practices 7. Offsite Construction Industry Meta-Analysis: Industry Survey Results Talbot Rice and Ryan E. Smith 8. Permanent Modular Construction: Construction Performance Ryan E. Smith and Talbot Rice 9. Off-site Construction in Education: a survey of prefabrication in design and construction academics Ryan E. Smith, Jon Elliott, and Kevin Grosskopf 10. Onsite vs. Offsite: Comparing Environmental Impacts John Quale 11. High Performance Affordable Modular Homes: A University and Modular Industry Collaboration John Quale 12. A Case Study of Multi-Trade Near-Site Factory Assembly Kihong Ku and Paul Broadstone 13. Prefabricated Housing In Japan Dana Buntrock 14. Offsite Construction in Sweden: from Technology to Integrated Process Helena Lidelöw 15. A Scottish Perspective on Timber Offsite Construction Robert Hairstans and Fausto Sanna List of Illustration Credits Glossary of Terms Index

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Book SynopsisIncluding the key articles, documents and reports, and with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected materials in their historical and intellectual context, Women in Architecture is an essential work of reference.The volumes explore four themes  History and Identity; Extraordinary Practice; Wider Influence, and Employment and Education. The collection offers a holistic and non Euro-centric view of women in architecture, with good practice and inspiration from all parts of the world.

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Book SynopsisA successful design practice requires principals and staff who are creative, technically proficient, and financially savvy. Designing Profits focuses on the last componentthe one that is so elusive for many architects, engineers, and construction professionalsthe business aspects of practice.Not an ordinary book on practice issues or finance, Designing Profits explains the application of design thinking to guide wise business decisions. It is indeed possible to be as creative in establishing and operating a practice as in designing and constructing a building. The book offers comprehensive guidance and objective tools for design professionals to reap financial rewards from their practices, and to discover innovative strategies to become entrepreneurial and implement creative practice models.An extended case study is woven throughout the book. Witness the trials and tribulations of Michelangelo & Brunelleschi Architects as they engage problemTrade ReviewDesigning Profits is a must read for all leaders and managers of Architecture/Engineering/Construction consulting firms. It will be my go-to book for our annual strategic planning preparation. —Mark R. Koblos, President and CEO, KTA Group, Inc.The demands of a viable practice require that design professionals embrace the business management tools and develop the financial judgment that are presented so compellingly in Designing Profits. —Thomas M. Gallas, CEO, CPA, LEED AP BD+C, Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Brief Overview: Formulating Wise Business Decisions 2. Meet the Firm: Model for Analysis 3. Accounting: Creating Reliable Inputs and Outputs 4. Data Application: Refining Analytics and Controlling Costs 5. Growth and its Constraints: Making Wise Choices 6. Strategic Financial Planning: Setting and Reaching Profit Targets 7. Rethinking Practice: Tactical Innovations for Financial Prosperity and Professional Satisfaction 8. Progress Notes: Wrapping Up and Moving Forward Index

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Book SynopsisCase Study Strategies for Architects and Designers explains methods in evidence-based design, also called practice-based research, to show you the value of research to your designs. Topics covered pertain to data collection and analysis techniques, including surveys, interviews, fieldwork, participatory design, occupancy evaluations, and memory sketching. Integrative data evaluation, theoretical sampling, triangulation, pattern matching logic, and analytical generalization are also discussed. Global research precedents, exercises, further reading, section summaries, sidebars, more than 30 black and white images and tables will help you conduct empirical inquiries in real-life contexts.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1: The Interdisciplinary Realm. Box 1.1: "What is interdisciplinary research?". Box 1.2 "Korean architecture’s first appearance in the West". Box 1.3 "Research-based design of an elementary school". Box 1.4 "A case study". Box 1.5 "ANTi-History". Box 1.6 "Paradigm". Box 1.7 "A literature review". Box 1.8 "A good literature review". Box 1.9 "Research design". Chapter 2: Quantitative vs. qualitative strategies. Box 2.1 "Imagining Islais Creek: integrating ecological and human health in San Francisco, CA". Box 2.2 "Testing Photovoice for heritage-based tourism sites". Box 2.3 "Defining the spirit of place of Bhaktapur, Nepal". Box 2.4 "Memory sketch as a tool for place-making: creating sense of place in school environments". Box 2.5 "Basic principles of questionnaires". Chapter 3: Integrative data evaluation. Box 3.1 "Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. and the Boston Architectural College". Box 3.2 "BIM-based building performance analysis in architectural practice: using data to drive sustainable design strategies". Box 3.3 "Reverse architecting: the Eames house & studio". Box 3.4 "Digital Fabrication as Practice: Tangible Speculation into Ways of Making and Representing Architecture". Recommended further reading. Conclusions. Bibliography. Contributors. Index.

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The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer is an accessible and highly illustrated guide, which primes those involved in the design and research of tall buildings to dramatically improve their performance. Using a mixture of original research and analysis, best-practice design thinking and a detailed look at exemplar case studies, author Philip Oldfield takes the reader through the architectural ideas, engineering strategies and cutting-edge technologies that are available to the tall building design team. The book takes a global perspective, examining high-rise design in different climates, cultures and contexts. It considers common functions such as high-rise housing and offices, to more radical designs such as vertical farming and vertical cemeteries. Innovation is provided by examining not only the environmental performance of tall buildings but also their social sustainability, guiding the reader through strategies to create successful communities at he

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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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Book SynopsisDesign Computing will help you understand the rapidly evolving relationship between computing, designers, and the many different environments they create or work in. The book introduces the topic of design computing, and covers the basics of hardware and software, so you don't need to be an expert. Topics include the fundamentals of digital representation, programming and interfaces for design; the shifting landscape of opportunity and expectation in practice and pedagogy; placing sensors in buildings to measure performance; and the challenge of applying information effectively in design. The book also includes additional reading for those who wish to dig deeper into the subject. Design Computing will provide you with a greater awareness of the issues that permeate the field, opportunities for you to investigate, and perhaps motivation to push the boundaries.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Design Computing: An Uneasy Juxtaposition The Built Environment Design Computing Design Computing Summary Suggested Reading References Part 1: Starting Points 2. Models Symbolic Models Finite Element Models Statistical Models Analogue Models Sources of Error Summary References 3. The Built Environment Curators of the Environment The Missing Productivity Gains The Internet of Things AEC Data Summary Suggested Reading References 4. Thinking Inside the Box Virtuality is Real Computer Memory is Lumpy Computer Memory is Sequential Code: Representing Thought Standard Representations Files and Directories Summary Suggested Reading References 5. Doing What Designers Do Graphics 3D Graphics: data + algorithm Applications Across the Building Lifecycle Operation Summary Suggested Reading References Part 2: The Grand Challenges 6. Design Problems: What are they? Defining the Problem Design Spaces Puzzle Making The Importance of Problem Definition The Problem of Solutions Summary Suggested Reading References 7. Cognition: How Designers Think Designing as Process The Role of Memory The Roles of Certainty, Ambiguity, Emergence and Flow Design as Social Action Tools Interact with Cognition Summary Suggested Reading References 8. Representation: Capturing Design Representation and Cognition Common Representations and their Problems Alternative Representations Challenges to the Single-model Concept Conversion between Representations The Round-tripping Problem Summary Suggested Reading References 9. Interface: Where the action is The Interactive Paradigm Deciphering Intent: small screens, shaky hands & fat fingers Where the action is New technology, emergent opportunities Ubiquitous Computing Summary Suggested Reading References 10. Practice: Data, Documents and Power The challenge of doing ethical work The productivity challenge Construction process changes Information Value: sources and sinks Good Data: finding and keeping what you need Access to Data: managing focus Computable designs Facility management Process, Representation & Human organization The Decline of Typical Conditions Big Data: design v. form-finding Research, Development and Continuous Learning Summary Suggested Reading References 11. Expertise: Challenges and Opportunities Architects are generalists Asking the right questions at the right time Drawings are never complete Expertise and the Framing Problem Consultants and the Round-trip Problem Growth and change Harvesting and Feeding Leaf-node knowledge Summary Suggested Reading References 12. Solutions: Generation and Refinement The existence of solutions Incremental Improvement: sweat-stained design Objective Functions Solution by inspection State space neighborhoods Selecting Design Moves Evaluation (comparing apples and oranges) Stopping rules The creative machine The creative designer Summary Suggested Reading References 13. Buildings: Computation Sources and Sinks Efficient Production Beyond the thermostat and the water cooler Managing resource use Big cities, big data and the effort to get smart Virtuality and buildings Summary Suggested Reading References 14. Pedagogy: Teaching the New Designer Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants The collapsing options model What to teach? Summary References

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Book SynopsisAt a time when the technologies and techniques of producing the built environment are undergoing significant change, this book makes central architecture's relationship to industry. Contributors turn to historical and theoretical questions, as well as to key contemporary developments, taking a humanities approach to the Industries of Architecture that will be of interest to practitioners and industry professionals, as much as to academic researchers, teachers and students. How has modern architecture responded to mass production? How do we understand the necessarily social nature of production in the architectural office and on the building site? And how is architecture entwined within wider fields of production and reproductionfinance capital, the spaces of regulation, and management techniques? What are the particular effects of techniques and technologies (and above all their inter-relations) on those who labour in architecture, the buildings they produce, and the discurTrade Review'Industries of Architecture invites us to rethink what constitutes the ‘work’ of architecture – in the past, the present, and in the future. In a reversal of the usual emphasis in the humanities on design as the exclusive field of architects’ creative endeavours, Industries of Architecture offers an alternative view – one in which architects’ engagement with labour, with legal systems, with manufacturing practices, and with business organisation are no longer treated as contingent, but as central to what architects do.' - Adrian Forty, Professor Emeritus of Architectural History, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL'Industries of Architecture offers intriguing new evidence of the breadth and depth of architecture’s cultural diffusion. Its exploration of myriad aspects of architectural production supplies valuable historical documentation and useful theoretical strategies to shift the focus of architectural history away from the singular presence of architectural objects and toward the conditions and connections that make those objects possible.' - Aggregate Architectural History CollaborativeTable of Contents1. Industries of Architecture Tilo Amhoff, Nick Beech and Katie Lloyd Thomas Part 1: Architecture and the Representation of Industry 2. Allan Sekula’s Architectures of Industry and Industries of Architecture Gail Day 3. Walter Gropius’ Silos and Reyner Banham’s Grain Elevators as Art-objects Catalina Mejía Moreno Part 2: Architecture Responds to Industry 4. The Collaborations of Jean Prouvé and Marcel Lods: An open or closed case? Kevin Donovan 5. The Production of the Commons: Mies van der Rohe and the art of industrial standardisation Mhairi McVicar 6. Modular Men: Architects, labour and standardisation in mid-twentieth century Britain Christine Wall 7. Post 1965 Italy: The ‘Metaprogetto sì e no’ Alicia Imperiale Part 3: The Construction Site 8. Introduction to Sérgio Ferro Felipe Contier 9. Dessin/Chantier: An Introduction Sérgio Ferro 10. Architecture as Ensemble: A matter of method João Marcos Almeida de Lopes 11. Factory Processes and Relations in Indian Temple Production Megha Chand Inglis 12. Construction Sites of Utopia Silke Kapp Part 4: The Work of Architects 13. Architectural Work :: Immaterial Labour Peggy Deamer 14. Form as/and Utopia of Collective Labour: Typification and collaboration in East German industrialised construction Torsten Lange 15. Tools for Conviviality: Architects and the limits of flexibility for housing design in New Belgrade Tijana Stevanović 16. Counting Women in Architecture Karen Burns and Justine Clark Part 5: Economy 17. Building Design: A component of the building labour process Jörn Janssen 18. The Place of Architecture in the New Economy Andrew Rabeneck 19. Financial Formations Matthew Soules Part 6: Law and Regulation 20. French Architects’ Use of the Law Robert Carvais 21. The Architectural Discourse of Building Bureaucracy: Architects’ project statements in Portugal in the 1950s Ricardo Agarez 22. Regulatory Spaces, Physical and Metaphorical: On the legal and spatial occupation of fire-safety legislation Liam Ross 23. Common Projects and Privatized Potential: Projection and representation in the Rotterdam Kunsthal Stefan White Part 7: Technologies of Management 24. The Electrification of the Factory, or the Flexible Layout of Work(s) Tilo Amhoff 25. An ‘Architecture of Bureaucracy’: Technocratic planning of government architecture in Belgium in the 1930s Jens van de Maele 26. Laboratory Architecture and the Deep Membrane of Science Sandra Kaji-O’Grady and Chris L. Smith 27. Performativity and Paranoia (Or how to do the ‘Internet of Things’ with words) Claudia Dutson Part 8: Contemporary Questions 28. On Site Nick Beech, Linda Clarke, Christine Wall with Ian Fitzgerald 29. BIM: The Pain and the Gain John Gelder 30. The Sustainable Retrofit Challenge: What does it mean for architecture? Sofie Pelsmakers and David Kroll 31. Risk and Reflexivity: Architecture and the industries of risk-distribution Liam Ross 32. Unapproved Document Part O: Designing for ageing Sarah Wigglesworth

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Book SynopsisAssembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession.Focusing on the period 1870 to 1920 when the foundations were being laid for the U.S. architectural profession that we recognize today, this study traces the formation and standardization of the fundamental relationships among architects, owners, and builders, as codified in the American Institute of Architects'' very first Handbook of Architectural Practice. It reveals how these archetypal roles have always been fluid, each successfully redefining their own agency with respect to the others in the constantly-shifting political economy of building.Far from being a purely historical study, the book also sheds light on today''s digitally-enabled profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the saTrade ReviewJohnston’s study of architectural practice stands apart from other histories of the profession because it emphasizes the business of architecture as a determinant of the profession ... The strength of Johnston’s study is in how it frames architectural practice as a series of relationships that support and challenge one another. * Arris *Through a scholarly yet imaginative weaving of architectural practice’s history inn the United States at a critical junction in time, Assembling the Architect sets original grounds for a broader theory of the profession, where socio-technical reflection becomes a true compass for informed action. * Paolo Tombesi, the University of Melbourne, Australia *For all those who wish the profession of architecture was highly valued by and broadly accessible to a wide range of publics, Johnston reminds us that these goals are not new and have been poorly served by the well-meaning attempts to protect the integrity of the profession in the past. By tracing the evolution of the instruments of services, model law and ethical debates of the past, we see how architects have protected increasingly limited zones of influence. Seeking more equitable, integrated and data-enabled future practices, we would do well to heed the lessons of the past. * Renee Cheng, University of Washington, USA *Johnston's detailed and colourful vignettes are a rigorous work of reconstruction ... The ease with which the text glides from one protagonist to another provides a rewarding reading experience ... His book provides a portal into the world of American architects a century ago. * Architectural Histories *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Introduction 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice 1. Owners and Builders, Their Umpires and Agents a. Fifty Years Ago b. The Uniform Contract 2. Mr. Day’s Handbook 3. The Wisdom of Tom Thumtack 4. Another Kind of Architects’ Handbook 2. The Architect’s Office 1. Pictures at an Exhibition 2. Rockwell Kent 3. Squires & Wynkoop 4. Ewing & Chappell 5. The Architects’ Building 3. Architect and Owner 1. A Collection of Practices 2. Various Forms of Architectural Service 3. The Selection of an Architect a. By Direct Selection b. By Competition 4. Fees, Contracts, and Consultants a. “Fees – A Reductio Ad Absurdum” b. Agreement Between Owner and Architect c. Employment of Engineers and Other Consulting Specialists 5. The Architect-Owner Relationship a. The Architect’s Status b. The Owner’s Duties 4. Architects and Builders 1. Card Games and Boxing Matches 2. General Contractors 3. Architect as Owner’s Agent 4. Builders Organize a. William Sayward b. A “Critical Analysis” c. Arbitration versus Arbitrariness 5. A New Standard of Care 5. Tools, Technology, Practice a. Drawings and Specs b. Supervision and Superintendence c. Shop Drawings d. Change Orders e. The Quantity System 2. New Tools of Practice a. BIM and IPD b. Architectural Practice, Artificial Intelligence 3. A Conversion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn 2020, the COVID pandemic unfolded and transformed the lives of billions across the world. As the invisible killer marched across continents, causing unprecedented disruption worldwide, architects and designers began rethinking how to design cities and adapt their practice so that we might continue to live together in the future. Architecture after COVID is the first book to explore the pandemic's transformative impacts upon the architectural profession. It raises new questions about the intertwined natures of architectural production, science, society, and spatial practice questions which had lain latent in the profession for years, but which the COVID pandemic brought to the fore. The book explores how the pandemic modified the spatial conventions of everyday life in the city, and looks in detail at how it has transformed building typologies. It also shows how the continuing risk of pandemics leads us to rethink the social dimension of architecture and urban design; andTrade ReviewYaneva’s book is an ethnography of architectural innovation, an investigation of how spatial designers and designs respond and work in a moment of crisis. For this important field – an architectural design of disasters – Yaneva’s new book contributes with a great and interesting case, as well as with important theoretical and methodological insights. I hope it will inspire others both in spirit, approach and in choice of subject, because this is a field that is in urgent need of further explorations. * Journal of Urban Design *With piercing attention to the swirling “now” of architects, the things they make, and how they make them, Albena Yaneva creatively takes the pandemic as a lens that reveals new dimensions of space, global cities, and architectural practices from around the world. Starting with the moment Covid-19 became part of daily life, the book is both a mirror into our recent transformations, and a cultural touchstone for future readers who wonder how we humans together with our virus redefine our shared lives. * Dana Cuff, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of California, Los Angeles, USA *A fascinating account of professional and collective life during the pandemic, reminding us of the extraordinary spatial and working conditions that we all experienced in those strange times. The book shows the lessons learnt by practitioners, and asks important questions as to how architectural practice can and should develop and adapt post-pandemic. * Jeremy Till, Professor of Architecture, University of the Arts London, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction The return of Dr Rieux Responses to the pandemic ‘Distant’ as a new form of knowledge Architecture after Covid Chapter 1: A ‘parasite’ in the city Occupying space Architecture and illness Virus, lab, city The laboratorization of space Chapter 2: The laboratorization of urban space Deserted cities, empty buildings Counting bodies Spacing, distancing Contactless lives Sanitizing, face covering The new ‘modulor’ Pandemic pictograms De-centring the disease The power of entrapment Urban metamorphosis: the new technologies of containment and visibility Chapter 3: Pandemic variations of design practice Routines: the ‘magic’ of the office space Slowing down: the return to the verbal, the written and the sketch Stepping aside and speeding up: technological developments New compositions: re-connecting with the ‘others’ New variants of practice Conclusion: Architectural research extended to things Historicity and virus New reflexivity, new methods Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii About the Companion Website xv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 A Multitude of SketchUp Users 1 1.2 How Does SketchUp Fit into the Designer’s Toolbox? 2 1.3 Easy 3D for Everyone 7 1.4 Windows or Mac, Pro or App, iPad or Phone? 9 1.5 Trimble’s Product Ecosystem 11 1.6 About This Book 14 1.7 How This Book Works 19 Let’s Go!. 20 Chapter 2: A SketchUp Refresher 21 2.1 Getting Started and Getting Help 21 2.2 Interface and Program Setup 22 Adjusting SketchUp’s Preferences 27 2.3 Working with Templates 29 Setting Units and Fonts 30 Adding Components 31 Views 32 Completed Template 33 2.4 SketchUp’s Tool Set 33 Navigating the 3D Model 33 Accurate Modeling 36 Example 2.A: Starting a Pergola 38 Selecting Items 39 Temporary References 40 Example 2.B: Creating Beams for the Pergola 40 Groups and Components 43 Example 2.C: Using Components for the Pergola 45 Applying Materials 52 Example 2.D: Applying Materials to the Pergola 52 Curved and Compound Shapes 56 Example 2.E: Modeling a Post Cap 56 Other Tools in SketchUp 60 2.5 SketchUp’s Best Practices and Watch- Outs 62 Chapter 3: 3D Modeling Approaches 65 3.1 Massing and Reference- Based Modeling 65 Using References for Modeling: Location and Images 66 Example 3.A: Location- Based Modeling 66 Example 3.B: Modeling from an Imported Plan 73 3.2 Group- and Component- Based Modeling 78 Effective Use of Groups and Components 79 Staying Organized in SketchUp 80 Generating Reports of Groups and Components 82 Modeling with Assembly in Mind (Virtual Mockup Building) 85 Example 3.C: Trimming Groups Using Two Methods 87 Example 3.D: Assembly Animation in SketchUp 90 3.3 Using Parametric Components to Your Advantage 93 Dynamic Components 93 Example 3.E: Adding Dynamic Components to Your Model 95 Authoring Dynamic Components 97 Example 3.F: Making a Wall Dynamic Component 97 Live Components 101 3.4 Modeling from Point Clouds 103 Laser Scanning 103 Point Cloud Modeling Techniques 103 Example 3.G: Drawing a Structural Column from Point Cloud Data 104 3.5 Where Does SketchUp Fit into the BIM Workflow? 106 Example 3.H: Program Planning with SketchUp’s Dynamic Components 109 Making a Space Dynamic Component 110 SketchUp and Revit 112 SketchUp and AutoCAD 113 BIM Classifier and IFC in SketchUp 114 Example 3.I: Using IFC Classifications in SketchUp 116 Chapter 4: Using Extensions Effectively 123 4.1 What Does an Extension Do? 123 4.2 Getting and Using Extensions 124 How Exactly Do Extensions Work? 129 Updating, Uninstalling, and Organizing Extensions 131 4.3 Extensions and Their Applications 132 Extensions for General Modeling 133 Better Curves (Bezier, Spline, Catmull, etc.) 133 Surfaces and Shells 134 Working with Surfaces 135 Freeform Organic Modeling 136 Arranging Components 136 Bending and Scaling 3D Objects 138 Boolean Operations 139 Randomizing Things 139 The Missing Modeling Tools: Shapes, Geometry, Lines, etc. 141 The Missing Editing Tools: Selection, Mirror, Copy, etc. 142 Model Cleaning 143 User Interface Improvements 143 Example 4.A: Creating Trusses 144 Example 4.B: Making Shells in Different Ways 147 Extensions for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Modeling 151 General Architecture Tools 151 Site and Landscape 154 Structure and HVAC/Plumbing 155 BIM and Object- Based Modeling 156 Example 4.C: Mullion Windows 156 Extensions for Digital Fabrication 158 3D Printing 158 Shape Properties (Centroid, Volume, etc.) 159 Cutting and Shop Solutions 159 Unwrapping and Slicing 160 Example 4.D: Slicing Up a Volume 161 Example 4.E: Making a Terrain Model 163 Example 4.F: Unwrapping/Unfolding a Shape 165 Extensions for Data Integration and Exchange 169 Attributes in SketchUp 169 Geometry from Points 170 Import/Export Extensions 170 Extensions for Presentation and Animation 171 Camera and Object Animation 171 Physics- Based Modeling 172 360- Degree and VR Viewing 173 Example 4.G: Sharing Interactive 3D Models from SketchUp 174 Extensions for Analysis 177 Model Analysis and Graphing 177 Solar and Building Energy Analysis 178 Example 4.H: Creating an Energy Analysis Building Model with OpenStudio 180 Chapter 5: Rendering in SketchUp 187 5.1 Let’s Get Visual! 187 What Is Already in SketchUp? Non- Photorealistic Rendering 187 The Magic of Styles 189 Example 5.A: Creating Your Own Branded Sketchy Style 189 What If I Want More? 197 5.2 Overview of Photorealistic Rendering Methods 197 What Is Photorealistic Rendering? 198 Rendering Techniques 202 5.3 Rendering Software 203 Example 5.B: Setting Up Twilight (Hobby) and Creating a Rendering 206 5.4 Perfecting the Components of a Rendering 217 Modeling 217 Edges and Faces 217 Front Face and Back Face 220 Triangulation 221 Environment 221 Sky (Physical Sky, Sky Color, or Sky/Environment Image) 222 Night Renderings 226 360° Environments 227 Ground 229 Lighting 230 Ambient Lighting and Image- Based Lighting 230 Sun 233 Omnidirectional Lights 234 Attenuation 237 Spotlights 238 IES Lights 240 Recessed Lights 242 Neon and Other Self- Emitting Light Sources 244 Combining Lighting Scenarios (in Photo- Editing Software) 246 Materials 248 Components of a Material 250 Texture or Color (Diffuse Texture) 251 Reflection 253 Refraction 255 Bump 256 Displacement 258 Emittance 258 Subsurface Scattering 259 Putting These Features Together 261 Tweaking Texture Positioning 262 Example 5.C: A Wooden Tabletop 262 Example 5.D: Texturing Curved Surfaces 266 Example 5.E: Texturing a Sphere 269 Objects 271 Entourage 271 Urban Context 273 People 275 Example 5.F: Adding a Person (or any Object) to an Image in Photoshop 276 Plants, Trees, Grass, Rocks, and Carpet 277 Example 5.G: Making a 2D PNG Cutout Face- Me Component 281 5.5 Rendering Tips and Tricks 287 5.6 Making Renderings Presentable 289 Combining SketchUp Output and Rendered Output in Photoshop 289 Other Methods 292 Chapter 6: Making Things with SketchUp 295 6.1 What Can You Make with SketchUp? 295 6.2 Services for Makers 297 6.3 Selecting the Manufacturing Technique 298 6.4 Manual Fabrication Planning 303 Example 6.A: Fabricating an L- Shaped Stair 303 6.5 Laser Cutting (and Engraving) 311 Example 6.B: Creating a Laser- Cut Mobile from SketchUp 312 6.6 CNC Routing and Milling 317 Example 6.C: Cutting the Patterned Panel 319 Example 6.D: Depth Cutting Profiled Models 322 6.7 3D Printing 323 Preparing Your SketchUp Model for 3D Printing 324 Example 6.E: Cleaning Up a Model for 3D Printing 327 Method 1: Using the Outer Shell Tool (or other Solid Tools) 328 Method 2: Using Intersect and Manual Cleanup 328 Example 6.F: 3D Printing a Cutaway View 333 Exporting and Processing Your Model Outside of SketchUp 334 6.8 Learn More About Making 338 Chapter 7: Creating Geometry Using Ruby Scripting 341 7.1 Why Computational Geometry? 341 7.2 Setting Up SketchUp’s Ruby Interface 344 Installing the Ruby Code Editor Extension 346 More Extensions and External Editors 348 7.3 Intro to Ruby and the SketchUp API 348 How Does Ruby Work? 349 Objects, Objects, Objects 349 Storing Stuff: Variables and Constants 349 Some String Peculiarities 351 Reusing Stuff: Declaring and Using Methods 351 Controlling Things: IF/THEN/ELSE 352 Repeating Things: FOR, WHILE, and More 353 Making It Work: Some More Ruby Syntax Details 354 What Else Is There? 354 What’s in SketchUp’s Ruby API? 354 API Object Hierarchy 355 Length Units in SketchUp 357 Links to Further Reading 358 Resources for Ruby 358 Resources for SketchUp’s API 358 7.4 Creating Geometry with Ruby 358 Example 7.A: Lots of Boxes 360 Example 7.B: Lots of Boxes with Color 361 Example 7.C: Creating a Small City 364 Example 7.D: Randomizing Extrusions 365 Example 7.E: Using Formulas for Patterned Panels 366 Example 7.F: Drawing Data from Text Files 368 Example 7.G: Saving Vertices to a Text File 370 7.5 Transformations Change Things Up 372 Example 7.H: Lots of Boxes Using Components 374 Example 7.I: Building a Curved Wall 374 Example 7.J: Placing Components on Faces 377 Example 7.K: Randomizing Everything 379 7.6 Attracted to Attractors 381 Example 7.L: Coloring Faces by Proximity 381 Example 7.M: Scaling Objects by Proximity 383 Example 7.N: Solar- Responsive Design 386 7.7 What Else Is Possible with This? 387 7.8 Some Pitfalls and Things to Watch Out For 388 Chapter 8: Creating Documents with LayOut 391 8.1 SketchUp and LayOut— What Can LayOut Do for You? 391 What Is in LayOut? 393 Workflows in LayOut 396 Navigating LayOut’s interface 397 The Ins and Outs of LayOut 398 8.2 Setting Up Your Project in LayOut 400 Your SketchUp Model in LayOut 403 Example 8.A: Setting up the SketchUp Model (in SketchUp) 403 Example 8.B: Creating Your LayOut Template (in LayOut) 408 Example 8.C: Creating a Cover Page (in LayOut) 412 Example 8.D: Creating the Plan and Elevation Pages (in LayOut) 418 8.2 Other Drawing Methods: Scaled Drawings, DWG/DXF Import/Export 422 Shapes, Fills, Patterns, and Strokes 423 Working with Coordinates 427 Example 8.E: Drawing a Scaled Detail 428 Create Your Own Scrapbooks 436 Working with DWG/DXF File Import and Export 436 8.3 Tips and Tricks for Working with LayOut 441 Appendix A: SketchUp and LayOut Reference 445 SketchUp Keyboard Shortcuts 445 LayOut Keyboard Shortcuts 445 File Locations 446 Appendix B: Ruby and API Reference 447 SketchUp’s Ruby API 447 Ruby Core Classes 447 Creating Your Own Extensions 450 RBZ Extension File Structure 450 Extension Template Structure 450 Appendix C: Creating a Simple Custom XML Schema 453 Index 455

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