Architecture Books

Book SynopsisConveniently organized and packed with robust technical content and clear explanations of key principles Written by an architect who is the director of sustainability at a global architecture firm, Net Zero Energy Design is a practical guide for architects and related construction professionals who want to design and build net zero energy commercial architecture. It offers no-nonsense strategies, step-by-step technical analysis, and valuable examples, in addition to developed case studies. With a focus on application in a variety of building types and scales, the book also develops a broad-based understanding of all the integrated principles involved in achieving net zero energy. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone venturing into net zero energy design, construction, and operation, and it also serves as an excellent resource on a variety of sustainable design topics. Important features include: Organization based upon the commerTable of ContentsAcknowledgments IX In Introduction xiii My Net Zero Energy Journey XIII How To Use This Book xi v OV Chapter 1: Net Zero Energy Building Overview 1 The Case for Net Zero Energy Buildings 1 Defining Net Zero Energy 4 Classifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 10 Alternative Approaches to Net Zero Energy 12 Certifying Net Zero Energy Buildings 15 Building Industry Research and Trends 16 Building Industry Programs 19 Building Industry Codes and Regulations 20 Building Rating and Energy Labeling Systems 23 PC Chapter 2: Project Conception and Delivery 27 The Net Zero Energy Objective 27 Project Conception 36 Project Planning 40 Project Team Selection 44 Delivery Methods 49 Risks and Rewards 53 IP Chapter 3: Integrated Process 57 Integrated Delivery and Management 57 Project Delivery Phases 63 Integrated Design Methods 69 Building Energy Modeling 73 En Chapter 4: Energy 89 Energy Basics 89 Energy Use Intensity 102 Energy Targets 109 Energy and Thermal Comfort 125 DF Chapter 5: Design Fundamentals 133 Energy Design Conditions 133 Climate Assessment 133 Site Assessment 158 Building Massing and Geometry 166 Building Type and Zoning 177 PA Chapter 6: Pa ssive Architecture 183 Passive Design 183 Design Science 186 Building Envelope 202 Passive Strategies 215 EE Chapter 7: Energy-Efficient Building Systems 231 Active Systems 231 Basic Concepts 235 HVAC Overview 240 Low-Energy Distribution 243 Low-Energy Primary Equipment 247 Domestic Hot Water 256 Lighting 258 District Energy 266 RE Chapter 8: Renewab le Energy 271 Renewable Energy Basics 271 Solar Power 272 Solar Thermal 284 Wind 293 Hydro 300 Geothermal 306 Biomass 309 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 314 Ec Chapter 9: Economics 319 Financial Considerations 319 Financial Models 329 Financial Analysis 333 Net Zero Energy and the Real Estate Market 341 OO Chapter 10: Operations and Occupancy 347 Building Operation 347 Plug Loads 352 Green Behavior 357 Net Zero Energy Performance Plan 363 NZ Chapter 11: Net Zero Energy 367 Net Zero Energy Balance 367 Net Zero Energy Measures 367 Carbon Neutrality 377 CS Chapter 12: Case Study: DOE /NREL Research Support Facility 387 Introduction 387 Process 388 Project Economics 389 Climate, Site, and Program 391 Design Response 394 Operation and Occupancy 406 Performance Metrics 411 Bib liography 417 About the Author 427 Index 429

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Book SynopsisA guide to real-world applications of The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design Applying the ADA helps architects and developers understand better how the rules for eliminating barriers in the built environment apply to everyday life and how to best implement them in the design and construction of a broad variety of buildings and facilities. By showing how The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design have been applied in various contexts and building types, this extensively illustrated guide helps readers quickly understand the requirements of the standards and how to apply them to both new construction and renovation. Written by an architect who consults regularly on accessibility issues for design professionals, building owners, and facility managers, this user-friendly guide features 100 photos and 150 drawings that take the guesswork out of applying the standards to real-world projects. BuildiTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction xi History xi Summary xii Chapter 1 General Guidelines 1 by Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS General Guidelines 1 Building Blocks 2 Accessible Routes 9 General Site 10 Changes in Level 16 Accessible Entrances 16 Interior Accessible Route 17 Plumbing Fixtures 18 Communication Features 23 Summary 25 Chapter 2 Retail and Mixed-Use Facilities 27 by Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS Introduction 27 Shopping Malls 28 Site Arrival Points 28 Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Closest to the Entrances 29 Accessible Route to Entrances 32 Accessible Entrances 38 Interior Accessible Route to Spaces 38 Retail Spaces 41 Checkout and Sales Counters 43 Dressing and Fitting Rooms 44 Employee Areas 46 Common-Use Spaces 52 Food Court 56 Play Areas 60 Strip Shopping Center 61 Site Arrival Point 63 Parking 66 Accessible Route 66 Tenant Entrances 66 Lifestyle Center 72 Parking 72 Accessible Route 74 Residential Facilities/Offices on Upper Floors 75 Summary 81 Chapter 3 Primary Education 85 by Wally Tirado, ICC RAS Introduction 85 Administrative Areas 86 Employee Work Areas 87 Service Areas 88 Service Yards and Loading Docks 89 General Application for Children Areas 89 Reach Ranges and Operating Mechanisms 92 Dining and Work Surfaces 92 Toilet Rooms and Elements 97 Drinking Fountains 98 Toilet Compartments 99 Water Closets and Accessories 99 Mirrors 102 Lavatories and Sinks 102 Dressing and Fitting Rooms 104 Signage 104 Ramps and Stairs 106 Assembly Areas 108 Outdoor Play Areas 111 Transportation Facilities 112 Passenger Loading Zones 112 Bus Loading Zones 112 Summary 113 Chapter 4 Secondary and Postsecondary Educa tion 117 by Wally Tirado, ICC RAS Introduction 117 Accessible Sites and Parking 118 Bus Loading Zones 118 Location and Dispersion of Parking 120 Leased/Assigned Parking 121 Playing Fields and Exterior Athletic Facilities 122 General Accessible Areas 127 Security Barriers 128 Temporary Structures and Facilities 129 Assembly Areas 129 Classrooms 130 Other Box Seating and Outdoor Seating 132 Performance Areas 135 Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) 141 Ticket Booths and Concession Stands 142 Libraries 142 Physical Education Facilities 143 Exercise Machines and Equipment 143 Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms 146 Swimming Pools 148 Other Spectator Sports Areas 150 Dining Facilities 151 Administrative Areas 153 Housing at a Place of Education 158 Kitchens 159 Multi-Bedroom 159 Apartment or Townhouse Facilities 159 Summary 160 Chapter 5 Hospitality 163 by Jeromy Murphy, AIA RAS Introduction 163 New Construction 164 Existing Facilities 164 Public and Guest Areas 164 Guest Rooms with Mobility Features or Communications Features 173 Examples 177 Summary 179 Chapter 6 Healthcare and Senior Living Communities 183 by Greg Hunteman, AIA RAS Introduction 183 Different Types of Healthcare 183 Alterations to Existing Healthcare and Long-Term Care Facilities 184 General Guidelines 186 Accessible Routes 186 Individual Spaces 190 Patient and Resident Sleeping Rooms 191 Summary 198 Chapter 7 Amusement Parks and Play Areas 201 by Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS Site Arrival 202 Play Areas 204 Ground Play Components 206 Elevated Play Components 209 Accessible Route 210 Entry Points and Seats 217 Play for Visually and Hearing Impaired 217 Amusement Rides 217 Fishing Piers 229 Summary 231 Chapter 8 Historic Preservation and Remodels 235 by Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS Alterations 236 Entrances 242 Accessible Route 242 Path of Travel Elements 243 Tenant Finish-Outs 244 Alterations of Medical Care Facilities’ Patient Rooms 245 Alterations of Transient Lodging Sleeping Rooms 246 Alterations of Holding Cells 247 Alterations of Residential Dwelling Units 248 Alterations of Restaurants 249 Alterations of Dressing Rooms and Lockers Rooms 249 Disproportionality: The 20% Rule 249 Series of Smaller Alterations 250 Safe Harbor 251 Historic Facilities 252 Summary 254 Chapter 9 Residential Projects 259 by Jeromy Murphy, AIA RAS Introduction 259 Residential versus Transient Lodging 259 Applicability 260 Public and Common Use Spaces 263 Residential Dwelling Units 265 Summary 270 Chapter 10 Universal Design beyond the ADA 273 by Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS PRINCIPLE ONE: Equitable Use 274 Principle One Design Guidelines 274 PRINCIPLE TWO: Flexibility in Use 277 Principle Two Design Guidelines 278 PRINCIPLE THREE: Simple and Intuitive Use 282 Principle Three Design Guidelines 282 PRINCIPLE FOUR: Perceptible Information 285 Principle Four Design Guidelines 286 PRINCIPLE FIVE: Tolerance for Error 289 Principle Five Design Guidelines 289 PRINCIPLE SIX: Low Physical Effort 294 Principle Six Design Guidelines 294 PRINCIPLE SEVEN: Size and Space for Approach and Use 298 Principle Seven Design Guidelines 298 Summary 302 Appendix A: Reference Ta bles 303 Appendix B: Resources 317 Index 319

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of edible landscapes?complete with more than 300 full-color photos and illustrations Designing Urban Agriculture is about the intersection of ecology, design, and community. Showcasing projects and designers from around the world who are forging new paths to the sustainable city through urban agriculture landscapes, it creates a dialogue on the ways to invite food back into the city and pave a path to healthier communities and environments. This full-color guide begins with a foundation of ecological principles and the idea that the food shed is part of a city''s urban systems network. It outlines a design process based on systems thinking and developed for a lifecycle or regenerative-based approach. It also presents strategies, tools, and guidelines that enable informed decisions on planning, designing, budgeting, constructing, maintaining, marketing, and increasing the sustainability of this re-invented cityscape. Case studies dTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture 1 Lafayette Greens, Detroit 1 Bar Agricole, San Francisco 10 City Slicker Farms, Oakland 13 Viet Village, New Orleans 29 Big City Farms, Baltimore 38 Chapter 2 Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems 41 Prairie Crossing, Grayslake 41 River Falls Eco Village, River Falls 51 Verge Sidewalk Garden, Charlottesville 75 Scent of Orange, Chongqing 80 Chapter 3 Vision, Synthesis, and Form 87 Villa Augustus, Dordrecht 87 Miller Creek Edible Garden and Outdoor Kitchen, San Rafael 104 2001 Market Street, San Francisco 109 Gary Comer Youth Center, Chicago 117 Chapter 4 Systems Integration and Connections 133 Medlock Ames Wine Tasting Room, Healdsburg 133 Our School at Blair Grocery, New Orleans 144 Incredible Edible House, prototype 156 Science Barge, Yonkers, New York 167 Banyan Street Manor, Honolulu 177 Chapter 5 Lifecycle Operations 181 Die Plantage, Munich 181 MUSC Urban Fram, Charleston 191 Riverpark Farm, Manhattan 202 VF Outdoors Campus, Alameda 209 Sacred Heart Organic Garden, Atherton 218 Slow Food Nation Victory Garden, San Francisco 224 Chapter 6 Outreach and Community 227 Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta 227 Urban Food Jungle, prototype 235 Expo 2015, Milan 239 Alemany Farms, San Francisco 250 P-Patch Gardens, Seattle 253 Glide Church, San Francisco 259 Gotham Greens, Brooklyn 261 Bibliography 267 Image credits 271 Index 273

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Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated, up-to-date guide offers practical coverage of all aspects of lighting design. Written by an award-winning, internationally known lighting designer, it covers lighting practices, materials, and their design applications and offers guidelines for preparing lighting drawings, control and transfer charts, symbol lists, and other technical specifications. This edition provides a new focus on the use of LEDs, as well as new and expanded coverage of renderings, Mesopic Vision, and the latest controls approaches and systems.Trade ReviewThis incredibly detailed reference book by an experienced lighting designer can serve a dual purpose: It can help landscape architects who are working with lighting professionals to research some of the issues they need to discuss, and it can serve as a guide to landscape architects on smaller projects who will be doing lighting design themselves. This third edition has been updated to include guidance on how LED technology requires changes to the configuration of light fixtures. Sections on how to light residential and public spaces as well as specifics on how to light different plants, sculptures, walkways, and stairs make this a reference book designers should keep handy. (Landscape Architecture Magazine, November 2013)Table of ContentsPrefaces xiiAcknowledgements xivI. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT1.Assessing Project Needs 12.Vision and Perception of Light 133.Luminous Composition 194.The Design Process:Documenting and Installing Landscape Lighting 335.Follow-up Work: Record Documents and Project Maintenance 65II. MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY 856. Light Sources 877. Light Fixtures 1058. Corrosion, Materials, and Finishes 1379.Controls 15510.Wiring 169III.APPLICATIONS 19311.Residential Spaces 19512. Public Spaces 20513. Atria 211IV. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN 21914. Plant Materials 22115.Garden Evolution: Changes That Affect16. Sculptures, Architectural Structures, and Signage 26717.Walkways and Stairs 28118.Building Elevation Lighting 29719.Water Features 309APPENDIX 321Documents 322Lighting Manufacturers Directory 349Bibliography 357INDEX 361

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Book SynopsisNow in a fully updated new edition, this work presents the leading guide to architectural programming, giving the design practitioner a clear procedure when programming a building of any scale.Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Part One 1 Problem Seeking An Architectural Programming Primer Overview 2 The Primer 2 The Search 4 Programmers and Designers 6 Analysis and Synthesis 8 The Separation 10 The Interface 12 Process 14 Five Steps 14 Procedure 16 Considerations 18 The Whole Problem 18 Four Considerations 20 Framework 22 Information 24 Information Index Matrix 26 Organizing Information 28 Two- Phase Process 30 Data Clog 32 Processing and Discarding 34 Participation 36 User on Team 36 Effective Group Action 38 Team 40 Participatory Process 42 Background Information 43 Decision Making 44 Communication 46 Steps 48 Establish Goals 48 Collect and Analyze Facts 50 Uncover and Test Concepts 52 Determine Needs 66 Cost Estimate Analysis 68 Abstract to the Essence 70 State the Problem 72

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Book SynopsisThe best-selling guide now completely updated to include online tutorials! Basic Perspective Drawing introduces students, both those in formal design courses and self-learners, to the basic principles and techniques of perspective drawing.Table of ContentsPreface vii Chapter 1 Overview 1 Chapter 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality 19 Chapter 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections 29 Chapter 4 Constructing Perspective Views 40 Chapter 5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes 79 Chapter 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces 94 Chapter 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces 111 Chapter 8 Shadows and Reflections 145 Chapter 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization 167 Chapter 10 The Figure in Perspective 179 Chapter 11 Shading and Rendering 191 Chapter 12 Aerial Perspective 201 Appendix A Examples of Perspective Views 209 Appendix B Notes on Studying and Teaching Perspective Drawing 261 Index 267

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Book Synopsis it gives me great pleasure to support the first ever publication to specifically address the area of research, and in particular its relationship with practice, in the discipline of architectural technologynot only ground breaking because it is the first book of its kind, but also because it provides at long last one of the accepted foundations needed to underpin the emerging academic discipline, namely a recognised research base. CIAT, in supporting this publication, is aware of the need for books such as this to sustain the process of research informed practice, as an aid for both students and those practising within the discipline of architectural technology. Norman Wienand MCIAT, Vice President Education, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists Architectural technology is the realisation of architecture through the application of building science, forming the constructive link between the abstract and the physical.Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction xi 1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1Norman Wienand Case Study A Designing to Anticipate Future Climate Change: The Case of an Urban House 19Julian Marsh 2 The Morphological Construct 47William Thompson Case Study B A Sustainable Window: A Process of Development 63John C.M. Olie 3 Sustainable Design Analysis and BIM Integration 89Boris Ceranic Case Study C Applying Research in Practice: Developing a Specialist Service in the Analysis of Thermal Bridging 121Matthew Peat 4 Testing the Thermal Performance of New Dwellings during Construction 141John Littlewood Case Study D Assessing Retrofitted External Wall Insulation 177Jo Hopper 5 Exploring Links between Education, Research and Practice in Architectural Technology 193Gareth Alexander and Colin Orr Case Study E BIM Collaboration in Student Architectural Technologist Learning 213Malachy Mathews 6 Research Processes and Practicalities 231Stephen Emmitt Index 247

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Book SynopsisThe New Pastoralism demonstrates how small-scale additions or conversions using planting and wildlife can bring about engaging, delightful and efficient structures and spaces. The book s numerous contributors each showcase a particular Nature device that they used to enhance their built proposals.Trade ReviewThe ideas are thought provoking and very often beyond reality, but this serves the purpose of making us question things and look at them from an entirely new perspective. (Building Engineer, August 2013)Table of ContentsEditorIal 5 Helen Castle About the GUEST-EDITOR 6 Mark Titman Spotlight 8 Visual highlights of the issue Introduction 14 Dualism is Dead; Long Live the Pastoral Mark Titman Samuel Palmer and the Pastoral Vision 20 Colin Harrison The Golden Age: Between Wilderness and Utopia 26 Dominic Shepherd ‘You Can Touch But Do Not Read’: The ‘Future-Rustic’ Work of Kathryn Findlay 32 Mark Titman The Land of Scattered Seeds 40 John Puttick Wild City: MVRDV – Weaving Nature and the Urban 48 Marta Pozo Gil Surviving Versus Living: Nature and Nurture 56 May Leung Origin of Species 60 Michael Sorkin 68 Quit the Grey Limbo and Return to Paradise68 Matthew Cannon and Mascia Gianvanni Brave New Now 74 Liam Young Dirty Futures: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mother Nature 82 Geoff Ward The Persistence of the Pastoral 86 Nic Clear Landscape Utopianism: Information, Ecology and Generative Pastoralism 94 Gregory Marinic Digital Cottage Industries 100 Mike Aling iPastoral 106 Mark Morris Exist-Stencil 112 Jeffrey James Open Fields: The Next Rural Design Revolution 118 Alastair Parvin Next-Door Instructions 126 François Roche Pastoral Manoeuvres: Ecologies of City, Nature and Practice 134 Duncan Berntsen 138 counterpoint 138 Et in Arcadia ego Et in Arcadia est Kevin Rhowbotham Contributors 142

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Book SynopsisTransgression suggests operating beyond accepted norms and radically reinterpreting practice by pushing at the boundaries of both what architecture is, and what it could or even should be. The current economic crisis and accompanying political/social unrest has exacerbated the difficulty into which architecture has long been sliding: challenged by other professions and a culture of conservatism, architecture is in danger of losing its prized status as one of the pre-eminent visual arts. Transgression opens up new possibilities for practice. It highlights the positive impact that working on the architectural periphery can make on the mainstream, as transgressive practices have the potential to reinvent and reposition the architectural profession: whether they are subverting notions of progress; questioning roles and mechanisms of production; aligning with political activism; pioneering urban interventions; advocating informal or incomplete development; actively destabilising environmTable of Contents5 EDITORIAL Helen Castle 6 ABOUT THE GUEST-EDITORS Jonathan Mosley and Rachel Sara 8 SPOTLIGHT Visual highlights of the issue 14 INTRODUCTION The Architecture of Transgression: Towards a Destabilising Architecture Jonathan Mosley and Rachel Sara 20 Transgression: The Concept Chris Jenks 24 Extenuating Circumstances: Salvaged Landscape Catie Newell 32 Architecture and Transgression: An Interview with Bernard Tschumi Jonathan Mosley and Rachel Sara 38 Transgression and Progress in China: Wang Shu and the Literati Mindset Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren 44 Not Doing/Overdoing: ‘Omission’ and ‘Excess’ -Lacaton & Vassal’s Place Léon Aucoc, Bordeaux, and Construire’s Le Channel, Scène Nationale de Calais, Calais Robin Wilson

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Book SynopsisThe leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers?completely revised and updated Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today''s lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association''s Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association''s committee of professionals through extensive research. This Second Edition has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design The 2012 edition of the NKTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1 Kitchen History and Trends 1 A Brief History of the Kitchen 1 Kitchen Design Research 6 Major Kitchen Trends through the 2000s 15 Demographic and Population Trends 24 Housing Trends and Consumer Preferences 27 Current and Continuing Design Trends 28 Summary 44 Review Questions 44 References 44 Chapter 2 Infrastructure Considerations 47 Codes 47 Structural Issues 48 Doors and Windows 52 Plumbing 58 Noise 62 Summary 67 Table of Contents Review Questions 67 Chapter 3 Environmental and Sustainability Considerations 69 Sustainable Design and Building 69 Choosing Sustainable Products 70 Green Building Programs 72 Sustainable Certification Programs 75 Energy Issues and Building Codes 78 Water 80 Water Quality Standards 80 Efficient and Sustainable Use of Water 84 Air Quality 89 Source Control 89 Moisture and Indoor Air Quality 92 Waste Management in the Home 97 Summary 101 Review Questions 102 Chapter 4 Human Factors and Universal Design Implications 103 Anthropometry 104 Ergonomic and Universal Design 110 Access Codes, Laws, and Standards 119 Summary 121 Review Questions 122 References 122 Chapter 5 Assessing Needs 123 The Design Process 123 Interviewing the Client 124 Getting To Know Your Client (Form 1) 125 Getting to Know Your Client’s Home (Form 2) 133 Activities in the Kitchen (Form 3) 134 Storage in the Kitchen (Form 4) 142 Your Client’s Kitchen (Forms 5 and 6) 159 The Job Site (Forms 7 through 11) 182 Preparing the Client 193 Ready For the Design Program? 193 Summary 194 Review Questions 194 Chapter 6 Kitchen Planning 195 Location and Types of Kitchens 195 The Center Concept 203 General Kitchen Design 206 Sink Center 210 Refrigeration Center 218 Cooking Centers 221 Combining Centers 229 Storage 235 Serving and Dining 251 That’s Entertaining 256 A Kitchen Where You Need It 260 Summary 262 Review Questions 263 Chapter 7 Mechanical Planning 265 Electrical Planning 265 Gas 269 Heating 270 Cooling 274 Water Heating 275 Ventilation 278 Lighting 285 Summary 300 Review Questions 300 Chapter 8 Accessibility in Practice 301 Universal Design versus Accessibility: Further Clarification 301 Characteristics of Specific Users 302 Addressing Differences 306 Access Design Considerations 308 Summary 347 Review Questions 347 Chapter 9 More Than a Kitchen 349 The Family Foyer or Mudroom 349 Home Planning Center 355 A Laundry Area 361 A Craft/Hobby Area 369 A Gardening Area 371 Social Spaces 374 Summary 378 Review Questions 379 Chapter 10 Putting It All Together 381 The Design Process 381 The Design Program 383 The Design Drawing 387 A Sample Design Drawing 391 Putting It All Together—A Sample Project 402 Summary 413 Review Questions 413 Appendix: Kitchen Planning Guidelines with Access Standards 415 Glossary 455 Resources 465 Index 469

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Book SynopsisAddressing building owners, developers, and managers, this text covers how building information management (BIM) complements facility management (FM) systems to achieve significant lifecycle advantages.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xiii Sponsors xv Chapter Abstracts xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1Paul Teicholz Management Summary 1 Problems with Current FM Practice 2 How BIM FM Integration Can Address Current Problems 5 Needs for Graphics and Data Varies over the Life Cycle 6 Need for Interoperability between Systems 8 Owner Benefits of BIM FM Integration 10 Streamlines Handover and More Effective Use of Data 10 Benefits during the Life of the Building 11 Integrated System Can Be Used to Plan Enhancements to Building 13 Calculating ROI in BIM FM Integration 13 Chapter 2 BIM Technology for FM 17Louise Sabol Building Information Modeling (BIM) 17 BIM for Facility Management (FM) 20 Standards and Data Exchange 27 Challenges of BIM for FM 29 FM BIM in Practice: Healthcare BIM Consortium’s Initiatives 32 Emerging Technologies and BIM 36 Cloud Computing 36 Mobile Computing for FM 37 Mobile and RFID Technologies 39 Mobile and Cloud Technologies 39 Augmented Reality 40 Sensor Data 41 BIM Component Data 42 Standards 43 References 45 Chapter 3 Owner BIM for FM Guidelines 47Paul Teicholz Introduction 47 GSA Guidelines 49 BIM and FM—Overall Vision and Objectives for Using BIM for Facility Management 50 Tier 1 51 Tier 2 52 Tier 3 52 Implementation Guidance to GSA Associates and Consultants 53 Modeling Requirements—a Record BIM 56 High-Level Modeling Requirements 57 BIM Authoring Applications 57 BIM Model Structure 57 Asset Identification Number 58 Design, Construction, and Record BIMs 58 Required BIM Objects and Properties 59 National Equipment Standard 59 Organization of Record BIMs 60 Modeling Precision 60 Consistent Units and Origin 60 Prior to Submittal of Record BIMs 60 Maintaining and Updating As-Built BIMs 61 COBie Submittals 61 Minimum COBie Requirements 62 Creating COBie Deliverables 62 Technology Requirements 63 Central Repository of Facility Information 63 Infrastructure 63 Security 63 Functionality 63 The Vision: Technology Overview 64 Technology Challenges 64 Multi-User Update 64 Management of Updates 65 Multi-User Access and Viewing 65 Vendor-Neutral Options 66 Multiple Paths for Data Transfers 66 Emerging Technology: Model Servers 66 Pilot Projects for BIM and FM Using GSA Guidelines 68 Peter W. Rodino Federal Building Modernization 69 Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building 73 Camden Annex Lifecycle and NASA Projects 77 Other BIM Guidelines 81 BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners 81 National BIM Standard—United States™ Version 2 81 Wisconsin BIM Guidelines and Standards for Architects and Engineers, v2 82 LACCD BIM Standards, v3 83 Chapter 4 Legal Issues When Considering BIM for Facilities Management 85Kymberli A. Aguilar and Howard W. Ashcraft Introduction 85 How Will the Model(s) Be Used? 87 Ask and You Shall Receive 87 What is the Model’s Contractual Status? 89 Ownership of the Model 91 Owner Owns Modeling Information 91 Designer Owns Modeling Information 92 All Parties Own Whatever They Create 92 Who Owns the Intellectual Property? 92 Who Owns the Design? 92 Who Owns the Copyright? 93 Standards and Interoperability 94 Will Using BIM Increase Liability to Other Parties? 96 Will Designers Have an Increased Risk? 96 Will Contractors Have Increased Liability for Defects in the Plans and Specifications? 97 How Does an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Environment Affect Liabilities Related to Reliance on BIM? 99 Does Insurance Cover BIM-Related Work? 101 Conclusion 102 Sample BIM Specification 102 References 106 Chapter 5 Using COBie 107Bill East Executive Summary 107 Why COBie? 107 How Was COBie Designed? 109 Managed Asset Inventory 110 Operations and Maintenance Requirements 111 Technological Constraints 112 Contracting Constraints 113 Process Constraints 114 What is Included in COBie? 115 In What Formats is COBie Delivered? 120 How is the Spreadsheet Format Organized? 121 Common Worksheet Conventions 122 COBie Worksheet Descriptions 125 How is COBie Delivered? 131 As-Planned 131 As-Designed 132 As-Constructed 133 As-Occupied 134 As-Built 135 As-Maintained 135 Software Supporting COBie 136 Internal Software Testing 137 Legal Implications of COBie 137 How to Implement COBie 138 Conclusions 140 Future Developments 141 References 142 Chapter 6 Case Studies 145 Introduction 145 Case Study 1: MathWorks 147 Case Study 2: Texas A&M Health Science Center—A Case Study of BIM and COBie for Facility Management 164 Case Study 3: USC School of Cinematic Arts 185 Case Study 4: Implementation of BIM and FM at Xavier University 233 Case Study 5: State of Wisconsin Bureau of Facilities Management, Division of State Facilities, Department of Administration 250 Case Study 6: University of Chicago Administration Building Renovation 294 Appendix A List of Acronyms 315 Appendix B Software Cross References 321 Index 325 IFMA Foundation 331

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of the acclaimed guide to strategic decision-making in community planning, development, and collaboration Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Outlining seven leverage points for decision-making used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities, this new Second Edition offers leaders from both the public and private sectors the tools they need to build a civic infrastructure and create a better future for all the community''s citizens. Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with current knowledge and research Covers new developments from current design thinking and strategy literature to innovation and invention in communities Advises on how toTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xxi The Author xxiii 1 Building the Foundation for Community Change 1 2 Investing Right the First Time 27 3 Working Together 55 4 Building on Community Strengths 79 5 Practicing Democracy 101 6 Preserving the Past 121 7 Growing New Leaders 149 8 Inventing the Future 167 References 183 Index 199

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Book SynopsisExplores the onslaught of accurate digital metrology tools in large - and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. This book examines the capabilities of advanced technologies in design production through their impact on design theory, practice and greater levels of collaboration between design and manufacturing.Table of ContentsEDITORIAL 5Helen Castle ABOUT THE GUEST-EDITOR 6 Bob Sheil INTRODUCTION High Definition: Negotiating Zero Tolerance 8 Bob Sheil Digital Doppelgängers: Future Scanscapes 20 Matthew Shaw and William Trossell Arraying Territories: Remote Sensing and Escalation in the North 30 Ann-Sofi Rönnskog and John Palmesino Tracking, Tagging and Scanning the City 40 Andrew Hudson-Smith What We Want Is in That Room 48 Ilona Gaynor and Benedict Singleton Drawing into the Cloud 54 Birgir Örn Jónsson Landschaft: Revisiting The Journey and Drive-In House 60 Michael Webb Tripping the Flight Fantastic: Slipstream, Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport 74 Ralph Parker and Tim Lucas Gehry Partners’ Fondation Louis Vuitton: Crowdsourcing Embedded Intelligence 82 Tobias Nolte and Andrew Witt Diffusive Thermal Architecture: New Work from the Hylozoic Series 90 Philip Beesley Animating Architecture: Coupling High-Definition Sensing with High-Definition Actuation 100 Ruairi Glynn Impossible Objects 106 Brandon Kruysman and Jonathan Proto To the Micron: A New Architecture Through High-Resolution Multi-Scalar Design and Manufacturing 112 Richard Beckett and Sarat Babu 4D Printing: Multi-Material Shape Change 116 Skylar Tibbits Soft Tolerance: An Approach for Additive Construction on Site 122 Marta Malé-Alemany and Jordi Portell COUNTERPOINT: Why We Need Architecture of Tolerance 128 Branko Kolarevic CONTRIBUTOR 133

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscape conservation will help landscape professionals familiarise themselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, garden structures and designed landscapes encompasses.Trade Review"With an august roll call of contributors, Gardens and Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation fills a useful niche . . . Theory and practice are here combined in a rich mix." (Journal of Australian Garden, 1 April 2015) Table of ContentsContributors vii Introduction Marion Harney xv Part I: History and Theory 1 What is it about gardens that you want to conserve? John Dixon Hunt 1 2 The National Trust approach to garden conservation Mike Calnan 9 3 The nature of gardens and their signifi cance John Sales 23 4 Some Olla Podrida from the diary of a garden historian Richard Wheeler 31 5 On design and process William Martin Wood 47 6 Evolution of principles for the conservation of gardens and designed landscapes David Jacques 55 7 Conservation of garden buildings Michael Forsyth 67 8 ‘Perished Perches’: historic garden furniture Lisa White 79 9 The history and the future of public parks David Lambert 91 10 The history and aesthetic development of the cemetery and related conservation issues Jonathan Lovie 101 Part II: Survey and Assessment 11 Researching historic parks and gardens David Lambert 117 12 Defi ning signifi cance and developing a conservation philosophy Sarah Couch 129 13 Science and craft in understanding historic gardens and their management Peter Thoday 141 14 Garden archaeology Brian Dix 149 15 Conservation arboriculture: the natural art of tree management in historic landscapes Neville Fay 153 16 The use of aerial photographs for conservation and research Helen Winton 163 Part III: Conservation and Management 17 Values in heritage management: conservation plans and beyond Kim Auston 173 18 Developing a conservation management plan Sarah Couch 181 19 Public parks and their conservation Hazel Conway 193 20 Conserving historic parks and gardens in a changing climate Jenifer White 207 21 Conserving the grey? Management of vegetation without an end-point in culturally important landscapes James Hitchmough 219 22 ‘Plants are fashioned by cultivation, man by education’ Robert Mattock 227 23 Costing and contracts for historic gardens and landscapes Nigel Thorne 239 24 Constraints and working on site: some practical and contractual problems Mike Ibbotson 247 Part IV: The Legislative Framework 25 Designed landscapes and national designation Fridy Duterloo-Morgan 255 26 Conservation legislation in the UK Colin Johns 261 27 Historic parks and gardens: the planning system and other conservation tools Jonathan Lovie 271 28 The role of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the conservation of historic gardens and designed landscapes Drew Bennellick 283 29 Legal protection for structures, trees and wildlife Charles Mynors 291 30 Easy access to historic landscapes Heather J.L. Smith 301 31 The international context – the European Landscape Convention Adrian Phillips 309 32 Cultural landscapes and the World Heritage Convention Susan Denyer 321 33 Why should there be any international law relating to monuments and cultural landscapes? Malcolm Forster 331 Part V: Conservation in Action: Case Studies 34 ‘. . . with great art, cost, and diligens . . .’ – the reconstruction of the Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle Brian Dix 339 35 Paradise restored – a case study exploring the restoration of three of Hestercombe’s period gardens Philip White 345 36 Strawberry Hill, Twickenham Marion Harney 357 37 Stourhead – the conservation and management of a ‘Living work of art’ Alan Power 371 38 Hackfall, Yorkshire Patrick James 377 39 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefi eld Patrick James 385 40 The Roof Gardens, Kensington, London Lynne Bridge 393 41 Lowther Castle & Gardens Dominic Cole 405 42 Monticello Marion Harney 413 43 The Gardens of the Alhambra Farhat A. Hussain 421 44 Central Park, New York City Michael Forsyth 431 Index

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Book SynopsisThe leading text on design communication, updated and expanded Kitchen and Bath Design Presentation is the National Kitchen and Bath Association''s complete guide to preparing clear and accurate project documents and plans. This updated second edition has been expanded to include more information on hand drafting, specifications, and project presentation, with additional CAD coverage featuring software programs approved for the NKBA certification exams. This full-color guide includes detailed information on the NKBA graphics and presentation standards, plus extensive reference appendices including sample documents, cabinet nomenclature, and metric conversions. Each chapter includes a summary and review questions, and samples of NKBA drawings throughout provide ample illustration of the techniques discussed. Design presentation is the key communication between designer and client, contractor, and supplier. Accuracy and precision are essential, and mistakes can bTable of ContentsPREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER 1 NKBA DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS 1 The Set of NKBA Drawings 1 NKBA Forms 8 Summary 10 Review Questions 11 CHAPTER 2 MEASURING THE DESIGN SPACE 13 Steps to Accurate Measurements 13 Measuring the Remodeling Job 15 Measuring New Construction 19 Angles and Curves 20 Tips from the Pros 22 Summary 23 Review Questions 23 CHAPTER 3 THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF HAND DRAFTING 25 Drafting Tools and Techniques 25 Drawing Media 30 Drafting Pencils and Other Tools 31 Leads 32 Technique for Drawing Vertical Lines 35 Portfolios 48 Additional Techniques to Draw Angled Lines and Understand Angles 50 Summary 56 Review Questions 56 CHAPTER 4 DRAFTING CONVENTIONS: LINE TYPES, SYMBOLS, AND TECHNIQUES 57 Lines and Technique 57 Standard Symbols for Drawings 61 Summary 76 Review Questions 76 CHAPTER 5 THE NKBA FLOOR PLAN: DRAFTING AND DIMENSIONING THE PLAN 77 Programming 77 Floor Plan Considerations 80 Dimensioning the Floor Plan 90 Summary 95 Review Questions 95 CHAPTER 6 NKBA DRAWINGS IN A SET OF PLANS 97 Floor Plan 97 Drafting the Construction Plan 97 Drawing the Construction Plan 98 Drafting the Mechanical Plan 99 Interpretive Drawings 112 Summary 120 Review Questions 120 CHAPTER 7 USING THE COMPUTER TO DESIGN KITCHENS AND BATHS 121 Computer Terminology 121 CAD: A General Overview 123 NKBA Certification Software 127 Summary 133 Review Questions 133 CHAPTER 8 NKBA’S GRAPHICS AND PRESENTATION STANDARDS 135 Purpose of Graphics and Presentation Standards 135 Kitchen or Bath Floor Plan 136 Construction Plan 142 Mechanical Plan and Symbols 142 Interpretive Drawings 143 Specifications 144 Design Statement 145 Titling Project Documents 145 Copyright and Ownership 146 Summary 147 Review Questions 147 APPENDIX A: SAMPLE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM PROJECT DOCUMENTS 149 APPENDIX B: GENERIC CABINET NOMENCLATURE 195 APPENDIX C: METRIC CONVERSIONS 231 GLOSSARY 239 REFERENCES 247 INDEX 249

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Book SynopsisBecoming an Architect will inspire future architects, career consultants, and human resources professionals alike, providing all the information you ll need to make intelligent decisions about careers in architecture.Table of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 The Definition of an Architect 1 What Do Architects Do? 2 Design Process 3 Why Architecture? 4 Is Architecture for You? 4 Question—What is Architecture? 5 Career Profiles 12 Profile of the Profession 36 Salary 36 Diversity 37 Question—What Are the Most Important Skills an Architect Needs to Be Successful? 38 Career Profiles 45 2 The Education of an Architect 71 Preparation 72 Activities 72 Programs 72 Academic Coursework 73 Exploration 74 Visits 75 Summers 76 After-School Programs 77 Question—What Advice Would You Provide to Someone Who Wants to Be an Architect? 78 Career Profiles 86 Paths to an Accredited Degree 100 Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) 100 Pre-Professional Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) 100 Undergraduate Degrees (B.A./B.S.) in Fields Other Than Architecture and Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) 102 Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.) 102 Joint Degrees 102 Post-Professional Degrees 103 Decision-Making Process 103 You 105 Institution 105 Architecture Program 106 Resources 109 Promotional Materials, Videos, Catalogs, and Websites 109 Guide to Architecture Schools/ ARCHSchools.org 110 Career Days in Architecture 110 Campus Visits/Open Houses 110 Admissions Counselor/Administrator 111 Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Architects 111 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) 111 Architecture Program Report (APR) / Visiting Team Report (VTR) 111 Ranking of Architecture Programs 112 Application Process 112 Application 113 Application Essay/Personal Statement 113 Researching a Graduate Program 114 Test Scores 115 Transcripts 115 Portfolio 115 Recommendations 117 Scholarships/Fellowships/Competitions 118 Career Profiles 119 You Are an Architecture Student 135 Student Performance—Educational Realms and Student Performance Criteria 136 Courses 140 Architecture Electives: A Sample 144 Tools 144 Academic Enrichment 145 Off-Campus Programs (Study Abroad) 145 Independent Study 145 Minors/Certificates 146 Double Major/Degrees/Joint Degrees 146 Lecture Series/Exhibits/Reviews 147 Community Service 148 Mentoring 149 Student Organizations 149 Conclusion 150 Career Profiles 150 3 The Experience of an Architect 167 Gaining Experience as a Student 168 Shadow 168 Volunteer 168 Research with Faculty 168 Externship 168 Internship 169 Cooperative Education 170 Preceptorship 171 Career-Related Experience 171 Gaining Experience as an Emerging Professional 171 Full-Time Positions 171 Volunteer 172 Design Competitions 172 Mentoring 172 Professional Associations 172 Question—What Do You Look for When Hiring a New Designer? 173 Career Profiles 178 A.R.C.H.I.T.E.C.T. 201 Assessment 201 Research 201 Connections 201 Help 202 Interim Positions 202 Tools 202 Experience 203 Commitment 203 Transition 204 Moving toward Licensure 204 Intern Development Program (IDP) 204 Architect Registration Examination (ARE) 206 Intern Development Program (IDP) Experience Categories and Areas 207 NCARB Certificate 210 Conclusion 210 Career Profiles 210 4 The Careers of an Architect 237 Career Designing 237 Assessing 238 Exploring 240 Decision Making 242 Planning 243 Career Profiles 245 Career Paths 266 Architectural Practice 267 Architect Positions 267 Outside Traditional Practice 268 Beyond Architecture 269 The Career Paths of an Architect 272 Career Profiles 273 5 The Future of the Architecture Profession 297 Sustainability 299 New Technologies/Social Media 299 Building Information Modeling (BIM) 300 The Future of Architects 300 New Practices 301 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 302 Collaboration 302 Diversity 302 Globalization 303 Public Interest Design 303 Distance Education/Learning 303 The Future 304 The Next Architect: A New Twist on the Future of Design 304 Question—What Do You See as the Future for the Architecture Profession? 305 Appendix A: Resources of an Architect 313 Collateral Organizations 313 Architecture-Related Associations 314 Associations-Related Careers 316 Architectural History 316 Construction 316 Design (Graphic, Industrial, Furniture, Lighting) 316 Historic Preservation 317 Interior Design 317 Planning/Landscape Architecture 318 Technical/Engineering 318 Dedicated to Architecture 319 Community Service 320 Recommended Reading 321 Websites 326 Appendix B: Accredited Architecture Programs in the United States and Canada 329 Appendix C: Career Profiles 341 Index 345

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Book SynopsisCities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing on transnational relations in the least developed countries. Examines the last 20 years of urban development in Hanoi, Vietnam, and inOuagadougou, Burkina Faso Considers the ways in which a city's relationships with other places influences its urban development Provides fresh ideas for comparative urban studies that move beyond discussions of economic and policy factors Offers aclear and concise narrative accompanied by more than 45 photos and maps Trade Review“This would be especially valuable in continuing the study of urban developments in the post-communist environment.” (Geographica Helvetica, 1 May 2015)Table of ContentsList of Figures vii List of Tables x Acronyms xi Series Editors’ Preface xiii Preface and Acknowledgements xiv 1 Comparing Cities in Relations 1 Relating Hanoi, Ouagadougou … and Palermo 4 A Brief Introduction to Two Distant Cousins 5 World-city Research Beyond the West 9 Relational Geographies 12 Comparing Cities 17 The Structure of the Book 26 2 Trajectories of Urban Change in Two Ordinary Cities 31 Regime Change in Hanoi and Ouagadougou 33 Forms of Relatedness 42 Conclusion 55 3 Transnational Policy Relations 60 Mobile Planners and City Networks 63 Concrete and Paper in Hanoi’s Urban Development 64 Ouagadougou’s Competing Worlds of Policy Relations 76 Conclusion 87 4 Public Space Policies on the Move 92 A Repertoire of Translocal Connections 94 Public Space: Understandings, Practices and Things 97 Translocal Connections and Public Space Policy in the Making 103 The Politics of Translocal Connections 108 Traveling Participation and Public Space Design 110 Conclusion 116 5 Connecting to Circuits of Architectural Design 120 Stretched Geographies of Design 121 Circuits of Architectural Design in Hanoi and Ouagadougou 123 Hanoi: Design Spaces of an Emerging Economy 125 Ouagadougou: Architectures of Development 131 Grounding Design 136 Conclusion: Transnational Learning Processes and “Banal” Nationalism 140 6 On Road Interchanges and Shopping Malls: What Traveling Types Do 145 Modernization as Morality and Power 147 Modernization Through Ouagadougou’s Built Environment 150 Staging New Social Identities in Hanoi’s Shopping Malls 159 Conclusion 166 Conclusion: For a Politics of Urban Relatedness 171 Comparing Processes, Worlds of Relations, and Relational Effects 172 The Evolving Relational Worlds of Cities 175 An Assets-based Politics of Relatedness 178 References 181 Index 196

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Book SynopsisA building fire is dynamic. A continually changing hostile fire environment influences time relationships that affect fire defenses and risks to people and building functions. The fire and fire defenses in each building interact with different sequences and distinct ways. Risks are characterized by the building's performance. Significantly updated and restructured new edition Fire Performance Analysis for Buildings, 2nd Edition organizes the complex interactions into an analytical framework to evaluate any building - at any location - built under any regulatory jurisdiction or era. Systematic, logical procedures evaluate individual component behavior and integrate results to understand holistic performance. The Interactive Performance Information (IPI) chart structures complex time-related interactions among the fire, fire defenses, and associated risks. Quantification uses state-of-the-art deterministic methods of fire safety engineering and fTable of ContentsPreface xxiii Acknowledgements xxv 1 Fire Performance and Buildings 1 1.1 The Dynamics of Building Fire Performance 1 1.2 The Anatomy of Building Fire Safety 1 Part I The Foundation 7 2 Preliminary Organization 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Overview of Evaluations 9 Part One: Organizational Concepts 12 2.3 The Diagnostic Fire 12 2.4 Anatomy of a Representative Fire 12 Part Two: Barriers, Spaces, and Connectivity 15 2.7 Spaces and Barriers 15 2.8 Barriers and Fire 15 Part Three: Fire Defenses 23 2.14 Fire Defenses 23 2.15 Active Fire Defenses 24 2.17 Closure 30 3 Tools of Analysis 31 3.1 Introduction 31 Part One: The Logic 32 3.2 The Framework Logic 32 3.3 The Major Parts 32 Part Two: Space–Barrier Connectivity 51 3.14 Introduction 51 3.15 Room Connectivity 51 Part Three: Additional Tools 55 3.19 Networks and Charts 55 3.20 Organizational Charts 55 4 An Introduction to the Interactive Performance Information Chart 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 The Basic Template 59 5 Quantification 73 5.1 Performance Evaluations 73 5.2 Information Accessibility 74 Part II The Parts 79 6 The Room Fire 81 6.1 Introduction 81 Part One: Room Fire Concepts 82 6.2 Fire 82 6.3 The Role of Heat: Ignition 82 Part Two: Room Fire Descriptors 94 6.17 Introduction 94 6.18 Fuels 94 7 The Room Fire: Qualitative Analysis 119 7.1 The Role of Qualitative Analysis 119 7.2 Qualitative Estimates for Room Fires 120 Part One: Bottom‐up Estimates 121 7.3 Bottom‐up Scenario Estimates 121 7.3.1 Realm 1: FFS to IG 121 Part Two: Top‐down Estimates 133 7.7 Qualitative Room Classifications 133 7.8 FGP Comparisons 133 8 Beyond the Room of Origin 147 8.1 Introduction 147 8.2 The Inspection Plan 147 Part One: Barrier Effectiveness 149 8.3 Barrier Functions in Buildings 149 8.4 Barrier Fire Functions 149 Part Two: Barrier–Space Modules 159 8.8 Introduction 159 8.9 Barrier–Space Modules 159 Part Three: Qualitative Fire Analysis 165 8.17 Introduction 165 8.18 The Process 165 9 Smoke Analysis 175 9.1 Introduction 175 9.2 The Plan 176 10 The Diagnostic Fire 191 10.1 Diagnostic Fires 191 10.2 Interactive Performance Information (IPI) Chart and the Diagnostic Fire 191 10.3 Closure 192 11 Fire Detection 193 11.1 Introduction 193 Part One: Automatic Detection 194 11.2 Instrument Detection 194 11.3 Detection Instruments 194 Part Two: Human Detection 200 11.6 Concepts in Human Fire Detection 200 11.7 Human Detection Analysis 200 11.8 Closure 202 12 Alarm: Actions After Detection 203 12.1 Introduction 203 Part One: Alert Occupants 205 12.2 Focus on Alert 205 12.3 Alerting Occupants 205 Part Two: Notify Local Fire Department 209 12.5 Introduction 209 12.6 Human Notification (MN) 209 12.7 Discussion 212 12.8 Automated Notification Services 213 12.9 Discussion 216 Part Three: Building System Interfaces 217 12.10 Release Services 217 13 Fire Department Extinguishment: Arrival 219 13.1 Introduction 219 13.2 Organizing the Topic 219 Part One: Manual Extinguishment Overview 221 13.3 The Role of the Fire Department 221 13.4 Building Analysis Overview 221 13.5 Part A: Ignition to Notification 223 Part Two: Community Fire Departments 226 13.8 Fire Department Organizations 226 13.9 Fire Companies 226 Part Three: Community Fire Response 231 13.11 Fire Department Response Time 231 13.12 Communications Centers 231 14 Fire Department Extinguishment: First Water (MA) 237 The Fire Fighter and the Engineer 237 14.1 Introduction 239 Part One: An Overview of Manual Extinguishment Analysis 241 14.2 The Process 241 14.3 Phase 1: Initial Water Application (MA) 242 14.4 Summary 248 Part Two: A Brief Look at Fire Fighting 249 14.5 Initial Fire Ground Actions 249 14.6 Information 249 14.7 Pause for Discussion 251 14.8 Manual Fire Fighting 252 14.9 No Two Fires Are Alike 253 14.10 Summary 253 Part Three: Supply Water Analysis 254 14.11 Introduction 254 14.12 Scenario Analysis 254 14.13 Supply Water Analysis 258 Part Four: Interior Fire Attack Analysis 278 14.29 Introduction 278 14.30 Overview of Stretching Interior Attack Lines 278 14.31 Task Modules 279 Part Five: Phase 1 Analysis 290 14.39 Introduction 290 14.40 Phase 1 Comments 290 15 Fire Department Extinguishment: Control and Extinguishment 295 15.1 First Water Applied… Now What? 295 15.2 The Engineer and the Incident Commander 295 16 Automatic Sprinkler Suppression 305 16.1 Introduction 305 16.2 Sprinkler System Performance 305 Part One: Sprinkler Systems 307 16.3 Sprinkler Extinguishment 307 16.4 The Sprinkler System 308 16.5 Types of Sprinkler Systems 309 Part Two: Sprinkler Performance 312 16.6 Organization for Thinking 312 16.7 Agent Application (AA) 312 16.8 Agent Application Events 313 16.19 Automatic Suppression 323 16.20 Closure 324 17 The Composite Fire 325 17.1 Introduction 325 17.2 The Fire Limit (L) 325 18 Materials, Codes, Standards, Practices, and Performance 331 18.1 Introduction 331 Part One: Building Construction 333 18.2 The Structural Frame 333 18.3 Material Behavior in Fires 334 Part Two: Historical Perspective 338 18.4 The Built Environment Around World War I 338 18.5 Structural Practice Around World War I 338 Part Three: Fire Endurance Testing 345 18.12 Fire Test Interpretations 345 18.13 The Standard Fire Endurance Test 345 18.14 Fire Endurance Test Discussion 346 Part Four: Fire Severity 349 18.15 Introduction 349 18.16 Fuel Loads 349 18.17 The Ingberg Correlation 352 Part Five: Transitions 363 18.25 The Issue 363 19 Concepts in Structural Analysis for Fire Conditions 365 19.1 Introduction 365 19.2 Structural Fire Performance 365 Part One: Building Design 367 19.3 The Development Process 367 19.4 Building Design 367 19.5 Information Technology 368 Part Two: Structural Engineering and Building Design 371 19.6 The Master Builder 371 19.7 The Rise of Engineering 371 19.8 The Building 372 Part Three: Structural Engineering 377 19.13 Introduction 377 19.14 Beam Analysis 377 Part Four: Structural Analysis for Fire Conditions 387 19.18 Introduction 387 19.19 Outcomes 387 20 Target Spaces and Smoke 401 20.1 Introduction 401 20.2 Orientation 401 21 Life Safety 411 21.1 Introduction 411 21.2 Human Reaction to Products of Combustion 412 21.3 Tenability 414 21.4 Fire Fighter Safety 414 22 Risk Characterizations 417 22.1 Introduction 417 22.2 The Exposed 417 Part One: Human Safety 419 22.3 Life Safety 419 22.4 Overview of Life Safety Alternatives 419 Part Two: Other Risks 431 22.16 Property Protection 431 22.17 Continuity of Operations 431 23 Fire Prevention 435 23.1 Introduction 435 Part One: Prevent Established Burning 436 23.2 Prevent EB 436 23.2.1 Ignition Potential 436 23.2.2 Initial Fire Growth 437 Part Two: Automatic Special Hazard Suppression 442 23.7 Introduction 442 23.8 Carbon Dioxide Systems 443 Part III The Analysis 449 24 Fire Performance: Framework for Analysis 451 24.1 Organizational Concepts 451 24.2 Performance Evaluations 451 24.3 Analytical Framework 452 24.4 Fire, Risk, and Buildings 454 25 The Diagnostic Fire 455 25.1 Introduction 455 25.2 Top‐down Estimates 456 26 Fire Detection 463 26.1 Introduction 463 Part One: Automatic Detection 464 26.2 Detection Analysis 464 26.3 Detection Example 466 26.4 Detection Estimate 469 26.5 Detector Reliability 469 Part Two: Human Detection 471 26.6 Concepts in Human Detection Analysis 471 26.7 Human Detection Analysis 471 26.8 Closure 473 27 Fire Department Notification 475 27.1 Introduction 475 27.2 The Human Link in Notification 475 28 Fire Department Extinguishment 483 28.1 Introduction 483 28.2 Framework for Analysis 483 29 Automatic Sprinkler Suppression 501 29.1 Introduction 501 29.2 Agent Application (AA) 502 30 The Composite Fire 517 30.1 Introduction 517 30.2 Event Logic Description 517 31 Structural Performance 521 31.1 Introduction 521 31.2 Interactive Performance Information (IPI) Documentation 521 32 Target Space Smoke Analysis 525 32.1 Introduction 525 32.2 Success or Failure? 526 32.3 Target Room Performance Bounds 527 33 Life Safety Analysis 531 33.1 Introduction 531 33.2 The Exposed 531 34 Prevent Established Burning 541 34.1 Introduction 541 Part One: Established Burning Prevention 544 34.2 Ignition Potential 544 34.3 Established Burning Evaluation 544 Part Two: Special Hazards Protection 550 34.6 The Role of Special Hazards Suppression 550 34.7 Framework for Analysis 550 Part IV Managing Uncertainty 555 35 Understanding Uncertainty 557 35.1 Introduction 557 35.2 Window of Uncertainty 557 36 Visual Thinking 581 36.1 Introduction 581 36.2 A Case Study 581 37 Introduction to Risk Management 597 37.1 Introduction 597 Part One: The Process 598 37.2 Audience 598 37.3 Fire Safety Management 598 Part Two: Information Acquisition 604 37.8 Introduction 604 37.9 Understand the Problem 604 Part Three: Develop a Risk Management Program 608 37.13 Structure a Risk Management Program 608 37.14 Evaluate “Prevent EB” 608 38 Analytical Foundations 615 38.1 Historical Origins 615 Part One: Logic Diagrams and Networks 617 38.2 Event Trees 617 38.3 Fault and Success Trees 618 Part Two: Probability 628 38.12 Meanings of Probability 628 38.13 Fire Safety Applications 629 Part Three: The Role of Judgment 632 38.17 Introduction 632 38.18 Building Decisions 632 Appendix A Organizational Structure 637 A.1 The Organizational Framework 637 A.2 Basic Organization 637 A.3 The Composite Fire 637 A.4 The Diagnostic Fire (Ī) 639 A.5 Fire Department Manual Extinguishment 640 A.6 Detection 640 A.7 Notification 642 A.8 Notification to Arrival 643 A.9 Arrival to Extinguishment 645 A.10 Automatic Sprinkler System 646 A.11 Building Response: Structural Behavior 647 A.12 Building Response: Space Tenability 648 A.13 Risk Characterizations 648 A.14 Occupant Movement 650 A.15 Other Risks 651 A.16 Prevent Established Burning (EB): Occupant Extinguishment 651 A.17 Prevent EB: Special Hazards Protection 653 A.18 Closure 653 Appendix B Model Building 655 Description 655 Plans 655 Index 661

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Book SynopsisAt the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city s extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted investment in dreams to transform the region.Table of ContentsEditorial 05 Helen Castle About the Guest Editors 06 George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell Introduction: The Gulf Urbanisation 08 George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell Museum Development in the Gulf: Narrative and Architecture 20 Sarina Wakefield Cultural Exchange and Urban Appropriation: Space for Art in Sharjah’s Historical Centre 26 Mona El Mousfy and Sharmeen Syed Design for the Future: Educational Institutions in the Gulf 38 Kevin Mitchell A City for Education 46 Ameena Ahmadi The Evolution of Tall Building in the Gulf 54: From the Sensational to the sensitive 54 Terri Meyer Boake Drawing on Sand: Cities in the Making 72 Steven Velegrinis and George Katodrytis Inexhaustible Ambition: Two Eras of Planning in Doha, Qatar 80 Kelly Hutzell, Rami el Samahy and Adam Himes New Hearts for Two Gulf Cities 92 Varkki Pallathucheril Future Flyovers: Duba in 1971 100 Todd Reisz Urban and Architectural Sustainability in the Gulf 106 Robert Cooke Fast Forwards: 10 Years of Sustainable Initiatives in the Gulf Region 114 Jeffrey Willis Performative Urbanism: An Emerging Model of the Gulf 120 George Katodrytis The Struggle for Integrity: Emerging Local Practices in the Gulf 128 George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell Counterpoint A Field of Possibilities: The Post-Oil Future and Bahrain 136 Noura al Sayeh Contributors 142

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Book SynopsisShift Clinic design to keep pace with the evolving healthcare industry Modern Clinic Design: Strategies for an Era of Change is a comprehensive guide to optimizing patient experience through the design of the built environment.Table of ContentsForeword Frank Zilm v Preface Opening the Dialogue on Clinic Design viiChristine Guzzo Vickery, Gary Nyberg and Douglas Whiteaker Chapter 1 Understanding the Patient Experience 1Christine Guzzo Vickery Chapter 2 Lean Design and Efficiency 47Brent Peterson Chapter 3 Visualization Tools and Mock-ups 73Amy Douma and Jennifer Romer Chapter 4 Designing for Flexibility 91Douglas Whiteaker Chapter 5 Clinic Planning Concepts 127Gary Nyberg Chapter 6 The Exam Room Today 165Gary Nyberg Chapter 7 Politics and Healthcare 201Douglas Whiteaker Chapter 8 The Retailing of Healthcare: Clinics in Retail Settings 227Christine Guzzo Vickery Chapter 9 The Medical Home Model: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Health and Wellness 253Jennifer Klund Chapter 10 Healthcare Outside the Clinic Designing for the Outmigration of Care 283Jennifer Klund Afterword Planning for a Flexible Future 309Christine Guzzo Vickery, Gary Nyberg and Douglas Whiteaker Select Bibliography 311 Contributors 315 Index 317

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Book SynopsisObjective guidance on kitchen and bath fitting choice to suit any client and any space Kitchen and Bath Products and Materials describes the typical materials, equipment, and surfaces used in all facets of residential kitchen and bath design. Part of the National Kitchen and Bath Association''s Professional Resource Library, this comprehensive reference is fully updated and expanded to include new technologies, materials, and finishes, with considerations of sustainability throughout. Full color illustrations and a revised design help visual learners better absorb the information, and the companion website provides an image bank and instructor''s guide for classroom use. Each chapter includes a summary and review questions, allowing readers to test their grasp of the material at every step. Kitchen and bath design is the most popular and lucrative area within residential interior design. As such, the enormous amount of options available for surfaces, fixtures, Table of ContentsPREFACE xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv CHAPTER 1 Cabinetry 1 Cabinet Types 2 Responsible Resource Management in the Cabinet Industry 5 KCMA Certification Program 9 Cabinet Sizing Systems: Imperial and Metric 12 Cabinet Manufacturing Systems 18 Cabinet Interior Storage Systems 23 Cabinet Mechanical/Functional Hardware 38 Cabinet Sizes 43 Cabinet Core Materials 58 Cabinet Interior and Exterior Finish Materials/Systems 61 Typical Door Styles 83 Cabinet Millwork Design Details 87 Generic Cabinet Nomenclature 89 Summary 90 Review Questions 90 CHAPTER 2 Appliance Types and Planning Considerations 91 Selecting More Efficient Appliances 92 Energy Guide and Energy Star Labels 92 Kitchen Food Preservation Center 96 Kitchen Waste Management 104 Cooking Center 108 Summary 135 Review Questions 135 CHAPTER 3 Fixture Materials 137 Protecting Materials from Bacteria 137 Fixture Construction 138 Summary 151 Review Questions 151 CHAPTER 4 Fixture Design and Planning Considerations 153 Kitchen Sink And Bathroom Lavatory Fixtures 154 Toilet Fixtures 165 Bidet Fixtures 171 Residential Urinal Fixtures 173 Bathtub Fixtures 173 Shower Stall Fixtures 186 Bathtub/Shower Combination Unit Fixtures 190 Summary 191 Review Questions 192 CHAPTER 5 Fitting Materials , Engineering , and Configuration 193 Construction Materials 194 Planning Considerations When Combining Finishes 195 Kitchen and Bathroom Faucet Fitting Engineering 199 Summary 210 Review Questions 210 CHAPTER 6 Bathtub and Shower Fitting Design and Engineering 211 Bathtub Fittings 211 Bathtub/Shower Combination Fittings 215 Shower Fittings 216 Steam Showers And Saunas 226 Summary 230 Review Questions 231 CHAPTER 7 Surfacing Materials 233 Sustainable Choices 233 Solid Wood Counter Surfaces 234 Cast Polymers: Counter Surfaces And Wet Wall Surfaces 236 Ceramic Tile: All Surfaces 239 Concrete 257 Cork Flooring 258 Glass Surfaces 259 Hardwood Flooring 261 Laminates 263 Paint 268 Quartz Composite 269 Solid Surfacing 271 Metal Countertops 272 Stone 273 Vinyl Resilient Flooring 282 Wallpaper 282 Summary 284 Review Questions 284 Appendix A: Generic Cabinet Nomenclature 285 Appendix B: Appliance Checklist 321 GLOSSARY 327 RESOURCES 339 INDEX 345

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Book Synopsis* gives key information in each area with where to go for more detailed guidance * strong focus on engineering and craft solutions * offers a comprehensive overview of a multi-disciplinary area to encourage disparate groups of professionals to work more closely * full colour throughout .Table of ContentsPreface vi Contributors viii 1 The past in the future Michael Forsyth 1 2 Architectural history and conservation Martin Cherry 9 3 Conservation and authenticity Martin Robertson 26 4 Regeneration and the historic environment Duncan McCallum 35 5 Problems and opportunities in rural conservation Jeremy Lake 46 6 Sustainable reuse of historic industrial sites Keith Falconer 74 7 Realms of memory: changing perceptions of the country house Giles Waterfield 88 8 Conserving buildings of the Modern Movement John Winter 96 9 Conservation and historic designed landscapes Jonathan Lovie 107 10 International standards and charters Philip Whitbourn 123 11 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: a brief history Colin Johns 131 12 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: looking ahead Colin Johns 140 13 The role of the archaeologist Peter Davenport 14514 Preparing the conservation plan James Maitland Gardner 156 15 Costing and contracts for historic buildings Adrian Stenning and Geoff Evans 175 16 Maintenance in conservation Nigel Dann and Timothy Cantell 185 17 Building preservation trusts Colin Johns 199 18 Valuing our heritage David H. Tomback 204 Index 211

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Book SynopsisPrepare for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam with an expert who has been there and passed! Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam is a comprehensive study guide for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part I: Ramping Up 1 Chapter 1 Understanding the Credentialing Process 3 The Tiers of the Credentialing Process 3 LEED Green Associate 3 LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty 4 LEED Fellow 4 LEED Professional CertificatesTM 5 The Exam Registration Process 5 Register! 6 Schedule! 6 Why Earn LEED Credentials? 6 Quiz Time! 7 Online Resources 8 Notes 8 Chapter 2 Introduction to The Concepts of Sustainable Design 9 The Benefits of Green Buildings 10 The Triple Bottom Line 11 Systems Thinking 12 Feedback Loops 12 Leverage Points 13 Life‐Cycle Approach 13 Do Green Buildings Cost More? 15 Quiz Time! 15 Notes 17 Chapter 3 Integrative Process 19 The Project Team Members 19 The Traditional Approach 20 The Integrative Approach to Design and Construction 21 Discovery 21 Design and Construction 24 Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback 26 Quiz Time! 27 Online Resources 28 Notes 29 Chapter 4 Third‐Party Verification 31 USGBCR and GBCI™ 31 Roles and Responsibilities 32 The Policies of USGBC and GBCI 32 Quiz Time! 34 Online Resources 36 Notes 36 Chapter 5 The Leed Green Building Certification Program 37 LEED for Building Design and Construction (BD+C) 38 LEED for New Construction and Major RenovationsTM 38 LEED for SchoolsTM 38 LEED for HealthcareTM 39 LEED for Core & ShellTM 39 LEED for Retail: New ConstructionTM 40 LEED for Data CentersTM 40 LEED for Warehouses and Distribution CentersTM 40 LEED for Hospitality2. LEED for Homes: Homes and Multifamily LowriseTM and LEED for HOMES: Multifamily MidriseTM40 LEED for Homes 40 LEED for Homes: Homes and Multifamily LowriseTM and LEED for HOMES: Multifamily MidriseTM 40 LEED for Interior Design and Construction (ID+C) 41 LEED for Commercial InteriorsTM 41 LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) 41 LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance 41 LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) 42 LEED for Neighborhood Development: PlanTM and LEED for Neighborhood Development: Built ProjectTM 42 The Categories of LEED 42 Prerequisites and Credits 43 Credit Weightings 45 Quiz Time! 45 Online Resources 48 Notes 49 Chapter 6 Essential Leed® Concepts 51 LEED‐Online 51 Minimum Program Requirements 52 MPR 1. Must Be in a Permanent Location on Existing Land 52 MPR 2. Must Use Reasonable LEED Boundaries 53 MPR 3. Must Comply with Project Size Requirements 53 Boundary Types 53 The Steps to Certification 54 Devising a LEED Work Plan 54 The Certification Process 55 LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & MaintenanceTM 57 The Time Frames of Certification Reviews 58 Special Projects 59 Quiz Time! 59 Online Resources 63 Notes 63 Part II: Diving In: The Strategies and Technologies of LEED® 65 Chapter 7 Location and Transportation 67 Location 67 Strategies 69 Transportation 71 Strategies 71 Documenting Transportation Strategies 74 Neighborhood Pattern and Design 75 Strategies 76 Quiz Time! 77 Online Resources 80 Notes 80 Chapter 8 Sustainable Sites 81 Site Design and Management 82 Strategies 82 Rainwater Management 86 Strategies 86 Heat Island Effect 90 Strategies 90 Quiz Time! 92 Online Resources 95 Notes 95 Chapter 9 Water Efficiency 97 Indoor Water Use 100 Process Water 100 Strategies 100 Outdoor Water 103 Strategies 104 Quiz Time! 106 Online Resources 108 Notes 108 Chapter 10 Energy and Atmosphere 109 Commissioning 109 Minimum Energy Performance 110 Process Energy versus Regulated Energy 111 Refrigerants 115 Existing Buildings 115 Strategies to Satisfy EA Prerequisites and Credits 115 Energy Demand 116 Energy Efficiency 118 Renewable Energy 124 Ongoing Energy Performance 124 Quiz Time! 126 Online Resources 129 Notes 130 Chapter 11 Materials and Resources 131 Conservation of Materials 132 Strategies 132 Environmentally Preferable Materials 133 Strategies 137 Calculating Green Building Products for LEED 138 Waste Management 142 Strategies to Reduce Waste during Construction 143 Strategies to Reduce Waste during Operations and Maintenance 144 Quiz Time! 145 Online Resources 150 Notes 150 Chapter 12 Indoor Environmental Quality 151 Indoor Air Quality 152 Strategies for Designing for Good IAQ 153 Strategies for Improving IAQ during Construction 154 Strategies for Improving IAQ during Operations and Maintenance 154 Thermal Comfort 158 Strategies 158 Lighting 160 Strategies 162 Acoustics 162 Strategies 162 Quiz Time! 164 Notes 168 Chapter 13 Innovation and Regional Priority 169 Innovation 169 Regional Priority 171 Quiz Time! 172 Online Resources 173 Notes 173 Part III: Study Tips and Appendices 175 Chapter 14 Study Tips 177 Preparing for the Leed® Green Associate™ Exam: Week Seven 177 Practice Exam Approach 178 The Testing Center Environment 178 Exam Structure 179 When at the Testing Center 180 Exam Scoring 180 After the Exam 181 Online Resources 181 Appendix A Rating Systems Overview 183 Appendix B Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) 185 Notes 186 Appendix C Leed® Certification Process 187 Appendix D Main Category Summaries 189 Appendix E Trade‐Offs and Synergies 193 Appendix F Sample Leed for New Construction™ Scorecard 195 Appendix G Sample Credit 197 SS Credit Open Space 197 1 Point 197 Notes 197 Appendix H Referenced Standards 199 Appendix I Abbreviations and Acronyms 207 Appendix J Answers to Quiz Questions 211 Notes 220 Index 221 Sample Flashcards

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Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive book, Professor Randy Deutsch has unlocked and laid bare the twenty-first century codice nascosto of architecture. It is data. Big data. Data as driver. . .This book offers us the chance to become informed and knowledgeable pursuers of data and the opportunities it offers to making architecture a wonderful, useful, and smart art form. From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA Written for architects, engineers, contractors, owners, and educators, and based on today's technology and practices, Data-Driven Design and Construction: 25 Strategies for Capturing, Applying and Analyzing Building Data addresses how innovative individuals and firms are using data to remain competitive while advancing their practices. seeks to address and rectify a gap in our learning, by explaining to architects, engineers, contractors and ownersand students of these fieldshow to acquire and use data to make more informed decisions.Table of ContentsForeword xiiiJames Timberlake, FAIA, Partner, KieranTimberlake Preface xv Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction: Measuring the Immeasurable, Validating the Ineffable 1 Not One More Thing 1 Strategies for Practice 2 Benefits of Gathering, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 4 Challenges of Gathering, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 13 Strategy No. 1: Hone in on Key Information 17 Strategy No. 2: Demonstrating Works, Explaining Doesn’t 20 PART I Why Data, Why Now? 27 Chapter 1 The Data Turn 29 Five Factors Leading to the Leveraging of Data and Industry Change 29 Strategy No. 3: Look Outside the Industry 32 Case Study Interview with Robert Yori 37 Strategy No. 4: Not Big Data, Smart Data 54 Case Study Interview with Sean D. Burke 55 Data versus Documents 61 Case Study Interview with Jonatan Schumacher 63 Chapter 2 A Data -Driven Design Approach for Buildings 71 Five Trends Leading to the Rise of Data in the AECO Industry 71 Strategy No. 5: Eight Questions to Ask for Data Preparedness 73 Case Study Interview with Zigmund Rubel 75 Data-Centric Approaches 84 Case Study Interview with Andrew Heumann 86 Strategy No. 6: Four Steps toward Making the Change to Be More Data-Centric 87 Strategy No. 7: Ask Good Questions 88 Case Study Interview with Jonathon Broughton 96 Chapter 3 Learning from Data 107 Five Factors Ensuring Data Preparedness 107 Training, Learning, and Working with Data 110 Case Study Interview with Brian Ringley 113 Strategy No. 8: Play with Data 123 Case Study Interview with Toru Hasegawa 126 Case Study Interview with Aimee Buccellato 134 PART II Capturing, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 141 Chapter 4 Capturing and Mining Project Data 143 Public Sources of Data 143 Case Study Interview with Ryan Mullenix 145 Private Data Sources 153 Case Study Interview with Sam Miller 157 Having a Data Collection Strategy 169 Strategy No. 9: Create a Data Collection Strategy 169 Case Study Interview with Gregory Janks 170 Strategy No. 10: First Steps to Becoming Data-Centric 174 Chapter 5 Analyzing Data 179 Analysis versus Analytics 179 Strategy No. 11: First Steps in Applying Data Analysis 180 Predictive Analytics 180 Case Study Interview with Mads Jensen 182 Strategy No. 12: Two Ways to Think about Energy Analysis 191 Strategy No. 13: Analysis for Sustainable Design 192 Case Study Interview with Chris Pyke, PhD 198 Strategy No. 14: How Analysis Informs Decision Making 201 Strategy No. 15: Start Simple, Technology Optional 202 Strategy No. 16: Leverage Data as Means to an End 203 Case Study Interview with Brendon Levitt 203 Dhour Case Study 209 Chapter 6 Applying Data 213 First Steps 213 Strategy No. 17: First Steps Before Applying Data 214 Strategy No. 18: Plan for the Data 215 Case Study Interview with Billie Faircloth 216 Data-Enabled Project Teams 222 Strategy No. 19: Should the Data Team Be Integrated or Stationed in the Corner? 225 Case Study Interview with Andrew Witt 226 Data-Intensive Roles 230 Strategy No. 20: Computer Scientist vs. Emerging Professional 231 Case Study Interview with Greig Paterson 235 Leadership in Data 238 PART III What Data Means for You, Your Firm, Profession, and Industry 241 Chapter 7 Data in Construction and Operations 243 Data in Construction 244 Strategy No. 21: Construction-Related Data Questions 245 Case Study Interview with Tyler Goss 246 Responding to Change 250 Case Study Interview with Mani Golparvar-Fard, PhD 250 Linking Design, Construction, and Operations 259 Strategy No. 22: Extract and Transfer What Matters 261 Case Study Interview with Bill East, PhD 262 Standards and Interoperability 266 Case Study Interview with Greg Schleusner 267 Chapter 8 Data for Building Owners and End Users 273 Benefits to the Owner 273 Case Study Interview with Sukanya Paciorek 274 Direction to Work with Data 277 Case Study Interview with Peter Pellerzi 279 Strategy No. 23: with Data, the Heart of the Issue Is Culture 280 AECO Firms as Data Intermediaries 281 Case Study Interview with Brian Skripac 282 Data Visualization Helps Owners Make Decisions 285 Case Study: Data Viz Using Revit 286 Case Study Interview with Evelyn Lee 293 Data-Driven Design Driven by Owners 296 Chapter 9 Building a Case for Leveraging Data 297 Business Intelligence (BI) and Current-State Assessment 297 Fee and Profitability Data Case Study 298 Case Study Interview with David Fano and Dr. Daniel Davis 300 Strategy No. 24: Big Data in Practice 301 Security and Privacy 310 Case Study Interview with Mark Frisch, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C 312 Sharing Data 324 Case Study Interview with David Sawdey 325 Strategy No. 25: Use Data to Provide Better Service 326 Epilogue The Future Of Data In AEC 331 Our Data-Driven Future 331 The Future Is Already Here 333 Appendix 337 Experts, Innovators, and Thought Leaders Interviewed 337 Organizations and Universities Represented 338 The 25 Data-Driven Strategies 339 Software Mentioned 339 Recommended Reading 341 Index 343

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Book SynopsisThe 'Architect's Bible' since 1932, updated with the latest codes and standards Architectural Graphic Standards is the written authority for architects, designers, and building contractors. It provides comprehensive guidance on the visual representation of materials, products, systems, and assemblies.Table of ContentsA Note from the Publisher xiii A Note from the AIA xiv Architects’ Tributes to Architectural Graphic Standards xv Introduction xviii Section 1: Design Principles & Construction Documentation 1 Chapter 1 Functional Planning 3 Human Factors 4 Universal and Accessible Design 19 Chapter 2 Environment 73 Environmental Factors 74 Solar Path and Solar Angle 79 Climate Zone 86 Thermal Comfort 90 Daylighting 92 Acoustics 95 Chapter 3 Building Resiliency 107 Overview 108 Components of Building Resilience 109 Hazard-Specific Building-Resilience Considerations 113 Maintainability 114 Safety 115 Security 122 Security Planning and Design: Continuing Education 127 Sustainability 128 Good Practices in Resilience-Based Architectural Designs 130 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design 136 Lifecycle Considerations in Resilience-Based Designs 139 Chapter Appendices 140 Chapter 4 Architectural Construction Documentation 141 Drawings 142 Construction Specifications 146 Building Information Modeling (BIM) 151 Procurement Documents 160 Section 2: Materials 161 Chapter 5 Concrete 163 Concrete Forming and Accessories 164 Concrete Reinforcing 170 Typical Components Applicable to Concrete Work 175 Chapter 6 Masonry 181 Typical Components Applicable to Masonry Work 182 Glass Unit Masonry 185 Stone Assemblies 187 Masonry Mortaring and Grouting 191 Masonry Anchorage, Reinforcing, and Accessories 194 Installation Guidelines and Construction Tolerances 199 Chapter 7 Metals 209 Common Characteristics, Standards, and Practices 210 Typical Metal Products Incorporated into Applicable Work Results 216 Decorative Metal 224 Installation Guidelines and Construction Tolerances 228 Chapter 8 Wood, Plastics, and Composites 233 Common Characteristics, Standards, and Practices 234 Wood Classification 236 Wood Treatment 236 Typical Wood, Plastic, and Composite Products Incorporated into Applicable Work Results 240 Installation Guidelines and Construction Tolerances 252 Chapter 9 Glass 259 Common Characteristics, Standards, and Practices 260 Section 3: Building Elements 271 Chapter 10 Element A: Substructure 273 Soils and Soils Explorations 274 Foundations 283 Cast-in-Place Concrete Slab 298 Crawl Space Construction 303 Basement Construction 304 Chapter 11 Element B: Shell 313 Design Considerations 314 Sustainability and Energy 320 Floor Assemblies 322 Roof Assemblies 326 Superstructure 329 Exterior Vertical Enclosures 387 Exterior Horizontal Enclosures 468 Chapter 12 Element C: Interiors 527 Interior Construction 528 Chapter 13 Element D: Services 641 Conveying 642 Other Conveying Equipment 655 Plumbing 659 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) 691 Design Considerations 691 Heating/Cooling Source Components 699 HVAC Distribution Arrangements and Components 711 HVAC Delivery Components 722 HVAC Control Systems 725 Fire Protection 732 Electrical 744 Communications 767 Chapter 14 Element E: Equipment and Furnishings 779 Equipment 780 Furnishings 836 Chapter 15 Element F: Special Construction 877 Design Considerations of Integrated Construction 878 Building Modules 878 Manufactured—Fabricated Rooms 881 Special Structures 890 Manufactured Engineered Structures 893 Special Function Construction 898 Special Facilities Components 908 Athletic and Recreation Special Construction 919 Chapter 16 Element G: Sitework 923 Site Earthwork 924 Runoff Control Systems 925 Water Management 930 Basement Excavation 931 Site Grading 936 Site Improvements 938 Parking Lots 942 Porous Pavements 946 Pedestrian Paving 950 Exterior Stairs and Ramps 953 Athletic and Recreational Areas 955 Site Development 966 Landscaping 981 Selecting Plants for Rooftop Planting 991 Site Civil Utilities 993 Porous Paving Systems 995 Storm Drainage Grates 997 Manholes, Inlets, and Catch Basins 999 Site Electrical Utilities 1001 Appendices 1005 A Classical Architectural Elements 1007 B Mathematical Data 1019 C Structural Calculations 1025 Index 1029

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Book SynopsisThe traditional veneration of architecture for its monumental and enduring qualities seems to be changing. Architects and other designers are moving away from seeking permanence towards a more open, creative use of what time has to offer. This is revealed in new approaches to historic preservation, the proliferation of temporary structures, concerns regarding sustainability, and the employment of time-efficient processes. Architecture Timed explores the role of ideas about time in the design inclinations and choices of contemporary designers of the environment. Contributors consider how the new can be incorporated into the old; how designing for the very short term has significant advantages; how what is temporary can be re-used; and how the design of materials, buildings and landscapes can improve sustainability and enhance experiences of time passing. Many designers have replaced the ideal of timelessness' and the view of time as a series of singular, static moments with an enrichTable of ContentsEditorial 05 Helen Castle About the Guest-Editor 06 Karen A. Franck Introduction: Designing with Time in Mind 08 Karen A Franck The Nine Lives of Building 18 Jill Stoner Built Conservation and the Unfinished Fabrics of Time 24 Federica Goffi Juxtaposing the New and the Old 34 Eric Parry Time Matters: Transition and Transformation in Architecture 42 Mark Taylor Inhabiting Time 50 Juhani Pallasmaa Time as a Medium: Early Work of Enric Miralles 60 Philip Speranza The Presence of the Weather 66 Kevin Nute Knowingly Unfinished: Exploiting the Temporality of Landscapes 74 SueAnne Ware Matter Timed 82 Martina Decker Drawing Time 88 Brian McGrath Drawing in Time: Processes of Design and Fabrication 98 Babak Bryan and Henry Grosman Architecture Takes Time 108 Tobias Armborst, Daniel D’Oca and Georgeen Theodore Ever Faster But Still Very Good 114 Jonathan Mallie No More Stopping 120 Richard Garber Visiting Karsten Harries and Revisiting his ‘Building and the Terror of Time’ 128 Karen A. Franck Counterpoint: Finding Time 136 Tim Makower Contributors 142

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Book SynopsisThe site designer''s guide to SketchUp''s powerful modeling capabilities SketchUp for Site Design is the definitive guide to SketchUp for landscape architects and other site design professionals. Step-by-step tutorials walk you through basic to advanced processes, with expert guidance toward best practices, customization, organization, and presentation. This new second edition has been revised to align with the latest software updates, with detailed instruction on using the newest terrain modeling tools and the newly available extensions and plug-ins. All graphics have been updated to reflect the current SketchUp interface and menus, and the third part of the book includes all-new content featuring the use of new grade and terrain extensions. Developed around the needs of intermediate professional users and their workflows, this book provides practical all-around coaching on using SketchUp specifically for modeling site plans. SketchUp was designed for usability, wiTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to SketchUp 1 Chapter 1: How to Use This Book 2 What’s New in the Second Edition? 4 wwwdanieltalcom 4 Who Can Use This Book? 4 Learning Tutorials 5 Downloadable Tutorial Models 5 Downloadable Pre]Made Components 6 The Four Parts 6 Part 1: Introduction to SketchUp 7 Part 2: Introduction to SketchUp Process Modeling 9 Part 3: Terrain Modeling 9 Part 4: AutoCAD to SketchUp 10 Chapter 2: SketchUp Basics 12 Geometry 12 Simple Geometry 12 Complex Geometry 13 Healing Faces 13 Subdividing Faces 14 Sticky Geometry 14 Face Count 14 Basic SketchUp Tools 15 Drawing and Modification Tools 16 The Line Tool 16 The Select Tool 16 Additional Tools 17 The Measurement Window 19 Styles 20 Edge Settings 20 Background Settings 20 Navigation and 3D Inference System 21 Navigation 21 Inference System 21 Drafting with Edges 23 Model Organization 25 Layers 25 Layer 0 26 Chapter 3: Components and Groups 27 The Importance of Components and Groups 27 Using Components 28 Component Instances 29 Editing Components 29 Adjusting the Component/Group View 31 Components Within Components 33 Components and Layers 35 Pre-Made Components 36 Component Library 36 3D Warehouse 37 DanielTalcom 39 FormFonts 39 DynaSCAPE Sketch3D 40 Chapter 4: Problem Solving 43 Problem-Solving Tutorials 44 Typical SketchUp Problems 44 Different Results on Different Computers 44 SketchUp Freezes 45 Auto Save 45 Subdivide 45 Resources 46 Chapter 5: SketchUp Extensions 47 Using SketchUp 47 Extension Warehouse 49 Installing Weld 49 Using Weld 51 Extension Websites 52 Installing Extensions 52 SketchUcation Plugin Store 53 Smustard 54 Recommended Extensions 56 Part 2: SketchUp Process Modeling 59 Chapter 6: Introduction to SketchUp Process Modeling 60 The Built Environment 60 Surfaces 61 Objects 61 The 2D = 3D Method 62 Drafting the Flatwork Base 64 Drawing the Base 64 Reviewing the Drawing 67 Applying Material and Color 68 Organizing Models 69 Adding Volumes 70 Lowering the Road 70 Creating the Building 71 Making a Roof 72 Push/Pulling the Steps 72 Push/Pulling the Walls 73 Adding Objects to the Flatwork Base 73 Organizing Components 74 Creating Component Layers 74 Component Tools 75 Adding Components to the Flatwork Base 78 Adding Component Windows and Doors 80 Adjusting the Building Components 81 Reviewing the Completed Model 81 An Advanced Example 83 Modeling Your Own Designs 84 Chapter 7: Detailed Site Plan Modeling 85 Using Site Plans 85 Importing Site Plans 86 Imported-Image Resolution 87 Placing the Plan Image on a Layer 87 Scaling the Image 87 Preparing the Drafting Trace 88 Drafting Tips 89 Drafting Order 90 Drawing the Site Perimeter and Building Footprints 91 Drafting the Identified Surfaces 91 Adding the Small Edge Details 94 Creating the Flatwork Base Group 97 Adding Color and Texture 98 Adding Volume 99 Road and Curb 99 Steps and Plaza 100 Planter Walls 101 Ramp 102 Planter Wall Adjustments 103 Entry Sign Wall 103 Buildings as Components 103 Building Volumes 104 Adding Detail to Volumes 105 Detailing the Sign 105 Detailing the Planters 107 Chapter 8: Custom Site Furnishings 110 The Modeling Process 110 Components within Components 111 Mirroring Components 111 Making Unique Components 112 The Follow Me Tool 113 Model Organization 116 Tutorials 116 The Bollard 117 The Pedestrian Light 119 The Modern Bench 122 The Park Bench 123 The Decorative Planter Bench 129 The Decorative Rail 133 The Handrail 135 Profile Builder……137 Chapter 9: Custom Architecture 142 Sculpting the Building 142 Building the Mass 142 Making Window and Door Components 144 Problem Solving the Window Components 148 Copying and Inserting 148 Copying and Pasting Between Instances 149 Making Unique 149 Tutorials 150 Setting the Workspace 151 Adding Mass to Buildings 1 and 2 151 Adding Mass to Building 3 154 Window Components 156 Door Components 161 Balcony Component 162 Chapter 10: Arranging and Presenting the Model 165 Arrangement Methods 165 The Accuracy Method 166 The Speed Method 166 Logical Order and Adjustments 166 Buildings 167 3D Vegetation 167 Furnishing the Components 171 Creating and Exporting Scenes 173 Selecting Your Scenes 173 The Scene Menu 174 The Position Camera Tool 174 The Look Around Tool 174 The Zoom Tool 174 Plan Views and Elevations 174 People and Cars 174 Trees and Scenes 175 Adding Sky 175 Exporting Scenes and Shadows 175 Troubleshooting Shadows 175 Chapter 11: Architectural Tutorial 180 Working with Arcs and Circles 180 Hidden Geometry 181 Components and Faceted Surfaces 182 The Courthouse Tutorial 184 Drafting the Floor Plate 185 Adding Volume 188 Adding the Custom Components 195 Arranging the Components on the Building 200 Adding Detail to the Building 205 Part 3: Terrain Modeling 209 Chapter 12: Introduction to the Terrain Tools 210 Playing in the Sandbox 210 The From Contours Tool 211 The From Scratch Tool 212 The Smoove Tool 213 The Drape Tool 214 The Add Detail Tool 215 The Stamp and Flip Edge Tools 215 Terrain Extensions 217 Tools on Surface 217 JointPushPull 218 Soap Skin Bubble 220 Drop GC 221 Artisan 222 Additional Tools and Concepts 223 Intersect with Model 223 Construction Geometry 225 Chapter 13: SketchUp Conceptual Grading 226 Conceptual Grading 226 Modeling and Grading Tips 227 The Tutorials 227 Pedestrian Ramp 228 Driveway Ramp 230 Slopes and Grades 233 Building Entry Walk 235 Park Landform 246 Campus Quad—Area 1 255 Campus Quad—Area 2 258 Campus Quad—Area 3 262 Campus Quad—Area 4 277 Chapter 14: Complex Canopies 286 2D Plan to 3D Form 286 Simple Canopy Tutorial 287 Complex Canopy Tutorial 293 Chapter 15: Digital Elevation Modeling 299 Skill Level 299 Terrain Extensions 299 Dataset 299 3D Terrain Types 300 DEM Tutorial 300 Importing the CAD File 300 Generating Terrain with TopoShaper 301 Draping the Road 303 Modeling the Home 305 Positioning the Home and Walls 306 Generating the Proposed Grades 309 Depressing the Road 313 Completing the Model 313 Part 4: AutoCAD to SketchUp 317 Chapter 16: Overview of AutoCAD to SketchUp 318 General Overview 319 Organizing the AutoCAD File 319 Generating the Geometry 321 Arranging the Objects 323 Chapter 17: Organizing AutoCAD 326 AutoCAD Reorganization 327 Folder and File Structure 327 AutoCAD Base Files 328 External Reference Files 328 Isolating Surfaces 332 Closing Perimeters 333 Organizing Site Objects 334 Identifying the Objects 334 Creating AutoCAD Blocks 334 Placing Object Blocks on Layers 335 Write Block Surfaces and Objects 335 Flatwork File 335 Object Blocks 336 Convert to Blocks 336 Importing the Flatwork File 337 AutoCAD and SketchUp Units 337 The Flatwork Drawing File 338 Chapter 18: Modeling the AutoCAD Flatwork Base 339 Exploding the Flatwork Base 339 Problematic AutoCAD Lines 340 Overlapping and Short Lines 340 Arcs 342 Random Anomalies 342 Healing the AutoCAD Flatwork Base……342 Healing with the Line Tool 343 CAD Clean-Up Extensions 346 Working with Extensions 348 Troubleshooting Extensions 351 Size Limitations 351 Incomplete Faces 351 DynaSCAPE CAD Cleanup 352 Method Summaries 352 Next Steps 352 Chapter 19: Arranging the Model 356 Populating the Flatwork Base 356 Exploding the Objects 358 Importing Layers 359 Replacing the Components 360 Finishing Touches 367 Articulating the Buildings 367 Exchanging 3D Components 368 Conceptual Grading 370 Adding More Components 372 Making Adjustments 373 Adding New Details 375 Adding People and Cars 379 Index 381

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Book SynopsisA highly original architectural history of Solomon's Temple and Islam's Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social and cultural history of the region The most extensive study of the interrelated history of two monuments, Solomon's Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawing on an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidence Relayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enter and experience the emotions and the visceral reality of the major events in its history Integrates illustration with the text to offer a highly detailed and accurate portrait of the major structures and figures involved in the history of the temple Opens up a fascinating line of questioning into the conventional interpretation of events, particularly Christ's actions in the Temple Reproduces rarely seen detailed drawings of the subterranean passages beneath Temple Mount as part of the British survey in the 19th century Table of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Plates xii Prologue 1 1 Solomon’s Temple 6 The Ark of the Covenant 8 King David 19 The Temple of Solomon 21 Nebuchadnezzar II 28 2 Herod 37 The Maccabeans 41 Pompey 43 Herod 45 Herod Demolishes the Second Temple 48 The Third Temple 51 The Royal Portico 57 3 ‘‘Not . . . one stone upon another’’ 65 Moneychangers 68 Paul 72 The Temple Destroyed 74 4 The Holy Sepulcher 88 Hadrian and Aelia Capitolina 88 Constantine 93 The Plague 103 The Fall of Rome 105 Hagia Sophia 107 Madaba 110 The Persian War 111 5 Dome of the Rock 117 Muhammad and the Fall of Jerusalem 122 Umar in Jerusalem 123 The Dome of the Rock 129 The Rock 137 6 Templum Domini 146 The Jews Return 149 The First Crusade 154 Crusader Jerusalem 158 Templum Domini 160 The Templars in the Palace of Solomon 163 Saladin 167 7 Recreating the Temple 175 In the Imagination of Priests 178 The Temple in the Popular Imagination 199 Return to Mount Moriah 205 8 Jerusalem 217 Views 217 Maps 225 British Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem 234 The Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) 240 Jerusalem and World War I 247 9 Al-Haram Al-Sharif 254 The Path to Conflict 254 Jerusalem Under Transjordan 257 An Naksah, The Six Day War 259 Liberation of Temple Mount 260 Archeology and the Western Wall 263 The Burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque 264 Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount 266 The Rabbi’s Tunnel 269 Continual Provocation 271 Rabbi’s Tunnel Revisited 275 Camp David Summit 276 The Second Intifada 277 Epilogue 282 Acknowledgments, Sources, and Methods 290 Index 295

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Book SynopsisThis companion presents new critical views on crucial aspects of the large and varied field of Asian art and architectural history. The essays collected here provide scholars and the public with an opportunity to engage with the field in all its diversity - from coinage to monastic spaces to imperial commissions and beyond.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors xiv Acknowledgments xx Part I Introduction 1 1 Revisiting “Asian Art” 3 Rebecca M. Brown and Deborah S. Hutton Part II Objects in Use 21 2 The Material Facts of Ritual: Revisioning Medieval Viewing through Material Analysis, Ethnographic Analogy, and Architectural History 23 Kevin Gray Carr 3 Textiles and Social Action in Theravada Buddhist Thailand 48 Leedom Lefferts 4 Functional and Nonfunctional Realism: Imagined Spaces for the Dead in Northern Dynasties China 70 Bonnie Cheng 5 The Visible and the Invisible in a Southeast Asian World 97 Jan Mrázek Part III Space 121 6 Building Beyond the Temple: Sacred Centers and Living Communities in Medieval Central India 123 Tamara I. Sears 7 Urban Space and Visual Culture: The Transformation of Seoul in the Twentieth Century 153 Kim Youngna 8 Unexpected Spaces at the Shwedagon 178 Elizabeth Howard Moore 9 The Changing Cultural Space of Mughal Gardens 201 James L. Wescoat Jr. Part IV Artists 231 10 Old Methods in a New Era: What Can Connoisseurship Tell Us about Rukn-ud-din? 233 Molly Emma Aitken and Shanane Davis, with technical analysisby Yana van Dyke 11 Convergent Conversations: Contemporary Art in Asian America 264 Margo Machida 12 The Icon of the Woman Artist: Guan Daosheng (1262–1319) and the Power of Painting at the Ming Court c. 1500 290 Jennifer Purtle 13 Diasporic Body Double: The Art of the Singh Twins 318 Saloni Mathur Part V Challenging the Canon 339 14 Re-evaluating Court and Folk Painting of Korea 341 Kumja Paik Kim 15 Conflict and Cosmopolitanism in “Arab” Sind 365 Finbarr Barry Flood 16 In the Absence of the Buddha: “Aniconism” and the Contentions of Buddhist Art History 398 Ashley Thompson 17 On Maurya Art 421 Frederick Asher Part VI Shifting Meanings 445 18 Art, Agency, and Networks in the Career of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) 447 Morgan Pitelka 19 Shiva Nataraja: Multiple Meanings of an Icon 471 Padma Kaimal 20 Sifting Mountains and Rivers through a Woven Lens: Repositioning Women and the Gaze in Fourteenth-Century East Java 486 Kaja M. McGowan 21 Dead Beautiful: Visualizing the Decaying Corpse in Nine Stages as Skillful Means of Buddhism 513 Ikumi Kaminishi 22 In the Name of the Nation: Song Painting and Artistic Discourse in Early Twentieth-Century China 537 Cheng-hua Wang Part VII Elusive, Mobile Objects 561 23 Chinese Painting: Image-Text-Object 563 De-nin Deanna Lee 24 Locating Tomyoji and Its “Six” Kannon Sculptures in Japan 580 Sherry Fowler 25 The Unfired Clay Sculpture of Bengal in the Artscape of Modern South Asia 604 Susan S. Bean 26 Malraux’s Buddha Heads 629 Gregory P. A. Levine Index 655

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Book SynopsisThe Professional Ethics Toolkit is an engaging and accessible guide to the study of moral issues in professional life through the analysis of ethical dilemmas faced by people working in medicine, law, social work, business, and other industries where conflicting interests and ideas complicate professional practice and decision-making. Written by a seasoned ethicist and professional consultant, the volume uses philosophical ideas, theories, and principles to develop and articulate a definitive methodology for ethical decision-making in professional environments. Meyers offers the benefit of his expertise with clear and practical advice at every turn, guiding readers through numerous real-world examples and case studies to illustrate key concepts including role-engendered duties, conflicts of interest, competency, and the principles that underpin and define professionalism itself. Following the format of The Philosopher's Toolkit, The Professional Ethics Toolkit is an essential companionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xii Introduction 1 Opening Thoughts 2 Being and Acting Professional 5 Definition and Listing 6 Cases 7 Health‐care professionals and the conscience clause 7 Defending the indefensible 8 Getting by with cheaper materials 9 Note 10 References 10 Part I Theory, Concepts, and Ethics Reasoning 11 1 Historical Overview and Definitional Questions 13 1.1 Some History 16 1.1.1 The rising role of science 17 1.1.2 Impact of the European Enlightenment 18 1.1.3 Organizing to differentiate 19 1.1.4 Formalizing the standards 20 1.1.5 Establishing trust 21 1.1.6 Monopolies, money, and power 22 1.2 Defining “Professional” 23 1.3 A Working List 30 1.4 Types of Professional–Client Relationships 32 1.4.1 Agency 33 1.4.2 Paternalistic (or parentalistic) 33 1.4.3 Contractual 34 1.4.4 Affinity 34 1.4.5 Fiduciary 35 Notes 35 References 36 2 A Model of Ethics Reasoning 38 2.1 Relativism, Absolutism, and Contextualism 40 2.2 Deontology 43 2.2.1 Immanuel Kant 44 2.3 Utilitarianism 48 2.3.1 John Stuart Mill 49 2.4 Context, Context, Context 51 2.5 Ross and Pluralistic Deontology 53 2.6 A Model of Ethics Reasoning 57 2.6.1 A method and steps 59 2.7 Moral Principles 63 2.8 Case: Cutting Corners 65 Notes 66 References 66 Part II Concepts, Principles, and Norms within Professional Environments 69 3 Autonomy and Respect for Persons 73 3.1 Autonomy in the World 75 3.1.1 Kant and moral agency 77 3.1.2 Mill and developed selfhood 79 3.1.3 Variable autonomy, life plans, and identity 80 3.1.4 Contributing and detracting factors 81 3.2 The Hard Work of Being Autonomous 82 3.2.1 Additional examples 84 3.3 Case: Which Autonomous Voice? 86 Notes 88 References 88 4 Beneficence and Non‑Maleficence 90 4.1 Beneficence 93 4.1.1 Finding balance in the professions 94 4.1.2 Paternalistic beneficence? 95 4.2 Non‐Maleficence 97 4.2.1 Harm and incompetence 98 4.3 Cases 100 4.3.1 Mandatory vaccinations? 100 4.3.2 How much should you give? 101 Notes 102 References 103 5 Competency 105 5.1 Systematizing Confidence 106 5.2 Case: Sanctioning a Colleague 111 Note 112 6 Confidentiality and Privacy 113 6.1 Privacy 115 6.2 Privacy as a Moral Root of Confidentiality 116 6.2.1 Intimacy and confidentiality 117 6.2.2 Deontological and utilitarian foundations 118 6.3 Practical Considerations 120 6.3.1 Weighing confidentiality against other principles 121 6.4 Cases 122 6.4.1 Balancing principles: Privacy, beneficence, non‑maleficence, honesty, and fidelity 122 6.4.2 Tell the family? 123 Notes 124 References 125 7 Conflict of Interest 126 7.1 Definition 128 7.1.1 Situational conflict of interest 129 7.1.2 Conflict of interest and individual choices 130 7.1.3 Psychology and character 131 7.2 Types of Conflicting Inducements 132 7.2.1 Material inducements 132 7.2.2 Perceived conflict of interest 133 7.2.3 Conflicts of obligation and bias 134 7.3 Structural Conflict of Interest 136 7.3.1 Universally present 137 7.3.2 Roles and conflict of interest 137 7.3.3 Bias and conflict of interest 138 7.3.4 Managing structural conflict of interest 138 7.4 Cases 140 7.4.1 Accepting a gift 140 7.4.2 What now? 141 7.4.3 Treating everyone equally 142 Notes 143 References 144 References 144 8 Fidelity, Honesty, and Role‐Based Duties 146 8.1 Promises 148 8.1.1 Moral foundations 149 8.2 Honesty 150 8.2.1 Professionals’ duty to be informed 151 8.2.2 Commission versus omission 152 8.2.3 Honesty and wisdom 153 8.2.4 Balancing duties 154 8.2.5 Honesty and roles 155 8.3 Cases 156 8.3.1 Committed to the company? 156 8.3.2 A contract is a contract 158 8.3.3 The lying ethicist 159 Notes 160 References 161 9 Formal Justice, Bias, and Allocation of Resources 162 9.1 Arbitrary Features 163 9.2 The Complexity of Justice 165 9.3 Formal Justice 166 9.3.1 Justice and objectivity 167 9.3.2 Negative impacts 168 9.3.3 Circumstantial responses 168 9.4 Bias 170 9.4.1 Managing bias 171 9.5 Distributive Justice 172 9.5.1 What is fair? 173 9.5.2 Rawls’s theory 174 9.6 Cases 176 9.6.1 Equal treatment for cheaters? 176 9.6.2 Bias and just representation 178 9.6.3 A just allocation of health‐care resources 179 Notes 180 References 181 Epilogue: Democratization and the Changing of Professions 182 Some History 184 Democratization 185 Shifting power and inclusivity 185 Commercialization 186 Transforming Society and the Professions 187 Notes 189 References 189 Index 191

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Book SynopsisCare and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Citiesconnects the study of design with care, and explores how concepts of care may have relevance for the ways in which urban environments are designed. It explores how practices and spaces of care are sustained specifically in urban settings, thereby throwing light on an important arena of care that current work has rarely discussed in detail.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ixPreface xiii 1 Designing with Care and Caring with Design 1 Rob Imrie and Kim Kullman 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Care as a concept and practice 3 1.3 The problem of ‘good urban form’ 6 1.4 The collection 10 References 15 2 Age‐inclusive Design: A Challenge for Kitchen Living? 18 Sheila Peace 2.1 Introduction 18 2.2 The interface between age and care 18 2.3 The position of design 22 2.4 Environment and ageing 23 2.5 Learning from the NDA programme 24 2.6 Re‐designing the kitchen 25 2.7 Conclusion: the relationship between care and design 31 References 32 3 Curating Space, Choreographing Care: The Efficacy of the Everyday 37 Daryl Martin 3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Maggie’s: care by design 39 3.3 The accommodation of the everyday 42 3.4 Working the table 45 3.5 Familiarity bonds and the communal encounter 49 3.6 Conclusion: hospitality, generosity and the practice of care 51 Acknowledgements 53 References 53 4 ‘I Don’t Care About Places’: The Whereabouts of Design in Mental Health Care 56 Ola Söderström 4.1 Introduction 56 4.2 The design/care nexus 57 4.3 Spaces of design/geographies of mental illness 59 4.4 Everyday urban geographies of mental health 61 4.5 Designing landscapes of mental health care 68 References 70 5 The Sensory City: Autism, Design and Care 74 Joyce Davidson and Victoria L. Henderson 5.1 Introduction 74 5.2 Methodology and meaning 78 5.3 Global sensory themes: connections, confusions and pressures to conform 79 5.4 Coming to our senses: pragmatic considerations 81 5.5 Making space for autism: discussion and recommendations 85 5.6 Closing thoughts: on being open to embodiments of autistic sensory difference 88 References 91 6 Configuring the Caring City: Ownership, Healing, Openness 95 Charlotte Bates, Rob Imrie and Kim Kullman 6.1 Introduction 95 6.2 Ownership 98 6.3 Healing 103 6.4 Openness 108 6.5 Conclusion 113 Acknowledgements 114 References 114 7 ‘Looking after Things’: Caring for Sites of Trauma in Post‐Earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand 116 Jacky Bowring 7.1 Introduction 116 7.2 Wounding 121 7.3 Dwelling 122 7.4 Fragility 123 7.5 Empathy 125 7.6 ‘Treatment’ 129 7.7 Re‐wounding? 134 Acknowledgements 135 References 135 8 Empathy, Design and Care – Intention, Knowledge and Intuition: The Example of Alvar Aalto 138 Juhani Pallasmaa 8.1 Preamble 138 8.2 The flesh of the world 140 8.3 Empathy in design 140 8.4 Architecture as a medical instrument 142 8.5 The acts of identification and homecoming 145 8.6 The promise of beauty 145 8.7 Synthetic design 146 8.8 Art and evidence‐based design 148 8.9 The power of intuition 150 8.10 The loss of empathic wisdom 152 References 153 9 Architecture, Place and the ‘Care‐Full’ Design of Everyday Life 155 Jos Boys 9.1 Introduction 155 9.2 What counts as care in architectural education and practice? 156 9.3 The care‐full design of place 160 9.4 Re‐imagining caring in architectural and urban design 164 9.5 Caring differently? 165 9.6 Conclusion: from places to practices? 174 References 175 10 Ageing, Care and the Practice of Urban Curating 178 Sophie Handler 10.1 Introduction 178 10.2 ‘Urban curating’ and the spatialised practice of care 179 10.3 ‘Making space for older age’ 181 10.4 Other stories on growing old 183 10.5 Acting ‘otherhow’: extending duties of care 186 10.6 A vocabulary of caring labours 189 10.7 Subverting the ‘hierarchy of needs’ 191 10.8 Conclusion: adopting the language of care 194 References 196 11 Caring through Design?: En torno a la silla and the ‘Joint Problem‐Making’ of Technical Aids 198 Tomás Sánchez Criado and Israel Rodríguez‐Giralt 11.1 Introduction: the issue of technical aids in post‐austerity Spain 198 11.2 An open‐source wheelchair kit: expanding the relationship between people in wheelchairs and their social and urban environments 201 11.3 Opening up space for a briefcase, unleashing the wheelchair’s possibilities 204 11.4 Radicalising design through small object interventions: care as ‘joint problem‐making’? 211 11.5 Concluding remarks: ‘joint problem‐ making’ as a careful design mode in post‐austerity times? 215 Acknowledgements 216 References 216 12 Design and the Art of Care: Engaging the More than Human and Less than Inhuman 219 Michael Schillmeier 12.1 Introduction 219 12.2 Re‐design as artful contrast 219 12.3 Evoking mess 220 12.4 Social wellbeing 222 12.5 The art of rift‐design 224 12.6 Design, care and temporality 225 12.7 Design, care and spatiality 225 12.8 Caring about and resisting the habitual 226 12.9 More than human and less than inhuman 227 12.10 The ‘more than human’ of ideas 228 12.11 Less than inhuman 229 12.12 Design as care 232 References 234 Afterword: Caring Urban Futures 236 Charlotte Bates and Kim Kullman Index 241

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Book SynopsisEvoking Through Design: Contemporary Moods in Architecture is visually stunning, featuring built work and speculative projects, which highlight how contemporary practices are using devices such as spatial compositing, surface articulation and novel manipulations of materials in order to constitute spatial conditions radiating in delicate and sophisticated atmospheres. Contributors: Benjamin Bratton, Jeffrey Kipnis, Neil Leach, Silvia Levin, Frederic Migayrou, Juhani Pallasmaa, David Ruy, and Mario Carpo. Architects: Phillip Beesley, Marjan Colletti, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Evan Douglis, Michael Hansmayer, Steven Holl,Ferda Kolatan, Sean Lally, Greg Lynn and Peter Zumthor.Table of ContentsAbout the Guest-Editor 05Matias Del Campo Introduction Moods and Other Ontological Catastrophes 06Matias del Campo Mood Swings Architectural Affective Disorder 14John McMorrough !ntimacy Eragatory’s Experiments in Materiality, Deep Texture and Mood 20Isaie Bloch Aesthetics as Politics The Khaleesi Tower on West 57th Street, NYC 26Mark Foster Gage Figuring Mood The Role of Stimmung in the Formal Approachof Heinrich Wölfflin andAlois Riegl 34Andrew Saunders Low Albedo The Mathilde Project 42Jason Payne Oh, Vienna! An Interview with Wolf D Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au 46Matias del Campo Moody Objects Ore Fashion Stores and Blocks 54Matias del Campo The Affects of Realism Or the Estrangement of the Background 58Michael Young Parrhesia-stases (The Preamble) 66François Roche with Camille Lacadée Affects of Intricate Mass The Strange Characteristics of the RMIT Mace and NGV Pavilion 72Roland Snooks Excessive Resolution From Digital Streamlining to Computational Complexity 78Mario Carpo Something Else, Something Raw From ProtoHouse to Blokhut: The Aesthetics of Computational Assemblage 84Gilles Retsin XenoCells In the Mood for the Unseen 90Alisa Andrasek Bad Mood On Design and ‘Empathy’ 96Benjamin H Bratton Emanating Objects The Atmospheric Ecosystems Generated by Gelatinous Orb and Buru Buru 102Michael Loverich Mood, Posture and Rhythmic Feedback MONAD Studio’s Sonic Experiments with 3D-Printed Musical Instruments 108Eric Goldemberg The Awesome and Capricious Language of Past, Present and Future Digital Moods 118Marjan Colletti Counterpoint The Sixth Sense The Meaning of Atmosphere and Mood 126Juhani Pallasmaa Contributors 134

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Book SynopsisThe groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professionals.Table of ContentsForeword vi Acknowledgments ix Introduction xiii Leadership and Collaboration xiii Conceptual Framework xiv Why Collaborate? xiv How This Book Is Structured xv Who Should Read This Book? xvi Part 1 Collaboration in Context 1 Chapter 1 Collaboration in Practice 3 The Changing Landscape of Architectural Practice 3 The Rise of Integrated and Collaborative Project Delivery 6 Mutually Beneficial Collaboration 11 Leadership and Followership 15 The Promise versus Reality of Integrated Project Delivery—Interview with Renée Cheng 17 Chapter 2 Collaborative Project Delivery Tools 19 Traditional versus Collaborative Project Delivery 19 Collaborative Design-Bid-Build 20 Collaborative CM at-Risk 22 Collaborative Design-Build 24 Multi-Party Agreements 25 Integrated Project Delivery and Collaboration 27 The Value of Collaboration 28 When Not to Collaborate 30 Case Study Excerpt: Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse 31 Chapter 3 Creating Collaborative Environments 39 Collaborative Infrastructure 39 Physical Space 39 Social Structures 42 Training and Support 43 Technology Tools 44 Leaders’ Roles 47 Collaboration Takes Commitment, Not Contracts—Interview with Stephen Van Dyck 48 Part 2 Collaboration Tools and Tactics 53 Chapter 4 Building Collaborative Teams 55 Assembling and Organizing Teams 55 Selection of Team Members 56 Diversity and Inclusion in Teams 61 Organizing Teams 62 Coordination among Subteams 64 Developing Team Culture 66 Case Study Excerpt: Odegaard Library Renovation 68 Chapter 5 Maintaining Collaborative Teams 77 Project Team Size 77 Cross-Functional Teams 79 Stability of Teams 80 Assessment 83 Coaching and Feedback 84 Collaborative from the Start—A Conversation with Clare Olsen and Caryn Brause 84 Chapter 6 Development Stages 87 Stages of Team Development 87 Forming 87 Storming 88 Norming 89 Performing 90 Adjourning 90 Team Development Model 91 Case Study Excerpt: Global Center for Health and Innovation 92 Chapter 7 Team Behaviors 101 Negative Team Behavior 101 Fear of Conflict 103 Lack of Commitment 103 Lack of Accountability 104 Inattention to Results 104 Loss of Trust 105 Effective Team Behaviors 106 Situational Team Organization 107 Collective Decision Making 107 Case Study: Allegheny Health Network Health + Wellness Pavilion 108 Chapter 8 Collaboration Tools 119 Rational versus Intuitive Processes 119 Lean Strategies 119 Lean Tools 120 Choosing by Advantages 122 A3 Reports 123 Decision Matrix 124 Decision Tree 125 Ishikawa (Fishbone) Diagram 125 BIM Scorecard 126 Case Study: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center 127 Part 3 Leadership Effectiveness 135 Chapter 9 Leadership Effectiveness 137 Foundations of Leadership 137 Trait versus Behavior 138 Ability 138 Awareness 139 Commitment 139 Conscious/Competent 140 Leading Together—Interview with Patricia Rhee 141 Chapter 10 Leadership Development 145 Farm Gate Model 145 Interpersonal Awareness 147 Individual Awareness Tools 148 Team Awareness Tools 149 Case Study Excerpt: Bullitt Center 149 Chapter 11 Leadership Stages of Development 157 Guildhall Model 157 Development Stages 158 Combined Development Model 159 Case Study Excerpt: ASU Memorial Union 159 Chapter 12 Task-Relationship Behavior 169 Leader in Development 169 Direction and Feedback 169 Stage Assessment 171 Task-Relationship 172 Practice-Based Scenario: The Story of Frank and Denise 174 Chapter 13 Cognitive Styles 179 Understanding Cognition 179 Adaptive Problem Solving 182 Innovative Problem Solving 182 Bridgers as Leaders 184 Adaptive and Innovative Team Cultures 185 Reflective Environments 185 Case Study Excerpt: The Center for Building Energy Science & Engineering (Building 661) 187 Chapter 14 Leadership Styles 197 Authoritarian/Autocratic 197 Participative/Democratic 198 Delegative/Free Reign 198 Style-to-Situation 199 Positive and Negative Reinforcement 200 Task and Relationship 202 Leadership in Development—Rick del Monte and Fred Perpall 203 Part 4 Communication and Conflict 207 Chapter 15 Communication Fundamentals 209 Components of Communication 209 Barriers to Communication 211 Listening and Feedback 212 Verbal and Nonverbal Communication 213 Communication Assessment 216 Chapter 16 Johari Window Model 221 Open Self 221 Hidden Self 221 Blind Self 222 Unknown Self 222 Self-Awareness Assessment 223 Chapter 17 Feedback and Motivation 225 Steps to Constructive Feedback 225 Feedback Style 226 Maslow’s Theory 227 Herzberg’s Theory 228 Adequate Resources 229 The Motivation Process 229 Modes of Motivation 231 Motivation to Innovation 232 Motivation and Maintenance 233 Chapter 18 Conflict Management 235 Healthy Conflict 235 Conflict Management Styles 236 Conflict Management Model 239 Conflict Management Leadership 241 Conflict Management and Resolution 242 Part 5 Leadership in Practice 249 Chapter 19 The Value of Inclusion 251 The Changing Workforce 252 Diversity and Creativity 253 Empathy 254 Generational Traits 254 Gender and Leadership 259 Race and Leadership 263 Building Leaders and Design/Build—Interview with Emilie Taylor Welty 264 Chapter 20 Leadership and Change 271 Foundations of Innovation 272 Complex Environments 274 Strategic Leadership 274 Change Management 276 Social Leadership 277 Thought Leadership 278 Case Study Excerpt: Girl Scouts of Utah Summer Cabins 279 Chapter 21 Practice Leadership 287 Culture and Organization 287 Practice Management Components 288 Managing Meetings 289 Structure and Business Models 290 The Leadership Cycle 291 Training and Development 293 Reflective Practice—Interview with Z Smith 294 Conclusion Toward a More Collaborative Practice 299 Bibliography 301 Index 311

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Book SynopsisLonger lifespans and the needs of the oldest old are challenging the senior living industry to find bold and compassionate solutions to combine programs and services with housing. Victor Regnier''s latest research provides a thoughtful and insightful roadmap that arrays new ways of thinking from small-scale settings to community based options. International case studies offer possible solutions with the best thinking from around the globeall with Vic''s unique perspective of extracting themes and concepts that are broadly applicable and essential to addressing the needs of those that live on life''s fragile edge. David Hoglund, FAIA Supporting the independence of the oldest-old is a tough problem Victor Regnier addresses in his latest book on aging and housing. Like previous work, Victor relies on the best practices of northern Europeans to outline a three-prong approach. First, providing extremely comprehensive home care services in an apartment for life setting. Second, refTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xix Foreword xxiii About the Companion Website xxxiii 1 What Do Older People Want? 1 What Possibilities Would Frail Older People Prefer in a Housing Solution? 1 How We Age Is Often Unpredictable 1 Strategy One: Stay in the House and See What Happens 2 Strategy Two: Plan the Move and Explore Other Scenarios 5 What Aspects of Housing and Services Best Serve the Older Frail? 9 Endnotes 10 2 What Are the Major Aging Changes that Affect Independence? 13 Changes in Sensory Modalities 13 Chronic Conditions and Disability that Limit Independence 17 Will Chronic Disease Continue to Decrease? 18 Endnotes 22 3 Demographics and Living Arrangements 25 Mortality and Fertility on the World Stage 25 Longevity Is a Primary Driver of Aging Population Growth 26 World Population Growth: 65+, 85+, 100+ 26 China Is the Most Rapidly Aging Country in the World 27 European Aging Experience: Been There, Done That 28 The Triple Whammy of the Aging of Japan: Longevity, Low Fertility, and Low In-migration 29 What About the Growth Rate of the 65+ and 85+ Population in the US? 29 The Centenarians and Near Centenarians: 100- and 90-Year-Olds in the US 31 Impacts of Demographic Growth 31 What Other Demographic Issues Will Affect the Future? 33 Endnotes 34 4 How Is Long-Term Care Defined? What Are the Choices? 37 What Are the Major LTC Alternatives? 37 Nursing Home Facts and Figures 38 What Are the Problems of Traditional Nursing Homes? 38 Will Green House© and Small House Models Replace Traditional Nursing Homes? 41 What Attributes Should We Strive to Include in New Nursing Homes? 42 How Do Assisted Living (AL) and Residential Care Settings Differ? 43 Assisted Living, Problem One: Care for More Dependent Residents 44 Assisted Living, Problem Two: Cost of Care and Lack of Reimbursement 44 How Do Assisted Living Residents Differ from Nursing Home Residents? 45 What Can We Learn from Hospice Models? 45 Home Care Through Family Members and Formal Sources 47 Reformulating Home Care to Work at the Margin of Need 48 Endnotes 50 5 Concepts and Objectives for Housing the Frail 53 First-Order Concepts 53 Second-Order Concepts 53 Environmental Docility Hypothesis 54 Endnotes 55 6 20 Design Ideas and Concepts that Can Make a Difference 57 The Neighborhood, Site Issues, and Outdoor Space 57 ONE: Defining a Good Accessible Site 57 TWO: Orientation to the Outdoors and the Natural World 58 THREE: Courtyards for Density, Views, and Social Exchange 60 FOUR: Interstitial Spaces on the Building’s Edge 60 FIVE: Atriums for Social Interaction and Exercise 62 Refining Design Attributes and Considerations 64 SIX: Making the Building Approachable, Friendly, and Noninstitutional 64 SEVEN: Create a Building that Is Accommodating and Adaptable 65 EIGHT: The Building Design Should Encourage Walking 66 NINE: Invite Natural Light 68 TEN: Embrace the Open Plan 69 ELEVEN: The Impact of Interior Design on the Senses 70 TWELVE: Special Considerations for Designing for Dementia 72 Stimulating Social Interaction 74 THIRTEEN: Places that Welcome Family and Friends 74 FOURTEEN: The 100% Corner or Community Table 76 FIFTEEN: Places for Unobtrusive Observation and Previewing 78 SIXTEEN: The Retreat 80 SEVENTEEN: The Primary Path 81 EIGHTEEN: Triangulation 82 Planning the Dwelling Unit 83 NINETEEN: Personalization that Makes the Unit Your Own 83 TWENTY: Dwelling Unit Design 85 Endnotes 88 7 12 Caregiving and Management Practices that Avoid an Institutional Lifestyle 91 Effective Caregiving Strategies 91 ONE: Accommodating Independence Through a Home Care Model 91 TWO: Primary, Secondary, and Designated Caregivers and the Computer 93 THREE: Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Therapy 94 FOUR: Maintain a Commitment to Serve the Surrounding Neighborhood 97 Full Participation in the Life of the Place 99 FIVE: Use It or Lose It 99 SIX: Commitment to Physical Therapy and Exercise 100 SEVEN: Clubs, Entertainment, and Purposeful Activity 101 EIGHT: The Dining Experience and Nutrition 101 Creating Affect and Joy 104 NINE: Encouraging Cheerfulness and Positive Affect 104 TEN: Avoid an Institutional Lifestyle 106 ELEVEN: Plants, Pets, Kids, and the Creative Arts 107 TWELVE: Treating the Staff with Respect and Dignity 109 Endnotes 110 8 21 Building Case Studies 111 European History of Home-care Serviced Buildings 111 Service House Model Emerges 112 AFLs, Humanitas Style 113 The Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) or Life Plan Community (LPC): A US Invention 118 CS ONE: Humanitas Bergweg, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 120 CS TWO: Rundgraafpark, Veldhoven, the Netherlands 125 CS THREE: La Valance, Maastricht, the Netherlands 129 CS FOUR: Neptuna, Malmö, Sweden 134 CS FIVE: De Plussenburgh, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 138 CS SIX: De Kristal (Crystal), Rotterdam, the Netherlands 144 CS SEVEN: Woodlands Condo for Life Prototype, Woodlands, Texas 146 CS EIGHT: NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham, Massachusetts 151 Small Group Living Cluster Case Studies 157 CS NINE: Mount San Antonio Gardens Green House©, Claremont, California 161 CS TEN: Leonard Florence Center for Living, Chelsea, Massachusetts 165 CS ELEVEN: The New Jewish Lifecare Manhattan Living Center, Manhattan, New York 170 CS TWELVE: Hogeweyk Dementia Village, Weesp, the Netherlands 175 CS THIRTEEN: Ærtebjerghaven, Odense, Denmark 184 CS FOURTEEN: Herluf Trolle, Odense, Denmark 190 Smaller-scale Assisted Living Buildings (25 to 40 Units) and Other Options 195 CS FIFTEEN: Vigs Ängar Assisted Living, Köpingebro, Sweden 195 CS SIXTEEN: Ulrika Eleonora Service House, Louviisa, Finland 201 CS SEVENTEEN: Irismarken Nursing Center, Virum, Denmark 205 CS EIGHTEEN: Sunrise of Beverly Hills Dementia Cluster, Beverly Hills, California 210 CS NINETEEN: Egebakken Co-Housing, Nobedo, Denmark 214 CS TWENTY: Willson Hospice, Albany, Georgia 219 CS TWENTY-ONE: Musholm Bugt Feriecenter, Korsør, Denmark 223 Endnotes 227 9 Programs that Encourage Staying at Home with Service Assistance 229 One: Home Modification Programs 229 Two: Danish Home Care System 232 Three: PACE (Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) 235 Four: Home– and Community–Based Care: The 1915c and 1115 Waiver Programs and Long-term Care Insurance 238 Five: Beacon Hill Village (BHV) 240 Six: Age-Friendly Cities 243 Seven: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) 245 Eight: GenSmart House and Next Gen House 247 Nine: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC’s) 249 Endnotes 251 10 Therapeutic Use of Outdoor Spaces and Plant Materials 253 How Does the Landscape Make a Difference? 253 Biophilia 253 Physical Health Benefits 254 Mental Health Benefits 255 Design Considerations for Gardens and Outdoor Spaces 256 Dementia Gardens 260 European Atrium Buildings 261 Endnotes 265 11 How Will Technology Help People Stay Independent and Avoid Institutionalization? 267 Transportation Is a Major Barrier Today 267 Internet Service Utilization 268 Home-Delivered Services 269 Driverless Cars 271 Social Robots 271 Functional Electro-mechanical Robots 273 Transfer and Lifting Devices 274 Exoskeletons 275 Protective Clothing 276 Scooters (Personal Operating Vehicles) and Mobility Aides 276 Virtual Reality 277 Replaceable Body Parts 278 DNA-based Medicines and Therapies 278 Endnotes 279 12 Primary Themes, Takeaways, and Conclusions 281 The US and the World Will Experience a Much Older Population 281 Home Care Models and Integrated Health Care Models Are Needed 281 Assisted Living (AL) Is a Viable Alternative but Comes with Restrictions in the US 282 The Apartment for Life (AFL) Model Provides Personal and Medical Care in Independent Housing 282 Small Group Housing Clusters for the Extremely Mentally and Physically Frail Is Likely to Continue, Even with Other Options Available 283 Most Existing US Nursing Homes Are of Poor Quality and Need to Be Phased Out or Upgraded 283 How Can We Help Those with Dementia Live a More Satisfying and Meaningful Life? 284 Baby Boomers Have High Expectations for Quality Long-term Care Services but Lack the Means to Purchase Them 285 Supporting Friendships and Increasing Affect Make Places to Live Happier 285 How Will Advances in Technology Make a Difference? 286 An Emphasis on Exercise and Connections to Outdoor Spaces 286 More Comprehensive Approaches at the City and Neighborhood Scale 287 Conclusions 287 Index 289

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Book SynopsisA complete examination of the men and forces that created and shaped the modern state of Israel over the last hundred years Walls of Jerusalem is a study of the creation and evolution of the modern state of Israel. This unique work begins with the actions of four extraordinary men Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion and follows with their influence on subsequent leaders and on the political and military decisions that have shaped and changed Jerusalem and the nation. The resulting physical realty has made concrete the shift in vison from the broad utopian ideals of the beginning, to the separation barrier and settlement enclaves that increasingly divide both Jewish and Palestinian cultures. The author traveled across the West Bank, into the Israeli settlements and along the Israeli security barrier dividing Israel from Palestine. He entered the tombs, mosques and synagogues, experienced the distortion of Jerusalem since the buTable of ContentsPreface viii Prologue xi 1 Herzl, Weizmann and the Balfour Declaration 1 2 Jabotinsky, Ben‐Gurion and the Iron Wall 38 3 “National Homeland” 64 4 Al‐Nakba (Catastrophe) 103 5 Eretz Yisrael 137 6 Settlements 177 7 The “Separation Barrier” 227 8 In Palestine 265 9 Netanyahu, Trump and the Future 310 Epilogue 337 Index 341

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Book SynopsisThe first university-level textbook on the power, condition, and expanse of contemporary fine art drawing A Companion to Contemporary Drawing explores how 20th and 21st century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique textbook considers the place, space, and history of drawing and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice over the years. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to question and reflect upon what they see, feel, and experience. This book discusses key themes in contemporary drawing practice, addresses the working conditions and context of artists, and considers a wide range of personal, social, and political considerations that influence artistic choices. Topics include the politics of eroticism in South American drawing, anti-capitalist drawing from Eastern Europe, drawing and conceptual art, feminist drawing, and exhibitions tTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Notes on Contributors xvii Acknowledgments xxv Introduction 1Kelly Chorpening and Rebecca Fortnum Part I The Power of Drawing 11 1 The Black Index 13Bridget R. Cooks 2 A State of Alert: The Politics of Eroticism in South American Drawing 29Sofia Gotti 3 Graphic Witness 55Kate Macfarlane 4 Drawn from Communism: Anti-Capitalist Drawing from Central-Eastern Europe 71Magdalena Radomska 5 Differencing Drawing: Feminist Perspectives on Line, Surface, and Space 95Griselda Pollock 6 A Dirty Double Mirror: Drawing, Autobiography, and Feminism 123Rebecca Fortnum 7 Between the Sky and the Handle: Shilpa Gupta’s Drawings in the Contemporary 147Parul Dave Mukherji 8 Drawing as Contagion 161Jade Montserrat 9 Curating Drawing: Exhibitions and the Centering of Drawing in Contemporary Art 167João Ribas Part II The Condition of Drawing 183 10 Observation and Drawing: From Looking to Seeing 185Paul Moorhouse 11 “Drawing’s Impropriety” 203Lucien Massaert 12 Drawing in Atopia: An Exploration of “Drift” as Method 221Beth Harland 13 Works on/in/with Paper: Approaching Drawing as Responsive Marking 239Marina Kassianidou 14 Indexical Drawing: On Frottage 257Margaret Iversen 15 Ground as Critical Limit 271Laura Lisbon 16 Drawing’s Finish 287Stephanie Straine 17 Radical Antinomies: Drawing and Conceptual Art 309Anna Lovatt 18 Drawing Desires 325Sunil Manghani 19 Drawing from Life and the Twenty-first Century Art School 343Kelly Chorpening Part III The Expanse of Drawing 367 20 Marking Time, Moving Images: Drawing and Film 369Ed Krčma 21 Digital Drawing 389Tamarin Norwood 22 The Dot and the Line: Drawing Amongst Computers 407Jane de Almeida 23 Installation/Drawing: Spaces of Drawing Between Art and Architecture 431Sophia Banou 24 Informational Drawing 451Matthew Ritchie 25 Drawing Towards Sound – Notation, Diagram, Drawing 471David Ryan 26 Chinese Calligraphy: A Drawing Ecology 493 Eric Wear 27 The Enduring Power of Comic Strips 513Simon Grennan Index 531

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Book SynopsisPaves the path for the adoption and effective implementation of BIM by design firms, emphasizing the design opportunities that this workflow affords This book expands on BIM (Building Information Modeling), showing its applicability to a range of design-oriented projects. It emphasizes the full impact that a data modeling tool has on design processes, systems, and the high level of collaboration required across the design team. It also explains the quantitative analysis opportunities that BIM affords for sustainable design and for balancing competing design agendas, while highlighting the benefits BIM offers to designing in 3D for construction. The book concludes with a deep look at the possible future of BIM and digitally-enhanced design. Through clear explanation of the processes involved and compelling case studies of design-oriented projects presented with full-color illustrations, BIM for Design Firms: Data Rich Architecture at Small and Medium Scales Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction ix 1 Digital Design 1 Introduction 1 What’s Wrong with BIM? 7 Leveraging BIM Workflows in the Design and Delivery of Complex Projects 9 BIM in Academia: How BIM Is Taught 15 Conclusion 27 2 BIM Past and Present 29 A Brief History of BIM 29 The Right Project for BIM 33 BIM-Authoring Platforms and Technologies 34 Driving Model-Based Deliverables with the BIM Forum Level of Development (LOD) Specification 42 Industry Foundation Classes 46 Other BIM Interoperability 61 3 What Tools Mean 65 Introduction 65 BIM: What It Is and What It Isn’t 68 The Myth of the Neutral Tool 82 Guiding Principles 85 4 Appropriate Technology 91 Introduction 91 Transitioning to BIM 95 5 Case Studies in Form Making 121 Introduction 121 The Case Studies 122 Conclusion 148 6 Case Studies in Digital Fabrication 149 Introduction 149 Case Studies 150 7 BIM Tomorrow: Trends in Technology 175 A Technology-Rich Future for the Profession 175 Digital Realities: Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Modes 176 Computational Design and Visual Programming Languages 185 LiDAR, Photogrammetry, and Point Clouds 193 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 196 Conclusion 201 Afterword 203 Index 207

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Book SynopsisDiscover BIM: A better way to build better buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they function, and the ways in which they are designed and built. TheBIM Handbook, Third Editionprovides an in-depth understanding of BIM technologies, the business and organizational issues associated with its implementation, and the profound advantages that effective use of BIM can provide to all members of a project team. Updates to this edition include: Information on the ways in which professionals should use BIM to gain maximum value New topics such as collaborative working, national and major construction clients, BIM standards and guides A diTable of ContentsForeword to the Third Edition xvii Preface xxi CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 1.0 Executive Summary 1 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 The Current AEC Business Model 2 1.3 Documented Inefficiencies of Traditional Approaches 9 1.4 BIM: New Tools and New Processes 13 1.5 BIM as a Lifecycle Platform 18 1.6 What Is Not a BIM Platform? 19 1.7 What Are the Benefits of BIM? What Problems Does It Address? 20 1.8 BIM and Lean Construction 25 1.9 What Challenges Can be Expected? 28 1.10 Future of Designing and Building With BIM 30 1.11 Case Studies 30 Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 31 CHAPTER 2 Core Technologies and Software 32 2.0 Executive Summary 32 2.1 The Evolution to Object-Based Parametric Modeling 33 2.2 Beyond Parametric Shapes 48 2.3 BIM Environments, Platforms, and Tools 57 2.4 BIM Model Quality and Model Checking 62 2.5 BIM Platforms 64 2.6 Design Review Applications 76 2.7 Conclusion 82 Chapter 2 Discussion Questions 83 CHAPTER 3 Collaboration and Interoperability 85 3.0 Executive Summary 85 3.1 Introduction 86 3.2 Different Kinds of Data Exchange Methods 88 3.3 Background of Product Data Models 95 3.4 Other Efforts Supporting Standardization 107 3.5 The Evolution from File-Based Exchange to BIM Servers 112 3.6 Interfacing Technologies 124 Chapter 3 Discussion Questions 128 CHAPTER 4 BIM for Owners and Facility Managers 130 4.0 Executive Summary 130 4.1 Introduction: Why Owners Should Care About BIM 131 4.2 Owner’s Role in a BIM Project 133 4.3 Cost and Time Management 142 4.4 An Owner and Facility Manager’s Building Model 154 4.5 Leading the BIM Implementation on a Project 160 4.6 Barriers to Implementing BIM: Risks and Common Myths 167 4.7 Issues for Owners to Consider when Adopting BIM 171 Chapter 4 Discussion Questions 173 CHAPTER 5 BIM for Architects and Engineers 175 5.0 Executive Summary 175 5.1 Introduction 177 5.2 Scope of Design Services 179 5.3 BIM Use in Design Processes 186 5.4 Building Object Models and Libraries 215 5.5 Considerations in Adoption for Design Practice 223 Chapter 5 Discussion Questions 226 CHAPTER 6 BIM for Contractors 228 6.0 Executive Summary 228 6.1 Introduction 230 6.2 Types of Construction Firms 231 6.3 Information Contractors Want from BIM 232 6.4 BIM-Enabled Process Change 234 6.5 Developing a Construction Building Information Model 237 6.6 Using a Contractor Building Information Model 241 6.7 3D: Visualization and Coordination 243 6.8 4D: Construction Analysis and Planning 245 6.9 5D: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating 255 6.10 Production Planning and Control 260 6.11 Off-site Fabrication and Modular Construction 261 6.12 BIM in the Field 263 6.13 Cost and Schedule Control and Other Management Functions 270 6.14 Commissioning and Turnover 272 Chapter 6 Discussion Questions 273 CHAPTER 7 BIM for Subcontractors and Fabricators 275 7.0 Executive Summary 275 7.1 Introduction 276 7.2 Types of Subcontractors and Fabricators 278 7.3 The Benefits of a BIM Process for Subcontractor Fabricators 283 7.4 Generic BIM System Requirements for Fabricators 298 7.5 Specific BIM Requirements for Fabrication 305 7.6 Adopting BIM in a Fabrication Operation 317 Chapter 7 Discussion Questions 322 CHAPTER 8 Facilitators of BIM Adoption and Implementation 323 8.0 Executive Summary 323 8.1 Introduction 324 8.2 BIM Mandates 324 8.3 BIM Roadmaps, Maturity Models, and Measures 330 8.4 BIM Guides 340 8.5 BIM Education and Training 345 8.6 Legal, Security, and Best Practice Issues 358 Chapter 8 Discussion Questions 362 CHAPTER 9 The Future: Building with BIM 364 9.0 Executive Summary 364 9.1 Introduction 366 9.2 BIM Before 2000: Predicting Trends 367 9.3 Development and Impact of BIM: 2000 to 2017 370 9.4 Current Trends 376 9.4.1 Process Trends 377 9.4.2 Technology Trends 381 9.4.3 Integrative Process and Technology Trends 382 9.4.4 Trends in BIM Research 383 9.4.5 Obstacles to Change 385 9.5 Vision 2025 386 9.6 Beyond 2025 394 Acknowledgment 397 Chapter 9 Discussion Questions 397 CHAPTER 10 BIM Case Studies 398 10.0 Introduction 398 Acknowledgments 401 10.1 National Children’s Hospital, Dublin 405 Acknowledgments 419 10.2 Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, South Korea 419 Acknowledgments 437 10.3 Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris 437 Acknowledgments 451 10.4 Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea 451 Acknowledgments 468 10.5 Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver 468 Acknowledgments 481 Online Sources 481 10.6 Victoria Station, London Underground 482 Acknowledgments 498 10.7 Nanyang Technological University Student Residence Halls, Singapore 499 Acknowledgments 522 10.8 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 522 Acknowledgments 554 10.9 Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Medina, UAE 554 Acknowledgments 574 10.10 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 574 Acknowledgments 583 10.11 Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Palo Alto, California 584 Acknowledgments 613 Glossary 614 References 623 Index 639

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Book SynopsisWorkflows are being rethought and remodelled across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) spectrum. The synthesis of building information modelling (BIM) platforms with digital simulation techniques and increasing access to data, charting building performance, is allowing architects to engage in the generation of new workflows across multidisciplinary teams.By merging digital design operations with construction activities, project delivery and post-occupation scenarios, architects are becoming instrumental in the shaping of buildings as well as the design process. Workflows expand the territory of architectural practice by extending designers' remit beyond the confines of the design stage. The implications for the AEC industry and architecture as a profession could not be greater. These new collaborative models are becoming as important as the novel buildings they allow us to produce.Contributors include: Shajay Bhooshan, John Cays, Randy DeutsTable of ContentsAbout the Guest-Editor 05Richard Garber Introduction Digital Workflows and the Expanded Territory of the Architect 06Richard Garber Sketching with Glass A Return to the Hand-Driven Workflow 14Sean A Gallagher Geologic Workflows The Metamorphosis of the Great Rock 22Péter Kis and Sándor Bardóczi The Fifth Dimension Architect-Led Design–Build 28Stacie Wong Mashup and Assemblage in Digital Workflows The Role of Integrated Software Platforms in the Production of ArchitectureAdam Modesitt Putting BIM at the Heart of a Small Practice 42David Miller Encrypted Workflows The Secret World of Objects 48Rhett Russo Understanding Architectural Workflows in Global Practice 56Randy Deutsch Expansive Workflows Downstream Coordination in the Design of Sporting Facilities 68Jonathan Mallie From Pencils to Partners The Next Role of Computation in Building Design 74Ian Keough and Anthony Hauck Collaborative Design Combining Computer-Aided Geometry Design and Building Information Modelling 82Shajay Bhooshan Ruptured Flows An Argument for Nonlinear Workflows 90Kutan Ayata Life-Cycle Assessment Reducing Environmental Impact Risk with Workflow Data You Can Trust 96John Cays Coming Full Circle New Ruralism 104Richard Garber Ecological Workflows Zhangdu Lake Farm, Hubei Province, China 114Richard Garber Advanced Engineering with Building Information Modelling Establishing Flexible Frameworks for the Design and Documentation of Complex Buildings 120Ken Goldup, Zak Kostura, Tabitha Tavolaro and Seth Wolfe Sinuous Workflows MAD Architects, The Harbin Opera House 128Richard Garber Counterpoint Architects at the Mixing Desk Workflows Cutting Across the Whole-Life Process 136Dale Sinclair Contributors 142

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Book SynopsisNew modes of practice are now emerging in architecture. Rural Studio, Exyzt, Muf, Assemble and many more have led the way by challenging conventional ideas of The Architect'' and reclaiming the notion of architecture as something public that should work ultimately towards the collective good. This quiet revolution is born out of a crisis in the profession and a wider vacuum in the political, environmental and economic situation. On the one hand, architecture as a profession has seen its influence diminish rapidly over the last 50 years through privatisation and the dominance of finance, while on the other hand it has also lacked collective courage and readiness to evolve. Without necessarily being aware of each other, studios around the world are now redefining the profession of architecture as something more proactive, self-aware and political. They are broadening their skill sets and becoming deeply involved in their projects, initiating them themselves, financing them and running

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Book SynopsisArchitects are facing a crisis of agency. For decades, they have seen their traditional role diminish in scope as more and more of their responsibilities have been taken over by other disciplines within the building construction industry. Once upon a time, we might have seen the architect as the conductor of the orchestra; now he or she is but one cog in a vast and increasingly complex machine. In an attempt to find a way out of this crisis, there is growing debate about how architects might reassert the importance of their role and influence. On one side of this argument are those who believe that architects must refocus their attention on the internal demands of the discipline. On the other are those who argue that architects must, instead, reacquaint themselves with what many still believe to be the discipline's core mission of advancing social progress and promoting the public good, and at the same time the scope of their traditional disciplinary remit. At root, th

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Book SynopsisAcomprehensive anddetailed overview of the active regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage. The combined processes of globalisation, urbanisation, environmental change, population growth and rapid technological development have resulted in an increasingly complex, dynamic and interrelated world, in which concerns about the meaning of cultural heritage and identitycontinue to grow. As the need for culturally and environmentally sustainable design grows, the challenge for professionals involved in the management of inherited built environments is to respond to this ever-changing context in a critical, dynamic and creative way. Our knowledge and understanding of the principles, approachesandmethodsto sustainably adapt existing buildings and placesisrapidly expanding.Architectural Regenerationcontributes to thisknowledge-basethrough a holistic approachthatlinkspolicywithpracticeandestablishesa theoretical framework within which to understand architectural regeneration.Itincludes extensive case studies of theregeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritagefrom around the world. Different scales andcontextsof architectural regeneration are discussed, includingurban, suburban, rural and temporary. At a time when regeneration policy has shifted to the recognition that heritage matters' and that the historic environment and creative industries are a vital driver of regeneration, an increasing workload of architectural practices concerns the refurbishment, adaptive re-use or extension of existing buildings. As a result, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students ofarchitecture,historic conservation, urban and environmental design, sustainability, and urban regeneration, as well as for practitioners and decision makers working in those fields. Table of ContentsAuthor Biographies xiii Architectural Regeneration: An Introduction xxiAylin Orbaşl𝚤 and Marcel Vellinga Theory xxii Context xxiv Design xxvii Acknowledgements xxix Bibliography xxx Part I Theory 1 1 Architectural Regeneration and its Theoretical Context 3Aylin Orbaşl𝚤 and Marcel Vellinga Introduction 3 Theoretical Context 4 Processes of Transformation 4 Architecture as a Dynamic Process 5 Conservation Theory 7 Defining a Continuum: Re-Merging Conservation and Design in Architecture 8 Architecture as a Transformative Tool 9 Architectural (Design) Theory 10 Regeneration Theories 11 Theories of Place Identity and Authenticity 12 Speeding Up and Time Theories 13 The Principles that Shape Architectural Regeneration 14 Architecture is a Cultural Process 14 Context/Environment Matters 15 Adaptive Capacity and Robustness 15 The Art of Adding and Subtracting 17 Contextual Complexity and Interconnectedness 17 Design Adds Value 21 Conclusion 21 Further Reading 22 Bibliography 22 2 Making the Case for Architectural Regeneration 27Aylin Orbaşl𝚤 Introduction 27 Heritage-Led Regeneration 28 Economic Benefits and Cycles of Architectural Regeneration 30 Environmental Benefits of Architectural Regeneration 37 Intangible and Social Benefits of Architectural Regeneration 38 Conclusion 41 Further Reading 43 Bibliography 43 3 Decision-making in Regeneration Practice 47Juliet Carpenter Introduction 47 Urban Regeneration Governance Within a Theoretical Context 48 Evolution of Decision-making for Urban Regeneration 49 Public vs Private-led Regeneration 49 Community Engagement in Regeneration 51 Post-2008 Regeneration 53 Conclusion 55 Further Reading 56 Bibliography 57 4 Creativity, Newcomers, and the Transformation of Inner Cityscapes 61Stephen J. Shaw Introduction 61 Conceptual Framework: Reconstructing ‘Creativity’, Space, and Place 63 The Long View: Polity, Policy, and Practice in the UK 67 Street-level Developments: New Hotspots for Creativity and Growth? 69 Conclusion 75 Further Reading 77 Bibliography 77 Case Study 1 Architectural Regeneration in Oxford, UK 81Geoffrey Randell Introduction 81 Regeneration and Industry 82 Regeneration of Oxford Castle and Prison 83 Reflections 92 Acknowledgements 95 Bibliography 95 Part II Context 97 5 Urban Conservation and Regeneration 99Aylin Orbaşl𝚤 Introduction 99 The Context of Urban Conservation 100 What’s in a Name? 100 The Urban Conservation Movement: A Brief History 101 Urban Conservation in the Planning Context 105 Urban Conservation in Practice 106 Hip Neighbourhoods and Gentrification 106 Historic Places as Tourism Destinations 110 Flagship Projects and Branded Quarters 113 Industrial Areas 115 Reimaging and Reimagining Historic Urban Quarters 117 Making Urban ConservationWork 119 Conclusion 121 Further Reading 121 Bibliography 122 6 Suburban Regeneration: An Exercise in Perpetual Place-Making 127Denise Lawrence-Zúñiga Introduction 127 Gentrifying Bungalow Neighbourhoods 130 Mansionising the Modern Suburb 136 Regenerating Suburban Communities with Immigrants 139 Conclusion 141 Further Reading 143 Bibliography 143 7 Rural Regeneration 145Sanja Lončar and Marcel Vellinga Introduction 145 Conceptualising Rurality 147 Rural Realities 150 Architecture in Rural Areas 152 Architectural Regeneration and Counter-urbanisation 154 Architectural Regeneration in Abandoned Rural Areas 156 Architectural Regeneration in Protected Areas 158 Architectural Regeneration as Part of Thematic Routes 160 Conclusion 162 Further Reading 163 Bibliography 163 8 Temporariness in Architectural Regeneration 169Aylin Orbaşl𝚤 and Joanna Karmowska Introduction 169 The Notion of Temporariness and Organisational Temporariness 171 Defining ‘Temporary’ in the Urban Context 172 Key Players and Drivers 174 The Role of Temporary Interventions in Regeneration 177 Longer-term Impacts and Unintended Consequences 179 Conclusion 182 Further Reading 183 Bibliography 184 9 Regenerating Unfinished Buildings 189Igea Troiani and Andrew Dawson Introduction: Unfinished Buildings in an Age of Uncertainty 189 Research on Unfinished Buildings: From Venezuela to Italy, to Greece and Beyond 191 The Evolution of Concrete Frame Construction: From Maison Domino to Polykatoikia 194 Design Tactics for Unfinished Athens 195 Sustainable Design for Unfinished Buildings 200 The Temporary Design of Unfinished Buildings 201 The Socio-cultural Engagement of Unfinished Buildings 203 Ethical Design Practice for Unfinished Buildings 203 Socio-political, Activist Critique of Unfinished Buildings 206 Conclusion: Reflections on Unfinished Athens and Architecture’s Relationship with Capitalism 207 Acknowledgements 209 Bibliography 211 Case Study 2 Architectural Regeneration in Istanbul, Turkey 215Deniz Ikiz Kaya Introduction 215 Regeneration Approaches and Practices in Istanbul 216 Planning and Regulatory Systems 216 Culture-led Regeneration in the Post-industrial Waterfronts 217 Tourism-led Regeneration in Historic Residential Areas 219 Reconstruction as a Tool of Regeneration 222 Conclusion 224 Bibliography 225 Part III Design 227 10 Adaptive Reuse as a Design Process 229Jonathan Bassindale Introduction 229 The Research-based Approach 230 Evidential Value 231 Historical Value 231 Aesthetic Value 232 Communal Value 232 Building Recording and Baseline Information 233 Feasibility 235 Design Interventions 237 Summary and Conclusions 241 Further Reading 241 Bibliography 242 11 Sustainability in Architectural Regeneration 245Paola Sassi Introduction 245 Sustainability and the Built Environment: A Framework for Architectural Regeneration 246 Regeneration: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Solutions 251 Synergistic Aims of Regeneration and Sustainability 252 Compatible Aims of Regeneration and Sustainability 253 Conflicting and Challenging Aims of Regeneration and Sustainability 256 Heritage Versus Sustainable Building Operation 258 Conclusion 262 Acknowledgements 263 Further Reading 263 Bibliography 264 12 Architectural Regeneration Practice in Different Contexts 267Julia Wedel Introduction 267 ‘The Best of AllWorlds’: Heritage Regeneration in International Development 267 AccessingWork in Heritage Conservation and International Development 268 Garnering Local Support: Negotiating the Interface Between Regeneration and Development 269 Project Funding, Community Gains, and CollaborativeWorking 271 Shaping Mentalities Towards a Shared Sense of Ownership 271 Decision-Making Between Conservation, Repair, and Replacement 272 Creative Reuse in Architectural Practice 273 Lessons from Engaging with Local Communities 275 The Architect as BriefWriter 277 Improving Environmental Performance in Existing Building: Redefining Achievable and Desirable 278 The Future of Financing Architectural Regeneration 279 Regeneration Practice in a London Local Authority 279 Balancing Competing Needs Across the Scales of Area Regeneration 280 Addressing Housing Challenges Within Multiple Constraints 281 Making Space for Conservation in Local Authority Regeneration 282 Opportunities and Priorities for Creative Regeneration Practice in Municipal Settings 282 Regeneration Practice as Citizenship: Negotiating Social Histories in Times of Transition and Crisis 283 Client Relationships as Advocacy for Dialogue and Participation 283 Shaping Policy to Protect Cultural Heritage in Times of Socio-Political Transition 284 Architectural Intervention in Existing Contexts 285 Conclusions 287 Acknowledgements 288 Bibliography 289 13 Design in Context 291Matt Gaskin Introduction 291 Method 292 Context 294 Working with Layers 295 Articulation and Layering 296 Facadism 301 Wider Context and Education 301 Conclusion 303 Further Reading 304 Bibliography 304 Case Study 3 Architectural Regeneration Through Public Education in Portugal 307Sofia Aleixo Introduction 307 The Significance of Public Historic Schools 307 The Heritage Values of liceus 308 Safeguarding Portuguese liceus 310 The Adaptive Reuse Context 310 Challenges Encountered in Managing Change 311 The Assessment of Heritage Significance 312 Adaptive Reuse Design Principles and Strategies 313 Conclusion 318 Acknowledgements 318 Bibliography 319 14 Teaching Architectural Regeneration 321Aylin Orbaşl𝚤, Marcel Vellinga, Julia Wedel, and Geoffrey Randell Introduction 321 Approach and Framework 323 The Value of Research 324 Being Realistic 327 Resource Sensitivity 330 Programme Management 333 Fitting it all in 333 Practices of Engagement 335 Achieving Impact Through Education 338 Conclusion 339 Acknowledgements 340 Bibliography 340 Index 343

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Book SynopsisIn the 21st century, architects and engineers are being challenged to produce work that is concurrently sustainable and resilient. Buildings need to mitigate their impact on climate change by minimising their carbon footprint, while also countering the challenging new weather conditions. Globally, severe storms, extreme droughts and rising sea levels are becoming an increasingly reoccurring feature. To respond, a design process is required that seeks to integrate resiliency by building in the capacity to absorb the impacts of these disruptive events and adapt over time to further changes, while simultaneously being part of the solution to the problem itself. This issue of AD is guest-edited by the interdisciplinary team at Stevens Institute of Technology who developed the winning entry for the 2015 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition, the SU+RE House. While particular focus is paid to this student designed and built prototype home, the publication also

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Book SynopsisA guide for leveraging SketchUp for any project size, type, or style. New construction or renovation. The revised and updated second edition of The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture offers guidelines for taking SketchUp to the next level in order to incorporate it into every phase of the architectural design process. The text walks through each step of the SketchUp process from the early stages of schematic design and model organization for both renovation and new construction projects to final documentation and shows how to maximize the LayOut toolset for drafting and presentations. Written by a noted expert in the field, the text is filled with tips and techniques to access the power of SketchUp and its related suite of tools. The book presents a flexible workflow method that helps to make common design tasks easier and gives users the information needed to incorporate varying degrees of SketchUp into their design process. Filled with best practices foTable of ContentsPart I: Starting the Flow Chapter 1 Introduction The Updated Workflow Who Should Read This Book? What’s in This Book? What Are the Prerequisites? SketchUp Make or SketchUp Pro? Online Content Mental Preparation Portfolio Chapter Points Chapter 2: Building Information Modeling What Is BIM? SketchUp and LayOut as BIM Filling in the BIM Blanks BIM Burnout The SketchUp Outlook Chapter Points Chapter 3: Hardware Mac vs. PC Specs Comparison Shopping Systems Chapter Points Chapter 4: File and Folder Management Folders and Files Cloud Storage Archiving Chapter Points Part II: SketchUp Chapter 5: SketchUp Basics Five Core Concepts Leveraging SketchUp Precise Modeling Modeling Strategy Creating Geometry Organizing Geometry with Containers Section Planes Layers, Styles, and Scenes Chapter Points Chapter 6: The Professional’s SketchUp Template Base Template Model Info Standard Layers Styles Utility Scenes Chapter Points Chapter 7: The Professional’s SketchUp Environment Toolbars Trays and Dialogs System Preferences Chapter Points Chapter 8: SketchUp Collections Material Collection Component Collections Styles Collection Chapter Points Chapter 9: Extensions Find Extensions Installing Extensions Using Extensions Recommended Extensions Chapter Points Part III: LayOut Chapter 10: Introduction to LayOut What Is LayOut? Why LayOut? Chapter Points Chapter 11: The LayOut Interface Getting Started Main Toolbar Document Setup Preferences Window Inspectors Chapter Points Chapter 12: The Professional’s LayOut Environment New Presentation System Preferences Custom Toolbars Trays Basic LayOut Template Chapter Points Chapter 13: LayOut Tools Navigating LayOut Drawing Tools Annotation Tools Tables Modification Tools Chapter Points Chapter 14: Inserting Content Working with SketchUp Models Working with Images Working with Text Working with Tables Managing References Chapter Points Part IV: Model Organization Chapter 15: Model Organization Overview Core Concepts of Model Organization Nesting Groups and Layers Simplify the System Expand the System Chapter Points Chapter 16: New Construction New Construction Process The BLVD Coffee Shop Project Chapter Points Chapter 17: Renovation Renovation Process The Milwaukee Street Renovation Project Chapter Points Part V: Visualization Chapter 18: Introduction to Visualization/Preparation Presentations Level of Detail Real Objects Populating a Scene Preparing a Model Chapter Points Chapter 19: Rendering SketchUp Stills SketchUp Animations Photorealistic Rendering Chapter Points Chapter 20: Altered Reality Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Chapter Points Part VI: Construction Documents Chapter 21: Crucial Concepts for Construction Documents Visual Merge Representing Objects Section Planes Rendering Settings Theory Line Weight Theory Stacking Viewports Hatching Chapter Points Chapter 22: Title Blocks Templates Chapter Points Chapter 23: Drawings Drawings Chapter Points Chapter 24: Annotations Annotations Scrapbooks Using Collections Chapter Points Chapter 25: Exporting Exporting to PDF Exporting to CAD Conclusion Chapter Points Index

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