Architecture Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review“It is obvious the book is designed to be actively used and not just referred to and for those who perhaps have a limited knowledge of architectural features and nomenclature. It has a fine glossary describing clearly a great number of architectural terms, ranging through the classical period to everyday, vernacular architecture and enhanced by eight pages devoted to very clearly drawn architectural details which explain most of those details that might otherwise be obscure.” —Jude James, New Milton Advertiser“The physical expansion of the book makes tangible the extraordinary architectural riches of the county as well as the extent to which the new edition enlarges on its predecessor, with the fresh treatment of recent buildings and updated discussion of familiar ones.” —Country Life“This volume is magisterial”— Rosemary Baird Andreae, The Georgian

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to County Durham, one of Northern England’s most fascinating and architecturally diverse countiesTrade Review“This exhaustive and scholarly book makes discovering this cornucopia a revelation and a delight.”—Simon Heffer, The Telegraph“You should arrive at Escomb church on foot...I grew hungry to see it whilst eagerly sampling the 900-page new volume, County Durham, part of the Pevsner Buildings of England series, revised and amplified by Martin Roberts. It is a strong invitation to a holiday in the county.”—Christopher Howse, The Telegraph“What a lush and plush book it is. Half as large again as the previous edition, which dated back to 1983, it is uncommonly handsome and scholarly.”—Lucinda Lambton, The Oldie“The 70 pages devoted to the Durham Cathedral and Castle precinct would make an excellent guidebook alone...Period images and engravings are reproduced, complementing the new colour photography which captures the range and diversity of the county.”—Greg Finch, Hexham Local History Society Newsletter“Delightful enthusiasm is combined with thorough fieldwork — every building has been visited, many have been measured and important aspects researched, especially craftsmen working for the Church. Roberts is an authority on the county’s parks and gardens as well as its vernacular architecture…A superb achievement.”—Adrian Green, Vernacular Architecture “This new volume of County Durham…is now greatly enhanced. It will remain a treasured and essential work for all those with an interest in the heritage of the county and the architectural history of England more generally and is likely to be so for decades to come.”—Martin Lowe, Journal of Historic Buildings and Places“Martin Roberts, assisted by his son Will, who took most of the superb photographs in the book, has produced a revelatory account, elegantly written and stamped with his knowledge of and affection for one of England's least well-known counties.”—Kenneth Powell, The Victorian

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Book SynopsisThis overview of the analysis and design of buildings runs from basic principles and elementary structural analysis to the selection of structural systems and materials, and on to foundations and retaining structures. It presents a variety of approaches and methodologies while featuring realistic design examples. As a comprehensive guide and desk reference for practicing structural and civil engineers, and for engineering students, it draws on the author's teaching experience at The City College of New York and his work as a design engineer and architect. It is especially useful for those taking the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying SE exam.Trade Review"The book serves as an effective reference on the design of lateral systems in buildings for experienced structural engineers and advanced students."-- M. Roberts, Southern Utah University in Choice."The book serves as an effective reference on the design of lateral systems in buildings for experienced structural engineers and advanced students."-- M. Roberts, Southern Utah University in Choice.Table of Contents1. Minimum Design Loads for Buildings 1.1 Loads 1.2 Dead Loads1.3 Live Loads1.3.1 Reduction in Uniform Live loads 1.4 Snow Loads1.4.1 Flat roof Snow Loads1.4.2 Minimum Snow Load1.4.3 Snow Drifts on Lower Roof1.5 Thermal Loading 1.6 Forces and Loads Due to Soil Pressures 1.6.1 Active and Passive Lateral Pressure1.6.2 Static Lateral Soil Pressure1.6.3 Hydrostatic Pressure1.6.4 Bearing Pressure 2. Wind and Seismic Forces Applied to Buildings 2.1 Lateral Loads2.2 Wind Loads2.3 Horizontal Seismic Loads2.4 Vertical Seismic Load Effect 3. Lateral force Distribution 3.1 Wall Rigidities3.2 Relative Rigidity Force Distribution (Rigid Diaphragm Analysis) 3.2.1 Center of Mass3.2.2 Center of Rigidity 3.2.3 Polar Moment of Inertia 3.2.4 Eccentricity 3.2.5 Wall Shears (Direct and Torsional)3.2.6 Design Wall Shears 3.3 Flexible Diaphragms 3.4 Seismic Static Force Procedure 3.4.1 Equivalent Lateral Force Method 3.5 Horizontal and Vertical Irregularities 4. Methods4.1 Frame Analysis by Approximate Methods 4.1.1 Analysis of Building Frames for Vertical Loads 4.1.2 Analysis of Building Frames for Lateral Loads5. Design and Detailing of Structures5.1 Lateral Force Resisting Systems 5.1.1 Bearing Wall Systems 5.1.2 Building Frame Systems 5.1.3 Moment Resisting Frame Systems5.1.4 Dual Systems with Special Moment Frames5.1.5 Dual Systems with Intermediate Moment Frames5.1.6 Cantilever Column System5.2 Load Combinations 5.3 Building Drift5.4 Redundancy Factors 5.5 Overstrength 5.6 Structural systems Integration 6. Steel6.1 Introduction to Lateral Steel Design6.2 Special Concentrically Braced Frames6.2.1 Brace Design 6.2.2 Frame Design 6.2.3 Column Design 6.2.4 Beam Design 7. Concrete7.1 Introduction to Lateral Concrete Design 7.2 Shear Wall Systems7.3 Moment Frame Systems 8. Wood 8.1 Introduction to Lateral Wood Design 8.2 Plywood Diaphragm Design 8.3 Shear Walls and Collectors 9. Masonry9.1 Introduction to Lateral Masonry Design 9.2 Building Wall Design for In-Plane Loads9.3 Building Wall Design for Out-of-Plane Loads10. Foundations and Retaining Structures10.1 Types of Foundations10.2 Spread Footings 10.2.1 Concentrically Loaded Footings 10.2.2 Eccentrically Loaded Footings 10.3 Mat-Slab Foundations 10.3.1 Combined Footing10.4 Deep Foundations 10.4.1 Pile Caps10.5 Retaining Structures 10.5.1 Foundation Walls10.5.2 Free Standing Cantilevered Retaining Walls 11. Structural Review of Construction11.1 Construction Administration 11.2 Special Inspections and Structural Observations

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2017 IDEC Book Award, 2017 EDRA Great Places Award (Book Category), 2017 American Society of Interior Designers Joel Polsky Prize and the 2016 International Interior Design Association TXOK Research AwardDesigning for Autism Spectrum Disorders explains the influence of the natural and man-made environment on individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other forms of intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD). Drawing on the latest research in the fields of environmental psychology and education, the authors show you how architecture and interior spaces can positively influence individuals with neurodiversities by modifying factors such as color, lighting, space organization, textures, acoustics, and ventilation. Now you can design homes, therapeutic environments, work environments, and outdoor spaces to encourage growth and learning for the projected 500,000 children with ASD (in the United States alone) who are expected to Table of ContentsDedications. List of Figures. Acknowledgments. Part 1: Beginnings 1. Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) 2. Theories Influencing Design for ASD 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Perception, Cognition, and Sensation Part 2: Designing for the Senses 5. Sight 6. Auditory 7. Touch/Tactile 8. Proprioception/Vestibular Part 3: Designing Realistic Environments 9. Design Considerations for Autism Spectrum Disorders 10. Learning Environments 11. Home Environments 12. Work Environments 13. Therapeutic Environments 14. Connections to the Outdoors Glossary. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisGlobal material crises are imminent. In the very near future, recycling will no longer be a choice made by those concerned about the environment, but a necessity for all. This means a paradigm shift in domestic behavior, manufacturing, construction, and design is inevitable. The Architecture of Waste provides a hopeful outlook through examining current recycling practices, rethinking initial manufacturing techniques, and proposing design solutions for second lives of material-objects.The book touches on a variety of inescapable issues beyond our global waste crisis including cultural psyches, politics, economics, manufacturing, marketing, and material science. A series of crucial perspectives from experts cover these topics and frames the research by providing a past, present, and future look at how we got here and where we go next: the historical, the material, and the design. Twelve design proposals look beyond the simple application of recycled and waste materials iTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Global Circularity 2. Waste of Space 3. Case Studies 4. New Deconstruction: The Rebirth of a Circular Architecture 5. Economics for a Circular Environment 6. World of Waste

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Book SynopsisThe Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its five-degree lean. The Tower is the Campanile of the Cathedral, which together with the Baptistry and Cemetery form a breath-taking collection of monuments which are regarded as supreme examples of early Renaissance Romanesque architecture. In March 1990 the Tower was closed to the public as it was declared unsafe and close to collapse. A Commission was set up by the Italian Government with the task of developing and implementing stabilization measures. This book begins with a brief description of the history of the Tower and its construction. The reader is then introduced to the huge challenges faced by the Commission in designing and implementing appropriate stabilization measures whilst at the same time satisfying the demanding requirements of conserving a world heritage monument. In particular, two historical studies are described which proved to be most valuable in arriving at suitable stabilization measures. The first Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. The Leaning Tower. 3. The subsoil of the Tower. 4. History of the construction and inclination. 5. The results of monitoring: 1911-1990. 6. Studies and undertakings in the 20th century. 7. Leaning instability. 8. The work of the International Committee, 1990-2001. 9. And now? 10. Concluding remarks

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive investigation of the architecture of the apartheid state in the period of rapid economic growth and political repression from 1957 to 1966 when buildings took on an ideological role that was never remote from the increasingly dominant administrative, legislative and policing mechanisms of the regime. It considers how this process reflected the usurpation of a regional modernism and looks to contribute to wider discourses on international postwar modernism in architecture. Buildings in Pretoria that came to embody ambitions of the apartheid state for industrialisation and progress serve as case studies. These were widely acclaimed projects that embodied for apartheid officials the pursuit of modernisation but carried latent apprehensions of Afrikaners about their growing economic prospects and cultural estrangement in Africa. It is a less known and marginal story due to the dearth of material and documents buried in archives and untranslateTrade Review"In this new book, Hilton Judin tells the story of the unlikely marriage in postwar South Africa between the reactionary racism of the apartheid system and the technocratic, future-orientated utopianism of modernist architecture. In recent years, the distinctive forms of postwar modernism spawned by totalitarian communist regimes have been thoroughly investigated, but Judin’s book resoundingly fills in a glaring gap in knowledge at the other end of the ideological spectrum. It shows how modernist ideals and technologies, and grand, futuristic public building complexes – developed in alliance with an Afrikaner nationalism that also paradoxically concerned itself with researching ‘Bantu vernacular tradition’ - fuelled the mushrooming confidence and prosperity of the apartheid regime, and helped prolong its survival."Miles Glendinning, Professor of Architectural Conservation and Director, Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies, University of Edinburgh"In the increasingly precise cartography of the relationship between reactionary regimes and architecture, the policies of Apartheid South Africa had remained – appropriately, so to say, a white spot. Through a series of delicately carved case studies, Hilton Judin has brilliantly mapped the programs through which white supremacism has grounded its architectural expression – from the buildings for atomic research and science to the suburbs planned for the oppressed majority. Thanks to his rigorous investigation, this missing chapter of 20th century architecture is now open for further interpretation."Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University "Hilton Judin’s book gives a critical account of Pretoria’s architecture in the 20th century focusing specifically on the period from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering the early to the late apartheid era in South Africa. In this volume Judin is able to explore the ‘psyche’ of the Nationalist government who commissioned the architecture which ultimately became the most effective physical symbol of the apartheid state, its policies, hopes and ideals in its most influential era… A must read for students and historians of Pretoria who seek to understand how the city's planning and physical structures were central to the promotion of the apartheid project in South Africa."Ola Uduku, Liverpool School of Architecture, University of LiverpoolTable of ContentsIntroduction: "South Africa Builds …" 1. Apartheid Ideology and Architectural Form: State Building in Pretoria 2. Atomic Research Centre 3. Volkseie: Afrikaners and the University of Pretoria 4. Emerging Traditions: The Vernacular in "Separate Development" 5. Norman Eaton’s Glass Cabinet: Wachthuis 6. Hubris: Isolated Edifices, State Apparatuses and a Depleted Vision Conclusion: Architecture for Ourselves Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisVisual Delight in Architecture examines the many ways that our lives are enriched by the presence of natural daylight and window views within our buildings. It makes a compelling case that daily exposure to the rhythms of daylight is essential to our health and well-being, tied to the very genetic foundations of our physiology and cognitive function. It describes all the subtlety, beauty, and pleasures of well-daylit spaces and attractive window views, and explains how these are woven into the fabric of both our everyday sensory experience and enduring cultural perspectives.All types of environmental designers, along with anyone interested in human health and well- being, will fi nd new insights offered by Visual Delight in Architecture. The book is both accessible and provocative, full of personal stories and persuasive research, helping designers to gain a deeper understanding of the scientific basis of their designs, scientists to better grasp the realTrade Review"We need this book now more than ever because we spend more time indoors now than at any point in human history. With Visual Delight in Architecture, Heschong redirects our gaze and reimagines what it means to create truly humane indoor environments. Every person desires a view to the outdoors to satiate their appetite for light. This is a fundamental human need and its provision should be a basic human right…" Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, PhD, Director, Institute for Health in the Built Environment; Professor of Architecture, University of Oregon"Architects, and anyone, interested in creating a more humanitarian world need to read this book, immediately! As the preeminent architect who demonstrated how daylit buildings can improve learning, working and selling, Lisa Heschong brings us up to date with added attention to views. Skillfully synthesizing research, literature, and design imperatives, Heschong summarizes why both daylight and views are needed in our buildings to better serve all building occupants, our society, and the future of the planet."Margo Jones, FAIA, NCARB, LEED-AP, Founding Partner, Jones Whitsett Architects, Massachusetts"There is so much more to Visual Delight in Architecture than seeing – from rhythm to health to cognition to community to beauty to survival – Lisa Heschong brings another brilliant treatise to life, for all of us who design and inhabit architecture."Vivian Loftness, FAIA, Paul Mellon Chairholder and University Professor in Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University"Now, three generations after my architect father Richard Neutra started to write pleas for researched responsible design, architect and researcher Lisa Heschong is showing us how far we have come and how far we have to go in understanding the deep biological impact of what reaches us through our eyes."Dr. Raymond Neutra, Epidemiologist, Past President of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Chair of the Richard Neutra Foundation, Past (Associate and Assistant) Professor of Public Health, UCLA and Harvard University“Reading Visual Delight is like experiencing Heschong sharing stories around a campfire. The book imbues the next generation of solarpunks with her knowledge while regaling lay readers with the sublime phenomena of our universal experience of the world through our visual system…. It is these contemplative ponderings that truly elevate the book.”Dan Weissman, AIA, MIES, Assoc. IALD, Senior Associate and Director of Lam Labs at the Cambridge, Mass.–based lighting design firm Lam Partners"Visual Delight in Architecture by Lisa Heschong (‎Routledge, April 2021, 398 pp.) examines the many ways in which the time we spend indoors is enriched by daylight and window views. The book makes the case that daily exposure to daylight is essential for human health and wellbeing, while describing the subtlety, beauty, and pleasures of well-daylighted spaces and attractive window views."Craig DiLouie, Educator, Journalist and Marketing Expert"Visual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View (Routledge, 2021) explores in an entertaining, accessible, and thorough way the connections between daylight, views and human health and well-being. This delightful book will teach you more than you can imagine about the subject yet will leave you inspired to learn more." Mark Rylander, AIA, Kennon Williams Landscape Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia"Lisa Heschong's Visual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View (Routledge, 2021) is possibly the most significant book on architecture and lighting of the past two decades–a foundational text that lays crucial groundwork for the evolution of research and design practice for a healthier built environment."Clifton Lemon, CEO of Clifton Lemon Associates, program director for the LightSpec Conferences and a member of The Lighting Agora"Lisa Heschong’s recent book is an expansive journey through her extraordinary career’s worth of ideas centered around the human need for light, specifically the dynamism of daylight and the role of views as grounding our place in the world. Its emphasis is on the critical importance of bringing that experience into buildings."Christopher Meek, Center for Integrated Design, University of Washington (excerpt from Buildings & Cities) Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Prediction 1. Planetary Rhythms 2. Chronobiology and Human Health 3. The Evolving and Aging Eye 4. The Predictive Brain 5. Attention and Insight Part 2: Perception 6. Learning to See 7. Patterns of Daylight Illumination 8. Designing with Daylight 9. Elements of View Part 3: Motivation 10. Daylighting Education 11. Selling Daylight 12. Enduring Urban Forms 13. The Value of View 14. Working with Daylight 15. Healing Daylight Part 4: Meaning 16. Iconic Daylight and Views 17. Visions of Nature 18. Biophilia and Technophilia 19. Synthesis and Next Steps Conclusion Glossary List of Illustrations Notes and References Index Acknowledgements About the Author

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Book SynopsisDesign and Spirituality examines the philosophical context of our current situation. It explores how modernity and our highly constricted notions of progress, have contributed to today’s crisis of values.Trade Review"If the path to spiritual integrity lies through the way we use material things, every aspect of our relation to what is around us is significant. The challenge for us as human beings is to work out how we live humanly, taking our part in a larger and more mysterious set of processes – not trying to stand above or outside the world that makes us real. In a mixture of reflection, recollection and poetry, Stuart Walker anchors us in that ‘real world’ – so different from what we often mean by the phrase – and reintroduces us to our physical and spiritual selves."Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, author of ‘The Way of St Benedict’"Stuart Walker takes us on a captivating journey through places and times where he addresses what might be at the very core of the next revolution: spirituality and imagination. Design and Spirituality is highly refreshing, thought provoking and a most needed game-changer in the field of sustainable design. As a designer and researcher, I was thrilled by the challenging and inspiring form of the manuscript that demonstrates how design ways can also extend to academic writing. While recognizing and celebrating diversified worldviews, Walker shares with us a unique and profound reflection on the place objects occupy, and could occupy, in our lives. This book addresses critical aspects of dominant material cultures and the associated devastating production-consumption systems. It offers rare insights for designers by exploring alternative approaches to the world of objects, including ones that can lead to human fulfillment.I haven’t read anything like this in the field. It is about time that design - and other disciplines that share in its early history of the industrial revolution - delve into the important body of knowledge that age-old spiritual and wisdom traditions have to offer.Design and Spirituality is a wonderful and timely read, yet a work that will undoubtedly become timeless."Anne Marchand, Associate Vice-Rector, Research, Discovery, Creation & Innovation, Université de Montréal "In these short essays, Stuart Walker stimulates us to think more deeply about both design and the daily objects we take for granted. He argues that these are not just technical issues. They need to be considered in relation to wider questions about the kind of society we want to live in, the values we want to live by and in the end what we think and feel about the mystery of human existence."Richard Harries, former Bishop of Oxford, author of ‘Art and the Beauty of God’"This book is timely and important. Many professions are making a turn to spirituality to engage questions of sustainability, ethics, authenticity and integrity in their practice. This book addresses such questions with depth and creative insight for those working in architecture and design."Bernadette Flanagan, Chair, Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE), Ireland"This book is a wonderful example of how creativity and imagination that emerge from the academic study of design show the way to spirituality and to values of meaning and purpose, reconciling these two paths of knowledge."Rossano Zas Friz De Col, SJ, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome"Design and Spirituality explores the realm of meaning and symbolism, bringing back a transcendental dimension of humanity that has been eroded from our professional environments in the modern Western world. Through the lens of spirituality, Walker challenges us to look beyond the surface of our material existence to access the infinite layers of beauty and wisdom available to all who dare to seek. Walker shows that, despite cultural and philosophical differences, we all share universal truths. Design and Spirituality opens a new era and vision for design well suited to the new societies we envision, calling us to transcend our creative concern – from commodity to communion, from despair to hope, from fate to destiny."Laura Santamaria, Director, Design and Culture, Loughborough University London"We should renew our material culture to be more ecological and human-centered. By bringing spirituality into the discourse, Stuart Walker’s book is an excellent contribution to the accomplishment of this urgent task."Laszlo Zsolnai, President, European Spirituality in Economics & Society Institute (SPES), Leuven, Belgium"This book provides a holistic picture of a novel way of how design can be informed by the past to move into the future. It provides a practical and pragmatistic direction towards the kind of sustainability that is necessary to solve unsustainability. To have a tenured veteran engaged in this type of thinking and research carves out a meaningful space for early career researchers to be bolder with their own research and practice."Spyros Bofylatos, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece"Design and Spirituality embodies a series of inspiring and ingenious essays that explore and reconnect design and spirituality through the layers of interrelated topics involving the realities of everyday life through critical reflection, thus deepening and reaffirming the essence of design for sustainability. Design and Spirituality conveys ideas creatively and influentially, delving into the underlying social, cultural and environmental issues and presents an alternative medium of communication and discussion for design-related considerations, which is a fundamental source for designers, educators and researchers."Çağla Doğan, Professor of Industrial Design, METU, Ankara, Turkey"On the whole, this book is an interesting and inspiring read for anyone interested in connections between design, material culture and spirituality."Diane Hockridge, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital CultureTable of ContentsForeword 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Design 3. Material Things and Spiritual Teachings 4. Sustainability and Secular Liberalism 5. Busyness and Wisdom 6. Heartless 7. When the Devil Drives 8. Nipping the Bloom 9. The Serpentine Walk 10. Language Speaks 11. A Complacency of Strangers 12. Insecticides and Suicides 13. Transcending Technology 14. Jericho Road 15. Design and Spirituality 16. Lucratively Loveless 17. Unity, Love and Design 18. Shallowness and Depth 19. An Impression of Intentionality 20. Failings 21. The Inner Flame 22. Religion and Atheism 23. Techno-spirituality 24. A Higher Purpose 25. Material Things and Spiritual Goods 26. Meaningful Design 27. The Deeper Significance of Things 28. At the Valley 29. Traditional Knowledge 30. The Dobby Stone 31. Natural Magic 32. Ex Voto 33. The Well of Fajã dos Padres 34. Sacred Smoke 35. Under the Volcano 36. An Expression of the Sacred 37. The Mexelhote and the Molinillo 38. An Object of my Affection 39. Memento Mori 40. Bread of Life 41. The Conference of the Blind 42. Something and Nothing 43. The Faraway Bird 44. Aesthetic Roots 45. Wabi Sabi 46. A Beachfront View 47. Local 48. Provenance, Presence and Posterity 49. Tradition 50. Nootka Sound 51. Along the Highway 52. Clear cut 53. A Northern Town 54. Vanity Fair 55. What is Truth? 56. The Spiritual Sensibility 57. A Suitable Metaphor 58. Higher Goods 59. Making Special 60. Truth, Goodness and Beauty 61. Creating from the Heart 62. Sine Fide 63. The Third Exit 64. Restart or Reform? Endnotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis third edition of the bestselling Landscape Architectâs Pocket Book, written by leading practitioners, incorporates updates and revisions to environmental and building regulations, contracts, and a range of design guidelines including materials, SuDS, environmental impact, and landscape character assessment.The book is an indispensable tool for all landscape architects, providing a timesaving guide and first point of reference to everyday topics, both out on site and in the office. The pocket book covers all major subjects, including hard and soft landscaping, national guidelines and standards, and key planning policy and legislation.Providing concise, easy-to-read reference material, useful calculations, and instant access to a wide range of topics, it is an essential resource for landscape architects, construction industry professionals, and students.Table of Contents1. Hard Landscape. 1.1 Natural Stone. 1.2 Metals. 1.3 Stainless Steel. 1.4 Timber. 1.5 Timber Protection. 1.6 Exterior Finishes to Timber. 1.7 Brick and Brickwork Construction. 1.8 Concrete. 1.9 Mortar. 1.10 Lighting. 1.11 Drainage. 1.12 Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems – SuDS. 1.13 Environmental Impact and Lifespan of Landscape Materials. 1.14 Recycled Materials and Products. 1.15 Typical Footpath Edging. 1.16 Typical Footpath Details. 1.17 Typical Fence Details. 2. Soft Landscape. 2.1 Definition and Specification of Tree Sizes. 2.2 Definition and Specification of Shrub Sizes. 2.3 Native Trees in Britain and Ireland. 2.4 Native Shrubs in Britain and Ireland. 2.5 Plants for Encouraging Wildlife. 2.6 Tree Science: The Benefits of Urban Trees. 2.7 Requirements for Urban Tree Planting. 2.8 Common Poisonous Plants. 2.9 Grass Seed Mixes. 2.10 Wildflower Mixes. 2.11 Subsoil. 2.12 Topsoil. 2.13 Times of Year for Planting. 2.14 Tree Planting. 2.15 Plant Protection. 2.16 Composts, Mulches And Top Dressing. 2.17 Soft Landscape Maintenance. 2.18 Soft Landscape Maintenance Programme; Routine Operations. 2.19 Green Roofs. 2.20 Geotextiles. 2.21 Rules of Thumb for Planting Distances and Densities. 2.22 Quantities and Rates of Grass Seed for Sports Pitches. 3. Planning And Legislation. 3.1 Planning and Development Control. 3.2 Listed and Protected Areas. 3.3 Tree Preservation Orders. 3.4 Hedgerow Legislation. 3.5 Notifiable Weeds and Control of Species and Pests. 3.6 Environmental Impact Assessment. 3.7 Landscape and Visual Assessment. 3.8 Landscape and Townscape Character Assessment. 3.9 Planting and Water Bodies Near Airfields. 3.10 Guidelines for Construction around Trees. 3.11 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. 3.12 Ecology Surveys. 4. Design Guidelines. 4.1 Dimensional Data. 4.2 Steps and Ramps. 4.3 Guarding and Handrails. 4.4 Tactile Paving. 4.5 Design of Cycleways. 4.6 Playgrounds and Play Equipment. 4.7 Designing for Schools- Guidelines. 4.8 Standard Sports Markings. 4.9 Water Features and Ponds. 4.10 Signage. 4.11 Construction of Free-Standing Walls. 5. General Information. 5.1 Landscape Architectural Work Stages: Landscape Design. 5.2 Glossary of Construction Contracts. 5.3 Setting a Sundial. 5.4 Gradients. 5.5 Conversions and Calculations. 5.6 Paper Sizes. 5.7 Common Graphic Symbols

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Book SynopsisDrafting Fundamentals for the Entertainment Classroom: A Process-Based Introduction to Hand Drafting, Vectorworks, and SketchUp guides students through a syllabus-formatted semester of integrated drafting concepts and skills.This book links beginner visualization practices with fundamental software knowledge through step-by-step exercises and examples. By presenting hand drafting and Vectorworks through incremental exercises, students not only gain an understanding of the tools used in drafting but also learn why the tools, practices, and standards exist in the first place. SketchUp, a user-friendly 3D modeling program, is integrated into the various exercises to help readers visualize concepts and begin modeling their own ideas. By the end of the book, students will understand drawing construction techniques, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)-recommended graphic standards, and the typical drawings created for entertainment design, preparing them to dive more deeply into the further complexities and opportunities of Vectorworks and SketchUp.Drafting Fundamentals for the Entertainment Classroom is written to complement a 14- or 15-week semester of an Entertainment Drafting course. The bookâs format also provides structure for independent and self-directed study.Table of Contents1. Where to Begin 2. Projection Systems and Line Style Context 3. Orthographic Visualization and Auxiliary Views 4. Dimensioning and Notation 5. The System of Working 6. Drafting Flats and Platforms 7. Drawing and Modeling the Plan of a Proscenium-Style Venue 8. Scenic Groundplans 9. The Center Line Section 10. The Scenic Front Elevation 11. Detail Plates 12. Drawings for Lighting Design 13. Drafting for Sound Design

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Book SynopsisDrawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details.Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in relation to the details of the design, the book offers a more profound understanding of decision making through all stages of the design process. The book includes the study of the choice of materials and techniques of construction, and explores the cultural and symbolic significance of such choices, as well as questions of environmental sustainability.With projects analyzed and evaluated here that have won international acclaim, or have been awarded national prizes, European Landscape Architecture is a core book in the study and understanding of the subject.Table of ContentsIntroduction Denmark The Harbour Park, Islands Brygge, Copenhagen Ireland Smithfield, Dublin. GPO Plaza, O’Connell Street, Dublin France Bay of Somme Motorway Service Station, Normandy Germany Riem Landscape Park, Munich Hungary The Garden of Somogy, Bonnya. Erzsebet Square, Budapest Netherlands Quay on the River IJssel, Doesburg. Portland Neighbourhood Park, Albrandswaard Spain Jardi Botanic de Barcelona Sweden Daniaparken, Malmo United Kingdom The Blue Carpet, Laing Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. The Peace Garden, Sheffield

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Book SynopsisRather than subscribing to a single position, this collection informs the reader about the current state of the discipline looking at changes across the broad field of methodological, theoretical and geographical plurality. Divided into three sections, Rethinking Architectural Historiography begins by renegotiating foundational and contemporary boundaries of architectural history in relation to other fields, such as art history and archaeology. It then goes on to critically engage with past and present histories, disclosing assumptions, biases and absences in architectural historiography. It concludes by exploring the possibilities provided by new perspectives, reframing the discipline in the light of new parameters and problematics.This timely and illustrated title reflects upon the current changes in historiographical practice, exploring potential openings that may contribute further transformation of the disciplines and theories on architectural historiography andTable of Contents1. Mapping Architectural Historiography Part I: Boundaries 2. Art History and Architectual History 3. Buildings Archaeology: Context and Points of Convergence 4. Architecture as Evidence 5. Program and Programs 6. Hercules at the Roundabout: Multidisciplinary Choice in History of Architecture 7. Frontiers of Fear: Architectural History, the Anchor and the Sail Part II: Critical Engagements 8. Questions of Ottoman Identity and Architectural History 9. In Ordinary Time: Considerations on a Video Installation by ICigo Manglano Ovalle and the New National Gallery in Berlin by Mies van der Rohe 10. Reopening the Question of Document in Architectural Historiography: Reading (Writing) Filarete's Treatise on Architecture for (in) Piero De Medici's Study 11. From Architectural History to Spatial Writing 12. Presenting Ankara: Popular Conceptions of Architecture and History Part III: Reframings 13. Space, Time, and Architectural History 14. Visuality and Architectural History 15. Digital Disciplinary Divide: Reactions to Historical Virtual Reality Models 16. The Afterlife of Buildings: Architecture and Walter Benjamin's Theory of History 17. Beyond a Boundary: Towards an Architectural History of the Non-East

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Book SynopsisBringing together a collection of high-profile authors, Biographies and Space presents essays exploring the relationship between biography and space and how specific subjects are used as a means of explaining sets of social, cultural and spatial relationships.Biographical methods of historical investigation can bring out the authentic voice of subjects, revealing personal meanings and strategies in space as well as providing a means to analyze relations between the personal and the social. Writing about both actual (architectural) and imagined (pictorial) space, the authors consider issues of gender, childhood, sexuality and race, highlighting an increasing fluidity and interaction between theory, methods and history.Biographies and Space is an original and exciting new book, with direct relevance to both architectural and art history.Table of ContentsIntroduction Dana Arnold and Joanna Sofaer 1. (Auto)Biographies and Space Dana Arnold 2. Living the Romantic Landscape (after Deleuze and Guattari) Andrew Ballantyne 3. ‘Life as a ride on the Metro’: Pierre Bourdieu on Biography and Space Hélène Lipstadt 4. ‘This scarlet intruder’: biography interrupted in the dining room at Tatton Park Mansion Eleanor Quince 5. Amsterdam eternal and fleeting: time in two personal histories Nancy Stieber 6. Turner: space, persona, authority Sam Smiles 7. Mapping the 'bios' in two graphic systems with gender in mind: Reading Van Gogh through Charlotte Salomon and vice versa Griselda Pollock 8. Biography and spatial experience in contemporary disaporic art in Britain Dorothy Rowe 9. The art of reconciliation: autobiography and objectivity in the work of Aldo Rossi Belgin Turan Özkaya 10. Disinter/est: Digging up our childhood. Authenticity, ambiguity and failure in the auto/biography of the infant self Joanna Sofaer and Joshua Sofaer

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from provocative art and architectural historians, this book is a unique exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory.Festival Architecture is arranged in historical periods â from Antiquity to the modern era â and divided between analyses of specific festivals, set in relation to contemporary architecture and urban design ideas and theories.Illustrated with a wealth of unusual and rarely-seen images from the European festival tradition, this is a fascinating outline of the history of festival architecture ideal for postgraduate architecture and urban design students.Table of Contents1. Introduction Sarah Bonnemaison and Christine Macy Part 1: Ritual and Architecture in Antiquity 2. The Festive Experience: Roman Processions in the Urban Context Diane Favro Part 2: Renaissance and Baroque Spectacle as Representations of Power 3. Festival Bridal Entries in Renaissance Ferrara Diane Yvonne Ghirardo 4. Festivals of State: The Representation of Power in Late Renaissance and Baroque Venice Margherita Azzi Visentini 5. Statecraft or Stagecraft? English Paper Architecture in the Seventeenth Century Caroline van Eck 6. Framing History: The Jubilee of 1625, the Dedication of New Saint Peter’s and the Baldacchino Maarten Delbeke Part 3: Eighteenth Century Festivals and Urban Beautification 7. The Speculative Challenges of Festival Architecture in Eighteenth Century France Eric Monin Part 4: World Expositions and the Idea of Modernity 8. Marking Time and Space in the City: Kromhout’s Decorations for the Investiture of Wilhelmina in Amsterdam Nancy Stieber 9. Sound, Light, and the Mystique of Space in Paris, 1937 Robert Weddle Part 5: Festivals of Resistance 10. Festival Urbanism: Carnival as an Expression of Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Basel Christine Macy 11. Taking Back the Street, Paris 1968-1978 Sarah Bonnemaison

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Book SynopsisPhenomenology, Materiality, Cybernetics, Palimpsest, Cyborgs, Landscape Urbanism, Typology, Semiotics, Deconstruction - the minefield of theoretical ideas that students must navigate today can be utterly confusing, and how do these theories translate to the design studio?Landscape Theory in Design introduces theoretical ideas to students without the use of jargon or an assumption of extensive knowledge in other fields, and in doing so, links these ideas to the processes of design. In five thematic chapters Susan Herrington explains: the theoretic groundings of the theory of philosophy, why it matters to design, an example of the theory in a work of landscape architecture from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, debates surrounding the theory (particularly as they elaborate modern and postmodern thought) and primary readings that can be read as companions to her text. An extensive glossary of theoretical terms also adds a vital contribution to studentsâ comprehension of Trade ReviewThis book is a remarkable contribution to landscape architecture as a practice and as a discipline. Herrington brings clarity to what is often obtuse in design theory, while revealing the significance of tackling theory whether as a student, a teacher, or a practicing professional. Provocative images and questions framed by equally thoughtful prose comprises a rich body of landscape and design thinking and experience. This book will be a core resource in teaching and will more broadly increase the intellectual rigor of the discipline. Thaisa Way, Professor, Landscape Architecture, University of WashingtonWhat is Landscape Theory in Design? In her new book addressed to students, Susan Herrington shares her insights and experience as a professor of architecture and landscape architecture giving valuable answers. Timely, clear, and easily accessible with a wealth of case studies from around the world and numerous color illustrations, Herrington illuminates the theories that can help us analyze, understand, and interpret designed landscapes. From phenomenology to cybernetics, semiotics to deconstruction, readers will learn how these ideas and concepts relate to designed landscapes. A first of its kind, Landscape Theory in Design is also a manifesto for meaningful and critical landscape design and activism.Sonja Dümpelmann, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignSusan Herrington takes us on a courageous, critical excursion in this clearly written and richly illustrated book, providing an overview of ideas that guide thinking through the design process. In an explicit attempt to help students examine their design thinking and motivations, Herrington unravels the roots of landscape architectural theory from philosophy to sociology in order to identify sources of normative theory in landscape architecture. This is further demonstrated through a valuable analysis of projects completed by designers and artists. Herrington also incudes suggested questions and readings, a glossary, and a comprehensive bibliography. This will become a ‘must have’ text in schools of landscape architecture.Marcella Eaton, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Manitoba.Table of Contents1. Forming, 2. Spatial Practices, 3. Material Matters, 4. Language, 5. Systems Logic

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Book SynopsisBy reading this book, you will develop the skills to perceive a space and its contents in light, and be able to devise a layout of luminaires that will provide that lit appearance.Written by renowned lighting expert Christopher (Kit) Cuttle, the book: explains the difference between vision and perception, which is the distinction between providing lighting to make things visible, and providing it to influence the appearance of everything that is visible; demonstrates how lighting patterns generated by three-dimensional objects interacting with directional lighting are strongly influential upon how the visual perception process enables us to recognize object attributes, such as lightness, colourfulness, texture and gloss; reveals how a designer who understands the role of these lighting patterns in the perceptual process may employ them either to reveal, or to subdue, or to enhance the appearance of selected object attributes by cTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Role of Visual Perception 2. Ambient Illumination 3. Brightness Patterns 4. Illumination Hierarchy 5. Lighting Patterns 6. Luminous Elements 7. Getting it all together

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Book SynopsisDesigns for gardens and landscapes need to contain accurate information to ensure that both the designerâs intent is clear and to enable the highest quality constructions. This book contains the elements most often used when detailing surfaces, with key information on standards, guidance and construction that the practitioner must be aware of. Alongside the text are 2D and 3D images with suggestions of measurements, design considerations and materials. Key topics covered in this book are: Vehicular paving Pedestrian paving and patios Steps and ramps Margins, edges and kerbs Drainage channels To be used in conjunction with the book is an innovative online library of freely downloadable CAD (SketchUp format) details which link directly to those in the book. These details are available for the reader to edit, adapt and use in their own designs - and make the task of detailing for projTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Vehicular Paving 2. Pedestrian Paving 3. Drainage Channels 4. Margins, Edges, Kerbs and Trims 5. Steps and Ramps

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Book SynopsisTo architects the enduring attraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging with the way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architecture to mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregrounds the experiential dimension of architecture. In practice it is just as easy to be minimalist as maximalist in its execution.Trade Review'Nigel Coates walk through narrative architecture is fun and fascinating. (RIBA Journal, March 2012) The book does solidly live up to its promise, providing a staggering number of references that for the first time build up a broad picture of the scope and range of narrative architecture in all its guises (Blueprint, April 2012) Narrative Architecture is certainly a good read. (Architectural Review, April 2012)Table of ContentsPreface 008 Chapter 1 The Long Perspective 013 Chapter 2 Radical Terrain 033 Chapter 3 NATO 055 Chapter 4 Story Buildings 080 Chapter 5 Practice in Person 112 Chapter 6 Pure ‘Narrativity’ 132 Epilogue 158 Bibliography 162 Index 164

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Book SynopsisThe key book for interior designers and architects to learn the methodology for evidence-based design for healthcare facilities. Clearly presents a 4-step methodology that will achieve an outcome-based deliverable. Hospital clients are increasingly asking for "evidence-based design" in their Request for Proposals for design services.Trade Review"in the past 12 months, we've seen new books on evidence-based design hit the shelves. The latest is the great new reference titled Evidence-Based Healthcare Design. Cama's book is a step-by-step guide of how to implement an evidence -based design process. This book is an easy read with lots of good information and resources - another "must have" addition to the evidence-based practitioner's library." (The Center for Health Design Blog, 5/28/09)Table of ContentsDedication. Foreword by Roger Ulrich, Ph.D. Acknowledgements. Introduction: The Long View. PART I: DRIVERS FOR CHANGE. Chapter 1: Understanding the Shift Toward Evidence Based Design in Healthcare. Evidence-based Design. Four Components of an Evidence-based Design Process. Levels of Evidence-based Practice. Empowering an Interdisciplinary Team. Herbert Essay: Holding to a Clear Vision. Drivers for Change in the Healthcare Design Process. Morrison Essay: Futurist’s Forecast. Drivers for Change in the Design Professions. Building a Body of Knowledge. Checklist. PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN METHODOLOGY. Chapter 2: Step 1: Gather Qualitative and Quantitative Intelligence. Build an Interdisciplinary Team. Conduct Investigations. Malone Essay: Listening to Patients / Families: A guide to getting started. Meilink, Thomas Essay: Weill Cornell Medical College / Weill Greenberg Center. Benchmark against National Initiatives. Document Process. Checklist. Chapter 3: Step 2: Mapping Strategic, Cultural and Research Goals. Positioning a Project Toward Greatness. Defining Project Drivers / Improved Outcomes. The Art of Mapping a Vision. IDEO Essay, Patient-Care Delivery Model. Establish a Research Agenda. Zimring Essay: OhioHealth Dublin Hospital Preliminary Research Ideas Preliminary Report. Checklist. Chapter 4: Step 3: Hypothesize Outcomes, Innovate and Translational Design. Hypothesize Outcomes . Watkins, Lawless Essay: Comprehensive Healthcare requires Comprehensive Evidence-based Design. Design for Improvement: Dare to Innovate. Haggarty, Starling, Mertens Essay: Changing the Cancer treatment Experience. Build Mock-ups: Translational design. Share the Process. Checklist. Chapter 5: Step 4: Measure and Share Outcomes. Measure Outcomes. Joseph, Keller Essay: The Role of the Researcher in the Design Process. Survey Results from HKS, Ellerbe Becket and Kahler Slater. Build Business Case. Sadler Essay: Why Evidence-Based Design makes Good Business Sense. Share Professionally. Calkins Essay: What We Know: Evidence-Based Design in Long Term Care Settings. Submit for Peer Review. Hamilton Essay: Research and Competitive Advantage. Checklist. Chapter 6: Evidence-based Design in Practice. A Look into an Evidence-based Practice that Recognizes the Need for Research That Improves Clinical Outcomes . Parker Essay: Why has Anshen + Allen Embraced Evidence-based Design?. Rostenberg Essay : Cultivating a Culture of Inquisitiveness: Integrating Evidence-based Design knowledge into a Design Practice at Anshen + Allen. Color Photo Inserts. Patient-Centered, Family Focused, Staff Supportive. Hand Washing. Reduction of Falls. Like-handed Rooms. Staff Efficiency. Connection to Nature. Daylighting. Positive Distractions or Resource Centers. Culture. Sustainable. Cooperative and Long Term Care. Ambulatory Care. Children’s Hospitals. PART III: NEXUS. Chapter 7: Growth Opportunities for the Design Professional. Next Frontiers. Future of Education & Practice. Guerin Essay: Embracing an Evidence-based Design Approach in Education and Practice . Berens: Essay: ASID, Design Research & the Future of Interior Design. Future Certification. Salvatore Essay: The Evidence-based Design Assessment and Certification Program (EDAC). What Comes After What Comes Next. Levin Essay: The Future of Evidence-based Design. Index.

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Book Synopsis"When nature inspires our architecture-not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function-we will have made great strides as a society. Biophilic Design provides us with tremendous insight into the 'why,' then builds us a road map for what is sure to be the next great design journey of our times.Trade Review"Stephen Kellert, a social ecologist, has spent much of his career thinking and writing about biophilia, the innate human affinity for nature. Biophilic Design is an exploration of how we cut ourselves off from nature in the way we design the buildings and neighborhoods where we live and work. And it's an argument for re-connecting these spaces to the natural world, with plenty of windows, daylight, fresh air, plants and green spaces, natural materials, and decorative motifs from the natural world." (Yale Environment 360, December 2009) "…Kellert asserts that people "learn better, work more comfortably, and recuperate more successfully in buildings that echo the environment in which the human species evolved." He says there are a number of ways to improve worker productivity and retention and reduce absenteeism. The most basic step is to improve the availability of natural light. Kellert is analyzing the effect of biophilic design on office work productivity, absenteeism, number of sick days. Kellert believes there is a definite connection between biophilic spaces and improved productivity, and some studies point to a positive relationship." (dirt.asla.org, September 2009) "By applying biophilia to design, the editors and contributors hope to go beyond the standard green architecture goal of simply lowering the environmental impact of buildings. They hope to enhance the human relationship with nature through buildings believing, that one's affinity for light or water should be incorporated into the placement of windows. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides a theory of biophilic design and offers general guidelines. The second offers a more focused look at health issues and the role of nature. The third examines applied instances of biophilic design. Summing Up: Recommended" (Choice, September 2009) "These authors urge architects to do what they can to incorporate nature in the design of buildings." (GreenSource, April 2009) "Biophilic Design collects descriptions of current destructive practices, analyzes their roots in human nature, and offers low-cost, low-impact strategies for change." (Architecture Boston; Nov/Dec 2008) "Stephen Kellert's Biophilic Design…brings together biologists, ecologists, psychologists, architects, designers and city planners to probe the confluence of people, nature and design." (Miller-McCune.com, 7/14/08) "Make no mistake: Biophilic Design, all 400 pages of it, is one of the best design books of this decade." (New Urban News, April-May 2008)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Contributors Biographies. Preface (Stephen R. Kellert and Judith Heerwagen). Prologue: Afterword, years after (Hillary Brown). I. THE THEORY OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 1: Dimensions, Elements, and Attributes of Biophilic Design (Stephen Kellert). Chapter 2: The Nature of Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson). Chapter 3: A Good Place to Settle: Biomimicry, Biophilia, and the Return of Nature’s Inspiration to Architecture (Janine Benyus). Chapter 4: Water, Biophilic Design, and the Built Environment (Martin Mador). Chapter 5: Neuroscience, the Natural Environment, and Building Design (Nikos Salingaros and Kenneth Masden). II. THE SCIENCE AND BENEFITS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 6: Biophilic Theory and Research for Healthcare Design (Roger Ulrich). Chapter 7: Nature Contact and Human Health: Building the Evidence Base (Howard Frumkin). Chapter 8: Where Windows Become Doors (Vivian Loftness). Chapter 9: Restorative Environmental Design: What, When, Where, and for Whom (Terry Hartig, Tina Bringslimark ,and Grete Grindal Patil)? Chapter 10: Healthy Planet, Healthy Children: Designing Nature into the Daily Spaces of Childhood (Robin Moore and Clare Cooper Marcus). Chapter 11: Children and the Success of Biophilic Design (Richard Louv). Chapter 12: The Extinction of Natural Experience in the Built Environment (Robert Pyle and David Orr). III. THE PRACTICE OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 13: Biophilia and Sensory Aesthetics (Judith Heerwagen and Bert Gregory). Chapter 14: Evolving an Environmental Aesthetic (Stephen Kieran). Chapter 15: The Picture Window: the Problem of Viewing Nature through Glass (Kent Bloomer). Chapter 16: Biophilic Architectural Space (Grant Hildebrand). Chapter 17: Towards Biophilic Cities: Strategies for Integrating Nature into Urban Design (Tim Beatley). Chapter 18: Green Urbanism: Developing Restorative Urban Biophilia (Jonathan Rose). Chapter 19: The Greening of the Brain (Pliny Fisk). Chapter 20: Bringing Buildings to Life (Tom Bender). Chapter 21: Biophilia in Practice: Buildings that Connect People with Nature (Alex Wilson). Chapter 22: Transforming Building Practices through Biophilic Design (Jenifer Seal Cramer and William Browning). Chapter 23 Reflections on Implementing Biophilic Design (Robert Fox and Robert Berkebile).

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Book SynopsisThis Sixth Edition of Construction Specifications Writing is a single source guide to the purpose and process of preparing construction preparations. Updated to include the latest AIA and BIM standards, it serves as a practical planning tool that helps architects and engineers prepare accurate, easy-to-follow specifications.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1 The Role of Specifications. Documents for Construction. Bidding Documents. Contract Documents. Specifications. Study Questions. 2 Relationship between Drawings and Specifications. What Goes Where. The Drawings. The Specifications. Coordinating the Design Process. Terminology. Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications. Study Questions. 3 Organization of Specifications. History of Construction Specifications Organization. Organizing Specifications According to MasterformatTM 2004. Study Questions. 4 The Project Manual and Specifications Sections. The Project Manual Concept. Alternative and Supplemental Formats for the Project Manual. Study Questions. 5 Formats for Specification Sections. Need for Formats for Specification Sections. SectionFormat. PageFormat. Study Questions. 6 Types of Specifications. Methods for Writing Specifications. Study Questions. 7 Specifications Writing Principles. Determining Content for the Specifications. Specifying. Study Questions. 8 Bidding Requirements. Three Basic Bidding Documents. Study Questions. 9 General Conditions of the Contract. Contractual Relationships. Other Public Agency and Corporate General Conditions. Study Questions. 10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract. Supplementary Conditions. Guide for Producing Supplementary Conditions. Study Questions. 11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties. Bonds. Warranties and Guaranties. Study Questions. 12 Division 01 - General Requirements. Scope of Division 01. Relationship of Division 01 Sections to Other Documents. Writing Division 01 Sections. Study Questions. 13 Modifications. Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents. Addenda. Change Orders. Other Modifications. Study Questions. 14 Specifications Language. General Precepts. Applications. Study Questions. 15 Specifications Resources. Overview. Construction Specifications Resources. Study Questions . 16 Product Selection. Product Selection Factors. Mandated Requirements. Design Criteria. Substitutions and Product Options. Communicating and Recording Product Selections. Study Questions. 17 Specifications Writing Procedures. Getting Started. Product Selections. Project Information. Specifications Format. Specifying Method. Specifications Detail. Order of Sections to Be Produced. Editing and Writing Specification Text. Specifications Checklists. Study Questions. 18 Master Guide Specifications. Specification Guides and Intact Masters. Public Agency Master Guide Specifications. Commercial Master Guide Specifications. Office Master Guide Specifications. Study Questions. 19 Computer-Assisted Specifications. Introduction. The First Four Decades of Automation. Transforming the Specification Process. Word Processing Software. Computers and Peripheral Equipment. Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications. Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications. Specifiers Property Sets (SPie). Study Questions. 20 Preliminary Project Description. Uniformat®. Project Description. Preliminary Project Description. Computer-Assisted PPDs. Study Questions. 21 Outline and Shortform Specifications. Outline versus Shortform Specifications. Outline Specifications. Preliminary Project Description (PPD) Versus Outline Specifications. Shortform Specifications. Study Questions. 22 Green Specs/LEED Specs. Sustainable Design. LEED Specifications. Green Products. Green Project Master Specifications. Resources. Study Questions. 23 Building Information Modeling. Changing Specification Practice. Standards and Formats for BIM. Organizing BIM Data. The Evolving Role of the Specifier. The Ever-Evolving Specification. Changing the Specifier’s Workflow. Conclusions. Study Questions. Appendix A Project Manual Checklist. Appendix B Sample Division 01 - General Requirements. Appendix C Sample Preliminary Project Description. Appendix D Sample Outline Specifications. Appendix E Sample AIA Documents. Appendix F Sample EJCDC Documents. Study Questions: Answers. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book showcases new trends in the vital and changing field of landscape design. Important contemporary concerns affecting the landscape professional are considered: the impact of recent scientific research, historic preservation, populations with unique needs, international practices, and much more.Table of ContentsImpacts of Scientific Research. AIDS Memorial Gardens. Populations with Unique Needs. Historic Preservation. International Practice. Eclecticism. Residences and Housing. Parks and Recreation. Computer Technology. Conclusion. Appendix of Firms and Individuals, with Addresses and Credits.

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the architectural world and its theories since the late 1960s in the context of social and political issues. It looks at a broad survey of buildings, but focuses on specific megaprojects as examples for discussion. It also considers the work of lesser-known designers.Trade Review'A wonderful world-wide survey' - ChoiceTable of ContentsPublic space; domestic space; reconfiguring the urban sphere; biographical notes on architects.

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Book SynopsisHow does the experience of turning a door handle, opening a door from one space to lead into another, affect us? It is no wonder that the door, one of the most elemental architectural forms, has such metaphorical richness. This book aims to understand how these everyday acts in space are influenced by architectural form.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Acts in Space • 1. Changing Levels • 2. Spaces That Change • 3. Versatility • 4. Depths of Discovery • 5. The City Stage

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Book SynopsisGottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. From his first published essay on Greek polychromy in 1834 to his final lecture on the origin of architectural styles in 1869, Semper persistently endeavoured to fashion a comprehensive architectural theory explaining the meaning and transformational nature of architectural form. The breadth and richness of his ideas, both applauded and opposed at the turn of the twentieth century, proved enormously influential in the development of modern theory. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Semper's published writings. The introduction seeks to trace the course of Semper's theoretical development over thirty-five years. Semper's ideas, like those of his contemporaries, John Ruskin and Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, had enormous influence on the genesis of modern architectural theory and will appeal to both architectural historians and architects.Table of ContentsGottfried Semper: architect and historian Joesph Rykwert; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Preliminary Remarks on Polychrome Architecture and Sculpture in Antiquity; Part II. The Four Elements of Architecture; Part III. Science, Industry and Art; Part IV. Prospectus: Comparative Theory of Building; Part V. Prospectus: Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts or Practical Aesthetics; Part VI. Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts or Practical Aesthetics; Section 1. Prolegomenon; Section 2. The Textile Art (Excerpt): 1. B. 'On the manner in Which Style is Conditioned by the Treatment of the Material'; 2. C. 'On the Manner in Which Style Becomes Specialized and Developed in the Dressing (Bekleidung) in Different Nations Throughout the Course of Cultural History; Part VII. On Architectural Styles; Notes; Name and place index; Subject index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an introductory text for students in built environment disciplines, as well as those who manage or own historic properties, and those embarking upon architectural conservation professionally. It is designed to give an understanding of the main principles, materials and problems in the field of conservation and it features a number of case studies.Trade Review"This is a sound introductory basis for those embarking on the study of architectural conservation and can be recommended to anyone thinking of joining the profession." (Journal of Architectural Conservation, November 2008) "Outlines the importance of architectural conservation on our society." (UK Construction) Table of ContentsPreface Part I Theory and Principles 1 Introduction 3 What is architectural conservation? 3 Why conserve? 3 Architectural conservation 5 Conservation as a profession 6 Professional roles in building conservation 7 Craft skills 10 Studies in building conservation 10 Professional accreditation 11 Working internationally 11 Structure of the book 12 2 International and historic context of conservation 15 Historic context 16 The symbolic and nostalgic connotations of historic monuments 16 ‘Restoration’ in the nineteenth century 17 The search for authenticity 17 Conservation in the twentieth century 20 Built heritage as a symbol of national identity 20 International conservation charters 21 The non-Western perspective 23 The urban conservation movement 25 UNESCO and the World Heritage Convention 26 Shifting emphases 28 Conservation-led regeneration 29 The industrial heritage 29 The legacy of the twentieth century 31 Cultural landscapes 32 Intangible heritage 33 Integrated approaches 35 Summary and conclusion 35 3 Theoretical framework and conservation principles 37 Values and definitions 38 A values-based approach 38 Terms and definitions 46 Principles, philosophy and guidance 50 Ethics in conservation 51 Principles 52 Summary and conclusion 63 4 Legislation, Policy and Guidance 66 Decision making in conservation 67 International level 67 National level 68 Local level 69 Non-governmental organisations and amenity societies 71 The private sector and property owners 72 Public participation 73 Statutory protection 74 Archaeological sites and ancient monuments 75 Monuments and buildings of architectural and historic significance 76 Area-based designation (conservation areas) 81 Historic gardens and landscapes 84 Other forms of control and legislation that impact on historic buildings 86 Summary and conclusion 87 Part II Principles Into Practice 5 Managing conservation 91 Survey and analysis 91 Understanding 91 Research 94 Survey 95 Specialist investigations 96 Information management 97 Making and evaluating proposals 98 Conservation management plans 98 Impact assessment 100 Project implementation 102 Financing conservation 102 Construction contracts for conservation 103 Implementation on site 104 Managing historic properties 105 Maintenance planning 105 Risk assessment and preparedness 108 Access management 108 Summary and conclusion 110 6 Causes of decay, environmental services and structures in conservation 112 Causes of decay 112 Climatic causes 113 Biological and botanical causes 115 Natural disasters 115 Human beings 118 Managing environmental conditions in historic buildings 120 Designing for and locating services in historic buildings 122 Heating and cooling 123 Improving environmental performance 125 Lighting historic buildings 125 Fire protection 128 Structural conservation 130 Structural failure 130 Understanding and analysing structures 131 Repair and conservation of historic structures 133 Summary and conclusion 135 7 Conservation of materials 137 Earth structures 139 Building in earth 139 Causes of decay and failure 141 Principles and techniques of repair 142 Thatch 143 Thatching 143 Causes of decay 144 Principles and techniques of repair 144 Timber 145 Building with timber 145 Causes of decay and failure 148 Principles and techniques of repair 149 Stone 152 Building with stone 152 Causes of decay and deterioration 154 Principles and techniques of repair 155 Bricks and clay roof tiles 159 Building in brick 159 Causes of decay and failure 160 Principles and techniques of repair 160 Tiles, faience and terracotta 163 Tiles, faience and terracotta on buildings 163 Causes of decay and failure 165 Principles and techniques of repair 166 Structural metals 166 Structural use of metals in buildings 166 Causes of decay and failure 168 Principles and techniques of repair 169 Sheet metals 169 Sheet metals in buildings 169 Causes of decay and failure 169 Principles and techniques of repair 170 Glass 172 Renders, plasters and mortars 172 Renders, plasters and mortars in building 172 Causes of decay and failure 174 Principles and techniques of repair 174 Concrete 175 Building in concrete 175 Causes of decay and failure 175 Principles and techniques of repair 175 Plastics and resins 176 Finishes 177 Materials used for coatings and finishes 177 Principles and techniques of conservation 178 Cleaning surfaces 181 Summary and conclusion 182 8 Regeneration, reuse and design in the historic environment 185 Urban regeneration 185 Conservation-led regeneration 185 Urban conservation 187 Economic viability 191 Adaptive reuse 194 Design in the historic environment 197 The context of townscape 197 Architectural interventions 198 Summary and conclusion 206 Conclusion 208 Glossary 211 Bibliography 215 Index 221

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume XIII.

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume XII: The Catalan School in the Early Renaissance, Part 1.

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume IX: The Beginning of the Renaissance in Castile and Leon, Part 2.

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume VI: The Valencian School in the Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance, Part 1.

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume IV: The Hispano-Flemish Style in North-Western Spain, Part 2.

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Book SynopsisNo detailed description available for A History of Spanish Painting, Volume III.

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide to the assessment and repair of historic buildings is invaluable for structural engineers, architects, surveyors and builders working in all aspects of building conservation. Taking a practical step-by-step approach, the authors discuss the appraisal of buildings and the differences in structural behaviour between new and existing structures. Each stage in the appraisal is explained, using examples from the authors'' own work. Each major construction material is assessed in detail, with separate sections on masonry, concrete, timber and the particularly complex issues of iron and steel framed buildings. Techniques for testing the ability of a building to continue its existing use or to be converted to a new use are explained.Trade ReviewThis book is essentially practical, giving valuable advice on procedures and inspections and reporting in subsequent chapters..it takes a great deal of thought to find simple and eleegant solutions to complex problems but Beckmann has shown it can be done.Sir Bernard FeildenStrongly recommended for practicing engineers, architects, contractors, historical preservation societies; and university library collections supporting architecture and engineering curricula. - E-STREAMS Vol. 8, No. 8 - August 2005Table of Contents· Foreword - Bernard Feilden· Structural Behaviour - Basic Principles· Aims, Process And Philosophy Of Structural Appraisal· Procedures Of Structural Appraisal· Masonry· Timber· Iron And Steel· Concrete And Reinforced Concrete· Foundations· Temporary Works And Sequencing The Operations· Epilogue: Maintenance· Suggested Further Reading· Appendix: Weights And Measures: Approximate Conversions

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Book SynopsisThe architectural crit, review or jury is a cornerstone of architectural education around the world. The defence of ideas, drawings, and models in an open format before staff and peers is intended to be a foreground for healthy creative debate, but many students view it as hostile confrontation â an ego trip for staff and humiliation for them. This accessible and immensely enjoyable book guides students through this academic minefield.This fully updated edition includes advice and suggestions for tutors on how to model a crit around a broad range of learning styles, as well as a new section aimed at students with learning disabilities, to ensure that the process is constructive and beneficial for all architecture and design scholars. Packed with practical tips from tutors, students and professionals, this reassuringly honest book will prepare students to build more creative relationships with clients and users across the industry. Also in the Seriously Useful Guides Table of ContentsForeword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; What is a review?; Before a review; During a review; Learning from a review; Theories of Learning and the Review; Alternative reviews; Reviews and the future; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisA history of Cotswold art & architecture

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Book SynopsisHuddersfield has a surprisingly rich architectural heritage. Developed mainly in a period of explosive growth during Georgian and Victorian times, it has many buildings of very high quality. This book describes and illustrates around 200 of the best and most attractive structures to be seen in the town. It looks at the magnificent buildings of Victorian Huddersfield, at the much older manor and gentry houses, at churches, chapels and public buildings, at houses and at twentieth-century additions to the town, together with the buildings of the wool textile industry that provided the backbone of the town's Victorian expansion. It will be a useful guide for those wishing to explore and learn more about Huddersfield's history through its buildings.Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Early Days Chapter 2 - Georgian Huddersfield Chapter 3 - The Mills Chapter 4 - Victorian Huddersfield Chapter 5 - The Twentieth Century

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Book SynopsisA charming photographic study of the quintessential American house style.Originally developed in the 1600s to withstand harsh Massachusetts winters, the Cape Cod cottagewith its central door and chimney, flanking windows, and steeply pitched roofis an instantly recognisable architectural form. Thanks to its simple and versatile layout, it has been adapted in countless ways by modern builders, and remains one of the most popular styles of American house. In this photo essayprinted in beautiful black and white and accompanied by an insightful introductionWilliam Morgan traces the entire history of the Cape Cod cottage, from its Colonial origins, to the suburban starter homes of mid-century America, to the creative interpretations of contemporary architects. The imagesmost of them Morgan's ownexplore both the pleasingly understated exteriors and the cosy interiors of representative Cape Cod cottages.Newly reissued in a handsome hardcover edition, The Cape Cod Cottage will be the perfect gift for anyone who lives in one of these classic American homes.

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Book SynopsisPresents forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of Georgia. Nearly three hundred stunning colour photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is devoted to the history, monuments and topography of Byzantine Constantinople, and includes two specially written pieces, as well as up-dates to the studies reprinted. Many of the articles deal with the imperial constructions of the first centuries of the Cityâs existence - for instance, the columns of Constantine and Justinian, the Mausoleum of the Holy Apostles and the churches of St Sophia, St John of Studius, and Sts Sergius and Bacchus - structures which provided the basic monumental framework around which Constantinople developed and its life was lived. In his reconstruction of these monuments and their history, Cyril Mango demonstrates how much can be achieved by combining the information gained from meticulous examination of the written sources, whether contemporary or from post-medieval travellers, with that provided by the surviving buildings themselves and the remains that have been excavated. Ce volume, vouà à lâhistoire, aux monuments et à la topographTable of ContentsContents: The development of Constantinople as an urban centre; Constantinopolitana; Constantine’s column; Constantine’s porphyry column and the chapel of St Constantine; Constantine’s mausoleum and the translation of relics (with addendum); Three imperial Byzantine sarcophagi discovered in 1750; A newly-discovered Byzantine imperial sarcophagus; The Fourteenth Region of Constantinople; Epigrammes honorifiques, statues et portraits à Byzance; The columns of Justinian and his successors; Justinian’s equestrian statue; The date of the Studius basilica at Istanbul; The church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus at Constantinople and the alleged tradition of octagonal palatine churches; The church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus once again; On the history of the templon and the martyrion of St Artemios at Constantinople; A 12th-century description of St Sophia; The conciliar edict of 1166; A Russian graffito in St Sophia, Constantinople; A note on Panagia Kamariotissa and some imperial foundations of the 10th and 11th centuries at Constantinople; The date of the Anonymous Russian Description of Constantinople; The work of M.I. Nomidis in the Vefa Kilise Camii, Istanbul (1937-38); Addenda; Index.

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Book SynopsisA behind-the-scenes history of the sixteenth-century South Indian temple hall installation in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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