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Book SynopsisHistoric Urban Landscape is a new approach to urban heritage management, promoted by UNESCO, and currently one of the most debated issues in the international preservation community. However, few conservation practitioners have a clear understanding of what it entails, and more importantly, what it can achieve.Trade Review“I highly recommend the comprehensive and landmark book The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century by Francesco Bandarin and Ron Van Oers, to any architects, urban planners, surveyors, engineers, policy makers, business leaders, and urban conservation societies who are seeking a complete overview of the intellectual developments in urban conservation. This book provides a thoughtful and practical approach that will benefit the urban conservation efforts around the world in the twenty-first century.” (Blog Business World, 29 May 2012)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Preface xiii Contributors xix About the Companion Website xxix Introduction: Urban Conservation and the End of Planning 1 Francesco Bandarin Post-War Attempts to Reconnect the City 3 Contemporary Views on Urbanism and Landscape 7 Repositioning Urban Conservation, Reconnecting the City 11 SECTION 1 The Layered Dimension of Urban Conservation 17 1. Archaeology: Reading the City through Time 19 Tim Williams Introduction 19 Problems and Issues 21 Challenges to Presenting Archaeological Sites in Modern Urban Landscapes 25 Preservation in situ and Mitigation Strategies 30 Approaches and Potential 35 Archaeological Knowledge and Its Potential Impact on Urban Communities 37 Conclusion 44 2. How Geology Shapes Human Settlements 47 Claudio Margottini and Daniele Spizzichino Introduction 47 Clay-Based Human Settlements 49 Soft Rock-Based Human Settlements 59 Hard Rock-Based Human Settlements 67 Time Variability and Complex Urban Environments 79 Conclusions 84 3. Morphology as the Study of City Form and Layering 85 Stefano Bianca Introduction 85 Origins and Implications of the Term Morphology 86 The Scope of Urban Morphology 87 Methodology and Procedures 88 Advantages and Problems of the Urban Morphology Approach 94 Relevance within the Historic Urban Landscape Concept 98 Interview – Searching for a Chinese Approach to Urban Conservation 103 Wang Shu Case Study – Bologna: From Urban Restoration to Urban Rehabilitation 107 Patrizia Gabellini 4. Historic Cities and Climate Change 113 Anthony Gad Bigio The Emerging Challenges 113 Exposure of World Heritage Cities to Multiple Hazards 115 Historic Cities and Urban Resilience 119 Historic Cities and Climate Change Mitigation 121 Historic Cities and Climate Action Plans: The Case of Edinburgh, Scotland 122 Risks 123 Actions 123 Interview – Looking at the Challenges of the Urban Century 126 Filipe Duarte Santos 5. The Intangible Dimension of Urban Heritage 129 Rohit Jigyasu Introduction 129 Defining Intangible Values in Historic Urban Landscapes 130 Urbanisation Processes and Impacts on Intangible Values 135 Recognition of Intangible Values in Existing Urban Management Systems 136 Documentation and Impact Assessment of Intangible Heritage Values 138 ‘Heritage’ – Elitist or Inclusive? 139 Role of Intangible Heritage in Building Disaster Resilience of Cities 142 Integrating Intangible Heritage Values in Urban Planning and Management 142 Mainstreaming Intangible Heritage Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Cultural Tourism 143 Redefining the Role of Professionals 144 Interview – Interpreting Cultural Landscapes as Expressions of Local Identity 145 Lisa Prosper Case Study – The Traditional Chinese View of Nature and Challenges of Urban Development 148 Feng Han 6. Planning and Managing Historic Urban Landscapes 161 Francesco Siravo Integrated Planning 161 Key Aspects of Analysing and Planning Historic Urban Landscapes 163 Governance: The Case for Public Management in Historic Urban Areas 168 What Kind of Public Institution? 169 Organisational Framework of the Conservation Agency 170 Participatory Planning and Implementation Strategies 171 Conclusion 172 Interview – The Challenge of Urban Transformation 176 Mohsen Mostafavi 7. Cities as Cultural Landscapes 179 Ken Taylor Reflections 179 A Paradigm Shift 180 The Cultural Landscape Model: Landscape as History and Expression of Human Values and Identity 183 Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River 186 Canberra 187 Cultural Landscape Characteristics 187 Urban Identity, Plurality, Sustainable Development Tools for Urban Landscape Planning and Conservation Practice 190 Tools 192 Conclusion 202 SECTION 2 Building the Toolkit 203 8. Evolution of the Normative Framework 205 Jukka Jokilehto Introduction 205 Early Appreciation of Historic Townscape 205 The Development and Impact of Modern City Planning 206 Development of Instruments for Urban Conservation 209 International Recognition of Historic Urban Areas 211 How Normative Frameworks Respond to the Challenges of Change Caused by Urban Development 213 New Tools for the Management of the Historic Urban Landscape 216 9. Civic Engagement Tools for Urban Conservation 221 Julian Smith Introduction 221 Ways of Seeing 222 Cultural Mapping 224 The Concepts of Equilibrium and Resilience 226 Sustainable Diversity 229 Influences of Civic Engagement: Towards Community-Based Design and Development 231 Conclusion 235 Interview – Listening to the People, Promoting Quality of Life 240 His Highness the Aga Khan Case Study – Valuing Cultural Diversity 245 Richard A. Engelhardt 10. Knowledge and Planning Tools 249 Jyoti Hosagrahar Introduction 249 Mapping, Measuring, and Visualising the Urban Landscape 250 Reading and Interpreting the Urban Landscape 251 Protecting, Enhancing, and Improving the Urban Landscape 257 Traditional and Customary Systems of Management 260 Contextualising the Historic Urban Landscape Approach 260 Case Study – Reading the City of Tokyo 261 Hidenobu Jinnai 11. The Role of Regulatory Systems 269 Patricia O’Donnell Defining Regulatory Systems 269 Legal Regulations Directly Addressing Public and Private Lands 270 Legal Regulations with Indirect Infl uence on Urban Heritage 275 Conclusion 278 Interview – Constructing Cultural Significance 279 Rahul Mehrotra 12. Devising Financial Tools for Urban Conservation 283 Donovan Rypkema Introduction 283 Why are Financial Tools Required? 284 What Do Financial Tools Do? 286 What are the Characteristics of the Most Effective Financial Tools? 287 What are Some Examples of Financial Tools and How Do They Work? 288 Conclusion 290 Case Study – A User’s Guide for Heritage Economics 291 Christian Ost Case study – The World Bank’s Tools for Urban Conservation 297 MV Serra 13. Researching and Mapping the Historic Urban Landscape 301 Michael Turner and Rachel Singer Introduction 301 The Diverse City 303 Methodologies and Tools 305 The Role of University Research 309 The Role of UNESCO Chairs 310 The Role of Category 2 Centres (C2C) 310 Conclusion 311 Interview – Heritage and the Metropolis 313 Rem Koolhaas Conclusion: The Way Forward: An Agenda for Reconnecting the City 317 Ron van Oers Managing the City as a Living Heritage 317 Identity and Sense of Place 318 Local Heritage and Corporate Image 319 The City as Repository of Urban Experiences 321 Integrating Disciplines and Professional Practices 322 Future Challenges of Urban Conservation 324 The Critical Path: Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan 326 Historic Urban Landscape: A Stepped Approach 326 Interdisciplinary Context and Operational Coordination 328 A 20-Point Research Agenda for Planners and Designers 329 Index 333

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Book SynopsisThis guide integrates theory and practice to offer practical solutions for architects to improve their design management skills. This unique guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of the design project and the design office.Table of ContentsPreface ix About the Author xiii 1 Why? 1 Why management? 1 Vignette A – why apply management? 6 Why design management? 7 The role of the design manager 9 Vignette B – why employ a design manager? 12 Taking on the role 14 Scope of the book 16 Part One Managing Creative Projects 19 2 The Business of Projects 21 Understanding projects 21 Quality 24 Time control 25 Cost control 27 Design control 28 Assessing value and risk 30 Procurement and influence 33 Interaction within projects 35 Project frameworks 37 The project-to-office interface 41 3 Establishing the System Architecture 42 Starting as you mean to go on 42 Team assembly 46 Selection criteria 48 Communicating to achieve objectives 52 Managing meetings effectively 56 The project-to-office interface 59 4 Exploring Client Value 60 Understanding the briefing phase 60 Approaches to briefing 62 Understanding the client 65 Establishing value parameters 69 The written brief 74 Reviewing the brief 79 The project-to-office interface 80 5 Creating Design Value 82 Collaborative design 83 Detailing the design 84 Design conversations 87 Design critiques, charettes and reviews 90 Programming and coordinating design work 93 Approvals and compliance 97 Coordination of production information 100 The project-to-office interface 101 6 Realising Design Value 103 Getting involved 104 Working with the contractor’s design manager 107 Programming 109 Interaction during construction 111 Misunderstanding and conflict 114 Requests for information and design changes 116 Closing out projects 118 The project-to-office interface 119 7 Evaluation and Learning 120 Lifelong learning 121 Learning from projects 124 Learning from the product 128 Evidence-based learning 131 Reflection in action 133 Action research and learning 136 The project-to-office interface 138 Part Two Managing Creative Organisations 141 8 The Business of Architecture 143 Architectural practice 144 The professional service firm 145 Clients and the market for services 149 Management of the business 152 Market analysis 162 The office-to-project interface 167 9 Managing Creative People 168 Getting the balance correct 169 Office culture 173 Psychological wellbeing 175 Recruitment and retention 178 Skills development 185 The office-to-project interface 191 10 Managing the Design Studio 192 A creative space 192 The project portfolio 194 The design manager’s role 196 Models of design management 199 The traditional model 203 The sequential model 205 Managing design effort 208 Identifying good habits and eliminating inefficiencies 215 The office-to-project interface 218 11 Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Information Management 219 Communication within the office 219 Communication with other organisations 222 Effective communication strategies 224 Knowledge retention and sharing 226 Information management 230 Preparation of information 233 Implementing and IT strategy 236 The office-to-project interface 238 12 Financial Management 239 Cash flow and profitability 239 Sources of income 243 Fee bidding and negotiation 246 Invoicing and cash flow 248 Controlling expenditure 250 Financial monitoring and evaluation 253 Crisis management 258 The office-to-project interface 259 13 Attracting and Retaining Clients 261 Promoting a brand image 261 The client’s perspective 263 The architect’s perspective 265 Communicating with clients 266 Promotional tools 269 Architects’ signboards 272 Managing marketing activities 274 The office-to-project interface 278 Further Reading 280 Index 284

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Book SynopsisSmartgeometry (SG) is a key influence on the architectural community who explore creative computational methods for the design of buildings. An informal international network of practitioners and researchers, the group meets annually to experiment with new technologies and collaborate to develop digital design techniques.Table of ContentsForeword 6-7 by Brett Steele Introduction 8-19 by Brady Peters and Terri Peters The Origins of Smartgeometry 20-35 by Hugh Whitehead, Lars Hesselgren and J Parrish First Build Your Tools 36-49 by Robert Aish Parametric Evolution 50-59 by Branko Kolarevic Matrix Architecture 60-71 by Jenny E Sabin Metrics of Human Experience 72-79 by Roly Hudson and Michael Westlake Interacting with the Model 80-91 by Neil Katz, with Bess Krietemeyer and Tobias Schwinn Responsive Design: Towards an Ecology of Objects and People 92-101 by Andre Chaszar, Anton Savov, Peter Liebsch and Sascha Bohnenberger Design Flow and Tool Flux 102-111 by Robert Woodbury The Sound of Smartgeometry 112-121 by Brady Peters Design Exploration and Steering of Design 122-129 by Axel Kilian Geometry: How Smart Do You Have To Be? 130-141 by Chris Williams GenerativeComponents and Smartgeometry: Situated Software Development 142-153 by Volker Mueller and Makai Smith From Descriptive Geometry to Smartgeometry: First Steps towards Digital Architecture 154-165 by Mark Burry EXPLORING Human–Computer Interaction IN DESIGN PROCESS 166-175 by Flora Salim and Przemek Jaworski Designing Intelligence: DIY Robotics for Responsive Environments 176-185 by Nick Puckett Encoding Design 186-195 by Fabian Scheurer Working Prototypes, Creating Knowledge 196-205 by Shane Burger and Xavier De Kestelier Mind the Gap: Stories of Exchange 206-217 by CASE Designing Robotic Assemblies 218-231 by Tobias Bonwetsch The Practice of Smartgeometry 232-241 by Hugh Whitehead Digital Crafting: Performative Thinking for Material Design 242-253 by Mette Ramsgard Thomsen and Martin Tamke Design Robotics: New Strategies for Material System Research 254-267 by Martin Bechthold Contributor Biographies 268-272

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Book SynopsisThe gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time period. Spanning from 3,500 b.c.e.Table of ContentsPreface xi 3500 BCE 1 Ritual Centers 6 Beginnings of China’s Civilizations 8 Mehrgarh and Early Indus Settlements 11 The Village Networks of Mesopotamia and the Balkans 12 Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt 19 European Developments 21 2500 BCE 25 The Indus Ghaggar-Hakra Civilization 30 Margiana 33 Early Empires of Mesopotamia 34 Egypt: The Old Kingdom 38 Architecture and Food 45 Stonehenge 46 Megalithic Temples of Malta 48 The First Civilizations of South America 50 1500 BCE 53 The Minoans and Knossos 60 Egypt: The New Kingdom 64 Hittite Empire 75 Mycenaean Civilization 77 Poverty Point 80 Shang Dynasty, China 81 Civilization of the High Andes 84 800 BCE 87 The Olmecs 90 Chavín de Huántar 94 The Iron Age 96 The Etruscans 97 Greece: The Geometric Period 101 Kingdom of Kush 105 Saba/Sa’abia 106 Temple of Solomon 107 Zhou Dynasty, China 108 The Aryan Invasion and Varanasi 111 Neo-Assyrian Empire 113 400 BCE 117 The Achaemenid Empire 120 Greece and the Mediterranean 124 The Hellenistic Age 141 Mauryan Dynasty and Early Buddhism 148 China: The Warring States Period 150 0 153 The Founding of Rome 158 Bibracte 164 Augustan Rome 166 Post-Augustan Rome 170 Rock-Cut Tombs 177 Northern Palace at Masada 180 Taxila: The Gandharan Cosmopolis 181 Qin Dynasty, China 182 Development of Mahayana Buddhism 185 The Maya 191 200 CE 197 Roman Empire 202 The Parthian Empire 220 Aksum 220 Amaravati Stupa 222 Caitya Hall at Karli223 Anuradhapura 224 Han Dynasty China 225 Teotihuacán 228 Moche and Nazca Civilizations 231 North Amazon Societies 234 Ohio’s Hopewell Mounds 235 400 CE 237 Ajanta Caves 244 Establishment of Chinese and Central Asian Buddhism 247 The Sassanian Empire 251 Hindu Renaissance 254 Mahabodhi Temple 256 Sigiriya 257 The Pyu, Mon, and Funan 258 Emergence of Christianity 259 Post-Constantinian Age 264 Tomb of Theodoric the Great 265 Kofun Period: Japan 266 Zapotecs of Oaxaca 268 600 CE 271 Age of Justinian 278 Armenian Architecture 284 Vishnu Deogarh and Elephanta 286 The Five Rathas 289 Southeast Asia 291 Sui and T’ang Dynasties 293 Nara Period: Japan 297 800 CE 303 Rise of Islam 312 Mahaviharas at Nalanda 319 Rajasimhesvara and Virupaksha Temples 320 Kailasnath at Ellora 322 Samye, Tibet 324 Indonesia at a Crossroads 325 Hindu Kingdoms of Cambodia 328 Korean Buddhism 331 Foguang Monastery 332 Europe and the Carolingians 334 Tikal 338 Mayan City-States 341 Tiwanaku 344 Quirigua 346 Guayabo 346 1000 CE 347 Mayan Uxmal 356 Cahokia 358 Serpent Mound 359 Pueblo Bonito 360 Seljuk Turks 362 Muqarnas 367 The Fatimids 368 Rise of the Rajput Kingdoms 370 Cholamandalam 382 Polonnaruwa 384 Song Dynasty China 386 Liao Dynasty 388 Pure Land Buddhism 391 Byzantine Revival 392 Ottonian Germany 396 The Normans 399 Pilgrimage Churches 403 Tuscany 404 1200 CE 407 Vrah Vishnulok (Angkor Wat) 416 Kingdom of Pagan 420 Sanju-sangen-do 422 Itsukushima Shrine 423 Southern Song Dynasty 424 Mongol Empire 426 Delhi 428 Africa 431 Fontenay Abbey 438 Medieval Scandinavia 440 Europe: The High Middle Ages 441 Nasrid Sultanate and the Alhambra 449 Toltec Empire 452 Chichén Itzá 452 1400 CE 455 The Americas 460 Republic of Venice 469 Ottoman Empire 470 Italian Renaissance 474 French Châteaux 482 Mamluk Sultanate 484 Timurid Dynasty 486 Deccan Sultanates 488 Ming Dynasty China 491 Joseon Dynasty 496 Muromachi Japan 497 Ayutthaya 500 1600 CE 501 Architecture of the Eurasian Power Bloc 501 Tokugawa Shogunate 504 Ming Tombs 512 Potala Palace 516 Voyages of Zheng He 519 Mughals 520 Vijaynagara 527 Bijapur 529 Isfahan 530 Suleymaniye Complex 533 Kremlin’s New Churches 535 Dogon of Mali 537 Palladio 539 Baroque Italy 542 Spanish Invasion of America 552 Atrios 553 Colonial Forts 554 Amsterdam 556 Place Royale 558 Elizabethan England 559 Church of Santo Domingo 561 Ryoanji 562 1700 CE 563 Colonialism 568 The Louvre and the Hôtel 573 Château de Versailles 576 St. Petersburg 578 Rationalization and the Age of Reason 580 Johann Balthasar Neumann and the New Neresheim 582 China and the European Enlightenment 584 Qing Beijing 588 Joseon Dynasty of Korea 591 Mallas of Nepal 592 Kyoto’s Odoi and Shimabara 593 Edo (Tokyo) 594 Nayaks of Madurai 596 Jaipur 597 Nurosmaniye Mosque, Istanbul 598 The Anglican Church 599 Whigs and the Palladian Revival 602 1800 CE 605 Tash-Khovli 610 Jaipur and the End of the Mughal Empire 611 Darbar Sahib 613 Wat Pra Kaew 614 Neoclassicim vs. Romanticism 616 Washington, DC 627 Nationalism 629 Colonial Calcutta:The Esplanade 632 Greek Revival 634 Industrial Revolution 637 Shakers 641 August Welby Pugin and the English Parliament Building 642 Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc 644 Architectural Preservation 645 Bibliothèque Ste.-Geneviève 646 Kanamaru-za 648 Qianlong’s Universal Vision 650 Synagogues 654 1900 CE 657 Public Sector Architecture 662 Railroad Stations 665 The Athenaeum 666 National Museums 667 World’s Fairs 668 Global Arts and Crafts Movement 669 Central Park 674 Paris and Haussmann 675 The Passage 677 École des Beaux-Arts 678 Chettinad Mansions 680 Colonial Modernism 681 Henry Hobson Richardson 682 The Global Bungalow 684 Shingle Style 684 Campus Architecture in the United States 686 Art Nouveau’s Maison Tassel 687 Rise of Professionalism 688 International City Beautiful Plans 688 The Garden City Movement 691 International Beaux-Arts 692 Skyscrapers 693 Casa Batlló 695 Frank Lloyd Wright 697 African Land Grab 699 Kyoto National Museum 700 Myongdong Cathedral 700 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Building 700 Concrete 701 Adolf Loos 703 The Factory Aesthetic 704 Deutsche Werkbund 705 German Concrete 706 Expressionism 707 New Delhi 710 Mombasa 711 Asplund and Lewerentz 712 Frank Lloyd Wright and the Mayan Revival Style 713 Dutch Kampung 714 De Stijl Movement 715 Friedrichstrasse Office Building 716 Russian Constructivism 717 The Bauhaus 720 Le Corbusier and Vers une Architecture 722 Lovell House 724 1950 CE 725 Modernism 726 Postmodernism 780 Magney House 786 Globalization Today 787 Glossary 801 Bibliography 811 Illustration Credits 821 Index 825

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking edition of AD brings together a range of global expertise on social value, exploring its potential for demonstrating the positive impact of both architecture and architects on homes and communities in terms of social justice, sustainability and wellbeing. There has been a recent groundswell of interest in the mapping and measuring of social value caused by developments in legislation and planning, as well as a revival of interest in the ethical dimensions of architectural practice. Not only do architects promote wellbeing through the development of carefully conceived and appropriate designs, they can also add social value through the processes of consultation, visioning, briefing, co-design, co-creation, user manuals, soft landings (helping people to make the most of their buildings in use) and post-occupancy evaluation. These are, however, poorly recognised aspects of an architect's role. We live in an audit culture where organisational performance is measured against predetermined targets. Unfortunately, the focus of architectural practice is generally on the financial cost of what it does in the short term rather than its long-term social value, arguably its market niche. This AD posits that the mapping and measuring of social value provides a real opportunity for the architectural profession to make its key contribution heard. Contributors: Nabeela Ahmed and Ayona Datta, Nicola Bacon andPaul Goodship, Irena Bauman, Cristina Garduno Freeman, Mat Hinds, Anthony Hoete, Karen Kubey, Mhairi McVicar, Aoibheann Ní Mhearáin andTara Kennedy, Jenni Montgomery, Edward Ng and Li Wan, Doina Petrescu, and Peter Andreas Sattrup Featured architects: Atelier d'Architecture Autogérée (AAA), Barton Willmore, Bauman Lyons Architects, Jateen Ladd, John McLaughlin Architects, and Taylor and Hinds ArchitectsTable of Contents 1 Measuring Architecture's Social Value in the United States 2 Design for Impact: Measuring Architecture's Social Value in the United States 3 Documenting Value Creation: A Business Opportunity for Architects, Their Clients and Society 4 Resilience Value in the Face of Climate Change 5 New Infrastructure for Communities Who Want to Build 6 ‘Engender the Confidence to Demand Better’: The Value of Architects in Community Asset Transfers 7 Mapping Eco-social Assets 8 Changing Patterns of Resilience: Exploring the Local 9 Greenkeeper: Establishing the Full Value of Green 10 High Science and Low Technology for Sustainable Rural Development 11 Architecture from the Ground Up: Designing and Delivering Social Value in Southern India 12 In the Eye of the Beholder 13 Reframing Social Value in 20th-Century Conservation 14 Mapping Gendered Infrastructures: Critical Reflections on Violence Against Women in India 15 The House as Ancestor: A Tale of Maori Social Value 16 Walk With Us: The Architecture of Reconciliation 17 From Another Perspective – Against a Convenient Mediocrity

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Buildings account for one third of greenhouse emissions. Green Building Illustrated offers practical solutions presented in the visual language of architects, builders, and designers. Elegant drawings and clear conceptual explanations lead students and practitioners to an intuitive understanding of the deep technical knowledge for eco-friendly design. Zero Energy Buildings, sustainability, embodied energy, building envelopes, systems integration, passive solar strategies, biomimetic architecture, carbon footprint…they’re in there. Planet earth needs this book!"—Ron Judkoff, Chief Architectural Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory"When the first edition of Green Building Illustrated came out in 2014, I thought it was clearly written and illustrated, and packed with good information for aspiring architects and engineers, as well as veteran building and mechanical design professionals. The tone is conversational and not didactic or preachy. It doesn’t provide the reader with black and white solutions to every problem but sets out a range of possibilities. The second edition does the above and more so. It questions whether we can continue to use fossil fuels in buildings; mitigate the worst effects of Global Climate Change; and still provide well designed, well built, comfortable, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Along with some minor changes made for greater clarity, the new edition provides, for example, much more detail about heat pumps, an expanded treatment of stairways in multifamily buildings, and includes a new chapter devoted to case studies from net-zero buildings from around the world. In other words, the second edition continues the conversation among professionals who are passionate about sustainable buildings and a sustainable planet, who are thoughtful, well grounded in the basics of physics and building science, but who are open to finding new solutions to the problems we face in a changing environment."—Jim Gunshinan, Senior Editor, Building Performance Journal (previously, Home Energy magazine) "The authors of Green Building Illustrated frame existing and emerging challenges of green building with clarity and care, and provide a compelling science-based design approach that complements, rather than competes with, existing sustainable codes and standards. This widely applicable and intuitive source encourages design students and professionals to consider sustainability as an evolving art, and to allow energy and material conservation principles to guide design problem-solving with rigor and creativity."—Nina Sharifi, Ph.D., Syracuse CoE Faculty Research Fellow, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Syracuse UniversityTable of ContentsPreface vii 1 Introduction 1 2 First Principles 13 3 Codes and Standards 27 4 Community, Climate, and Site 43 5 Building Shape and Biomimicry 69 6 Near-Building Features 89 7 Outer Envelope 101 8 Unconditioned Spaces 133 9 Inner Envelope 147 10 Thermal Zoning and Compartmentalization 159 11 Lighting, Plug, and Process Loads 169 12 Hot and Cold Water 185 13 Indoor Environmental Quality 197 14 Heating and Cooling 217 15 Renewable Energy 237 16 Net-Zero Energy Design and Case Studies 245 17 Materials 253 18 Schedules, Sequences, and Affordability 271 19 Quality in Green Design and Construction 281 20 Conclusion 303 Glossary 309 Bibliography 313 Index 317

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword xi Why Read This Book? xi What’s Covered? xi Any Pre-reqs? xi Computer and Version of SketchUp Discussed in This Book xi Extra Goodies xii Further Resources xii About the Companion Website xiii Chapter 1: What Is SketchUp and How Do Interior Designers Use It? 1 What Is SketchUp? 1 What Is SketchUp Used For? 2 Who Uses SketchUp? 2 SketchUp Pro 2 SketchUp Free and SketchUp Shop 2 SketchUp Make 2017 2 Is SketchUp Easy to Learn? 3 Do I Need to Know AutoCAD? 3 Difference between Traditional CAD Drawings and Models 3 Solid Models 5 Surface Models 5 T-spline Models 5 Mesh Models 5 Building Information Management (BIM) 5 What SketchUp Pro Can Do 6 Summary 11 Further Resources 11 Chapter 2: Getting Started 13 Hardware, Operating System, and Browser Requirements 13 PC: Windows 11, Windows 10 13 Mac: OS 12+ (Monterey), 11+ (Big Sur), and Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina) 13 Tablets 14 Viewer App 14 Video Card 14 Space Mouse 15 Download SketchUp Pro 15 Launch SketchUp Pro 16 Choose a Template 17 The Workspace 18 Menu Bar 19 Getting Started Toolbar 20 The Global Axes 20 Scale Figure 21 Bottom- left Screen Icons 21 Measurements Box 21 Panel Trays 22 Run Multiple SketchUp Files at the Same Time 22 Save Options 23 Backup Files 23 Save and Exit the Software 23 Summary 24 Further Resources 24 Chapter 3: Exploring the Interface 25 Add the Large Tool Set 25 The Search Tool 27 The Select Tool, Erase and Undo 27 The Rectangle Tool 28 The Inference Engine 28 The Rotated Rectangle Tool 30 The Circle Tool 30 The Push/Pull Tool 31 Impute Numbers 32 The Pan, Orbit, and Zoom Tools 33 Modifier Keys 35 The Escape Key 35 The Camera and the Views Toolbar 35 Selection Techniques 37 The Move Tool 39 Resize a Circle with the Move Tool 40 Customize the Workspace 40 Customize Toolbars on the PC 40 Customize the Getting Started Toolbar on the Mac 42 Make a Custom Template 42 The Help Function 45 Summary 45 Further Resources 46 Exercises 46 Chapter 4: Modeling Furniture 47 Faces and Edges 47 The Eraser Tool and Erasing 47 The Pencil and Freehand Tools 48 Make a Roof Ridge with the Move tool 50 Stickiness 50 What Is a Group? 52 Make a Group 52 Edit a Group 53 Causes of a Non- Filling Face 54 Best Practices for Modeling 55 Color- coordinate Axes and Model Lines by Changing the Edge Style Setting 55 Model a Table 56 Model the Tabletop 57 Guidelines and Guide Points 58 The Tape Measure’s Two Modes 58 Place Guidelines for the Table Legs 58 Model the Table Leg 59 What Is a Component? 59 Edit a Component and Make It Unique 60 Turn the Leg Square into a Component 60 Component Options 61 Copy the Leg Component 61 Add Volume to the Leg Component 62 Add the Leg’s Lower Part 62 How to Edit the Leg’s Length 62 Taper the Leg with the Scale Tool 63 Adjust Size with the Scale Tool 64 Draw the Apron 64 Add a Shadow 65 Model a Bookcase 65 Make a Shell with the Offset Tool 65 Group the Shell 66 Make and Array a Shelf Component 66 What Is Array? 66 Linear Array the Shelf Component 68 Change the Shelves’ Height and Depth 69 Add a Curved Apron with the 2-Point Arc Tool 69 What Is the Entity Info Box? 70 Make a Component Door 71 Make a Second Component Door and Mirror It 72 Model a Crown Molding 73 Put Glass in the Doors 73 A Translucent Workaround with the Rotate Tool and Hide 74 Add Knobs with the Circle Tool 79 Model a Clock with Radial Array 80 Draw Clock Hands with Inference Matching 83 Summary 85 Exercises 85 Chapter 5: Drafting, Modeling, and Furnishing a Floor Plan 87 Prepare a Raster File for Import 87 Draft a Plan by Tracing a Raster Image 87 The Explode Function 89 How to Resize Geometry 89 Scale the Imported Floor Plan with the Tape Measure 89 Change Line Color 94 Trace Interior Walls 95 Edge Styles Again 96 From Plan to Model 98 Add a Porch, Door, and Window 99 Flashing Planes 102 Draft a Plan from a Paper Sketch 102 The 3D Warehouse 105 Import a Door through the Components Tray 106 To Download into the Model or Not? 106 Component Door in Single- versus Double-sided Walls 109 Import Warehouse Furniture Through the Components Browser Search Field 109 Copy and Paste Between SketchUp Files 111 Paste In Place 112 See All Components Loaded in the Model with the In Model Icon 112 Purge and Delete Unused Components 112 Make a Local Collection and Link It to the Components Browser 113 Create Plan and Elevation Views 116 The Section Tool 117 Make a Section Cut with Create Group from Slice 117 Model a Building from an AutoCAD (DWG) Plan 119 Prepare a DWG File for Import 120 Import a DWG File of the Cottage 121 Model the DWG File 123 Export the File 125 Interact with Revit, 20- 20, and Chief Architect 125 “Clipping” (Disappearing Geometry) 125 Move Geometry with Coordinates 126 Add Tags to Control Visibility 126 Change Line Type with Tag 127 Modeling Tips 127 Model a Sloped Roof with the Protractor Tool 128 Geo-locate a Model 129 Fun Exports and Imports 131 Is SketchUp Running Slow? 132 Make SketchUp Run Faster by Keeping the Polygon Count Down 132 Strategies to Make SketchUp Run Faster 133 Summary 136 Further Resources 136 Exercises 136 Chapter 6: Model a Two- story Interior 137 Explode and Clean Up the Imported DWG File 138 Create Faces 138 Model the Plan 139 Model and Group the First Floor’s Walls and Floor 140 Make Tags and Move Groups to Them 141 More About Tags 141 Add a Component Door 142 Nesting and Organization 144 The Outliner 144 Make a Second Floor Platform 146 Cut a Stairwell on the Second Floor 146 Draw the Staircase 147 Draw and Divide a Vertical Riser Line 147 Copy the Steps with a Linear Array 148 Add Volume to the Staircase 150 Model the Second Floor 151 Push/Pull the Walls Up 151 Create Edges with Intersect Faces with Model 152 Move the Second Floor onto the First 153 How to Click Two Corners Together 153 Modeling Tips 153 Make a Mansard Roof with Autofold 154 Field of View 155 Model Cabinets with Guidelines and the 3-Point Rectangle 156 Make Crown Molding with Follow Me 157 The Weld Function 158 Soften and Smooth 159 Model a Handrail 160 How to Search the 3D Warehouse 161 Viewing Components In Model 162 Download and Edit a Warehouse Staircase 163 Mirror with Flip Along 163 Mirror with the Scale Tool 164 Change the Staircase’s Height and Width with a Reference Line 164 Troublesome Components 164 Change a Component Axis with the Axis Tool 165 Change Orientation of Multiple Faces at Once 166 Change the Default Face Color 167 Summary 168 Exercises 168 Chapter 7: Painting with Colors, Materials, and Match Photo 169 What Is Painting? 169 Paint with Built- in SketchUp Materials 169 Painting on Groups versus Loose Geometry.. 170 The Paint Bucket Tool 171 Painting Shortcuts 172 Adjust a Color 174 Enter RGB Values 175 Sample, Save As, and Export on the PC 176 Translucency 176 Purge Unused Colors and Materials 177 Purge versus Delete 178 Paint with Materials 178 Edit a Material 179 Map SketchUp to a Digital Imaging Program.. 180 Import Materials from Other Models 180 Make New Materials Available to All of Your SketchUp Files 181 Check Face Orientation on Painted Surfaces with Entity Info and Face Style 182 Modeling Workflow 182 Photograph a Material for Import 183 Import a Material 183 Repeating and Seamless Materials 185 Import an Image 186 Erase an Image 187 Model Wall Art with an Imported Image 187 Model a Picture Frame with Follow Me 188 Image Placement Tips 188 Make and Link a Local Materials Collection on the PC 189 Import and Replace a Color or Texture on the Mac with Load 191 Drag Materials into the Model 191 Position a Material with Fixed and Free Pins 192 Fixed Pins 192 Free Pins 194 Straighten a Skewed Image with Free Pins.. 195 Paint on a Curved Surface 196 Paint on Draperies with Texture/Project 196 Paint Letters on a Cylinder with Texture/Project 198 Match Photo on an Interior Space 199 Use an Appropriate Photo 199 Import the Photo 199 Choose the Dialog Box Settings 199 Align the Photo’s Perspective to SketchUp’s Camera 201 Trace the Photo 202 Project the Photo 203 Scale the Model with the Tape Measure 203 Summary 203 Further Resources 204 Exercises 204 Chapter 8: Enhancing and Presenting the Model 205 Annotate the Model 205 The Dimension Tool 206 Edit the Dimension Stringer 207 Font Size: Points versus Height 208 The Text Tool 209 Screen Text versus Leader Text 209 Screen Text 209 Leader Text 209 Pushpin versus View Based Leaders 210 Dimension a Floor Plan 211 3D Text 212 Styles 213 Make a Shortcut to the Default Style 215 Remove the Sky 216 Watermark the File 216 Shadows and Shadow Settings 218 Scenes 218 Make Scenes of Different Designs 219 Animate with Scenes 223 The Camera Tools 225 Position Camera 225 Look Around 226 Walk 226 Dynamic Components 227 Live Components 229 Export a SketchUp File into a Different Format 229 Export a Model as a 2D Graphic 229 Export as a 3D File 230 Enhancing the Model 231 Enhance with Photoshop 231 Enhance with Rendering Programs 231 Enhance with Hand Rendering 231 Summary 235 Further Resources 235 Exercises 236 Chapter 9: Extensions 237 What’s an Extension? 237 The Extension Warehouse 238 Download and Install textureMe 240 Find the Extension 241 How Do Extensions Work? 242 Extension Manager 245 Developer 246 Make a Desktop Shortcut 246 Summary 246 Further Resources 246 Exercises 247 Chapter 10: Construction Documentation with Layout 249 What Is LayOut? 249 Prepare the SketchUp Model for LayOut 249 Create Scenes 249 Change Style and Properties 250 Make a Section View 250 Save and Send 252 Choose a Paper Size 252 The LayOut Workspace 254 The Yellow Warning Triangle and Updating the LayOut File 254 The Viewport 255 Copy the Viewport 255 Link Viewports to Scenes 256 Scale the Scenes 256 The Top of Screen Menu 257 File 257 View 260 Tools 261 Window 261 Help 261 Annotate the Views 261 The Scrapbook Tray 263 Add Line Weights 264 More LayOut Capabilities 266 Summary 266 Exercises 266 Index 267

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Book SynopsisThe first European edition of Francis DK Ching s classic visual guide to the basics of building construction. For nearly four decades, the US publication Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction.Trade ReviewIf a highly descriptive and well illustrated guide to building construction is what you are after, look no further. (Civil Engineering, 1 November 2014) In summary, this European version of an established book is welcomed and deserves to take its place alongside more advanced and detailed texts on the shelves of students as well as university, college and office libraries. (Building Engineer, April 2014) This is a comprehensive primer (The RIBA Journal, May 2014)Table of ContentsPreface 1 The Building Site 2 The Building 3 Foundation Systems 4 Floor Systems 5 Wall Systems 6 Roof Systems 7 Moisture & Thermal Protection 8 Doors & Windows 9 Special Construction 10 Finish Work 11 Mechanical & Electrical Systems 12 Notes on Materials 13 Construction in the Middle East A Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated volume features hundreds of full-color images of Russian architecture and landscapes taken by early-twentieth-century photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky juxtaposed against those of contemporary photographer and scholar William Craft Brumfield. Together their images document Russia's architectural, artistic, and cultural heritage.Trade Review“In the current climate in the West, with the return to an awareness of Russia being coupled with a renewed sense of threat, William Craft Brumfield's work is a major catalyst for making people aware of the richness of Russian culture. Journeys through the Russian Empire is an innovative book and an invaluable resource for coming generations of cultural historians. Allowing an opportunity to consider loss over time and to think in terms of common human values, it is indispensable to both Russophiles and all those interested in wider issues of restoration, plans for public space, the impact of industrialization and modernization, and the consequences of large-scale population migration.” -- Ann Kleimola, coeditor of * Culture and Identity in Muscovy: 1359–1584 *“As miraculous and prodigious as Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s photographic efforts were, William Craft Brumfield’s heroically resolute labor to record the Russian built environment of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries is remarkable in its own way. For the past four decades, Brumfield has pursued buildings, cityscapes, and landscapes across the length of Russia, producing what has become the single most important record of the Russian built environment of our era. This period’s political tumult makes his work even more significant. Journeys through the Russian Empire is an important record of how Russia changed over a troubled century and will help readers appreciate what will come to be seen as lost worlds.” -- Blair A. Ruble, coeditor of * Rebounding Identities: The Politics of Identity in Russia and Ukraine *“Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky's eerie color photographs of the Tsarist empire, made in its waning years before war and revolution, record the serene glories of Russian architecture typically set in a softly glowing pre-industrial landscape. Beginning in the last decades of the Soviet Union, William Craft Brumfield has photographed these same widely dispersed monuments. The resulting juxtaposition of images, taken as much as a century apart, reminds the reader that buildings, like empires, have lives in time.” -- John Beldon Scott, author of * Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin *"This large-format book, 520 pages in length, contains some 400 stunning full-color images of ancient churches, towns, and landscapes taken by two great explorers, who have preserved so much of Russian culture through their photography." -- Anna Sorokina * Russia beyond the Headlines *"This is a book to be approached slowly and with care. As you move through the eight regions of travel, there is much to be absorbed and to be savored including Brumfield’s narrative, which ends at the Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery, an impressive array of buildings on the Solovetsky Archipelago in the White Sea. . . . This is rich journey worth taking for anyone with an interest in Russia and Russian culture, and it matters not at all whether you have been to Russia or not." -- Richard Crepeau * New York Journal of Books *"At the asking price, this large-format book is a bargain, not just for 'content' but for the excellence of production values and design, enhanced by clearly drawn maps for each of the regions covered. Anyone interested in Russian or Central Asian history and culture would find pleasure in having this volume to savor." -- Dan Waugh * Newsletter of the Early Slavic Studies Association *"The journeys wend through little-known towns like Belozersk and Rzhev, and the complexity of their churches and monasteries, full of tiny and intricate details, unfold like flowers before the eyes. Magnificent iconography, graceful 'onion' domes, wildly colorful exteriors, and blended architectural styles keep the eye roving, with descriptions that provide historical context and artistic merit. . . . As intriguing as the photos are, Brumfield’s text draws readers in with tales of vast wealth and power and religious devotion. Moreover, Brumfield invites readers to consider not only the circumstances under which the buildings were built, but what happened after Prokudin-Gorsky captured them." -- Faith Dawson * Tulane Today *"The juxtaposition of these two artists’ works provides students and researchers with an excellent study in how artists can view the same subjects in different historical contexts. Prokudin-Gorsky’s and Brumfield’s photographs show the changes each site underwent, including differences in condition, color, and the effects (or lack) of preservation attempts over time. The photographs also invite discussion of issues such as reconstruction versus restoration and reality versus memory in the history of Russian architecture. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." -- M. Miller * Choice *"An extraordinary study of two photographers and, indeed, two Russias. . . . Journeys through the Russian Empire is a masterful achievement that readers will want to savor and return to again and again. In its pages are insightful lessons on everything from color photography to the nature of time. William Craft Brumfield has brought all of his considerable talent, expertise, and energy to produce an invaluable resource for students of Russian history, photography buffs, nature lovers, architecture aficionados, and anyone who longs to explore the expansive Russian empire through the eyes of two eminently talented and devoted photographers." -- Jennifer Eremeeva * The Moscow Times *"Brumfield’s own photographs are of exceptional quality, and . . . there is something enthralling for the reader about comparing pictures of a building or set of buildings taken many years apart. . . . What Brumfield does in Journeys is provide visual material and text that provoke reflection on important questions without seeking to provide simplistic answers. He shows the value of Prokudin-Gorskii’s photographs while acknowledging that they do not provide an unproblematic insight into a vanished world. He provides an effortless visual and textual history of important sites of Russian ecclesiastical architecture that is accessible to non-specialists." -- Michael Hughes * Slavic and East European Review *"In 1970, an American graduate student set off for what was then the Soviet Union, taking a camera he’d bought for the trip. William Craft Brumfield spent the next half-century travelling through the Soviet Union and its successor states, becoming a specialist in the region’s architectural history and a respected photographer in his own right. . . . [A]s Journeys through the Russian Empire quietly illustrates, the desire to preserve religious buildings as part of a national past was not solely a phenomenon of perestroika." -- Miriam Dobson * London Review of Books *"The publication of Journeys through the Russian Empire marks a jubilee of sorts, as its author, William Craft Brumfield, first arrived in Russia in 1970, exactly fifty years earlier. A half century is indeed more than half a lifetime, and over this time Russia has become a second homeland for the scholar. . . . Brumfield thus allows us to compare the appearances of the most significant works of Russian architecture over the course of a century, but this is not his only contribution. He also demonstrates the coexistence of two long-standing artistic traditions of representing works of Russian architecture: the Russian and the foreign." -- Evgeny Khodakovsky * Russian Review *"This is a work of pure enchantment! William Craft Brumfield’s Journeys lead us to some of the most forbidding regions on Earth to reveal centuries-old architectural masterpieces. His photographic odyssey, which parallels the travels of a pioneering Russian photographer in the early 1900s, opens a world of almost supernatural grace and beauty. The images—at times dreamlike, often frozen in the amber light of the far North—portray structures both towering and serene, gemstones of timber and rock that stand as timeless monuments to mysticism and spirituality. The images are spellbinding, but the text is no less so. Professor Brumfield’s concluding essay 'Above the Abyss' is a deeply informed meditation on photography, memory, and the arc of Russian history." -- John R. Beyrle, former United States Ambassador to Russia“Bill Brumfield’s Journeys Through the Russian Empire is a visual and cultural tour d' force. In treading the steps of his legendary imperial predecessor Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Brumfield’s lens documents and captures why for Russia in particular the architecture and creativity of its buildings is an essential key to understanding its culture and identity, and his images provide a contemporary vision of the enduring core that has given the world Russian culture, art, and architecture. His photos and text, set alongside the images from a century ago, document what neither two world wars nor three quarters of a century of permanent, hostile revolution could destroy or erase from the Russian landscape or vision. Brumfield’s pictures and text are essential for anyone truly seeking to understand Russia and its people. It likewise offers the reader a vision about how monuments that reflect what is best in a culture survive even the most determined efforts to undo the values and aspirations they represent.” -- James F. Collins, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and former United States Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001"Written at the juncture of visual studies and cultural history, Journeys through the Russian Empire makes a major contribution to the study of the architectural heritage of Russia and Central Asia. . . . Although the book is indeed addressed to a wide circle of readers, we have before us not a 'picture book,' but a serious, multilayered investigation. . . . Brumfield’s service can be summarized by the fact that he has simultaneously preserved the legacy of two authors. Exhibits and internet publications are fleeting, but a book is something that remains for the long term. Brumfield’s book can be used by researchers as a guide to photographic sources. At the same time, it is a superb guide for travelers planning a trip to Russia and Central Asia." (translated from Russian) -- Ramina Abilova * Ab Imperio * "This book is spectacularly beautiful. . . . The book provides a fine introduction to the architectural heritage of the Russian Empire. . . . Scholars of Russian architecture, photography, and culture more broadly will read this book with profit." -- Susan Smith-Peter * Slavic Review *"A veritable masterpiece. . . . A gorgeous book, I swooned when I saw it." -- Cecily Bateman * The Era Leader *"This is a volume of ‘places of memory’, lieux de mémoire, in Pierre Nora’s phrase – but the memories are more than physical, and deeply ambiguous." -- Andrew Louth * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *"The weight of ‘time and memory’ echoes from this [final] chapter into Brumfield’s conclusion, which ruminates on the uses of photography in public memory. His own study is an invaluable contribution to this very question, one that should be read by scholars working on all aspects of Imperial, Soviet and post-Soviet history." -- Yelizaveta Raykhlina * Europe Asia Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Author's Note ix Introduction. An Unsentimental Journey 1 Part I. Documenting Cultural Legacies of an Empire Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Photographer of an Empire 13 The Intertwining of Two Collections 27 The Prokudin-Gorsky Collection, The Library of Congress 13 The William Craft Brumfield Collection, National Gallery of Art 33 Part II. Journeys 1. The Ancient Heartland 39 2. The West: From Smolensk Southward to Ryazan 101 3. The Northwest: From Lake Ladoga to the Volga Basin 167 4. The Upper Volga: From Valdai Heights to Torzhok 225 5. The Volga from Uglich to Yurevets 277 6. From the Ural Mountains to Siberia 351 7. Central Asia—Turkestan 413 8. North to the Solovetsky Islands 473 Conclusion. Above the Abyss: A Reflection on Photographs as an Instrument of Memory 497 Index 507

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Book Synopsis“All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly understood in terms of curb cuts, automatic doors, Braille signs, and flexible kitchens, Universal Design purported to create a built environment for everyone, not only the average citizen. But who counts as “everyone,” Aimi Hamraie asks, and how can designers know? Blending technoscience studies and design history with critical disability, race, and feminist theories, Building Access interrogates the historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts for these questions, offering a groundbreaking critical history of Universal Design. Hamraie reveals that the twentieth-century shift from “design for the average” to “design for all” took place through liberal political, economic, and scientific structures concerned with defining the disabled user and designing in its name. Tracing the co-evolution of accessible design for disabled veterans, a radical disability maker movement, disability rights law, and strategies for diversifying the architecture profession, Hamraie shows that Universal Design was not just an approach to creating new products or spaces, but also a sustained, understated activist movement challenging dominant understandings of disability in architecture, medicine, and society.Illustrated with a wealth of rare archival materials, Building Access brings together scientific, social, and political histories in what is not only the pioneering critical account of Universal Design but also a deep engagement with the politics of knowing, making, and belonging in twentieth-century United States.Trade Review"Building Access is a seminal text that will be received with acclaim and become well-known for its reconstruction of how we think about access, disability, and design."—Rob Imrie, Goldsmiths University of London"Aimi Hamraie gifts us with a rare kind of book, one that skillfully weaves critical disability studies together with technology studies and architectural history to unpack the American project of designing and making built environments purportedly usable by all. They ask us to think harder about who counts as the everyone of Universal Design, and how knowledge of body variability is created. Crucially, the book probes the ways disability access politics is deeply entangled with race through whiteness, bodily norms, activism, and practices material segregation. Anyone who cares about the built environment, technoscience, or disability politics will want to read this important book."—Michelle Murphy, University of Toronto"Building Access is a persuasive, beautiful, and intrepidly researched book."—New Books Network"Hamraie’s skill in detailing the struggle, triumphs and ironies of this history makes this book a valuable addition to any critical architecture reading list."—Journal of Design HistoryTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Critical Access Studies1. Normate Template: Knowing-Making the Architectural Inhabitant2. Flexible Users: From the Average Body to a Range of Users3. All Americans: Disability, Race, and Segregated Citizenship4. Sloped Technoscience: Curb Cuts, Critical Frictions, and Disability (Maker) Cultures5. Epistemic Activism: Design Expertise as a Site of Intervention6. Barrier Work: Before and After the Americans with Disabilities Act7. Entangled Principles: Crafting a Universal Design MethodologyConclusion: Disability JusticeAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisA new paradigm combining architectural tradition with emerging technologies Digital tools have launched architecture into a dizzying new era, one in which wood, stone, metal, glass, and other traditional materials are augmented by pixels and code. In this ambitious exploration, an eminent thinker examines what, exactly, the building blocks of architecture have meant over the centuries and how technology may—or may not—be changing how we think about them. Antoine Picon argues that materiality is not only about matter and that the silence and inscrutability—the otherness—of raw materials work against humanity’s need to live in a meaningful world. He describes how people define who they are, in part, through their specific physical experience of architectural materials and spaces. Indeed, Picon asserts, the entire paradox of the architectural discipline consists in its desire to render matter expressive to human beings. Through a retrospective review of canonical moments in Western European architecture, Picon offers an original perspective on the ways materiality has varied throughout centuries, demonstrating how experiences of the physical world have changed in relation to the evolution of human subjectivity. Ultimately, Picon concludes that computer-based design methods are not an abrupt departure from previous architectural traditions but rather a new way for architects to control material resources. The result reinforces the fundamentally humanistic nature of architectural endeavor with an increasing sense of design freedom and a release from material constraint in the digital era.Trade Review"Thanks to his immense knowledge of building technologies, along with the acute observations of contemporary practice made over the years, Antoine Picon has carved a masterful synthesis on the very substance of architecture. From ancient vestiges to current designs, the meaning of materials in designs and buildings is dissected in this dense, inspired volume. A must-read for students, scholars, and professionals alike."—Jean-Louis Cohen, author of The Future of Architecture Since 1889: A Worldwide History"This rich and synthetic book rethinks four centuries of Western architectural discourse, arguing that materiality is not a raw essence, nor a state of being, but a branch of technological thinking. In six brisk chapters, Antoine Picon wonderfully combines lucid explanations of architects’ technical processes with insights on their cultural motives. The main takeaway—and it is a brilliant one—is that materials in architecture have ultimately served as a kind of linguistic referent. A needed corrective to recent claims of dematerialization, and a highly rewarding read."—Lucia Allais, author of Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century

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Book SynopsisThis innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us. Architectural features are pinpointed and labelled on images of buildings so that, unlike with other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive colour photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. The individual structural elements and materials common to all buildings are then explained, whether in Classical, Gothic or Modernist style. A comprehensive glossary completes the book. This revised edition includes an expanded section on modern structures and materials, as well as the latest styles and concepts from the last ten years.

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Book SynopsisA provocative examination of the connections between contemporary expression in architecture and traditional materials and forms. Architect, architectural historian, and preservationist Françoise Bollack presents eighteen projects that use traditional materials to build contemporary forms or use modern materials to build traditional forms, blurring the boundary between tradition and modernity in architecture. Bollack rejects the modernist taboo against imitation and precedent, tracing the history of adaptive and imitative design from the Renaissance to the Greek and Gothic revivals and to the nineteenth-century modular cast-iron facades that Philip Johnson considered "the basis for modern design." The book examines projects in the US, Europe, and Japan, encompassing a broad range of building types: residential, hospitality, commercial and retail, and cultural spaces. All share an intriguing, even radical, approach to reinterpreting traditional forms and materials. Humble thatch moves beyond the farmhouse roof to clad the walls of a Danish environmental center; a photographic image of a Parisian façade becomes a scrim on the façade of a new building; the ghost of an ancient Italian basilica is outlined in wire mesh. Among the featured architects are Kengo Kuma, architect of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic stadium; MVRDV, a highly regarded Dutch firm; Lacaton & Vassal and Chartier/Corbasson in France; Skene Catling de la Peña in the UK; Morris Adjmi in the USA; Max Dudler in Germany; Dortre Mandrup in Denmark; and Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland.Trade Review“It’s a stunner that makes the case for reworking old forms in the modern vernacular. . . . Their buildings are beautiful – and they illustrate her thinking lucidly.” - Architects + Artisans “The French-trained Bollack has done considerable restoration work, but Material Transfers: Metaphor, Craft, and Place in Contemporary is an attempt to redefine the meaning of contextual design. Rather than engaging in a century-old battle between modern and traditional – the angst of replica versus invention, Bollack suggests we discard an ‘outdated moral opprobrium.’” - New England Diary

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Book SynopsisOne of the delights of life is the discovery and rediscovery of patterns of order and beauty in nature—designs revealed by slicing through a head of cabbage or an orange, the forms of shells and butterfly wings. These images are awesome not just for their beauty alone, but because they suggest an order underlying their growth, a harmony existing in nature. What does it mean that such an order exists; how far does it extend? The Power of Limits was inspired by those simple discoveries of harmony. The author went on to investigate and measure hundreds of patterns—ancient and modern, minute and vast. His discovery, vividly illustrated here, is that certain proportions occur over and over again in all these forms. Patterns are also repeated in how things grow and are made—by the dynamic union of opposites—as demonstrated by the spirals that move in opposite directions in the growth of a plant. The joining of unity and diversity in the discipline of proportional limitations creates forms that are beautiful to us because they embody the principles of the cosmic order of which we are a part; conversely, the limitlessness of that order is revealed by the strictness of its forms. The author shows how we, as humans, are included in the universal harmony of form, and suggests that the union of complementary opposites may be a way to extend that harmony to the psychological and social realms as well.

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Book SynopsisThe updated and revised edition of The Architecture Reference & Specification Bookcontains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, all in a format that is small enough to carry anywhere. Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details, overwhelmingly more than architects need to know on any given day. In contrast, The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes in an easy-to-use reference covering the most indispensable—and most requested—types of architectural information. The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.Trade Review“Precise, informative and is ideal for those with an engineering-based background. It is a must have while designing and planning.” * Architecture Lab *

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Book SynopsisHadrian’s Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least 26 miles down the Cumbrian coast. Many of its forts are as large as Britain’s most formidable medieval castles, and the wide ditch dug to the south of the Wall, the vallum, is larger than any surviving prehistoric earthwork. Built in a ten-year period by more than 30,000 soldiers and labourers at the behest of an extraordinary emperor, the Wall consisted of more than 24 million stones, giving it a mass greater than all the Egyptian pyramids put together. At least a million people visit Hadrian’s Wall each year and it has been designated a World Heritage Site. In this book, based on literary and historical sources as well as the latest archaeological research, Alistair Moffat considers who built the Wall, how it was built, why it was built and how it affected the native peoples who lived in its mighty shadow. The result is a unique and fascinating insight into one of the Wonders of the Ancient World.Trade Review'A most compelling, thought-provoking and entertaining history' -- Rosemary Goring * Herald *'This is a definitive piece of research, colourfully and humorously written, beautifully illustrated with fine photography and enhanced by a necessary map, dates of the Common Ridings, names of Border families and a selection of evocative Border Ballads' * Scots Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book is the first to provide a fun, interactive way to learn about architecture. Filled with an array of beautiful and elegant drawings, it poses all manner of architectural challenges for the user: from designing your own skyscraper, to drawing an island house or creating a Constructivist monument, plus many others more.Aimed at anyone who loves drawing buildings, it encourages the user to imagine their own creative solutions by sketching, drawing and painting in the pages of the book. In so doing, they will learn about a whole range of significant architectural issues, such as the importance of site and materials, how to furnish a space, how to read plans, how to create sustainable cities and so on.The book also includes numerous examples of works and ideas by major architects to draw inspiration from and will appeal to everyone from children to students to architects.

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Book SynopsisCombining a fascinating, thought-provoking and – above all – readable text with over 800 photographs, plans, and sections, this exciting new reading of modern architecture is a must for students and architecture enthusiasts alike. Organized largely as a chronology, chapters necessarily overlap to allow for the discrete examination of key themes including typologies, movements, and biographical studies, as well as the impact of evolving technology and country-specific influences.

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Book SynopsisThis dazzling visual compendium highlights the work of designers and 3-D render artists around the globe who visualize utopian architectural, landscape, and interior designs set in dreamlike and futuristic environments. This compilation book is curated by London-based designer Charlotte Taylor, whose Instagram account @maison_de_sable features many of her own designs and collaborations with render artists as well as those of her contemporaries. Featured designers and artists include the following listed per their influential Instagram accounts: @sixnfive, @paulmilinski, @teaaalexis, @joemortell and many more. 3D architectural renderings were originally conceived as a communication tool between designers and clients to help them visualize a proposed buildable design. This genre continues to be extremely useful for this purpose but has now also become an art form in its own right that can convey dreamlike imaginary settings. This collection features many of the most prolific and skilled 3D artists that showcase a high-end, modern and futuristic aesthetic that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. In this virtual world, building and budget constraints do not impede the imagination of the creators. Design Dreams is an inspirational and aspirational volume for architects and designers as well as fans of high design in interiors, furniture, landscape, travel, and lifestyle. UNIQUE VIEWPOINT: This book captures the growing genre of architectural visualizations from an international roster of 3-D render artists around the world who create evocative and coveted dream homes and fantasy destinations. Perfect for: Digital design enthusiasts Design-savvy shoppers Decorators and interior design fans Architects Designers A distinctive special occasion, holiday, or birthday gift for someone interested in 3D render software, and design visualization. Instagram followers of @maison_de_sable and other influential accounts

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Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of 2020's most inspiring and acclaimed new buildings and spaces around the world – as chosen by a jury of experts and endorsed by hundreds of thousands of public votes online at Architizer.com, the website used by over 335,000 architects throughout the world to celebrate and share innovationThe Architizer A+Awards honor the year's most extraordinary architecture and building products from across the globe. The winners, a diverse group of established and emerging architects and designers, are carefully chosen by more than 400 international luminaries from ?elds such as fashion, publishing, product design, real estate development, and technology – and are also voted on by the public.This book is a celebration of the awards of 2020 as selected by Architizer.com, the largest online architecture community on the planet. It features the work of preeminent contemporary architects such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Gang, MAD Architects, and BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, alongside that of emerging designers, and celebrates the diversity of contemporary architecture with a range of commercial and residential buildings from Beijing Daxing International Airport, and Olympic House in Lausanne, to MIRA Tower in San Francisco.Trade Review"The year's definitive architectural guide." - Aesthetica Magazine

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Book SynopsisThe story of the building of an iconic mid-century housing estate, that is often seen as the model for housing architecture. Fully illustrated with commissioned photography of the interiors and exteriors, archive images and newly commissioned writing by leading architectural historians, plus interviews with people on the estate to capture their story. Following World War II, the population in the City of London plummeted, and with a duty to provide housing for those working in the area – such as nurses, policemen and doctors – the City Corporation commissioned architect Geoffry Powell in 1952 to design the Golden Lane Estate. Powell invited Christoph Bon and Jo Chamberlin to join him in developing a detailed design for the Estate. They would later become Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, working on world-renowned projects such as the Barbican Estate and the University of Leeds. Golden Lane Estate, now Grade II and Grade II* listed is often cited as being a model estate. With its high level of detailing, use of materials, colour, its humane scale, thoughtfulness of space, light, communal spaces, leisure facilities and integrated shops, it is exemplary, particularly for social housing. It was deemed as a success from the off and remains popular today, with many original tenants and/or their families still choosing to live there. What sets the estate apart is the sense of community and neighbourliness which is promoted by the architecture and design. Trade Review‘A rich combination of architectural and social history, tracing the rise and fall and rise of the estate’s fortunes’ * Wallpaper Feature *‘A rich combination of architectural and social history, tracing the rise and fall and rise of the estate’s fortunes’ * Wallpaper* *

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Book SynopsisA celebration of outdoor swimming – looking at the history, design and social aspect of pools. The 1930s architecture of the pools is often sleek and elegant, evoking speed and efficiency. And the pools themselves are great social levellers – a public space where everyone is stripped down to a bathing suit. The book begins with a history of the pools – their grand beginnings after the buttoned-up Victorian era, their falling popularity in the 20th century, and the newfound appreciation for the outdoor pool, or lido, and outdoor swimming in the 21st century. Journalist and architectural historian Christopher Beanland picks the very best of the outdoor pools around the world, including the Icebergs Pool on Bondi Beach, Australia; the 137m seawater pool in Vancouver, Canada; Siza's concrete sea pools in Porto, Portugal; the restored art deco pool in Saltdean, UK, and the pool at the Zollverein Coal Mines in Essen, Germany. The book will also feature the lost lidos and the fascinating history behind the architecture of the pools, and essays on swimming pools in art, and the importance of pools in Australia. In addition there are interviews with pool users around the globe about why it is they swim. The book is illustrated throughout with beautiful colour photography, as well as archive photography and advertising and a map with the pool locations.Trade ReviewArchitecture critic and water baby Christopher Beanland takes a deep dive into the fashionable outdoor swimming scene with Lido, profiling the world’s best pools with his trademark wit, wisdom and pop culture references. Stylish photography and interviews with fellow lido enthusiasts only further add gloss to Beanland’s delightful new book. -- Steve Pill, Discover Britain

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Book SynopsisIntroducing Britain's finest examples of brutalist architecture. Brutalist architecture is more popular now than it has ever been. Imposing and dramatic, with monolithic concrete exteriors, it forms an enduring part of our post-war urban landscape. This beautifully photographed book is an authoritative survey of the finest British examples from the very late 1950s to the 1970s, from leading architectural writer Elain Harwood, following on from her acclaimed books on art deco and mid-century architecture. It features iconic public buildings like London’s National Theatre, imposing housing such as the Trellick Tower in West London and Park Hill in Sheffield, great educational institutions including the University of Sussex, and places of worship such as Liverpool’s glorious Metropolitan Cathedral, along with some lesser-known buildings such as Arlington House on Margate’s sea front. Headed up with an introduction that places British brutalism within the context of global events and contemporary world architecture, the huge range of buildings is arranged into Private Houses and Flats, Public Housing, Educational Buildings, Public Buildings, Shops, Markets and Town Centres, Culture and Sport, Places of Worship, Offices and Industry and Transport, and there is a chapter on the atmospheric brutalist sculptures and murals that dot our cities. If you’re part of the increasingly large ranks of brutalism fans, or interested in late 20th-century architecture and society in general, Brutalist Britain is the book for you.Trade Review‘Both a clear statement of the historical importance of these buildings and a fresh insight, supported by some excellent photography, into their aesthetic qualities.’ Building Design Jenny Marris ‘Harwood makes a pressing case for [the Brutalist] era’ Edwin Heathcote

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Book SynopsisA celebration of Britain's diverse housing styles throughout the twentieth century and beyond. This illuminating book is a fascinating insight into Britain’s built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth century. Redesigned and updated in a brand-new edition, it showcases 100 houses, from throughout the 20th century and stretching into the 21st, that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how housing has adapted to suit urban life. Each house is accompanied by stunning photography and texts written by leading architectural critics and design historians, including Gavin Stamp, Elain Harwood, Barnabas Calder, Alan Powers and Gillian Darley. From specially commissioned architect-designed houses for private individuals to housing built for increased workforces, each of the 100 houses brings a different design style or historical story. There are houses built as part of garden cities, semi-detached suburban dwellings, housing estates, eco-houses, almshouses, converted factories and affordable post-war homes. Architectural styles encompass mock Tudor, modernist, Arts and Crafts and brutalism, and featured architects include Giles Gilbert Scott, Walter Gropius, Edwin Lutyens, Powell and Moya and David Chipperfield. The book also contains essays that explore the social and political aspects of housing design in Britain over the last 100 years, looking at the impact the world wars had on housing, exploring domestic technology and building materials and discovering how the modern house came about. This compelling book gives a glimpse into the wonderful housing Britain has to offer and is a must-have for all fans of design history and architecture.Trade Review‘100 20th Century Houses proves [a] point with a series of innovative and humane house types stretching from 1914 to 2015, accompanied by essays and texts from writers who know their stuff.’ Building Design Online Emma Dent Coad

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Book SynopsisPrinciples of conservation and sustainability are easily married but often at odds for architects under increasing pressure to navigate the energy needs of older buildings. By incorporating UK and international case studies together with more theoretical essays the book seeks to identify overlaps in the interests of energy and building conservation. The varied expertise of the contributors; architects, surveyors, consultants and academics, demonstrate the use of qualitative and quantitative frames of reference. The second part of the book showcases sustainable domestic and non-domestic heritage projects, translating the challenges of the preceding research into varied methods that practitioners can use to question and review their everyday work. The book will be appeal to all architects, building professionals and designers working with traditional buildings and will enhance readers’ ambitions, so that they feel equipped and inspired to work with old buildings sensitively, creatively and sustainably.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Oriel Prizeman Part 1: Evaluations- (Theories) 1. The English climate and enduring principles of environmental design , Dean Hawkes 2. The energy context of domestic traditional buildings for the UK, Simon Lannon 3. Retrofitting Heritage Buildings, Peter Cox 4. Containing the Questions Douglas Kent Part 2: Responses- Practices 5. An Integrated Approach To Heritage And Sustainability: Four Academic Building Projects in the USA, Tom Hotaling 6. New Court Trinity College Cambridge: Continuing a legacy of inhabitation, Oliver Smith 7. Four case studies demonstrating the impacts of energy conservation in traditional domestic buildings, Oriel Prizeman 8. Sustaining heating in places of worship: Physical, social, organizational and commercial factors as determinants of strategic decision making and practical outcomes, Bruce Induni Part 3: Conclusions Potential for Further Research, Oriel Prizeman

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Book SynopsisMost newly qualified architects have scant knowledge about the practicalities of running a practice and in particular the challenges of managing the financial side of the business. This book highlights the major financial risks and how these can be avoided. The chapters give straightforward advice and practical solutions based on the author's years of hard-won experience. Friendly, clear and concise, it will give you all the knowledge and tools you need to plan for business success. Based on the original Good Practice Guide, this updated and re-designed version is now even more comprehensive and contains detailed information on fees, as well as real life anecdotal advice from practitioners, updated references, and is in line with the latest legislation. This is invaluable reading for sole and small practitioners of architecture and other creative industries.Table of Contents1) The special challenges of architectural practice 2) Setting up a Practice 3) Project finance and control 4) Planning the financial well-being of the practice 5) Fee proposals 6) Fee forecasting 7) Cashflow management 8) Credit control 9) Leaving the Practice 10) Conclusions

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Book SynopsisTall Buildings: A Strategic Design Guide is an authoritative guide to the key issues and considerations associated with planning, creating and living with tall buildings. Thoroughly reworked to reflect industry developments and experiences gained over the last ten years, this second edition imparts the advice and knowledge of more than 20 highly respected industry specialists. Key topics include: urban design and place-making; design, engineering and construction; the role of BIM; construction economics; and the all-important matter of legacy – including the challenges of adaptation and demolition. A greater focus on international examples is also introduced, reflecting the fact that regions such as Asia and the Middle East are now dominating the tall-buildings scene. Our cities have seen considerable change in the 10 years since the first edition of Tall Buildings, and the debate surrounding management of our skylines is an ever growing and sometimes controversial topic. With further densification and population growth predicted this change is set to continue, making it even more important that we understand these technically distinct and potentially beautiful structures.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Perspectives on Tall Buildings Chapter 2: Living with Tall Buildings Chapter 3: Urban Design and Place-making Chapter 4: Design Chapter 5: Engineering Chapter 6: BIM Chapter 7: Funding and Cost Chapter 8: Construction Chapter 9: Legacy and Adaptation Chapter 10: The Next Generation Afterword Index

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated, the RIBA Domestic Building Contract is specifically designed to be a simple, clear and easy to understand and use contract between a client and a contractor. Endorsed and supported by the HomeOwners Alliance, the RIBA Domestic Building Contract can be used on all domestic (non-commercial) projects, including renovations extensions, maintenance and new buildings. Key benefits Written in plain English that is simple to understand Guidance notes to help complete the contract Provides an effective way of managing payments to the contractor Gives you control over the timely completion of the project Provisions for collaborating with the contractor over events that may delay completion or add costs to the project Other features Collaboration provisions: advance warnings, joint resolution of delay, proposals for improvements and cost savings Flexible payment options Provision for contractor design, with ‘fit for purpose’ liability option Optional provisions for a contractor programme Optional provisions for client-selected suppliers and sub-contractors Mechanisms for dealing with changes to the project which allow for agreement and include specified timescales Option for commencement and completion in stages Terms compliant with the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 Guidance notes on use and completion are included. Key changes in the 2018 edition: The contract has been fully updated to comply with the CDM Regulations 2015. The Guidance Notes include detailed advice for clients with regards to their particular duties under the Regulations. The guidance on Insurance and Insuring the Works has been expanded and is clearer and easier to understand. Further explanation is given on the process for ensuring that adequate insurance is obtained and the importance of notifying the property’s building and contents insurer if the work is to an existing building. Emphasis is given to the need for whoever takes out the insurance to provide written confirmation of the extent of cover provided in respect of the works. The Consents, Fees and Charges item has been expanded so that it now clearly states what regulatory and statutory consents, fees and charges need to be obtained and who is taking on the ether the responsibility for obtaining and paying for them, either the client or the contractor. The guidance on Dispute Resolution has been expanded but also simplified. Mediation and adjudication are now highlighted as the initial/preferred forms of settling any dispute in the contract, but the client retains the right to refer any dispute to the courts, as the courts will often make it a precondition to hearing a case that the parties have attempted an alternative dispute resolution method. The Programme optional item has been simplified. The contract have retained the requirement for a contractor to indicate the activities they will carry out to complete the works, including the start and finish times of each activity and the relationship of each activity to the others. However, the obligation on the contractor to submit a Programme prior to the commencement of the works, and any financial penalties for not doing so (perceived as too confrontational), have been removed. The Contractor Design optional item has been retained, so that, if it is agreed that the contractor is to design part of the Works, a detailed and accurate description can be provided of the parts that the contractor will design. However, this optional item now also allows a level of professional indemnity insurance to be specified. The Required Specialists optional item has been amended so that while clients can still request that specific subcontractors and suppliers be used for parts of the Works, details of those parts of the works are now to be identified at the tender stage and listed in the Contract Documents. The contract now includes a Contract Checklist which both parties should review and answer ‘yes’ to the questions provided before signing the contract. This is to ensure that the client is fully aware of what they are agreeing to, that all of the appropriate documents and information has been provided and that all of the provisions – such as: scope of the works; start and completion dates of the works; contract price; payment of fees; access to the site and working hours; insurance; and the process for dispute resolution – have been adequately completed. Easy to understand The RIBA Domestic Building Contract is written in plain English, which provides three key benefits: the language used in the contract is simple and easy to understand, compared to other standard forms of contracts; the clause structure used in the contract avoids the use of large numbers of sub-sub clauses and too much cross-referencing between provisions; and Where common construction terminology is used, it has been simplified so that less-experienced users can understand it. Copies required for each Party It is legally advisable that both parties to the contract each have an original signed version. Therefore you should purchase two copies of the contract, so that both the client and contractor has an original signed copy. Alternatively prepare your contract online enabling you to issue final copies of the contract to each party at no extra cost. Integration with other RIBA documents The RIBA Building Contracts have been specifically written to integrate with the RIBA suite of professional services contracts (RIBA Agreements) and the RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Create your RIBA Building Contract online – it is quick, simple and straightforward Generating your building contract online allows you to create, alter, manage and view all of your contracts in one secure location before printing the final contract. For further details, go to: www.ribacontracts.com.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a series of curated essays by high-profile architecture and design leaders and educators on the topic of professionalism. The book first sets out the current agenda - defining professionalism for the architecture sector - before moving on to focus on delivering the increased professional skills curriculum content within architecture schools as set by the RIBA.With an introduction and conclusion by the Editors, this book explores what contemporary professionalism within architecture is, and its future, encouraging the current and future profession to address professionalism across the industry. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1 Yemi Aladerun - Visible and Invisible Diversities 2 Jane Anderson – Live Project/Designbuild Education 3 Albena Atassanova – Next Generation Architects 4 Irena Bauman – Holding Onto Ethics 5 Denise Bennetts – Employee Ownership – A Model For Practice 6 Stephen Best – Reengaging Education and the Profession 7 Harbinder Singh Birdi – Shaping the City on a Mega Scale 8 Chris Boyce – Making Money Isn’t Dirty, It’s Professional 9 Darren Bray – On the Journey of Promoting Professionalism 10 Chris Bryant and Jane Duncan – Small Is Powerful 11 Caroline Buckingham – Leading, Managing and Mentoring the Profession 12 James Burgoyne – Professional Liability Claims 13 Mark Burry – Embedding the PhD Within Architects’ Practice 14 John Cole - The Impact of Choice of Procurement on Outcome 15 Russell Curtis – The Pursuit of Quality 16 Peggy Deamer - The New Architectural “Profession” 17 Adrian Dobson and David Gloster - Architecture: A Convergence Of Tragedies 18 Alex Ely – Being a Professional, Being Professional 19 Jonathan Falkingham – Over-professionalisation: a Point of View 20 Thomas Fisher - Architects as Public-Health Professionals 21 Stephen Gage and Sara Shafiei - Professional Diversity and Specialism 22 Peter Garstecki and Helen Taylor - The Apprentice Professional 23 Ross Gates - Professionalism - Consistency Across Role Diversity 24 Christopher Hampson – The Business of Architecture 25 Nick Hayhurst - Professional Identities 26 Zoe Hooton - Mentoring the Future Profession 27 Del Hossain - Professionalism: The Future for Architects entering the Profession 28 David Howarth - Professionalism Beyond Borders 29 Rory Hyde - Architecture is in Breach of the Social Contract 30 Jaimie Johnston - Professionalism and Automation 31 Alun Jones and Biba Dow - Metamorphosis: Thoughts on Emerging Into a World of Professionalism 32 Paul Jones and Peter Holgate – Embedding Professionalism in Architectural Education 33 Chithra Marsh - Developing a Professional Business 34 Julia McLoughlin - Prudent Practice 35 Walter Menteth – Why Engaging with Procurement is Fundamental 36 Gordon Murray - From Idea to Realisation 37 Robin Nicholson - Can We Afford Not To Collaborate? 38 Fredrik Nilsson - Theory and Profession 39 Femi Oresanya - Encouraging the Profession 40 Nigel Ostime - Clients Want Professionalism 41 Abigail Patel - Becoming Professional 42 Sofie Pelsmakers and Aidan Hoggard – The Value of Sustainable Design to the Profession 43 Flora Samuel - Three Pillars of Professionalism 44 Kevin Singh - Preparation for Practice 45 James Soane - A Manifesto for Academia with Practice 46 Alexandra Stara - Architecture’s Ethical Function 47 Fionn Stevenson - Building Performance Evaluation 48 Peter Trebilcock - Professionalism Across Disciplinary Boundaries 49 Simon Warren - Architecture Live Projects 50 Pierre Wassenaar - Linger Longer 51 Alex Wright - Status and Statutes Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOften misunderstood, the New Towns story is a fascinating one of anarchists, artists, visionaries, and the promise of a new beginning for millions of people. New Towns: The Rise Fall and Rebirth offers a new perspective on the New Towns Record and uses case-studies to address the myths and realities of the programme. It provides valuable lessons for the growth and renewal of the existing New Towns and post-war housing estates and town centres, including recommendations for practitioners, politicians and communities interested in the renewal of existing New Towns and the creation of new communities for the 21st century.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Birth, Rise and Fall of UK New Towns Chapter 1: The Birth of the New Towns Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the New Towns Chapter 3: New Town Hinterland Part 2: The New Towns at Middle Age Chapter 4: The New Towns Today Chapter 5: Harlow Chapter 6: Peterlee Chapter 7: Cwmbran Chapter 8: Cumbernauld Chapter 9: Skelmersdale Chapter 10: Craigavon Chapter 11: Milton Keynes Part 3: Rebirth of the New Towns Chapter 12: Top Lessons from the New Towns Chapter 13: The Future of the New Towns ideal Chapter 14: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhen space is tight how can a city provide the best education experience for children? Is a multi-storey school really a poor option? Can high-quality play opportunities be provided without playgrounds? This book explores the design of schools in urban settings, the increased challenges in meeting the typical expectations of school design, and what the successful new typology of a school in a city might be. A practical guide as well as a theoretical exploration of ideas, this book outlines successful international contemporary and historical case studies, providing much-needed guidance for architects and others working in education design in dense urban environments. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Urbanisation- friend or foe? 2. The child in the city 3. Reimagining urban schools 4. Small people, large scale 5. User experience 6. Mixed use developments 7. School in a tower block 8. Access to outside- external space 9. The only way is up Conclusions

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Book SynopsisBuildings and construction are a major contributor to the climate and biodiversity emergency. They account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It is more important than ever for architects to design responsibly and create low-carbon, low-energy buildings for a sustainable future. 101 Rules of Thumb sets out the essential elements of low-energy architecture in a fresh, intuitive way. Where ever-changing technology and complex legislation can cloud the designer’s thought-process, this book equips you with the fundamentals you need to minimise CO2 emissions, design for low-energy use and work with, not against, the forces of nature.With reliable, simple rules of thumb, each page focuses on a single piece of guidance along with a clear hand-drawn illustration. The emphasis is on passive low-energy principles, and the rules of thumb cover all the design fundamentals from site and location to orientation and form, peppered with ideas to help the designer think outside the box, drawing inspiration from traditional methods, photoperiodic plants, and the black-tailed prairie dog. An extended, fully updated narrative bibliography explores the sources in detail and provides a valuable springboard for further study.Applicable throughout the world in any climate region, 101 Rules of Thumb is a global primer to be dipped into at any time as a quick means of re-focusing on what’s important when designing a new or retrofitted low-energy building.The rules cover:• Site and location• Orientation and form• The low-energy building envelope• Carbon free heating, cooling and lighting• Passive low-energy principlesTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1. Working with site and location - Sun and shade - Climate and micro-climate - Shelter from wind and rain Chapter 2. Manipulating orientation and form - The relationship between sun and wind - The impact of building form Chapter 3. The low-energy building envelope - Heavy and lightweight construction - The timing of heating needs - Reducing heat loss Chapter 4. Energy and the internal environment - Carbon free heating – direct, isolated and indirect solar gain - Carbon free cooling: using earth, wind and water - Carbon free lighting: daylight - Colour Chapter 5. Rules and strategies for different climatic regions - Hot–dry climate - Hot–humid climate - Cold climate - Cold-winter/hot-summer climate - Temperate climate Narrative bibliography Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Crystal Palace was built in Hyde Park to house the treasures of the world for the Great Exhibition of 1851. It became a microcosm of Victorian life, industry and leisure, reflecting every aspect of its age. Designed by Joseph Paxton as a temporary structure its success meant that when it closed it was moved to Sydenham and rebuilt.Trade Review... widely regarded as the most authoritative book written about the history of the famous glass Crystal Palace ... * Kentish Times *

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Book SynopsisThe Great Mosque of Damascus is an iconic monument of world architecture, and the oldest mosque still standing in something close to its original state. This book is the first in-depth study of its foundation by the Umayyad dynasty, just as the first Islamic century was drawing to a close. Towards the end of 705, the Umayyad caliph al-Walid determined to build a new monumental mosque at the heart of his capital Damascus. This required the seizure of a church that had stood there since the forceful closure, centuries earlier, of the Roman temple of Jupiter, the walls of which still stand today. When the Christians refused to cede their building, al-Walid decided to take it by force. This controversial act broke with the consensual politics of the early Islamic empire and triggered a major crisis, the ripples of which were felt as far afield as the Byzantine Empire. Still, events ran their course. Once the rubble of the church was cleared, al-Walid and his supervisors deployed complex logistics to create a building of dazzling opulence and splendour that marked a turning point in mosque architecture. The book anchors the foundation of the Umayyad Mosque in its pre-Islamic past and brings to life the commotion that followed the destruction of the church. Alain George explores the process whereby craftsmen and materials were gathered to build the new mosque, seeks to reconstruct its Umayyad appearance, and investigates the subtle aesthetics that underpinned its stupendous ornament. This beautifully illustrated volume is based upon extensive research on new textual and visual sources, including Umayyad court poems and rare nineteenth-century photographs.Trade ReviewAlain George offers the results of a fascinating investigation into the earliest mosque of Islam. Mobilizing literary as well as documentary sources, archaeology, art history, and old photographs, the book provides a vivid picture of the monument as it was designed and erected at the very beginning of the eighth century. At the crossroads of wars against Byzantium, theological debates and imperial construction, the Umayyad mosque stands as a stone palimpsest and a poem to the glory of Islam. An amazing scientific and aesthetic tour de force, which will become an indispensable reference for historians and will seduce architecture lovers. Mathieu Tillier, Sorbonne Universite; The Umayyad mosque in Damascus is one of the great monuments of Islamic architecture and the most impressive surviving eighth century building in Western Eurasia. It also has a long and complex history of rebuilding after fires and other disasters. For the first time we now have a book which does full justice to it. Alain George has used text, archaeology and perhaps most revealingly, old photographs to produce a rich scholarly, readable and exciting account of the mosque. This book marks a major advance in our understanding of the building and will be the first port of call for scholars and students alike who want to understand it. It is a magnificent achievement.- Hugh Kennedy SOAS, London University; This is an important study that brings many fresh insights to a building that has already generated much scholarship. Alain George is to be commended on his masterful examination of architectural, archaeological, textual, and photographic evidence. The author is sensitive to the need to resolve discontinuities between primary textual accounts and the physical record of the standing structures and excavated material. Comparative evidence is used effectively to illuminate the ways in which practices or features located in the Damascus mosque are part of a larger cultural framework. This book will be read by specialists, but will also gain a wider readership among researchers engaged with similar problems in other regions and historical periods -Marcus Milwright, University of Victoria, Canada.

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Book SynopsisThis book celebrates the most important collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world, assembled by the distinguished British diplomat Sir Michael Butler. His passion for porcelain is clearly reflected in the over eight hundred pieces he collected and lived with at his home and private museum in Dorset. The pots (as Sir Michael called them), many of extreme rarity or exquisite quality, give testimony to the incredible depth of knowledge he acquired over five decades and his outstanding contribution to research and education in this previously neglected field of study.This lavish and comprehensive collection covers most types of porcelain produced at Jingdezhen, in Jiangxi province, during the 17th century. The variety of the pieces carefully acquired by Sir Michael reflects the great innovative spirit of the highly skilled Jingdezhen potters and painters at a time when they were released from the controls of Imperial patronage, between the end of the reign of the Ming Emperor Wanli in 1620 and the re-establishment of the Imperial kilns by the Qing Emperor Kangxi in 1683. It is a study collection of porcelain unrivalled in its breath and rarity that demonstrates the stylistic and qualitative evolution which occurred in Chinese porcelain production during the 17th century.An introduction written by Katharine Butler tells the fascinating story of the circumstances that encouraged her father to acquire, collect and passionately study Chinese porcelain of the 17th century; how he found rare pieces with dates, interesting inscriptions, seal marksor narrative scenes; and how the collection and his scholarly publications came to be internationally renowned. The core of the book is composed of nine sections presenting the main categories of porcelains in the collection: Late Ming, High Transitional, Shunzhi, Early Kangxi, Mid-Late Kangxi, Monochromes and Famille Verte, as well as disputed pieces. Some of the highlights are the extremely rare High Transitional pieces painted only in overglaze enamels dating to the Chongzhen reign, c.1640-43; the first piece acquired by Sir Michael, a green enamel winepot, dating to the early Kangxi reign, c.1665–70; a group of rare dated Zhonghe Tang pieces painted in underglaze blue and red, and an early Kangxi basin finely painted in underglaze blue and red with a Master of the Rocks landscape, dating to c.1670–75.Leaping the Dragon Gate refers to the symbolic metamorphosis from a humble carp to a mighty dragon – the most powerful of the Four Divine Creatures – that a student would undergo on succeeding in the Jinshi or Imperial civil service examinations. Passing these examinations required years, sometimes decades, of enormous effort to acquire the requisite educational merit and success was very rare. It is a worthy metaphor for Sir Michael’s scholarly achievement. This 384-page book with over 600 colour illustrations is a catalogue raisonné of almost his entire 17th century porcelain collection, including many previously unpublished pieces. In the spirit of keeping the family legacy of acquisition and scholarship alive, the authors have included a few important, recently purchased pieces and also have revised and expanded the list of all known dated pieces of 17th Century Chinese porcelain in the world that Sir Michael compiled in his 1992 USA exhibition catalogue.Trade ReviewThe essays are particularly admirable in the way that they formulate complete narratives for the periods and place individual pieces in multifaceted contexts. The book is beautifully produced, lavishly illustrated with photographs of a high standard, and is fully bilingual in English and Chinese. * Arts of Asia Magazine *Leaping the Dragon Gate celebrates the largest and most comprehensive collection of 17th century Chinese porcelain in the world * Apollo Magazine *One must salute the range, breadth, and aspiration of the book, which will surely stand as a standard reference work for years to come, as well as a recognition of one man's contribution to the field. * Orientations Magazine *

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Book SynopsisA tribute to Ireland's beautiful capital from its own artists. Dublin is an iconic city loved the world over. Visitor or local you will understand why this is. If you have never had the chance to visit, pack your bags immediately! The Dublin Art Book offers a fresh perspective on the city, through the eyes of 55 local artists it inspires. This book is a tribute to Dublin, an impressive artistic collection taking the reader on a tour through this most vibrant city. From historic Trinity College and the iconic Ha'penny Bridge to the lively pub scene and secret hidden corners, Dublin's artists highlight its beauties in the most unique way.Trade ReviewDublin is an old and complex city with a remarkable history. This is well reflected in the many very different vibrant images from a series of artists in this very colourful book. * Senator David Norris *Absolutely beautiful! * Marian Keyes, Award-winning Irish Novelist *Dublin City architecture has always had a certain magnetism and appeal delineated so beautifully by the diverse images of our contemporary artists. A must-see publication. * Ronnie Delany, Olympic Champion and Freeman of Dublin *My jewel and darling Dublin has another diamond in her crown, this beautiful collection of images does our great capital justice. * Joe Duffy, Award-winning broadcaster, RTE Radio *I fell in love with Dublin the day I arrived, the only love affair in which I have never wavered! I so welcome this wonderful celebration of a great city. * Anne Doyle, Irish journalist, presenter and broadcaster *We need to see the places we live in through the eyes of artists... to look up and see the beauty. * Cathy Davey, Musician *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Around O’Connell Street Over the bridge to south of the River Liffey Trinity College, museums and Merrion Square Grand Canal to Poolbeg Chimneys Around St Stephen’s Green St Patrick’s Cathedral area The Liberties and on to Rathmines Back north of the river North and South County Dublin Artist Credits

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Book SynopsisThis is an excellent, clear and comprehensive book for Year 1 architecture students, which will continue to be useful throughout their course and into practice. - Laura Evans, Kingston University, UKThis one-stop handbook for architecture students provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this second edition has been updated to include a new section on sustainability, more on types of drawing and when to use them, and more on structural principles and materials.

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Book SynopsisThe general public are becoming more aware of the plight of ''bees''. This is, more accurately, the plight of pollinating insects. Dave Goulson, in his book, (see Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse) has called it the ''Insect Apocalypse'' and this has meant that many people now believe honey bees to be a protected species. The term ''bees'' in this context means all bees and, in the UK, there are about 250 species of bees. However, this book is concerned with just a single species namely Apis mellifera the western honey bee.The general public, in the UK, think that the honey bee is a protected species, and that destruction is not an option. This is not true in the UK but the feral colonies (those living in cavities other than managed bee hives) are considered to be a valuable genetic resource and should not be destroyed if it can be avoided. In this book, the authors have tried, in some way, to describe the processes and thoughts any bee remover needs to undertake before, during and after the removal of feral honey bees from a building or other such structure.Geoff Hopkinson B.E.M, NDB  February 2022

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Book SynopsisThis amended edition of Approved Document J: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, extends the provisions and guidance for carbon monoxide alarms. The amended provisions and guidance come into effect on 1 October 2022. This Approved Document covers the air supply, discharge of combustion products and protection of the building for solid fuel, gas and oil appliances, along with the provision of information for hearths, fireplaces, flues and chimneys. ADJ: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (2010 edition incorporating 2010, 2013, and 2022 amendments) contains the following sections: Air supply Discharge of products of combustion Warning of release of carbon monoxide Protection of building Provision of information Protection of liquid fuel storage systems Protection against pollution

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