Art & Photography Books

Book Synopsis"With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come.Table of ContentsForeword xiii Acknowledgments xv Key Sustainability Indicators and Infographic xvii PART 1 CONTEXT 1 CHAPTER 1 DESIGN AND STEWARDSHIP 3 INTRODUCTION 3 THE CASE FOR STEWARDSHIP 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7 THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE 7 THE ETHICAL CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS 10 ECOLOGICAL DESIGN 10 CLEANER PRODUCTION 11 THE PATRICK H. DOLLARD DISCOVERY HEALTH CENTER 12 LIFE CYCLE THINKING 14 CRADLE-TO-CRADLE DESIGN 16 LIVING BUILDINGS 17 ESSAY LIVING BUILDINGS AND A RESTORATIVE FUTURE by Jason F. McLennan 18 CONCLUSION—THE NEXT GENERATION 21 CHAPTER 2 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH 23 INTRODUCTION 23 THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 24 CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 25 ESSAY WHERE WE HEAL: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS TO OUR HEALTH AND THE PLANET’S by Aaron Bernstein, MD 27 URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH 28 SPRAWL AND AIR QUALITY 31 SMART GROWTH AND HEALTHY CITIES 32 ACTIVE DESIGN 33 ESSAY ACTIVE DESIGN: CONVERGING DESIGN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ADDRESS TODAY’S LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH by Karen K. Lee, MD and Joyce S. Lee 34 AIR POLLUTION 36 WATER POLLUTION AND SCARCITY 38 GAVIOTAS HOSPITAL 40 INDOOR AIR QUALITY 41 CONCLUSION—THE FUTURE 41 CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINE 45 INTRODUCTION 45 THE STATE OF HEALTH IN THE WORLD 46 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 47 ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE 49 PROTEA HEALTH 52 HEALTHCARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 54 ESSAY TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE by Gary Cohen 55 THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE 59 MEDICINE’S ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT 59 CONCLUSION 60 CHAPTER 4 NATURE AND HEALING 65 INTRODUCTION 65 THE TRADITION OF NATURE AND HEALING 66 THE THERAPEUTIC SPA MOVEMENT 66 NATURE RECONSIDERED 67 BIOPHILIA 68 BIOPHILIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES 69 URBANIZATION AND NATURE 70 LANDSCAPE PERCEPTION 70 HEALING LANDSCAPE 70 SIDNEY AND LOIS ESKENAZI HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CAMPUS 72 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE 78 CONCLUSION 79 PART 2 ACTUALIZING THE VISION 81 CHAPTER 5 IMPROVING PERFORMANCE 83 INTRODUCTION 83 TOOLS AND METRICS 84 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PIONEERS 95 POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION—PROVIDENCE NEWBERG MEDICAL CENTER 96 POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION—DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS 97 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY 98 ESSAY ENERGY STAR®: IT’S NOT JUST A SCORE; IT’S A GOAL AND A STRATEGY by Clark Reed 101 LEGACY SALMON CREEK 104 ENERGY END USE MONITORING 105 ESSAY TARGETING 100! by Heather Burpee and Joel Loveland 105 THE TOXIC-FREE HOSPITAL 119 ESSAY THE PBT-FREE CHALLENGE by Tom Lent 121 TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS AND SPECIFIERS TO DE-SELECT TOXICANTS 124 VISUALIZING THE PATH AHEAD 125 CONCLUSION 126 CASE STUDIES 01 Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX 127 02 OHSU Center for Health and Healing, Portland, OR 131 03 Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA 134 04 Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL 137 05 Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, KS 139 06 Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, India 141 07 The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care, Royal United Hospital, Bath, England 144 08 St. Mary’s Hospital Sechelt Addition, Sechelt, BC, Canada 146 09 New Karolinska Solna University Hospital, Stockholm County, Sweden 148 10 UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA 151 11 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA 154 CHAPTER 6 MEASURING VALUE 161 INTRODUCTION 161 HEALTHCARE AND THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 162 THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE 163 ESSAY LEED CERTIFIED HOSPITALS: PERSPECTIVES ON CAPITAL COST PREMIUMS AND OPERATIONAL BENEFITS by Breeze Glazer, Robin Guenther, and Gail Vittori 166 TRADING CAPITAL COST FOR OPERATIONAL SAVINGS 174 CROSSING THE CAPITAL-OPERATIONS CHASM: PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES 175 CAN SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALS BEND THE HEALTH CARE COST CURVE? 176 THE SOCIAL VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE 177 DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION 178 THE LIVING BUILDING FINANCIAL STUDY 180 CONCLUSION 183 CHAPTER 7 LESSONS FROM HEALTH SYSTEMS 185 UNITED KINGDOM’S NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 185 GUY’S HOSPITAL TOWER, LONDON 191 CASE STUDIES 12 Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, London, United Kingdom 193 13 The Bluestone Unit, Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon, Northern Ireland 196 14 New South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 199 SYSTEM PROFILE: Partners Healthcare 202 15 The Lunder Building, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 209 16 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 212 SYSTEM PROFILE: Providence Health & Services 215 PROVIDENCE NEWBERG: Five Lessons Learned 217 17 Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, OR 219 18 Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA 221 SYSTEM PROFILE: Gundersen Health System 224 19 Gundersen LaCrosse Hospital Addition 228 SYSTEM PROFILE: Kaiser Permanente 231 KAISER PERMANENTE’S JOURNEY TO SUSTAINABILITY 234 20 Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition 236 PART 3 SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE TODAY 243 CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL SURVEY 245 CASE STUDIES 21 Akershus University Hospital, Loreskøg, Norway 245 22 Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda 252 23 Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands 257 Trias Energetica 260 24 First People’s Hospital, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China 263 25 Hospital Universitario San Vincente de Paul, Rionegro, Colombia 268 26 Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, The Republic of Singapore 272 27 Portadown Health and Care Centre, Portadown, Northern Ireland 278 28 REHAB Centre for Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries, Basel, Switzerland 284 29 Reina Sofi a Foundation Alzheimer Centre, Ensanche de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain 291 30 The New Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 297 31 Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 304 32 Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Soba (Khartoum), Sudan 314 33 Santa Lucia University General Hospital, Cartagena, Spain 315 34 St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals, London, England 322 35 Swedish Medical Center, Issaquah, WA 329 Ten Lessons Learned 333 36 Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (Aneurin Bevan Hospital), Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales 335 PART 4 VISIONING THE FUTURE 341 CHAPTER 9 TOWARD A NEW LANGUAGE OF FORM 343 INTRODUCTION 343 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HOSPITAL 344 RIKSHOSPITALET-RADIUMHOSPITALET MEDICAL CENTRE 348 DOUBLING DAYLIGHT 351 CASE STUDIES 37 Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherland 361 38 Arras Hospital Centre, Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France 365 39 Pediatric and Cardiac Center of the Innsbruck University Clinic, Innsbruck, Austria 368 40 Helsingør Psychiatric Clinic, Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark 371 41 Rhine Ordinance Barracks Medical Center Replacement, Kaiserslautern, Germany 375 42 Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital, The Republic of Singapore 378 43 Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Emergency Department Addition, Nanaimo, BC, Canada 381 44 Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic, Bellevue, WA 384 45 Pictou Landing Mi’Kmaq Community Health Centre, Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada 386 46 Kenya Women’s and Children’s Wellness Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 390 47 Tata Medical Centre Cancer Hospital, Kolkata, India 392 48 CBF [Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes] Women’s Health Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 395 CHAPTER 10 CREATING THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HOSPITAL 399 INTRODUCTION 399 TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HEALTHCARE 401 CONCLUSION 412 CASE STUDIES 49 The Ubuntu Centre, Zwide Township, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 414 50 Jubilee Gardens Health Centre and Library, London, England 417 51 Old Town Recovery Center, Portland, OR 419 52 Waldron Health Centre, Lewisham, South London, England 422 53 Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital, Mirebalais, Haiti 426 54 Embassy Medical Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka 429 55 All Ukrainian Health Protection Centre for Mothers and Children, Kiev, Ukraine 432 INDEX 435

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Book SynopsisNewly updated and revised, this essential guide to the interior design business helps designers in firms small and large streamline their work, learn business basics, and achieve profitability.Trade Review"Newly updated and revised, this essential guide to the interior design business helps designers streamline their work, learn business basics and achieve profitability. This revised edition also describes how the changing economy affects design practices and explores a range of current topics, including social networking, building a brand and implementing technology." (ASID Icon, Fall 2012)Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Finding Your Place in Interior Design 1 Chapter 2 Starting or Changing Your Business Type or Structure 31 Chapter 3 Planning for Profit and Growth 56 Chapter 4 Setting Up a Design Studio 70 Chapter 5 The Design Team 87 Chapter 6 Business Development 135 Chapter 7 Charging for Your Services 174 Chapter 8 Succeeding in Project Management 252 Chapter 9 Working with Sources and Contractors 281 Chapter 10 Managing Your Office 312 Chapter 11 Managing and Securing Your Financial Position 355 Chapter 12 Growing Your Firm and Your Professional Skills 435 Epilogue 445 Appendices: AIA Document B171 ID 447 Professional Associations 465 CIDA 469 Glossary 498 Recommended Reading 533 Designer’s Business Forum 538 Index 539

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and authoritative guide offers an evidence-based overview of healing gardens and therapeutic landscapes from planning to post-occupancy evaluation.Trade Review"This is an exceptionally well-written, well-researched and well-illustrated book on designing and creating therapeutic landscapes. Rarely before has this topic been so thoroughly documented in one easy-to-read book that provides essential information to landscape architects, garden designers, healthcare workers, therapists and patients." (Linda A. Irvine, Landscapes/Paysages Magazine, OALA, FCSLA, ASLA; Manager, Parks and Open Space Development, City of Markham, Ontario, Canada) "Taking time to get in tune with your surroundings and learn to love nature has proven a therapeutic process for many, including Naomi Sachs. Sachs is Founding Director of the Therapeutic Landscapes Network, and has been able to translate a personal passion for nature into a new book, co-written by Clare Cooper Marcus, which just came out this week called Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces. The new publication has been long-anticipated and referenced as the "single most comprehensive and authoritative guide to designing healing gardens and restorative outdoor spaces." (naturesacred.org, October 2013)Table of ContentsForeword vii Acknowledgments ix One Introduction 1 Two History of Hospital Outdoor Space 6 Three Theory, Research, and Design Implications 14 Four Types and Locations of Therapeutic Landscapes in Healthcare 36 Five The Participatory Design Process 47Teresia Hazen Six General Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities 56 Seven Children’s Hospital Gardens 91 Eight Gardens for Cancer Patients 115 Nine Gardens for the Frail Elderly 129 Ten Gardens for People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias 148 Eleven Hospice Gardens 165 Twelve Gardens for Mental and Behavioral Health Facilities 179 Thirteen Gardens for Veterans and Active Service Personnel 206 Fourteen Rehabilitation Gardens 222 Fifteen Restorative Gardens in Public Spaces 235 Sixteen Horticultural Therapy and Healthcare Garden Design 250Teresia Hazen Seventeen Planting and Maintaining Therapeutic Gardens 261Marni Barnes Eighteen Therapeutic Landscapes and Sustainability 288 Nineteen The Business Case and Funding for Therapeutic Gardens 298 Twenty Evaluation of Therapeutic Gardens 308 Index 317

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Book SynopsisFeatures access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills.Table of ContentsForeword by Francis D.K. Ching x Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part 1: Learning a Language Chapter 1: The Freehand Renaissance 2 Influences 8 Art and Technology 12 Reintegrating Work and Play 16 Drawing and Discovery with Michael Vergason 20 Chapter 2: Nine Keys to Exploratory Drawing 24 Simplify Tools 27 Simplify Message 29 Work Small 31 Simplify Technique 32 Attack the Drawing 36 Draw People First 39 Pull It Together with Darks 43 Leave It Loose 44 Annotate Everything 45 Drawing and Discovery with Kevin Sloan 46 Chapter 3: Elements and Entourage 50 People 52 Vehicles 55 Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers 58 Rock and Landforms 62 Water 69 Furnishings 72 Sky 76 Buildings 83 Drawing and Discovery with Christine Ten Eyck 92 Chapter 4: Creating Believable Worlds 98 Perspective: What You Really Need to Know 99 Creating Depth: Foreground, Middle Ground, Background 111 Building Up Color 115 Pulling It Together 119 Drawing and Discovery with Luis Ruiz 122 Part 2: Urban Sketching Chapter 5: Urban Sketching as Creative Fuel 130 Drawing and Discovery with Gabriel Campanario 140 Chapter 6: Capturing the Place 144 Tools 145 Subject Matter 147 Editing 150 To Color or Not to Color? 152 Working Fast 154 Drawing and Discovery with Liz Steel 162 Part 3: Concept Sketching Chapter 7: Capturing the Idea 170 Sketching over Digital Bases 173 Sketching over Aerial Photographs 173 Concepts and Character 192 Drawing and Discovery with Kim Perry 204 Chapter 8: Digital Sketching - Drawing Without Limits 208 The Vision 210 The Reality 213 Tablet Sketching Gallery 215 Drawing and Discovery with Robert Chipman, ASLA 232 Chapter 9: What’s Next? 238 Practice 240 Collect 241 Copy 242 Keep the Well Filled 243 Drawing and Discovery with Bob Hopewell 254 Endnote 261 Index 263

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Book SynopsisAuthored by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), this guide is the updated architecture profession's standard on practice issues. This indispensable resource covers all aspects of architectural practice, including legal, financial, marketing, management, and administrative issues.Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi About the 15th Edition of the Handbook xv PART 1 THE PROFESSION 1 1 Ethics and Professional Practice 2 1.1 The AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 2 1.2 Ethics and Architectural Practice 13 1.3 Design Beyond Ethics 19 2 Diversity and Demographics 27 2.1 Diversity and Practice Management 27 2.2 Demographics of Practice: 2012 AIA Firm Survey 36 3 Career Development 52 3.1 Regulation of Professional Practice 52 3.2 Intern Development 68 3.3 The Career Paths of an Architect 82 3.4 AIA Continuing Education System 93 3.5 Participating in Professional Organizations 99 3.6 Participating in Architectural Education 113 4 Public Interest Design 117 4.1 Socially Responsible Design Overview 117 4.2 The Role of Architects in Disaster Response and Recovery 131 4.3 Architects in the Nonprofi t Sector 147 4.4 Public Service and Community Involvement 156 PART 2 FIRM MANAGEMENT 167 5 Organizational Development 168 5.1 Architects and the Law 168 5.2 Entrepreneurial Practice: Starting an Architecture Firm 185 5.3 Strategic Planning for the Design Firm 203 5.4 Firm Growth and Development: How to Build a Creative Culture 216 5.5 Leader Effectiveness 227 5.6 Ownership Transitions 237 5.7 Small-Firm Collaboration 252 5.8 Practicing in a Global Market 262 5.9 Developing and Managing Multiple-Office Firms 275 5.10 Offi ce Administration 291 5.11 Knowledge Management 308 5.12 Information Management and Services 321 6 Marketing and Business Development 332 6.1 Marketing Architectural Services 332 6.2 Developing Marketing Strategy 342 6.3 Public Relations and Communications 355 6.4 Networking and Business Development 370 6.5 Qualifi cations, Proposals, and Interviews 381 7 Financial Management 396 7.1 Navigating Economic Cycles 396 7.2 Financial Management Overview 409 7.3 Financial Management Systems 418 7.4 Developing Annual Budgets and Profit Planning 428 8 Human Resources 444 8.1 Human Resources Management Overview 444 8.2 Compensation Strategy and Philosophy 461 8.3 Recruiting and Hiring: Strategies and Methodology 475 8.4 Professional Development and Mentoring 487 PART 3 PROJECT DELIVERY 507 9 Design Project Delivery 508 9.1 Project Delivery Methods 508 9.2 The Architect’s Role in Construction Manager-Constructor Project Delivery 520 9.3 Integrated Project Delivery Overview 530 9.4 Contractor-Led Design-Build 541 9.5 Architect-Led Design-Build 555 9.6 Architect Developer 563 9.7 Emerging Issues in Project Delivery 577 10 Design Project Management 584 10.1 Managing Architectural Projects 584 10.2 Project Teams 603 10.3 Project Budgets, Work Planning, and Monitoring 621 10.4 Project Management with Building Information Modeling Processes 641 10.5 Design Phases 654 10.6 Construction Drawings 668 10.7 Construction Specifi cations 689 10.8 Bidding and Negotiation 701 10.9 Construction Phase Services 713 10.10 Project Completion and Post-Construction 729 11 Technology in Practice 740 11.1 Technology in Practice Overview 740 11.2 Technology in Project Delivery Phases 754 11.3 Small Firms, Small Projects, and Building Information Modeling 764 11.4 Collaborative Technologies 780 11.5 Technology Management 785 11.6 Emerging Technology in Practice 798 12 Quality Management 810 12.1 Origins and Development of Quality Management 810 12.2 Quality Management in Schematic Design 822 12.3 Checklists 833 12.4 Quality Management in Construction Procurement, Contract Administration, and Post-Construction 847 13 Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations 857 13.1 Building Codes and Standards 857 13.2 Planning, Urban Design, and the Regulatory Environment 880 14 Research in Practice 899 14.1 Research in Practice Overview 899 14.2 Research Methods 911 14.3 Research and Practice 920 14.4 Evidence-Based Design 937 PART 4 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS 951 15 Project Definition 952 15.1 Defi ning Project Services 952 15.2 Services and Compensation 961 15.3 Negotiating Agreement 975 16 Risk Management 989 16.1 Risk Management Strategies 989 16.2 Insurance Coverage for Business and Professional Liability 1007 16.3 Risks and Emerging Practices 1021 16.4 Dispute Management and Resolution 1030 17 Agreements and AIA Document Program 1040 17.1 Agreements with Owners 1040 17.2 Project Team Agreements 1055 17.3 Owner-Generated Agreements 1070 17.4 Construction Contracts 1083 17.5 The AIA Documents Program 1093 Appendix A: Allied Professional Organizations 1113 Appendix B: Glossary 1117 Index 1141 About the Companion Website 1166

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Book SynopsisLanding a job in graphic design or multimedia starts with the creation of a portfolio that showcases a student''s best work. With sample portfolios, interviews with leaders in graphic design and advertising industries, and step-by-step instruction for creating professional print and digital portfolios, this book helps students successfully transition from design student to design professional. Now fully updated, it is the only guide to creating job-winning print-based and digital portfolios specifically for graphic designers.Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments x 1 The Portfolio Process—Start to Finish 1 2 Planning Your Portfolio 15 3 The Traditional Portfolio: 31 The Résumé, Cover Letter, and Business Card 4 The Traditional Portfolio: 55 Design and Art Projects 5 The Digital Portfolio: 83 CD-ROMs, DVDs, and Web Sites 6 The Digital Portfolio: 111 Technical Elements 7 The Design Phase 129 8 Working with Type 151 9 Maneuvering around Your Site: 171 Navigation 10 The Web-Based Portfolio: 187 Web Page Design 11 The Web-Based Portfolio: 211 Technical Elements 12 Multimedia and Your Interface 229 13 Designer Checklists 253 14 Using Social Media to Land a Great Job 265 15 Taking Interviews and Presenting 285 Your Portfolio Glossary 309 Bibliography 320 Index 321

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Book SynopsisWhile typical structures textbooks show how to design "members" of a structure, there is little consideration given to structural design as part of the entire building design process. Taking a holistic approach, Building Structures Illustrated explains building structures as systems of interrelated parts for creating and supporting architecture.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Building Structures 1 2 Structural Patterns 39 3 Horizontal Spans 89 4 Vertical Dimensions 147 5 Lateral Stability 197 6 Long-Span Structures 235 7 High-Rise Structures 277 8 Systems Integration 305 Bibliography 335 Index 337

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Book SynopsisUtilizing a cross-disciplinary approach that makes the information relevant to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, graphic designers, and industrial engineers alike, this book arms you with the skills needed to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner.Table of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition viii Foreword to the First Edition x Acknowledgments xii Introduction xv 1 What is Environmental Graphic Design? 2 The Spectrum of EGD Activity 5 The Importance of EGD Today 10 Digital Information Systems and EGD 16 You Can’t Learn This in College 21 What’s Ahead in This Book 22 2 The Design Process 24 The Client is Part of the Process 26 The Design Process Applied to EGD 26 Phase 1: Data Collection and Analysis (Predesign) 28 Phase 2: Schematic Design Phase 3: Design Development 30 Phase 4: Documentation 48 Phase 5: Bidding (Postdesign) 60 Phase 6: Fabrication/Installation Observation 65 Phase 7: Postinstallation Evaluation 77 Chapter Wrap‐Up 78 3 Overview of the Signage Pyramid Method 80 Genesis of a Design Approach 80 The Signage Pyramid’s Component Systems 81 The Signage Pyramid and Resource Allocation 84 Chapter Wrap‐Up 89 4 The Information Content System 90 Kinds of Sign Information Content 91 Hierarchy of Content 98 Developing the Sign Information Content System 100 Navigation: Message Hierarchy and Proximity 111 Other Factors Affecting the Sign Information Content System 114 Pictorial Information Content 123 Signage Master Plans 125 Chapter Wrap‐Up 125 5 The Graphic System 126 Typography Overview 127 Choosing a Typeface 129 Typographic Treatment 134 Typographic Considerations in Signage for People Who Read by Touch 141 Symbols and Arrows 143 Diagrams 150 Other Graphic Elements 156 Color 157 Layout 165 Overview of Sign Graphic Application Processes 181 Chapter Wrap‐Up 191 6 The Hardware System 192 Shape 193 Connotations of Form 200 Sign Mounting Considerations 203 Sign Size Considerations 209 Sign Lighting Overview 212 Sign Materials Overview 218 Basic Sign Materials 222 Electronic Digital Display Units 236 Stock Sign Hardware Systems 244 Sign Materials and Codes 246 Overview of Sign Coatings and Finishes 247 Chapter Wrap‐Up 255 G Gallery 256 Image Credits 286 Bibliography 292 Index 295

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, this book by one of its greatest proponents, Peter Cook, is an established classic. It exudes Cook's delight and catholic appetite for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn.Trade ReviewPeter Cook s enthusiasm for imagined realities and unbuilt schemes is irresistible. (bdonline.co.uk, March 2014)Table of ContentsIntroduction 008 Chapter 1: Drawing and Motive 010 Chapter 2: Drawing and Strategy 029 Chapter 3: Drawing and Vision 055 Chapter 4: Drawing and Image 074 Chapter 5: Drawing and Composition 092 Chapter 6: Drawing with Expression and Atmosphere 111 Chapter 7: Drawing and Technics 135 Chapter 8: Drawing and Surface 154 Chapter 9: Beyond Drawing – Beyond Reality 177 Chapter 10: Digital–Manual Drawing and the Power of the Eye 203 Index 241 Picture Credits 247

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Book SynopsisSee the world differently through your new Nikon D5300 Your new Nikon D5300 digital SLR camera represents something about you. It shows that you want something more than a point-and-shoot camera has to offer. You want to take better photos. You want more control. You don't want to rely on editing to make beautiful photographs.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Five Essential Picture-Taking Options 39 Part II: Taking Creative Control 77 Chapter 3: Taking Charge of Exposure 79 Chapter 4: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 119 Chapter 5: Mastering Color Controls 147 Chapter 6: Put ting It All Together 167 Chapter 7: Shooting, Viewing, and Trimming Movies 185 Part III: After the Shot 207 Chapter 8: Playback Mode: Viewing Your Photos 209 Chapter 9: Working with Picture and Movie Files 235 Part IV: The Part of Tens 271 Chapter 10: Ten Fun (And Practical) Ways to Manipulate Your Photos 273 Chapter 11: Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 299 Glossary 313 Index 321

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

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xi Sources xiii Part I: Classic Sources 1 The Modern System of the Arts 3Paul Oskar Kristeller 2 The Ancient and Modern System of the Arts 17James O. Young 3 Ion 31Plato 4 The Republic 39Plato 5 Symposium 49Plato 6 Poetics 57Aristotle 7 Ennead I, vi 73Plotinus 8 De Musica 81St. Augustine 9 On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology 89St. Bonaventure 10 Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times 95Third Earl of Shaftesbury 11 An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue 105Francis Hutcheson 12 Of the Standard of Taste 121David Hume 13 Of Tragedy 131David Hume 14 A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful 137Edmund Burke 15 Laocoon 147Gotthold Lessing 16 Critique of the Power of Judgment 155Immanuel Kant Part II: Modern Theories 17 Introduction 199Christopher Janaway and Sandra Shapshay 18 Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man 205Friedrich Schiller 19 Letter to M. d’Alembert on the Theatre 209J.-J. Rousseau 20 Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics 217G.W.F. Hegel 21 The World as Will and Representation 241Arthur Schopenhauer 22 The Beautiful in Music 281Eduard Hanslick 23 The Birth of Tragedy 287Friedrich Nietzsche 24 What is Art? 299Leo Tolstoy 25 “Psychical Distance” as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle 313Edward Bullough 26 Art 331Clive Bell 27 The Principles of Art 341R.G. Collingwood 28 Art as Experience 357John Dewey 29 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 379Walter Benjamin 30 The Origin of the Work of Art 397Martin Heidegger 31 Aesthetic Theory 411Theodor Adorno 32 Criteria of Negro Art 423W.E.B. Du Bois 33 Art or Propaganda? 429Alain Locke Part III: Contemporary Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art 34 Introduction 433Stephanie Ross 35 The Artworld 439Arthur Danto 36 What is Art? An Institutional Analysis 449George Dickie 37 “Art” as a Cluster Concept 461Berys Gaut 38 When is Art? 475Nelson Goodman 39 Art and Its Objects 483Richard Wollheim 40 Varieties of Art 497Stephen Davies 41 What a Musical Work Is 513Jerrold Levinson 42 Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts 529Amie L. Thomasson 43 Aesthetic Concepts 535Frank Sibley 44 Categories of Art 551Kendall L. Walton 45 The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude 569George Dickie 46 What is Aesthetic Experience? 581Alan H. Goldman 47 Artistic Value 589Malcolm Budd 48 Beauty Restored 597Mary Mothersill 49 Artistic Worth and Personal Taste 609Jerrold Levinson 50 Style and Personality in the Literary Work 619Jenefer Robinson 51 Criticism and Interpretation 631Noël Carroll 52 The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal 641Alexander Nehamas 53 Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism 653Eileen John 54 Emotions in the Music 663Peter Kivy 55 Music and Emotions 673Jenefer Robinson 56 Fearing Fictions 691Kendall L. Walton 57 Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism 705Kendall L. Walton 58 The Power of Movies 723Noël Carroll 59 Oppressive Texts, Resisting Readers, and the Gendered Spectator: The “New” Aesthetics 737Mary Devereaux 60 Feminist Philosophy of Art 751A.W. Eaton 61 Appreciation and the Natural Environment 767Allen Carlson 62 Everyday Aesthetics 777Yuriko Saito 63 Aesthetic Value, Art, and Food 783Carolyn Korsmeyer 64 Art and Aesthetic Behaviors as Possible Expressions of our Biologically Evolved Human Nature 791Stephen Davies Index 797

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Book SynopsisOrganised into 9 parts that highlight a wide range of architectural motives, such as ''Architecture as Theatre'', ''Stretching the Vocabulary'' and The City of Large and Small', the workbook provides inspiring key themes for readers to take their cue from when initiating a design. Motives cover a wide-range of work that epitomise the theme. These include historical and Modernist examples, things observed in the street, work by current innovative architects and from Cook's own rich archive, weaving together a rich and vibrant visual scrapbook of the everyday and the architectural, and past and present.Trade Reviewa stimulating primer for architecture students and practitioners alike. (Building Engineer, April 2016) Cook remains an outspoken provocateur and his book is a visual feast of classics and forgotten delights (RIBA Journal, July 2016)Table of Contents008 Motive 1: Architecture as Theatre 018 Motive 2: Stretching the Vocabulary 054 Motive 3: University Life and its Ironies 100 Motive 4: From Ordinary to Agreeable 128 Motive 5: The English Path and the English Narrative 154 Motive 6: New Places and Strange Bedfellows 186 Motive 7: Can We Learn From Silliness? 210 Motive 8: The City – Then The Town 240 Motive 9: On Drawing, Designing, Talking and Building 248 Select Bibliography 249 Index 255 PICTURE Credits

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Book SynopsisThe BIM Manager''s Handbook: Guidance for Professionals in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a design and construction software that manages not just graphics, but also informationinformation that enables the automatic generation of drawings and reports, design analysis, schedule simulation, facilities management, and cost analysisultimately enabling any building team to make better-informed decisions. This allows a range of professionalsarchitects, engineers, construction managers, surveyors, cost estimators, project managers, and facility managersto share this information throughout a building''s lifecycle. BIM is now recognized worldwide for the efficiencies it delivers in terms of working collaboratively, communication, processes, cost savings, and a property''s lifecycle management. With the widespread adoption of BIM, BIM Managers have become a much-needed new breed of professionals in architectural,Trade Review"This handbook provides an in-depth account of the breadth of activities that any BIM manager (or staff member actively engaged in the delivery of a project) might be required to undertake with appropriate theory and an emphasis on practical examples." (NBS, 2016)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction Why BIM Managers Count! 1 The BIM Manager: Focus on the Person behind the Title 2 Hands-On BIM 6 Revelations and Surprises 8 Chapter 1 Best Practice BIM 11 BIM Managers: Breaking Ground 12 The Rise and Rise of BIM 13 Defining Good, or Even “Best Practice,” BIM 17 When BIM Goes Wrong — Examples of “Bad BIM” 22 The Tipping Point — How Do You Become Successful Using BIM? 29 Benchmarking BIM 35 Chapter 2 Change Management 43 Technology as a Driver for Innovation and Change 45 The Cultural Dimension of Change . . . and Its Management 47 Interfacing with Your Organization’s Leadership and Management 50 Overcoming Change Resistance and Managing Expectations 57 Tips and Tricks 67 Chapter 3 Focus on Technology 77 Interfacing Design Technology with Information Technology 79 Hardware/Software License Selection for BIM 81 Sharing BIM via Networks 83 BIM in the Cloud 85 Explaining Tool Ecologies 88 Interfacing BIM 92 Future Developments 109 Chapter 4 Building Up a BIM Support Infrastructure 113 Propagating BIM 115 Starting with the End in Mind—Employer Information Requirements 117 Setting the (BIM) Standards 121 BIM Execution Plans 125 The BIM Placemat 128 The BIM Capability Statement 130 BIM Library Management 133 Reaching Out 144 Chapter 5 Day-to-Day BIM Management 147 The Broad Spectrum of BIM 149 Advancing BIM Strategically 151 Planning BIM on a Project 157 Fire-Fighting and Lending a Helping Hand 171 Chapter 6 Excelling Your BIM Efforts 175 In Search of BIM Excellence 177 Becoming a BIM Expert 179 Innovating with BIM and Educating Others 181 BIM Research 185 Reaching Out and Getting Noticed! 188 Distinguishing Your Service Offering via BIM 193 Embracing Lifecycle BIM 196 Working According to Local Guidelines and Standards 198 Moving Forward (While Catching Up) 201 Epilogue 207 Index 209

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Book SynopsisBrings together leading thinking on issues of new professional practice and on the future of a sustainable built environment This book focuses on both construction and development issues, and examines how we can transition to a sustainable future by the year 2050bringing together leading research and practice at building, neighbourhood, and city levels. It deftly analyses how emerging socio-economic, technological, and environmental trends will influence the built environment of the future. The book covers a broad spectrum of interests across the scales of buildings, communities and cities, including how professional practice will need to adapt to these trends. The broader context is provided by an analysis of emergent business models and the changing requirements for expert advice from clients. Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050: A Foresight Approach to Construction and Development features chapters covering: data and trends, including Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix Notes on Contributors x Foreword xiv Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix Book Endorsements xx 1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development 1Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart Green Part 1 Sustainability and the Built Environment 25 2 Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment 27Janet F. Barlow, Li Shao and Stefan T. Smith 3 Sustainability in Real Estate Markets 50Jorn van de Wetering 4 From the ‘Sustainable Community’ to Prosperous People and Places: Inclusive Change in the Built Environment 72Saffron Woodcraft and Constance Smith 5 Smart and Sustainable?: The Future of ‘Future Cities’ 94Tim Dixon 6 Sustainable Infrastructure 117Martino Tran, Jim Hall, Robert Nicholls, Adrian J. Hickford, Modassar Chaudry and Geoff Watson 7 Sustainable Design of the Built Environment 137Lorraine Farrelly Part 2 Changing Professional Practice 155 8 Planning for Sustainability: Reflections on a Necessary Activity 157Joe Doak and Gavin Parker 9 Sustainable Construction: Contested Knowledge and the Decline of Professionalism 172Stuart Green 10 Sustainable Procurement 194John Connaughton and Will Hughes 11 Social Media in the Built Environment 223Bob Thompson Part 3 Provocations about the Future: Practitioners’ Viewpoints 249 12 Sustainability through Collaboration and Skills Development 251Andy Ford and Aaron Gillich 13 Built Environment Professionals as Sustainability Advocates 270Gerard Healey Part 4 Transformative Technologies and Innovation 285 14 Energy Interactions: The Growing Interplay between Buildings and Energy Networks 287Phil Coker and Jacopo Torriti 15 Sustained Innovation Uptake in Construction 310Graeme D. Larsen 16 Humanising the Digital: A Cautionary View of the Future 325Ian J. Ewart Part 5 Conclusions and Common Themes 337 17 Understanding and Shaping Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050 339Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart Green Index 339

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Book SynopsisA Companion to Roman Art encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art. Offers comprehensive and original essays on the study of Roman artContributions from distinguished scholars with unrivalled expertise covering a broad range of international approachesFocuses on the socio-historical aspects of Roman art, covering several topics that have not been presented in any detail in EnglishIncludes both close readings of individual art works and general discussionsProvides an overview of main aspects of the subject and an introduction to current debates in the fieldTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii List of Abbreviations xiv List of Illustrations xv Introduction 1Barbara E. Borg Part I Methods and Approaches 9 1 Defining Roman Art 11Christopher H. Hallett 2 Roman Historical Representations 34Tonio Holscher 3 Methodological Approaches to the Dating and Identification of Roman Portraits 52Klaus Fittschen 4 Roman Art and Gender Studies 71Natalie Kampen Part II The Beginnings and End of Roman Art 93 5 Republican Rome and Italic Art 95Massimiliano Papini 6 Adapting Greek Art 114Rachel Kousser 7 The Art of Late Antiquity: A Contextual Approach 130Alessandra Bravi Part III Producing and Commissioning Roman Art 151 8 Technique and Message in Roman Art 153Mont Allen 9 Roman Art and the Artist 172Michael Squire 10 Roman Art and the State 195Peter J. Holliday 11 "Arte Plebea" and Non-elite Roman Art 214Lauren Hackworth Petersen Part IV Genres 231 12 Roman Portraits 233Jane Fejfer 13 Wall Painting 252Katharina Lorenz 14 Mosaics 268Roger Ling 15 Roman Sarcophagi 286Michael Koortbojian 16 Decorative Art 301Friederike Sinn 17 Luxury Arts 321Kenneth Lapatin 18 Roman Architecture as Art? 344Edmund Thomas Part V Contexts 365 Section 1 Roman Art and "Private Space" 367 19 Art in Roman Town Houses 369Simon Ellis 20 Art in the Roman Villa 388Richard Neudecker 21 The Decoration of Private Space in the Later Roman Empire 406Susanne Muth Section 2 Roman Art and Death 429 22 The Decoration of Roman Tombs 431Francisca Feraudi-Gruenais 23 Catacombs and the Beginnings of Christian Tomb Decoration 452Norbert Zimmermann Section 3 Roman Art and the Empire 471 24 The Greek East under Rome 473Roland R.R. Smith 25 The Western Roman Provinces 496Roger J.A. Wilson Part VI Themes 531 26 Contextualizing Roman Art and Nature 533Maureen Carroll 27 Roman Art and Spectacle 552Zahra Newby 28 Roman Art and Myth 569Francesco de Angelis Part VII Reception of Roman Art in the Modern World 585 29 The Myth of Pompeii: Fragments, Frescos, and the Visual Imagination 587Rosemary J. Barrow 30 Roman Architecture through the Ages 602Stefan Altekamp Index 620

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Book SynopsisYour plain-English, full-color guide to the Nikon D7200 Your Nikon D7200 comes packed with enough power to satisfy even seasoned photographers. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with an easy guide on how to adjust the camera's settings to get the photos you want.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 1 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 Beyond the Book 4 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: First Steps, First Shots 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Five Essential Picture]Taking Options 51 Chapter 3: Adding Flash 81 Part II: Beyond the Basics 99 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 101 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 145 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 171 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 193 Chapter 8: Shooting, Viewing, and Trimming Movies 209 Part III: After the Shot 233 Chapter 9: Playback Mode: Viewing Your Photos 235 Chapter 10: Working with Camera Files 257 Part IV: The Part of Tens 287 Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 289 Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 305 Index 327

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Book SynopsisThe essential resource for becoming more effective in the highly competitive architectural marketplace Handbook for the Architectural Manager offers architects a comprehensive resource that brings together critical information on four interlinked areas: managing the architectural office, projects, stakeholders, and learning. Unlike other books on the topic that only stress management of the business or the management of projects, this book offers a guiding framework that encompasses the architectural manager's role in developing the practice's competitive strategies and overseeing the project portfolio. Written by noted experts in the field, Handbook for the Architectural Manager is grounded in current research in which, for the first time, the components of architectural management have been analyzed systematically, tested, and developed for practical application. Designed to explore typical architectural management issues, the book provides clear and concise direction with practicTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 An Argument for a Management Framework 1 1.2 Agenda 4 1.3 Structure 4 1.4 Value 5 2 Architecture and Management 7 2.1 Setting the Scene 7 2.2 Architecture and Management 7 2.2.1 Architectural Practice 8 2.3 Design 9 2.3.1 Design as an Activity (Process) 9 2.3.2 Design as Collaboration (Co-design) 10 2.3.3 Design as Learning 10 2.3.4 Design as an Output (Product) 11 2.3.5 Types of Design and Management Challenges 11 2.4 The Management of Design 12 2.4.1 In Construction 12 2.4.2 In Architecture 13 2.4.3 Comparing Roles 13 2.5 The Business of Architecture 14 2.5.1 The Challenge of Uniqueness 15 3 Architectural Management 17 3.1 Setting the Scene 17 3.2 Architectural Management: What it is 17 3.2.1 The Meaning of Architectural Management 18 3.2.2 A Practical Definition of Architectural Management 19 3.3 Benefits of Adopting Architectural Management 20 3.4 Levels of Application 21 3.5 The Architectural Manager 23 3.5.1 What does the Architectural Manager do? 23 3.5.2 Knowledge and Skills 25 3.5.3 Who is Best Qualified to Practise or Lead Architectural Management? 26 3.6 Ensuring Consistency 27 3.7 Self-reflection 28 3.8 Managing Expectations 28 3.9 Taking on the Architectural Manager Role 30 4 Architectural Management Framework 33 4.1 Setting the Scene 33 4.2 The Essentials 33 4.2.1 Architectural Offices 33 4.3 Strategic Concerns: People and Processes 34 4.3.1 People 34 4.3.2 Processes 36 4.4 Practical Concerns: Managing Resources 36 4.4.1 Less is More 37 4.4.2 Managing Design Effort 37 4.4.3 Staff Deployment 37 4.4.4 Identifying Good Habits and Eliminating Inefficiencies 38 4.4.5 Balancing Risk and Reward 39 4.4.6 Ensuring Consistency 40 4.5 A Practical Framework 41 4.6 How to use the Framework 41 5 Managing the Business 43 5.1 Business Model 44 5.2 Organisation Design 47 5.3 Marketing 48 5.4 Human Resource Management 51 5.5 Information Technology Utilisation 54 5.6 Workplace Design and Management 55 5.7 Ethics and Legal Issues 57 5.8 Knowledge Management 60 5.9 Growth Planning 61 5.10 Financial Management 62 6 Managing Projects 67 6.1 Design Excellence 68 6.2 Design Management 70 6.3 Project Management 72 6.4 Construction Management 75 6.5 Facilities Management 77 6.6 Property ‘Real Estate’ Development 78 6.7 Interior Design 80 6.8 Architectural Support Services 82 6.9 Investments and other Business Ventures 83 6.10 Quality Management 84 7 Managing Stakeholders 87 7.1 Stakeholder Identification 88 7.2 Stakeholder Analysis 90 7.3 Stakeholder Communication 92 7.4 Stakeholder Engagement 94 7.5 Conflict Management 96 7.6 Value Management 97 7.7 Managing the Firm’s Social Responsibility 99 7.8 Managing Sustainability 100 7.9 Client Education 102 7.10 Managing Client Requirements 102 8 Managing Learning 105 8.1 The Learning Firm 106 8.2 Managing Individual Learning 108 8.3 Managing Group Learning 110 8.4 Managing Organisational Learning 113 8.5 Managing Inter-Organisational Learning 115 8.6 Managing Continuing Professional Development 117 8.7 Measuring Effectiveness 119 8.8 Measuring the Architectural Manager’s Leadership Skills 121 8.9 Analogical Comparison with Others 123 8.10 Collaborating with Professional Bodies 125 9 Practical Application 129 9.1 The Sole Practitioner 129 9.1.1 Scenario 129 9.1.2 Applying Architectural Management – Managing Learning 130 9.1.3 Reflection and Measuring Performance 130 9.2 The Small Office 131 9.2.1 Scenario 131 9.2.2 Applying Architectural Management – Managing Projects 132 9.2.3 Reflection and Measuring Performance 132 9.3 The Medium-sized Office 133 9.3.1 Scenario 133 9.3.2 Applying Architectural Management – Managing the Business 134 9.3.3 Reflection and Measuring Performance 134 9.4 The Large Office 135 9.4.1 Scenario 135 9.4.2 Applying Architectural Management – Managing Stakeholders 135 9.4.3 Reflection and Measuring Performance 137 9.5 And Finally…it is Your Turn 137 Further Reading 139 Architectural Management 139 Design Management for AEC 139 Generic Design Management 140 References 141 Index 143

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Book SynopsisTake professional-quality photos with your Canon EOS 80D Your Canon EOS 80D gives you pro-level photo power. All you need is some know-how about your camera's capabilities and a little experience to start capturing brag-worthy photos and the expert tips and tricks inside get you there in a flash.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 2 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 eCheat Sheet 3 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4 Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7 Looking at Lenses 7 Choosing a lens 8 Attaching and removing a lens 11 Zooming in and out 12 Using an IS (image stabilizer) lens 13 Getting acquainted with focusing 14 Adjusting the Viewfinder 15 Adjusting the Monitor Position 16 Using the Touchscreen 17 Working with Memory Cards 20 Exploring External Camera Features 22 Topside controls 22 Back-of-the-body controls 24 Front odds and ends 27 Connection ports 29 Ordering from Camera Menus 30 Navigating the Custom Functions Menu 32 Monitoring Critical Camera Settings 34 The Info button: Choosing what the screen shows 35 Checking the Camera Settings display 36 Viewing the Shooting Settings display 37 Decoding viewfinder data 38 Reading the LCD panel 40 Changing Settings via the Quick Control Screen 41 Getting Help from Your Camera 43 Reviewing Basic Setup Options 43 Cruising the Setup menus 43 Setting up the Lock switch 49 Taking two final setup steps 50 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 51 Choosing an Exposure Mode 52 Changing the Drive Mode 54 Getting Familiar with the Built-in Flash 57 Using flash in the fully automatic modes 58 Enabling flash in advanced exposure modes 60 Using Red-Eye Reduction flash 60 Controlling Picture Quality 61 Diagnosing quality problems 62 Decoding the Image Quality options 64 Considering Resolution: Large, Medium, or Small? 66 Understanding File Type (JPEG or Raw) 69 JPEG: The imaging (and web) standard 69 Raw (CR2): The purist’s choice 71 Our take: Choose Fine or Raw 73 Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio 73 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 75 As Easy As It Gets: Auto and Flash Off 76 Taking Advantage of Scene (SCN) Modes 79 Modifying scene mode results 88 Gaining More Control with Creative Auto 94 Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Shooting and Movie Making 99 Getting Started 100 Reviewing Live View and Movie mode cautions 102 Customizing the display 103 Focusing in Live View and Movie Modes 107 Continuous autofocusing in Movie mode 107 Choosing an AF (autofocus) mode 109 Manual focusing 114 Zooming in for a focus check 115 Exploring Other Live View Options 116 Adjusting other Live View picture settings 116 Using the touch shutter 122 Recording Your First Movie 123 Customizing Movie Recording Settings 126 Shooting Menu 4 (Movie) 128 Shooting Menu 5 (Movie) 129 Using Movie Digital Zoom 134 Playing Movies 136 Part 2: Working with Picture Files 139 Chapter 5: Picture Playback 141 Disabling and Adjusting Image Review 141 Exploring Playback Mode 142 Switching to Index (thumbnails) view 143 Using the Quick Control screen during playback 145 Jumping through images 146 Rotating pictures 149 Zooming in for a closer view 150 Viewing Picture Data 151 Basic Information display data 152 Shooting Information display mode 153 Understanding histograms 157 Enabling a few display extras 159 Deleting Photos 159 Erasing single images 159 Erasing all images on the memory card 160 Erasing selected images 160 Protecting Photos 162 Protecting (or unprotecting) a single photo 162 Protecting multiple photos 163 Rating Photos 165 Viewing Your Photos on a Television 167 Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 169 Installing the Canon Software 170 Sending Pictures to the Computer 171 Connecting camera and computer via USB 172 Connecting to the computer via Wi-Fi 173 Downloading from the camera 176 Downloading from a card reader 178 Processing Raw (CR2) Files 178 Processing Raw images in the camera 179 Converting Raw images in Digital Photo Professional 182 Planning for Perfect Prints 185 Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing 186 Part 3: Taking Creative Control 189 Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure 191 Kicking Your Camera into High Gear 192 Introducing Exposure Basics: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 193 Understanding exposure-setting side effects 195 Doing the exposure balancing act 199 Monitoring Exposure Settings 200 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 203 Setting ISO, f-stop, and Shutter Speed 206 Controlling ISO 206 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 209 Sorting through Your Camera’s Exposure-Correction Tools 212 Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation 212 Improving high-contrast shots 216 Experimenting with Auto Lighting Optimizer 221 Correcting vignetting with Peripheral Illumination Correction 223 Dampening noise 225 Locking Autoexposure Settings 227 Bracketing Exposures Automatically 229 Setting up for automatic bracketing 230 Shooting a bracketed series 232 Using Flash in Advanced Exposure Modes 233 Understanding your camera’s approach to flash 234 Using flash outdoors 237 Adjusting flash power with Flash Exposure Compensation 238 Locking the flash exposure 240 Exploring more flash options 242 Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 245 Reviewing Focus Basics 246 Introducing the AF-ON button 247 Adjusting Autofocus Performance 248 AF Area mode: One focus point or many? 249 Changing the AF (autofocus) operation mode 252 Choosing the right autofocus combo 254 Manipulating Depth of Field 254 Controlling Color 259 Correcting colors with white balance 259 Changing the White Balance setting 261 Creating a custom White Balance setting 263 Fine-tuning White Balance settings 265 Bracketing shots with white balance 269 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Styles 273 Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 279 Recapping Basic Picture Settings 279 Setting Up for Specific Scenes 282 Shooting still portraits 282 Capturing action 287 Capturing scenic vistas 291 Capturing dynamic close-ups 293 Part 4: the Part of Tens 297 Chapter 10: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 299 Enabling Mirror Lockup Shooting 300 Adding Cleaning Instructions to Images 300 Tagging Files with Your Copyright Claim 301 Exploring Wi-Fi Functions 302 Experimenting with Creative Filters 304 Shooting in Multiple Exposure Mode 307 Investigating Two More Printing Options 308 Presenting a Slide Show 309 Editing Movies 309 Creating Video Snapshots and Time Lapse Movies 310 Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 313 Creating Your Own Exposure Modes 314 Creating Your Very Own Camera Menu 315 Creating Custom Folders 318 Changing the Color Space from sRGB to Adobe RGB 318 Changing the Direction of the Dials 319 Changing All the Furniture Around 319 Disabling the AF-Assist Beam 321 Controlling the Lens Focus Drive 322 Making the Flashing Red AF Points Go Away 323 Considering a Few Other Autofocusing Tweaks 323 Index 327

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling introduction to designing the written word Typographic Design: Form & Communication is the definitive reference for graphic designers, providing a comprehensive introduction to the visual word. Done well, typopgraphy can communicate so much more than the words themselves. Typographic design determines how you feel about a message, the associations you make, and ultimately, the overall success of the communication. Typographic design extends from the page to the screen, and is a critical element of almost any graphic design project. This book provides essential guidance on everything related to type: from letterforms and negative space, to messaging, processes, and history, aspiring designers will find great utility in mastering these critical concepts. This new seventh edition has been fully updated with new coverage of contemporary typography processes, updated case studies, and new examples from branding, print, web, motion, and more. OnTable of ContentsForeword, Rob Carter viii Introduction ix 1 The Evolution of Typography 1 From the origins of writing to Gutenberg’s invention of movable type 2 Typography from Gutenberg to the nineteenth century 7 The nineteenth century and the Industrial Revolution 12 Typography in the twentieth century 18 A new century and millennium begin 27 2 The Anatomy of Typography 33 Letterforms analyzed 34 The typographic font 37 Historical classification of typefaces 40 The type family 44 Typographic measurement 48 Measuring type on screen 51 3 Legibility 53 Basic principles of legibility 54 Typographic details 64 Legibility and digital typography 66 Rendering type on screen 68 Reading on screen 70 Selecting typefaces 71 Other legibility factors for on-screen typography 74 4 The Typographic Grid 77 Background 78 Structure and space 79 Proportion 80 The square 81 Single-column grids 83 Multicolumn grids 86 Modular grids 91 Improvisational structures 96 The grid and type on screen 97 5 Syntax and Communication 99 Typographic syntax 100 Typographic space 109 Visual hierarchy 112 ABA form 118 6 The Typographic Message 123 A multidimensional language 124 Verbal/visual equations 127 Function and expression 130 7 The Evolution of Typographic Technology 133 Hand composition 134 Machine composition 135 Phototypesetting 137 Digital typesetting 140 Digital typeface file formats 142 Screen-based typography 144 Generative typography 148 Hybrid typography 151 8 Typography in Time and Motion 153 Background 154 Using type in time-based media 157 How type changes and moves 161 Legibility factors 166 Expression 167 9 Case Studies in Typographic Design 169 Poster design: Integrating type and image 170 Book design: VAS: An Opera in Flatland 174 Type in motion: Process and presentation 178 Identity system: Exhibit Columbus 182 Information design: Bloomberg 186 Identity system: 17th Street Farmers’ Market 190 Interaction design: Helmut Schmid: Design Is Attitude 193 10 Typographic Design Education 195 Letter/digit configurations 196 Inventing sign systems 196 Comparative relationships: type and image 197 Sequential typographic forms in space 198 Unity of form and communication 199 Onomatopoeia in motion 200 Type chronology booklet 201 Typography in the browser 202 Typographic hierarchy 203 Calendar deconstruction 204 Experimental compositions with found typography 205 Directional poster: from your house to the university 206 Type, texture, tone and poetry 207 New York Times grid analysis 208 Type interface 209 Banknote design 210 Observing systems in our surroundings 211 Typographic cubes 212 Blending Latin and non-Latin typographic forms 212 Type and image in the third dimension 213 Typezine: my favorite typeface 214 Typeface design: mind/machine 215 Experimental typographic system 216 Expressive typography: form amplifies message 217 Type as metaphor 217 The book project: giving shape and voice to the typographic page 218 11 Typographic Design Process 219 A traditional model 220 Exploring typographic permutations 227 Exploring typographic transformation 232 Ludd: a typographic expedition 239 Composites 246 12 Type Specimens 251 Old Style 252 Garamond 254 Additional Old Style fonts 260 Sans serif 262 Franklin Gothic 264 Univers 270 Meta 276 Futura 282 Additional sans serif fonts 288 Transitional 290 Baskerville 292 Additional transitional fonts 298 Modern 300 Bauer Bodoni 302 Additional Modern fonts 308 Egyptian 310 Serifa 312 Additional Egyptian fonts 318 Selected Decorative fonts 320 Glossary 322 Bibliography 328 Credits 330 Index 334

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Book SynopsisThe 21st century's first major academic reassessment of Impressionism, providing a new generation of scholars with a comprehensive view of critical conversations Presenting an expansive view of the study of Impressionism, this extraordinary volume breaks new thematic ground while also reconsidering established questions surrounding the definition, chronology, and membership of the Impressionist movement. In 34 original essays from established and emerging scholars, this collection considers a diverse range of developing topics and offers new critical approaches to the interpretation of Impressionist art. Focusing on the 1860s to 1890s, this Companion explores artists who are well-represented in Impressionist studies, including Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cassatt, as well as Morisot, Caillebotte, Bazille, and other significant yet lesser-known artists. The essays cover a wide variety of methodologies in addressing such topics as Impressionism's global predominance at the turn of the 20Table of ContentsList of Figures ix About the Editor xiv Notes on Contributors xv Series Editor’s Preface xxiii Acknowledgments xxv Introduction 1André Dombrowski Part I What Was Impressionism? What Is an Impression? Definitions and New Directions 9 1 Impressionism and Criticism 11Marnin Young 2 Rethinking the Origins of Impressionism: The Case of Claude Monet and Corner of a Studio 27Mary-Dailey Desmarais 3 Monet in the 1880s: The Motif in Crisis 43Marc Gotlieb 4 As a Glass Eye: Manet’s Flower Paintings 61Briony Fer 5 Figuring Perception: Monet’s Leap into Plein Air, 1866–1867 75Michael Marrinan 6 Pater, Impressionism, and the Undoing of Sense 93Jeremy Melius 7 The Impressionist Mind: Modern Painting and Nineteenth-Century Readerships 107Ségolène Le Men Part II Painting as Object: Tools, Materials, and Close Looking 127 8 Impression, Improvisation, and Premeditation: New Insights into the Working Methods and Creative Process of Claude Monet 129Gloria Groom and Kimberley Muir 9 Piquer, Plaquer: Cézanne, Pissarro, and Palette-Knife Painting 146Nancy Locke 10 John Singer Sargent’s Lady with a Blue Veil and the Matter of Paint 162Susan Sidlauskas Part III New Visual Media and the Other Arts 181 11 Painting Photographing Ballooning: At the Boulevard des Capucines 183Carol M. Armstrong 12 Series and Screens: Seeing Monet’s Cathedrals through the Lens of the Cinematograph 201Marine Kisiel 13 Critical Impressionism: A Painting by Mary Cassatt and Its Challenge to the Social Rules of Art 219Anne Higonnet 14 James McNeill Whistler: Veiling the Everyday 234Caroline Arscott Part IV Impressionism and Identity 251 15 Cassatt’s Alterity 253Hollis Clayson 16 Bazille, Degas, and Modern Black Paris 271[Excerpt from Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, Yale University Press, pp. 70–83, with a new preface. Reprinted with permission from Yale University Press]Denise Murrell 17 Expert Hands, Infectious Touch: Painting and Pregnancy in Morisot’s The Mother and Sister of the Artist 287Mary Hunter 18 Painting the Prototype: The (Homo)Sexuality of Bazille’s Summer Scene 304Jonathan D. Katz, with André Dombrowski Part V Public and Private 323 19 Revival and Risk: Renoir, Fragonard, and the Epistolary Theme 325Nina L. Dubin 20 “The Little Dwarf and the Giant Lady:” At Home with Gustave Caillebotte 343Felix Krämer 21 Renoir, Impressionism, and the Value of Touch 357Martha Lucy 22 Morisot’s Urbane Ecologies 375Alison Syme 23 Incorporating Impressionism: The Société anonyme and the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874 393André Dombrowski Part VI World Impressionism 415 24 “Plume Mania:” Degas, Feathers, and the Global Millinery Trade 417Simon Kelly 25 Home and Alienation in the Colonies: Auguste Renoir in Algiers, Jean Renoir in India 435Todd Porterfield 26 Impressionism in Japan: The Awakening of the Senses 452Takanori Nagaï 27 Impressionism in Argentina: A Historiographical Discussion 466Laura Malosetti Costa 28 Turkish Impressionism: Interplays of Culture and Form 484Ahu Antmen 29 Impressionism and Naturalism in Germany: The Competing Aesthetic and Ideological Imperatives of a Modern Art 499Alex Potts Part VII Criticism, Displays, and Markets 517 30 Degenerate Art: Impressionism and the Specter of Crisis in French Painting 519Neil McWilliam 31 Impressionism through the Prism of New Methods: A Social and Cartographic Study of Monet’s Address Book 533Félicie Faizand de Maupeou 32 Against the Grain: Gustave Caillebotte and Paul Durand-Ruel’s Impressionism 547Mary Morton 33 Are Museum Curators “Very Special Clients?” Impressionism, the Art Market, and Museums (Paul Durand-Ruel and the Musée du Luxembourg at the Turn of the Twentieth Century) 566Sylvie Patry 34 The Museum of Impressionism, 1947 583Martha Ward Index 601

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Book SynopsisAction, beauty, adventure, and artstart capturing memories today! Canon EOS Rebel T7i/800D For Dummies is your ultimate guide to taking spectacular photosno photography experience required! The EOS Rebel offers professional features that camera phones just cannot match, and this book shows you how to take advantage of these features to take stunning photos in any situation. First, you'll take a tour of the controls to learn what everything does, where to find it, and how to use it. Next, you'll walk through the automatic, scene, and manual modes to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each, and how to choose a mode based on your goals for that particular photo. You'll learn how to capture action shots, take beautiful portraits, and get as artsy as you want to get as you adjust for color, lighting, and focus, and control exposure for different effects. Taking great photos doesn't have to be difficult! Your camera offers everything you need to perfectly capture any scene, and this book Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 2 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 3 Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7 Preparing the Camera for Initial Use 7 Exploring External Camera Features 12 Topside controls 12 Back-of-the-body controls 14 And the rest 18 Changing from Guided to Standard Display Mode 20 Ordering from Camera Menus 23 Mastering menu basics 23 Navigating Custom Functions 25 Customizing the Touchscreen 27 Viewing Camera Settings 29 Displaying the Quick Control screen 29 Decoding viewfinder data 30 Switching to Live View Mode 32 Customizing the Live View display 34 Live View safety tips 37 Using Quick Control Mode 37 Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens 40 Working with Memory Cards 44 Reviewing Basic Setup Options 45 Setup Menu 1 46 Setup Menu 2 48 Setup Menu 3 49 Setup Menu 4 50 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 53 Choosing an Exposure Mode 54 Basic Zone exposure modes 54 Creative Zone modes (P, Tv, Av, and M) 55 Changing the Drive Mode 56 Understanding the Image Quality Setting 59 Adjusting the Image Quality setting 59 Considering resolution: L, M, S1, or S2? 62 Understanding file type (JPEG or Raw) 65 Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio 70 Adding Flash 70 Using flash in Basic Zone modes 73 Using flash in P, Tv, Av, and M modes 76 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 87 Using Scene Intelligent Auto Mode 88 Viewfinder shooting 88 Live View photography 92 Shooting in Flash Off Mode 95 Taking Advantage of Scene Modes 95 Looking at the primary scene modes 96 Accessing specialty scene modes 98 Adjusting a few settings 101 Gaining More Control with Creative Auto 103 Part 2: Taking Creative Control 109 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 111 Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 112 Aperture affects depth of field 114 Shutter speed affects motion blur 115 ISO affects image noise 117 Doing the exposure balancing act 118 Stepping Up to Advance Exposure Modes (P, Tv, Av, and M) 120 Monitoring Exposure Settings 121 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 124 Setting ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed 127 Controlling ISO 127 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 129 Sorting Through Your Camera’s Exposure-Correction Tools 132 Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation 132 Improving high-contrast shots with Highlight Tone Priority 136 Experimenting with Auto Lighting Optimizer 138 Looking at a few other exposure solutions 142 Locking Autoexposure Settings 147 Bracketing Exposures Automatically 148 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 155 Setting the Lens to Automatic or Manual Focusing Mode 156 Exploring Viewfinder Focusing Options 158 Adjusting autofocus performance 159 Considering a few other autofocus settings 168 Focusing in Live View and Movie Modes 169 AF Method: Setting the focusing area 170 AF Operation: One-Shot or Servo? 172 Manual focusing in Live View and Movie modes 174 Zooming in for a focus check 175 Manipulating Depth of Field 177 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 183 Understanding White Balance 184 Changing the White Balance setting 185 Creating a custom White Balance setting 189 Fine-tuning color with White Balance Shift 190 Bracketing White Balance 193 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Styles 197 Changing the Color Space 201 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 203 Recapping Basic Picture Settings 203 Shooting Still Portraits 205 Capturing Action 210 Capturing Scenic Vistas 214 Capturing Dynamic Close-Ups 217 Chapter 8: Shooting and Viewing Movies 219 Recording Movies Using Default Settings 220 Choosing between NTSC and PAL 222 Customizing Recording Settings 222 Choosing a Movie Recording Size setting 223 Setting audio options 227 Using Movie Digital Zoom 229 Reviewing Other Movie Options 232 Autofocusing options 232 Movie Digital IS 233 Playing with exposure and color 234 Checking out a few final features 236 Playing Movies 237 Part 3: After the Shot 241 Chapter 9: Picture Playback 243 Adjusting Automatic Image Review 243 Viewing Pictures in Playback Mode 244 Viewing thumbnails (Index mode) 246 Jumping through images 248 Rotating pictures 250 Zooming in for a closer view 253 Showing focus points during playback 254 Viewing Picture Data 255 Basic Information display mode 256 Shooting Information display mode 257 Understanding histograms 262 Taking Advantage of Image Search 264 Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files 269 Deleting Files 270 Protecting Photos and Movies 273 Rating Photos and Movies 275 Cropping Photos 278 Installing the Canon Software 281 Sending Pictures to the Computer 282 Downloading via Wi-Fi or USB 283 Downloading from a card reader 286 Converting Raw Images in Digital Photo Professional 4 288 Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing 291 Part 4: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 11: Ten More Customization Options 295 Giving the Set Button an Extra Job 295 Setting Shutter/AE Lock Button Actions 296 Disabling the AF-Assist Beam 296 Preventing Shutter Release without a Memory Card 297 Reducing the Number of Exposure Stops 297 Creating a Custom Menu 297 Adding Custom Folders 298 Turning Off the Shooting Settings Screen 299 Embedding Copyright Notices 299 Adding Cleaning Instructions to Images 301 Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 303 Shooting a Time-Lapse Movie 304 Enabling Mirror Lockup 305 Exploring DPOF Printing 305 Adding Special Effects to Photos 306 Adding Effects During Shooting 308 Tagging Pictures for a Photo Book 309 Creating Video Snapshots 310 Trimming Movies 311 Presenting a Slide Show 312 Viewing Photos and Movies on a TV 313 Appendix: Exploring Wireless Connections 315 Index 325

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

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Book SynopsisThe gold-standard structural design reference, completely revised and updated with an all-new look Completely revised to reflect the latest standards and practices, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, 13th Edition, is the go-to reference on structural design, giving architects and contractors a concise introduction to the structures commonly used for typical buildings. It presents primary concepts and calculations for the preliminary dimensioning of principal elements within a building design, focused on key principles of quantitative analysis and design of structural members. Structural design is an essential component of the architect's repertoire, and engineering principles are at the foundation of every sound structure. Architects need to understand the physics without excess math. This book covers fundamental concepts like forces, loading, and reactions, to teach how to estimate critical design loads and analyze for final proportions. It provides exactly what you need to quickly grasp the concepts and determine the best solutions to difficult design challenges. The thirteenth edition of Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders includes: Increased page size for improved visibility and usabilityNewly revised wood, steel, and concrete construction sections allow easy comparison of the latest techniques and materialsAccompanying instructor manual available online with background discussion, solutions to exercises, additional study materials, and self-tests A leading reference for over 80 years, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders is the definitive guide to practical structural design, ideal for students in architecture, construction, building technology, and architectural engineering.

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Book SynopsisA start-to-finish roadmap on incorporating drone technology into your AEC firmworkflow Drone Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: A Strategic Guide to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operation and Implementationis the only process-driven,step-by-stephandbookto implement drone technology in AEC workflows.It provides a comprehensive and practical roadmapfor architecture, engineering, and construction firmsto incorporate drones into theirdesign and construction processes. The book offersextensive information on drone data processing,andincludesguidance onhow to acquire, manipulate and use the various data types produced from drone flights.Thecreationofthree-dimensionaldataand visualizationsarecovered in-depth.Drone Technologyreviewshow to select and fly dronesbased on data needs and initial costs,and how to collect and maintain required flight logs, licenses, and permits. Drone Technologyuses severalreal-worldpTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Part 1: Introduction to Drone Practice 1 Chapter 1: How to Use This Book 3 Drones for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) 3 The Method Behind This Book 4 Who Can Use This Book? 4 The Book Road Map 5 About the Authors 7 Daniel Tal, ASLA, RLA 7 Jon Altschuld, ASLA, RLA 8 Important Contributor Justin Clark 9 Chapter 2: A Paradigm Shift in Viewing the World 11 The Breadth of Drone Applications Is Just Beginning to Be Discovered 12 Basic Drone Use 12 Current Breadth of Drone Use 13 The Future Breadth of Drone Use 16 The Risks of Drone Technology 17 Why Use Drones? 21 The Bottom Line on Drones 22 Chapter 3: Drone Data Visualization as a Full Cycle Tool 23 Advantages 23 Project Cycles 25 Written Proposal 26 Proposal Interview 26 Project Start Up 27 Concept Design and Design Development 27 Construction Administration 29 Post-Construction 29 Visual Communication 30 Defining Drone Data and Visualization 30 2D Concept Overlay 31 3D Concept Model Overlay 31 3D Mesh 31 Classified Point Clouds 33 Construction Analysis over the Internet 33 Contour CAD Line Work 34 Drone Photography 34 Drone Video Footage 34 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 35 Plant Health 35 High-Resolution Orthorectified Image 35 Site Quantities and Takeoffs 36 Thermal Maps 38 Time-Based Site Comparisons 38 Part 2: Getting off the Ground 41 Chapter 4: Buy In 43 Return on Investment (ROI) 43 Start-Up Cost Estimate 44 Annual Expenditures 47 Rate of Return (ROR) 48 Commodity 48 Include in Proposals 49 Project Collaboration and Deferred Costs/Cost Savings 50 Intangible Values 51 Value Added Services 52 Training Costs 56 Remote 107 License 56 Software and Photogrammetry Training Costs 57 Permissions Costs 57 Chapter 5: Getting Started 58 AEC Drone Standard Features 58 Flying Skills 60 High Quality of Data 61 Power and Flight Time 61 Flight Controller Automations 61 Third Party Apps 62 Support and Troubleshooting 63 Drone Packages 63 Applications and Software 64 Device Apps 64 Categories 64 Flight Conditions 64 Video and Photo Recording 66 Photogrammetry 68 Insurance 71 Online Portals 71 Desktop Software 71 Photogrammetry 71 Photo Matching and Editing 71 Multimedia and Video Editing 72 Computer Hardware 72 CPU 73 GPU 73 RAM 73 Storage Memory 73 Chapter 6: Documentation, Permissions, and License 74 Professional Etiquette for Professional Practice 74 The Legal Rules 74 Part 107 76 Permissions – LAANC 77 Permissions – State, Agency, County, and City Regulations 80 Permissions – DJI FlySafe and Geo Zones 80 Insurance 80 Documentation 82 Chapter 7: Best Practices for Flying Drones 86 The Flying Mindset 86 Drone Flying Apps 87 Simulator Mode 88 Flight Operations 89 Takeoff 90 During Flight 91 Flight Area Awareness 91 Maintaining Visual Line of Site (VLOS) 92 Emergency Operations 94 Landing and Post-flight 95 Automated Flying 95 Pilot Control 95 Manual Intervention 95 Pre-flight Planning for Automated Flights 96 Part 3: Acquiring and Working with Drone Data 97 Chapter 8: Imagery and Videos 99 Photo and Video Quality 99 Using DJI Standard Apps 99 Image Geotag 101 Litchi Flight Planning Software 101 Litchi Smart Device App 103 Litchi Desktop Web Portal 104 Virtual Litchi Mission 104 Working with Drone Photos 106 Annotated Images 106 Photo Matches 107 Hand Sketch Photo Matches 107 Photoshop Photo Matches 107 3D Model Photo Matches 111 Working with Drone Videos 114 Pix4D (and Other) Animations 116 Chapter 9: Photogrammetry 117 What Is Photogrammetry? 117 Drones and Photogrammetry 118 Photogrammetry Accuracy and Precision 119 Ground Control Points 123 Collecting Data 124 RTK Drones, Ground Control Pads 131 Processing the Data 132 Processing Steps 134 Photogrammetry Project Comparisons 139 Project #1 – Rural Ranch 139 Project #2 – US-50 Little Blue Canyon 143 Photogrammetry Hardware 146 Photogrammetry Software 146 Chapter 10: Working with 3D Models 147 Point Cloud versus 3D Mesh 147 Working with Point Clouds and 3D Meshes 148 Viewing and Sharing Online 150 Third-Party Sites 152 Application 153 Viewing and Processing in the Cloud 153 Photogrammetry Software 153 Construction Management Viewing and Sharing Software 153 Working with and Manipulating the 3D Mesh 154 File Format 154 Point Cloud to Mesh 155 Mesh Decimation 155 Mesh Manipulation and Proposed Features 156 Chapter 11: The Future of UAVs 159 Final Word and Looking Ahead 163 Index 165

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Book SynopsisUse your Nikon D3500 camera like the pros Capturing frame-worthy photos is no easy feat until now! Inside, author Julie King shares her experience as a professional photographer and photography teacher to help you get picture-perfect landscapes, portraits, action shots, and more with your Nikon D3500 digital SLR camera. It takes more than a good eye and an amazing camera to get shots like the pros. With the help of Nikon D3500 For Dummies, you'll find all the expert advice and know-how you need to unlock your camera's capabilities to their fullest potential. From working with the basics of lighting and exposure to making sense of your camera's fanciest features, you'll be snapping professional-grade photos in a flash! Learn the five essential options for shooting quality photosUnderstand the settings that control exposureTake charge of color and focus featuresPut your skills together to shoot portraits, close-ups, and action shots Whether you're shooting in automatic mode, scene mode, Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Five Essential Picture-Taking Options 43 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 77 Part 2: Beyond the Basics 93 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 95 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 131 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls. 161 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 179 Chapter 8: Shooting, Viewing, and Trimming Movies 197 Part 3: After the Shot 223 Chapter 9: Playback Mode: Viewing Your Photos 225 Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files 251 Part 4: The Part of Tens 281 Chapter 11: Ten Fun (And Practical) Ways to Manipulate Your Photos 283 Chapter 12: Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 309 Appendix: Intro to Nikon SnapBridge 323 Index 339

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction xi Acknowledgments xii The Author xiii Author’s Note xiv Chapter 1. Tiny Houses 1 A Tiny House at Walden Pond 2 What Is a Tiny House? 4 How Big Is Big Enough? 6 New Life for an Old Idea: The ADU 7 Chapter 2. Legal Aspects 9 Zoning and Building Codes 10 IRC Appendix Q 13 Highway Width & Height Limits 15 Chapter 3. Costs 17 Building Cost Breakdown 18 Savings by Doing It Yourself 19 Square Foot Construction Cost 20 Total Construction Cost 21 Big Added Cost: The Site 22 More Added Costs: Site Services 23 Added Costs: Impact Fees? 24 Chapter 4. Design 25 The Process 26 The Program 27 Activity Space Analysis 28 Space Bubbles 30 Squaring Up the Bubbles 32 A Few Critical Dimensions 34 Furniture and Appliances 36 Furnishings for Tiny Spaces 38 Designing the Exterior 42 Visual Element Variations 44 Chapter 5. Some Floor Plans 47 On Wheels 8 × 16 48 On Wheels 8 × 20 50 On Wheels 8 × 24 52 On Wheels 8 × 30 53 On Skids 12 × 16 54 On Skids 12 × 20 56 On Skids 12 × 24 58 On Skids 12 × 28 60 Site-Built 12 × 20 62 Site-Built 20 × 26 63 Site-Built 20 × 32 64 Site-Built 14 × 28 65 Site-Built 16 × 24 66 Site-Built 20 × 28 67 Site-Built 20 × 20 68 Chapter 6. Drawing Plans 69 Drafting Tools 70 Drawing Lines 72 Dimensioning 74 Using Templates 75 Formatting the Page 76 Chapter 7. A Set of Plans 77 The Set 78 Site Plan 80 Floor Plan 81 Two Foundation Options 82 Two Floor Framing Options 83 N/S Wall Framing 84 E/W Wall Framing 85 Roof Framing 86 Elevations 87 Typical Section 88 Electrical Plan 89 Plumbing Plan 90 Chapter 8. Foundations 91 Forces Due to Wind 92 Anchoring Homes on Wheels 94 Anchoring Homes on Skids 95 Pole Foundation 96 Slab on Grade 97 Masonry Crawl Space 98 Full Basement (South) 99 Full Basement (North) 100 Chapter 9. Framing 101 Forces on a House Frame 102 How Beams Support Loads 104 Beams: Natural & Manufactured 105 Framing Floors 106 Span Tables for Floor Joists 110 Framing Walls 112 Framing Roofs 116 Span Tables for Rafters 118 Span Table for Ridge Beams 120 Chapter 10. Sheathing 121 Sheathing Materials 122 Floor Sheathing 124 Wall Sheathing 126 Roof Sheathing 127 T&G Roof Sheathing 128 Chapter 11. Siding 129 Cedar Shingle Siding 130 Horizontal Lap Siding 132 Plywood Panel Siding 134 Vinyl Siding 136 Chapter 12. Roofing 141 Roofing Materials 142 Roof Edge Details 143 Roll Roofing (Selvage) 144 Double Coverage Roofing 145 Asphalt Shingles 146 Cedar Shingles 148 Metal Panel Roofing 150 EPDM (Rubber) Roofing 152 Chapter 13. Lofts & Stairs 153 Loft Headroom 154 Loft Access 155 Stairways 156 Ladders 159 Alternating-Tread Devices 160 Ships Ladders 161 Handrails 162 Chapter 14. Windows & Doors 163 Window Types 164 Sizing Windows 165 Window Energy Efficiency 166 Egress Windows 168 Natural Daylighting 169 Ventilation 170 The View Looking Out 171 Installing Windows 172 About Doors 174 Energy Efficiency of Doors 175 Installing Prehung Doors 176 Chapter 15. Insulation 179 Insulation and R-Value 180 Floor Insulation Options 182 Wall Insulation Options 184 Roof Insulation Options 186 Chapter 16. Wiring 189 The AC Electrical Circuit 190 110 VAC & 220 VAC Circuits 191 Electrical Wire & Cable 192 Service Drops & Entrances 193 Circuits Required by Code 194 An Example Wiring Plan 195 The Distribution Panel 196 Accessory Dwelling Feeds 198 Running Cables 200 The Most Common Circuits 201 Going Off the Grid 202 PV Panel Shading 204 Estimating Your Usage 205 Sizing the System 206 Example Off-the-Grid System 207 Chapter 17. Plumbing 209 Supply System 210 Drain, Waste, & Vent System 212 Roughing in the Pipes 214 Traps & Venting 216 The Gray Waste Alternative 218 Chapter 18. Heating 221 Estimating Heat Loss 222 Heat Loss Example 226 Heating Cost 227 Choosing Your Heat Source 228 Chapter 19. Cooling 231 What Determines Comfort? 232 Natural Cooling 233 Ceiling Fans 234 Window Box Fans 236 Evaporative Coolers 238 Air Conditioners 239 Sizing Air Conditioners 240 AC Sizing Example 242 Further Information 245 Index 247

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Book SynopsisInnovate yourbusiness by incorporating design thinking Organizations that can innovate have an advantage over competitors who stick to oldprocesses, models, and products.Design ThinkingForDummieswalks would-beintrapreneursthrough the steps ofincorporating designthinking principles into their organizations.Written by a recognized expert in the field of design thinking, the bookguidesreaders through thesteps of adapting to a design thinking culture, identifying customer problems, creating and testing solutions,and making innovation an ongoing process. The book coversthe crucial and central topics in design thinking, including: Adopting a design thinking mindsetBuilding creative environmentsFacilitating design thinking workshopsWorking through the design thinking cycleImplementing your solutionsAndmanymore Design ThinkingForDummiesisa great starting placefor people joining design-oriented teams and organizations, as well as small businesses and start-ups seeking to take advantage of the sTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Design Thinking 7 Chapter 1: Everything You Need to Know About Design Thinking 9 Chapter 2: Understanding the Principles of Design Thinking 29 Chapter 3: Creating Ideal Conditions 43 Chapter 4: Planning a Design Thinking Project 59 Chapter 5: Supporting Teamwork in the Project 77 Part 2: The Problem Phases 93 Chapter 6: Understanding the Task 95 Chapter 7: Putting Yourself in the Roles of Others 117 Chapter 8: Observing People in Action 137 Chapter 9: Redefining the Problem 159 Part 3: The Solution Phases 177 Chapter 10: Finding Ideas 179 Chapter 11: Developing Ideas Intuitively and Creatively 195 Chapter 12: Evaluating Ideas 211 Chapter 13: Designing Prototypes 227 Chapter 14: Testing Ideas and Assumptions 241 Part 4: The Part of Tens 255 Chapter 15: Ten Success Factors for Interviews 257 Chapter 16: Ten Success Factors for Implementing Your Idea 263 Index 275

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Book SynopsisThe companion student exercise guide to the classic book on building construction Fundamentals of Building Construction, Seventh Edition, involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building architects. Exercises in Building Construction, Seventh Edition, offers students a hands-on way to apply material learned in the core book. The Exercises book is designed to help gain and retain the needed knowledge of the broad, diverse, complex, and constantly changing materials and methods of building construction. The newest edition of Exercises in Building Construction presents an integrated approach to the topic that interweaves issues of building science, material properties, building craft, and legal constraints. The authors bring together in one volume the elements of building construction as a whole system rather than in disconnected parts. The revised seventh edition offers online resources for students and instructors and provides an expert guide from the industry's leading authorial team. The updated seventh edition features: Forty-nine real world construction problemsClear instructions for each exerciseInformative, concise illustrationsAmple space to work out answers Written for students of architecture, engineering, or construction, the seventh edition of Exercised in Building Construction is the essential study guide for applying the knowledge acquired from the core book.Table of ContentsGetting Started with the Exercises v 1. Making Buildings 1 1.1 Environmental Impacts of Materials 2 1.2 Building Code Restrictions 5 1.3 Observing Construction 9 1.4 Providing Construction Services 13 2. Foundations 15 2.1 Waterproofing, Drainage, and Insulation 16 2.2 Soil Types and Bearing Capacities 19 2.3 Foundation and Slope Support Systems 21 3. Wood 23 3.1 Working with Wood—Part I 25 3.2 Working with Wood—Part II 27 4. Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction 29 4.1 Heavy Timber Framing 30 4.2 Cross-Laminated Timber Panels 33 5. Wood Light Frame Construction 35 5.1 Laying Out Floor Framing 36 5.2 Laying Out Wall Framing 39 5.3 Working with Pitched Roofs 41 5.4 Designing Roof Framing 45 6. Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 47 6.1 Exterior Detailing 48 7. Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 51 7.1 Proportioning Fireplaces 52 7.2 Proportioning Stairs 55 7.3 Platform Frame Design Project 57 8. Brick Masonry 61 8.1 Selecting Bricks and Mortar 62 8.2 Brick Bonds 65 8.3 Masonry Dimensioning 67 8.4 Lintels and Arches 71 9. Stone and Concrete Masonry 73 9.1 Selecting Concrete Masonry Units 74 9.2 Stone Masonry 77 10. Masonry Wall Construction 79 10.1 Movement Joints in Masonry Construction 80 10.2 Masonry Cavity Wall Detailing 83 11. Steel Frame Construction 85 11.1 Steel Structural Shapes 86 11.2 Steel Framing Plans 89 11.3 Detailing Steel Connections 93 11.4 Steel Frame Design Exercise 97 12. Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction 101 12.1 Light Gauge Steel Framing Details 102 13. Concrete Construction 105 13.1 Detailing Concrete Reinforcing Bars 106 14. Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems 109 14.1 Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems 110 14.2 Architectural Concrete 113 15. Precast Concrete Framing Systems 115 15.1 Precast Concrete Framing Systems 116 15.2 Detailing Precast Concrete Framing 119 16. Designing the Building Enclosure 123 16.1 Keeping Water Out 124 16.2 Controlling the Flow of Heat 127 17. Roofing 129 17.1 Low-Slope Roof Drainage 130 17.2 Low-Slope Roof Detailing 133 18. Glass and Glazing 135 18.1 Selecting Glass and Glazing 136 19. Windows and Doors 137 19.1 Selecting Windows and Doors 138 20. Cladding with Masonry and Concrete 139 20.1 Masonry Cladding Design 140 21. Cladding with Metal and Glass 141 21.1 Aluminum Extrusions 143 21.2 Metal and Glass Cladding Systems 144 22. Selecting Interior Finishes 145 22.1 Selecting Interior Finish Systems 146 23. Interior Walls and Partitions 149 23.1 Detailing Interior Wall Finishes 150 24. Finish Ceilings and Floors 153 24.1 Detailing Floor and Ceiling Finishes 154 Teach Yourself to Build 157

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPREFACE X ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XII CHAPTER 1: ADVERTISING IS... 2 The Purpose of Advertising 3 What People Expect From Advertising 4 Broad Advertising Categories 4 Advertising Takes Many Forms 5 Media Channels: Paid, Owned, and Earned 7 Who Creates Advertising 8 Advertising Media Channels 10 The Ad Agency 11 Career Competencies and Expectations 14 Quickstart: What You Need to Know to Begin 15 Sample Creative Brief 17 Critique Your Own Solutions 18 Social Responsibility 19 Case Study: Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding 20 Interview with NiRey Reynolds, The One Club for Creativity 21 Interview with Justin Moore, FCB West 24 CHAPTER 2: COMPOSITION BY DESIGN 28 Parts of an Ad 28 Image-Copy Relationship Constructions 30 Basic Design Principles 34 Directing the Viewer’s Gaze Through a Composition 43 Rule of Thirds, Z-Pattern, Corner to Corner, Dominant Movement 44 Point of View 46 Illusion of Spatial Depth 46 The Illusion of Movement 48 Campaigns by Design: Triplets Versus Cousins 48 Integrated Media Campaigns 52 What Makes a Good Integrated Campaign? 54 Unifying the Touchpoints Throughout a Campaign 54 Case Study: Domtar PAPERbecause 55 Essay: Zombies, Aliens, English Soccer, and the Story of Integrated Advertising by Greg Braun 59 Interview with Charlene Chandrasekaran, Droga5 London 62 CHAPTER 3: ART DIRECTION 66 Art Director's Role 66 Art Direction Checklist 68 Type by Design 68 Clarity of Visual Communication 68 Selecting a Typeface For Idea, Content, and Audience 69 Image by Design 74 Imagery 76 Visualizing Form 79 Integrating Type and Image 81 Case Study: Matchabar "Hustle" 86 Interview with Bernice Chao, R/GA California 88 CHAPTER 4: BUILDING A BRAND NARRATIVE AND BRAND EXPERIENCES 94 Brand as Promise 94 Target Audience 95 Strategic Thinking Underpinning the Brand Story 95 Ad Idea and On-Brand Alignment 97 Positioning 101 Brand Story Considerations 101 Strategic Approaches 103 Archetypes 104 The Bigger Brand Story 105 Case Study: Dunkin’ Rebrand 107 Case Study: HSBC: "Bank Cab" Program 109 Interview with Renato Fernandez, TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles 111 CHAPTER 5: THE AD IDEA 114 Creative Ideas 114 Insights 115 Ideas 117 N.A.R.C.: What an Idea has to Do 117 Idea-Generation Process 123 More Points of Departure for Ideation 124 Case Study: Burger King UK: "Meltdown" 130 Case Study: Oscar Mayer: "Wake Up & Smell the Bacon" 132 Case Study: Samsung 5G Fan Experience 133 Interview with José Mollá, the community 136 CHAPTER 6: STORYBUILDING AND CONTENT CREATION 144 Storybuilding in the Digital Age 144 The Core Brand Narrative: The Story Ecosystem 144 Telling a Shareworthy Story 147 Brand as Activist: Embedding Social Purpose 147 Story Archetypes 150 Story Basics 151 Essay: The Power of Story by Alan Robbins 152 Interview with Emlyn Allen, Grey New York 154 CHAPTER 7: DECONSTRUCTING MODEL FORMATS 158 The Appeal of Transformation 158 Conveying the Advertising Message 159 Basic Formats 161 Case Study: Jordan Brand: "The Last Shot" 174 Interview with Sophia Lindholm, Forsman & Bodenfors Sweden 176 CHAPTER 8: COPYWRITING 178 Purpose 178 The Craft of Writing Headlines: One Dozen Guidelines 179 The Headline and Image Relationship 180 Taglines 184 The Writing Process 185 Case Study: The Art of Shaving: Evolution Campaign 186 Interview with Julia Neumann, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York 187 CHAPTER 9: THINKING CREATIVELY 192 Tools that Stimulate Creative Thinking 192 Creativity Through Making 202 Case Study: The Art of Shaving Barber Spa 204 Interview with Jayanta Jenkins, Disney+ and Saturday Morning 205 CHAPTER 10: TV COMMERCIALS AND SOCIAL VIDEOS 208 Storytelling in Time-Based Media 208 Storyboard 208 How a Commercial or Video Looks: Art Direction Essentials 209 Commercials and Social Videos 212 Strategy, Idea, Benefit, and Channel 214 Commercial Checklist 218 Case Study: Thinkthin Integrated Campaign 219 Interview with Erin Evon, R/GA New York 221 CHAPTER 11: WEBSITE, MOBILE, SOCIAL, EXPERIENTIAL, AND IMMERSIVE ADVERTISING 226 Get the Audience’s Attention 226 Experience Focused and Media Agnostic 227 Website Basics 228 Branding 229 Desktop Website Design 229 Website Development 233 Mobile by Design 233 Social by Design 238 Experiential and Immersive Experiences by Design 241 Case Study: BBC Civilizations AR 248 Case Study: New Orleans Offline Playlist 250 Essay: Adapting for Success by Michael Mierzejwski 252 Interview with Gerard Crichlow, Interpublic Group 254 GLOSSARY 256 INDEX 264

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Icons Used in This Book 2 Where to Go from Here 3 Book 1: Pursuing Digital SLR Photography 5 Chapter 1: Embracing Digital SLRs 7 Introducing the Digital SLR 7 Naming and Classifying Digital SLRs 9 Make and model 9 Sensor size 11 Pixel count 12 Lens mount 13 Mirror and viewfinder type 15 Lenses 16 Wrapping it up 16 Pricing Digital SLRs 16 Consumer dSLRs 17 Mid-range models 18 Professional cameras 18 Delving into Camera Specifications 19 Basic information 20 Crop factor 20 ISO 21 Shutter speeds 21 Autofocus system 22 Movies 23 Shooting modes and scenes 24 In-camera processing 25 Filters and other creative effects 25 Media 26 Viewfinder specs 26 Image stabilization 27 Following Recent dSLR Developments 29 Shopping for a dSLR 31 Understanding the system 31 Going shopping 31 Investing in accessories 33 Embracing dSLRs 35 Chapter 2: Handling, Cleaning, and Protecting Your Camera 39 Anatomy of a dSLR 39 Front and center 40 Around back 40 Top and bottom 42 Both sides 43 Working the Controls 45 Gripping the Camera 47 Standard grip 47 Vertical grip 48 Over-the-shoulder grip 49 Live View grip 49 Providing Additional Support 50 Handling an Articulated Monitor 52 Using a Touchscreen 53 Changing Batteries 54 Checking battery power 54 Inserting a battery 55 Removing a battery 56 Inserting and Removing Memory Cards 57 Inserting a memory card 57 Removing a memory card 58 Cleaning Your Camera 59 Wiping off the camera body 59 Cleaning monitors and LCD panels 60 Cleaning inside the camera 61 Protecting Your Camera 63 Using a camera strap 63 Carrying a camera bag 64 Buying extra lens and camera caps 64 Armoring your camera 65 Dealing with adverse weather 65 Chapter 3: Learning about Lenses 69 Identifying and Naming Lenses 69 Brand name 71 Lens mount 72 Focal length 72 Aperture 73 Image stabilization 74 Other identifiers 74 Other lens characteristics 75 Older lenses 76 Categorizing Lenses 77 Normal lenses 78 Wide-angle lenses 78 Telephoto lenses 79 Prime lenses 80 General-purpose zoom lenses 81 Wide-angle zoom lenses 81 Telephoto zoom lenses 82 Specialty lenses 82 Looking at Lens Anatomy 85 Working with Lenses 88 Getting a grip 88 Mounting a lens 91 Removing a lens 93 Zooming in and out 94 Switching from auto to manual focus 95 Manually focusing 96 Activating lens-based image stabilization 97 Cleaning Lenses 98 Chapter 4: Exploring Menus and Camera Settings 101 Understanding How Menus Are Organized 101 Opening and Using the Menu 103 Setting Up Your Camera 106 Date and time 106 Language 107 Feature guides and expanded help 107 Review time 107 Auto power off 108 Sound 108 Touchscreen settings 108 No card 109 Setting Typical Shooting Options 109 Image size and quality 109 Using multiple memory cards 110 ISO settings 111 Picture control or creative style 111 Color space 112 Highlight and shadow options 112 Noise reduction 113 Aspect ratio 113 Red-eye reduction 113 Flash options 114 Movie options 114 Making Other Choices 114 Display settings 114 Display brightness and color 116 Filenaming and numbering 116 File and folder structure 117 Auto Rotate (camera orientation) 117 Copyright 117 Wi-Fi connectivity 118 Video mode or system 118 Controlling Playback 118 Protect Images 119 Rotate 119 Erase/Delete 119 Print order 119 Slide show 120 Retouch 120 Keeping Everything Running Smoothly 120 Showing battery information 120 Formatting memory cards 121 Cleaning the image sensor 121 Creating a dust reference photo 121 Resetting the camera 122 Updating the firmware 122 Exploring Advanced Options 123 Using custom functions and settings 124 Creating custom shooting profiles 124 Tweaking autofocus settings 124 Configuring bracketing settings 125 Customizing the controls 125 Creating custom menus 126 Chapter 5: Taking Pictures with Your dSLR 127 Seeing the Big Picture 127 Planning Ahead 128 Unpacking and Readying Your Gear 129 Setting Up Your Camera 131 Performing an initial checkup 131 Preparing for still photography 132 Choosing a shooting mode 132 Setting the image quality 144 Choosing a viewing mode 144 Configuring the display 146 Setting exposure controls 146 Setting other parameters 147 Taking and Reviewing Photos 154 Book 2: Looking Through Lenses 161 Chapter 1: Appreciating Standard Zoom Lenses 163 Embodying Versatility 163 Taking Wide-Angle Shots 165 Working with Normal Focal Lengths 168 Zooming In 170 Capturing telephoto shots 171 Capturing portraits 172 Capturing close-ups 173 Chapter 2: Enjoying Wide-Angle Lenses 177 Wide-Angle Whatzit 177 Looking at Landscapes 179 Capturing Wide-Angle Cityscapes 180 Focusing on Single Buildings 182 Photographing Interiors 184 Shooting Wide-Angle Portraits 185 Improving Your Wide-Angle Shots 186 Frame tall objects from afar 186 Get up close and personal 187 Use the vertical 188 Combine different elements into one shot 189 Emphasize height 189 Chapter 3: Capturing Macros and Close-ups 193 Defining Macro and Close-up Photography 194 Shooting at Close Ranges 195 Managing Depth of Field 196 Shooting Handheld with a Flash 197 Maximizing Shutter Speed 198 Shooting in Controlled Conditions 199 Exploring Creative Alternatives 201 Relaxing your angle of view 201 Shooting close-ups with everyday lenses 202 Using telephoto lenses 202 Using Holga lenses 203 Shooting with Special Accessories 204 Using a teleconverter 205 Using extension tubes 205 Using diopters 207 Using reverse rings 209 Using a macro bellows 211 Chapter 4: Reaching Out with Telephoto Lenses 213 Learning the Lingo 213 Using a Super Telephoto Lens 216 Capturing Action with Telephoto Lenses 219 Using Telephoto Lenses for Close-ups 221 Capturing Portraits 223 Photographing Animals 225 Chapter 5: Exploring Other Lenses 229 Fisheye Lenses 229 Tilt-Shift Lenses 233 Holga Lenses 236 Lensbaby Lenses 239 Pinhole Lenses 241 Diana F+ Lenses 242 Book 3: Taking Creative Control 245 Chapter 1: Making Sense of Exposure 247 Understanding Exposure 247 Evaluating exposure 248 Controlling exposure 249 Comparing exposure intervals 250 Keeping an Eye on Exposure Information 252 Reading the exposure level 252 Viewing exposure settings 253 Paying attention to warnings 255 Measuring Light by Metering 255 General metering methods 256 Camera metering modes 256 Changing metering modes 258 Metering the scene with your camera 258 Using an external light meter 259 Reviewing and Analyzing Your Photos 260 Delving into photo playback 260 Interpreting histograms 262 Troubleshooting Exposure 268 Using exposure compensation 268 Setting the exposure manually 269 Using AE lock 271 Autoexposure bracketing (AEB) 274 Using other exposure tricks 275 Chapter 2: Setting the Aperture 277 Investigating f-numbers and Apertures 277 Learning about f-numbers 277 Lenses and apertures 278 Setting the Aperture 281 From the camera 281 From the lens 282 Digging into Depth of Field 283 Controlling the depth of field 283 Previewing the depth of field 285 Paying attention to the blurry parts 286 Being realistic 287 Designing with Depth of Field 288 Landscapes 288 Portraits 289 Macros and close-ups 292 Action 293 Tilt-shift lenses 294 Chapter 3: Choosing a Shutter Speed 295 Decoding Shutter Speed 295 Learning about the shutter 296 Reading the speed 298 Shutter speed and exposure 300 Setting the Shutter Speed 301 Combating Blur and Noise 302 Camera shake, rattle, and roll 302 Shooting moving targets 307 Enabling Long Exposure Noise Reduction 308 Designing with Shutter Speed 308 Shooting crisp photos 309 Accounting for flash sync speed 311 Photographing action 312 Being creative with water 313 Working with slow shutter speeds 315 Using Bulb mode 316 Shooting macros 316 Chapter 4: Selecting an ISO 319 Understanding ISO 319 A bit of history 320 Inside the numbers 321 Generating noise with high ISOs 323 The funny thing about noise 324 Setting ISO 325 Controlling ISO yourself 325 Using Auto ISO 326 Restricting Auto ISO 327 Using High ISO Noise Reduction 328 Managing ISO 329 ISO Gallery 331 Elevated ISO 331 High ISO levels 332 Extreme ISO settings 334 Chapter 5: Using Filters 337 Learning about Filters 337 Looking at how filters work 337 Considering filter pros and cons 339 Using filters with dSLRs 341 Taking Shape with Filter Systems 342 Circular (screw-in) 343 Rectangular frame slide-in 345 Using Filters for Different Purposes 346 Protective 346 Circular polarizer 347 Ultraviolet (UV) 348 Neutral density (ND) 349 ND graduated 351 Color filter 351 Color grad filter 352 Other filters 352 Book 4: Lighting the Scene 355 Chapter 1: Working with Ambient Light 357 Working in Natural Light 357 Shooting during the morning golden hour 358 Fighting with the light at noon 359 Going out in the early evening 360 Enjoying the evening golden hour 360 Photographing the sunset 361 Capturing twilight 362 Shooting at night 363 Dealing with Weather 364 Capturing clouds 364 Working in the snow 365 Using fog 366 Shooting Inside 367 Photographing in large interior spaces 367 Photographing in living spaces 368 Using stage lighting 369 Being Creative in Different Situations 370 Working with indirect light 370 Capturing reflections 370 Dealing with glare and haze 371 Shooting high-contrast scenes 372 Photographing low contrast scenes 373 The Shadow knows! 373 Chapter 2: Exploring Basic Flash Photography 375 Finding the Flash 376 Using the Flash Automatically 377 Setting a flash-friendly shooting mode 377 Preventing the built-in flash from firing 378 Customizing automatic flash settings 378 Manually Activating the Built-in Flash 379 Using the built-in flash 379 Knowing when to use flash 381 Disabling the built-in flash 384 Tips on Using the Built-in Flash 384 Getting Fancy with the Flash 386 Enabling red-eye reduction 387 Using flash compensation 388 Using FE Lock 389 Controlling the flash strength manually 389 Unlocking more advanced features 390 Chapter 3: Using an External Flash and Accessories 393 Getting to Know External Flash Units 393 Looking at the front 395 From the back and sides 397 Accessorizing your external flash 399 Handling an External Flash 402 Attaching it to your camera 402 Removing the flash 403 Tilting and swiveling the flash head 404 Attaching a mini stand 405 Working the controls 405 Configuring Your External Flash 407 Trying Different Techniques 408 Using high-speed sync 408 Bouncing and diffusing 409 Using an umbrella 410 Focusing light with a snoot 411 Using a stand 412 Elevating the flash with a bracket 413 Cords galore 413 Going wireless 414 Book 5: Managing and Processing Your Shots 417 Chapter 1: Transferring and Managing Files 419 Getting a Workflow 419 Early Decisions 422 Transferring Files 422 Connecting 422 Downloading 426 Getting a Grip on Your Pictures 428 Manual management 428 Media-management software 429 Processing and managing software 430 Photo editors 433 Managing Photos 434 Quickly Processing the Good Ones 435 Advanced Editing When Desired 436 Publishing 436 General considerations 436 Resizing options 438 Saving and exporting 439 Archiving 440 Playing it safe 441 Putting the plan into action 442 Chapter 2: Quickly Sprucing Up Shots 445 Software for Sprucing Up Photos 445 Deciding on an Image Quality 446 Benefits of Raw images 446 Challenges of working with Raw photos 447 Non-destructive editing 448 Getting Started 448 Reviewing and flagging good photos 448 Switching to the Develop module 451 Setting the lens profile 451 Testing the waters 452 etting Brightness and Contrast 453 Adjusting the exposure 453 Improving contrast 454 Protecting highlights and shadows 455 Setting the black and white points 456 Working with texture, clarity, and haze 457 Correcting and Improving Color 459 Checking the white balance 459 Adjusting color vibrancy and saturation 459 Making Additional Improvements 461 Finishing Up 463 Straightening and cropping 463 Exporting images 464 Processing Photos In-Camera 464 Chapter 3: Digging Deeper into Photo Editing 467 Software for Editing Photos 468 Dealing with the Mundane Stuff 468 Creating a Photoshop file 468 Helpful Photoshop features 470 Coping with color management 471 Saving your final images 472 Dodging and Burning 472 Using High Pass to Sharpen 474 Making Minor Adjustments 476 Applying Changes Selectively with Masks 477 Mashing Up Versions of the Same Shot 478 Stamping Out Imperfections and Distractions 480 Dusting and cleaning 480 Removing other distractions 482 Improving complexions 482 Adjusting Final Composition 484 Words of Caution and Encouragement 486 Chapter 4: Expressing Your Artistry 489 Why Be Creative? 490 Software for Your Artistic Endeavors 491 Converting to Black and White 492 Using black-and-white adjustment layers 493 Photo gallery 495 Colorizing Your Photos 498 Tinting the fast and easy way 498 Colorizing with Hue/Saturation 500 Split toning using Color Balance 500 Cross-processing with Curves 502 Using color layers 503 Creating duotones 506 Experimenting with Artistic Filters 508 Using the Filter Gallery 508 Applying other filters 510 Smart Filters 510 Filter fun 511 Using In-Camera Creative Styles and Filters 514 Using in-camera styles 514 Applying in-camera filters 516 Chapter 5: Creating Panoramas 519 Shooting Pan-tastic Panoramas 519 Getting your camera ready 520 Shooting tripod-assisted panoramas 520 Shooting handheld panoramas 522 Stitching Photos Together 523 Creating panoramas with Lightroom 523 Creating panoramas with Photoshop 527 Stepping Up Your Game 530 Advanced blending in Photoshop 530 Using a panoramic tripod head 531 Using specialized panorama software 532 Shooting HDR panoramas 533 Shooting Automatic Panoramas 534 Chapter 6: Enjoying HDR Photography 537 HDR Software 538 Learning about HDR 538 Shooting Exposure Brackets for HDR 540 Configuring your camera 540 Setting up automatic exposure bracketing (AEB) 541 Shooting the exposure brackets 543 Tone Mapping in Photomatix Pro 544 Creating the HDR image 544 Tone mapping the HDR image 548 Trying Alternative Techniques 552 Using your camera’s HDR modes 552 Preparing your images differently 553 Trying single-exposure HDR 554 Creating your own brackets from a single shot 554 Manually bracketing exposures 555 Using other applications for HDR 555 Book 6: Showcasing Different Scenes 559 Chapter 1: Portraits 561 Capturing Animal Portraits 561 Copy What Works 563 Snapping Casual Portraits 563 Posing Group Photos 565 Say Cheese! 566 Chapter 2: Landscapes 567 Using an Ultra Wide-Angle Lens 567 Getting Up Early 568 Going Different Places 569 Getting Out in the Weather 570 The Classic Sunset 571 Chapter 3: Action 573 Tracking the Action 573 Using an External Flash 574 Finding the Right Spot 575 Great Light is Great 576 Pushing to the Limits 577 Chapter 4: Close-Ups 579 Zoom In 579 Be Ready to Grab Your Camera 580 Using Diopters 581 Whatever Works, Works 583 Focus on Small Details 584 Index 585

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Part 1 Drawing Communication, Equipment, Fundamentals, and Classification Systems 1 Chapter 1. Design as Communication 3 Drawing for Idea Generation 3 Drawing as Design and Presentation Media 4 Drawing as a Guide for Construction 6 Issues Affecting How Interior Designers Communicate 6 Chapter 2. Drafting Equipment and Its Care 19 Drawing Tables and Surfaces 20 Drawing Papers and Plastic Film 21 Pencils, Leads, and Pens 22 Parallel Bar, T-square, and Drafting Machines 25 Triangles, Templates, and Compasses 27 Scales 28 Erasers, Erasing Shields, and Brushes 32 Additional Equipment 35 Chapter 3. Drawing and Drafting Fundamentals 37 Drawing 37 Drafting 38 Lettering 44 Starting the Drawing 47 Drafting Standards, Abbreviations, and Symbols 52 Chapter 4. Drawing Classification Systems 57 Multiview Drawings 57 Single-View Drawings 60 Axonometric Projections 62 Oblique Projections 64 Perspective Drawings 65 Part 2 The Design Process: Transition from Concepts to Construction Drawings 75 Chapter 5. Concept Development and the Design Process 77 The Design Process: The Analysis Phase 78 The Synthesis Phase 80 Test Fit Plans 85 Part 3 Contract Documents 95 Chapter 6. Construction Drawings, Specifications, and Contracts 97 Specifications 98 Contracts 103 Contract Administration 103 Construction Drawings 108 Guidelines for Preparing Construction Drawings 114 Drawing Conventions and Representations 123 Modular Units 135 Chapter 7. As-Built Drawings and Demolition Plans 139 As-Built Drawings 139 Demolition Plans 148 Chapter 8. Floor Plans 155 Floor Plans in Modular Units 158 Wall and Partition Types and Construction 163 Scale of Floor Plans 167 Drafting Standards 168 Walls in Plan View 169 Doors and Windows in Plan View 169 Graphic and Text Notation on Floor Plans 177 Architectural Symbols 178 Dimensioning Floor Plans 180 Designation of Materials 183 Chapter 9. Building Codes, Fire, and Life Safety Plans 193 Building Code Compliance 193 Fire and Life Safety Plans 200 Chapter 10. Elevations 205 Exterior Elevations 205 Interior Elevations 206 Scale of Interior Elevations 207 Drafting Standards for Interior Elevations 208 Designation of Materials 212 Dimensioning Elevations 213 Chapter 11. Sections 225 Types of Section Drawings 225 Scale of Section Drawings 228 Drafting Standards 231 Building Sections 232 Sections of Interior Spaces 234 Wall Sections 235 Detail and Object Sections 238 Chapter 12. Specialty Drawings 241 Purpose Of specialty Drawings 241 Stairs and Ramps 241 Millwork 250 Cabinetry 256 Fireplaces 263 Chapter 13. Door andWindow Schedules 271 Doors 271 Door Classifications: Operation, Types, and Materials 271 Door Hardware 276 Door and Hardware Schedules 279 Windows 287 Window Schedules 288 Chapter 14. Finish Schedules and Finish Plans 293 Room-Finish Schedules 295 Finish Plans 297 Drafting Standards for Finish Plans 298 Chapter 15. Furniture Installation Plans 311 Planning for Furniture 311 Scale of Furniture Installation Plans 316 Drafting Standards for Furniture Installation Plans 317 Dimensioning Furniture Installation Plans 319 Designation of Materials 320 Chapter 16. Furnishings and Equipment Plans 325 Scale of Drawings 329 Drafting Standards 329 Dimensioning Furnishings And Equipment Plans 332 Chapter 17. Lighting: Reflected Ceiling and Electrical Plans 337 Lighting Design Process 341 General and Ambient Light Levels 346 Task and Accent Light Levels 347 Types of Lighting Systems 350 Fluorescent Lamps 353 High-Intensity Discharge Lamps 354 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lamps 354 Other Light Sources 354 The Reflected Ceiling Plan 355 Types of Ceiling Systems 357 Code Issues Affecting Lighting 364 Electrical or Power Plans 376 Part 4 Structural,Mechanical, and Plumbing Systems 385 Chapter 18. Structural Systems for Buildings 387 Building Foundations and Footings 388 Foundation Plans 389 Structural Walls and Columns 395 Floor and Roof Systems 395 Framing Plans 398 Floor Framing Plans 398 Roof Framing Plans 401 Roof Plans 403 Chapter 19. Mechanical and Plumbing Plans 409 Mechanical (HVAC) Plans 410 Scale of HVAC Plans 415 Drafting Standards For HVAC Plans 416 Designation of HVAC Materials 417 Plumbing Systems and Plans 422 Scale of Plumbing Drawings 426 Drafting Standards for Plumbing Drawings 426 Designation of Materials for Plumbing Plans 429 Dimensioning Plumbing Plans 429 Appendix A. Abbreviations for Construction Drawings 433 Appendix B. Selected 2010 ADA Design Standards 437 Appendix C. Trigonometric Functions: Sines and Cosines of Angles 443 Glossary 445 Index 457

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling graphic design reference, restructured by themes to represent motivations for visual communication over time Graphic designers must have a thorough understanding of the field's rich history in order to inspire and inform their work. Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's original reference, serving as an essential resource for a generation of professionals, scholars, and students. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through artistic innovators, breakthrough tools and technologies, and significant artifacts that have pushed the boundaries of graphic design throughout its history. The initial publication of this book was heralded as a landmark, and author Philip B. Meggs is credited with significantly shaping the academic field of graphic design. This new edition foregrounds cultural and social context and elevates diverse voices that are pivotal contributors to the history of graphic design. This seventh edit

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xv Introduction xvi Section I Urban Complexity 1 1 Urban Complexity 3Sean Hanna 2 Emergence and Universal Computation 15Cassey Lee 3 Fractals and Geography 31Pierre Frankhauser and Denise Pumain Project 1 Emergence and Urban Analysis 57Ljubomir Jankovic Project 2 The Evolution and Complexity of Urban Street Networks 63Nahid Mohajeri and Agust Gudmundsson Section II Machines that Think 69 4 Artificial Intelligence, Logic, and Formalising Common Sense 71John McCarthy 5 Defining Artificial Intelligence 91David B. Fogel 6 AI: From Copy of Human Brain to Independent Learner 121Shelly Fan 7 The History of Machine Learning and Its Convergent Trajectory Towards AI 129Keith D. Foote 8 Machine Behaviour 143Iyad Rahwan, Manuel Cebrian, Nick Obradovich, Josh Bongard, Jean-François Bonnefon, Cynthia Breazeal, Jacob W. Crandall, Nicholas A. Christakis, Iain D. Couzin, Matthew O. Jackson, Nicholas R. Jennings, Ece Kamar, Isabel M. Kloumann, Hugo Larochelle, David Lazer, Richard McElreath, Alan Mislove, David C. Parkes, Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, Margaret E. Roberts, Azim Shariff, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, and Michael Wellman Project 3 Plan Generation from Program Graph 167Ao Li, Runjia Tian, Xiaoshi Wang, and Yueheng Lu Project 4 Self-organising Floor Plans in Care Homes 171Silvio Carta, Stephanie St. Loe, Tommaso Turchi, and Joel Simon Project 5 N2P2 – Neural Networks and Public Places 177Roberto Bottazzi, Tasos Varoudis, Piyush Prajapati, and Xi Wang Project 6 Urban Fictions 183Matias del Campo, Sandra Manninger, and Alexandra Carlson Project 7 Latent Typologies: Architecture in Latent Space 189Stanislas Chaillou Project 8 Enabling Alternative Architectures 193Nate Peters Project 9 Distant Readings of Architecture: A Machine View of the City 201Andrew Witt Section III How Machines Learn 207 9 What Is Machine Learning? 209Jason Bell 10 Machine Learning: An Applied Mathematics Introduction 217Paul Wilmott 11 Machine Learning for Urban Computing 249Bilgeçağ Aydoğdu and Albert Ali Salah 12 Autonomous Artificial Intelligent Agents 263Iaroslav Omelianenko Project 10 Machine Learning for Spatial and Visual Connectivity 287Sherif Tarabishy, Stamatios Psarras, Marcin Kosicki, and Martha Tsigkari Project 11 Navigating Indoor Spaces Using Machine Learning: Train Stations in Paris 293Zhoutong Wang, Qianhui Liang, Fabio Duarte, Fan Zhang, Louis Charron, Lenna Johnsen, Bill Cai, and Carlo Ratti Project 12 Evolutionary Design Optimisation of Traffic Signals Applied to Quito City 297Rolando Armas, Hernán Aguirre, Fabio Daolio, and Kiyoshi Tanaka Project 13 Constructing Agency: Self-directed Robotic Environments 303Patrik Schumacher Section IV Application to the City 309 13 Code and the Transduction of Space 311Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin 14 Augmented Reality in Urban Places: Contested Content and the Duplicity of Code 341Mark Graham, Matthew Zook, and Andrew Boulton 15 Spatial Data in Urban Informatics: Contentions of the Software-sorted City 367Marcus Foth, Fahame Emamjome, Peta Mitchell, and Markus Rittenbruch 16 Urban Morphology Meets Deep Learning: Exploring Urban Forms in One Million Cities, Towns, and Villages Across the Planet 379Vahid Moosavi 17 Computational Urban Design: Methods and Case Studies 393Snoweria Zhang and Luc Wilson 18 Indexical Cities: Personal City Models with Data as Infrastructure 409Diana Alvarez-Marin 19 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Urban Assemblages 445Serjoscha Düring, Reinhard Koenig, Nariddh Khean, Diellza Elshani, Theodoros Galanos, and Angelos Chronis 20 Making a Smart City Legible 453Franziska Pilling, Haider Ali Akmal, Joseph Lindley, and Paul Coulton Project 14 A Tale of Many Cities: Universal Patterns in Human Urban Mobility 467Anastasios Noulas, Salvatore Scellato, Renaud Lambiotte, Massimiliano Pontil, and Cecilia Mascolo Project 15 Using Cellular Automata for Parking Recommendations in Smart Environments 473Gwo-Jiun Horng Project 16 Gan Hadid 477Sean Wallish Project 17 Collective Design for Collective Living 483Elizabeth Christoforetti and Romy El Sayah Project 18 Architectural Machine Translation 489Erik Swahn Project 19 Large-scale Evaluation of the Urban Street View with Deep Learning Method 495Hui Wang, Elisabete A. Silva, and Lun Liu Project 20 Urban Portraits 501Jose Luis García del Castillo y López Project 21 ML-City 507Benjamin Ennemoser Project 22 Imaging Place Using Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN Loci) 513Kyle Steinfeld Project 23 Urban Forestry Science 517Iacopo Testi Section V Machine Learning and Humans 521 21 Ten Simple Rules for Responsible Big Data Research 523Matthew Zook, Solon Barocas, Danah Boyd, Kate Crawford, Emily Keller, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Alyssa Goodman, Rachelle Hollander, Barbara A. Koenig, Jacob Metcalf, Arvind Narayanan, Alondra Nelson, and Frank Pasquale 22 A Unified Framework of Five Principles for AI in Society 535Luciano Floridi and Josh Cowls 23 The Big Data Divide and Its Consequences 547Matthew T. McCarthy 24 Design Fiction: A Short Essay on Design, Science, Fact, and Fiction 561Julian Bleecker 25 Superintelligence and Singularity 579Ray Kurzweil 26 The Social Life of Robots: The Politics of Algorithms, Governance, and Sovereignty 603Vincent J. Del Casino Jr, Lily House-Peters, Jeremy W. Crampton, and Hannes Gerhardt Project 24 Experiments in Synthetic Data 615Forensic Architecture Project 25 Emotional AI in Cities: Cross-cultural Lessons from the UK and Japan on Designing for an Ethical Life 621Vian Bakir, Nader Ghotbi, Tung Manh Ho, Alexander Laffer, Peter Mantello, Andrew McStay, Diana Miranda, Hiroshi Miyashita, Lena Podoletz, Hiromi Tanaka, and Lachlan Urquhart Project 26 Decoding Urban Inequality: The Applications of Machine Learning for Mapping Inequality in Cities of the Global South 625Kadeem Khan Project 27 Amsterdam 2040 631Maria Luce Lupetti Project 28 Committee of Infrastructure 635Jason Shun Wong Index 639

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of the popular introduction to architectural lighting design, covering all stages of the lighting design process Designing with Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, Second Edition, provides students and professionals alike with comprehensive understanding of the use of lighting to define and enhance a space. This accessible, highly practical textbook covers topics such as the art and science of color, color rendering and appearance, lighting control systems, building codes and standards, and sustainability and energy conservation. Throughout the text, accomplished lighting designer and instructor Jason Livingston offers expert insights on the use of color, the interaction between light and materials, the relation between light, vision, and psychology, and more. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition features new chapters on design thinking, common lighting techniques, and lighting economics. Expanded sections on aesthetics, controlling LEDs, light, and health, designing with light, and color mixing luminaires are supported by new case studies, examples, and exercises. Featuring hundreds of high-quality color images and illustrations, Designing with Light: Provides systematic guidance on all aspects of the lighting design processThoroughly covers color and light, including color perception, color rendering, and designing with colored lightExplains the theory behind the practice of architectural lighting designContains information on cost estimating, life cycle analysis, voluntary energy programs, and professional lighting design credentials Includes an instructor resource site with PowerPoint presentations, test questions, and suggested assignments for each chapter, and also a student site with flashcards, self-evaluation tests, and helpful calculators. Designing with Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, Second Edition is perfect for architecture, interior design, and electrical engineering programs that include courses on lighting design, as well as professionals looking for a thorough and up-to-date desk reference.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix Chapter 1: The Lighting Design Profession 1 The Lighting Designer’s Scope of Practice 2 Professional Lighting Design Credentials 5 Digital Resources 7 References 7 Chapter 2: The Design Process and Lighting Design 9 What Is Lighting Design? 9 Phases of the Architectural Design Process 10 Beginning the Lighting Design 14 A Lighting Design Process 15 Digital Resources 17 References 17 Chapter 3: Designing with Light 19 Thinking About Light 19 Thinking About Luminaires 24 Thinking About Lighting Architecture 27 Thinking About Variety and Contrast 29 Thinking About Everything – Layers of Light 30 Communicating Design Ideas 31 Approaches to the Lighting Design Process 36 Additional Considerations 50 Digital Resources 50 References 51 Chapter 4: What Is Light? 53 Light Is Illumination 53 Light Is Rays of Vision 54 Light Is a Material 54 Light Is Rays 55 Light Is Colored Rays 55 Light Is Waves 56 Light Is Particles 56 Light Is Waves, Again 57 Light Is Waves and Particles, aka Quanta 59 Light Is Art 60 Light Is a Tool 61 Digital Resources 62 References 62 Chapter 5: How We See 63 From Light Source to Vision 63 The Eye 64 How We See Color 68 Visual Performance 71 Digital Resources 74 References 74 Chapter 6: Light and Perception 77 Perception 77 Impressions 78 Lighting, Architecture, and Impressions 79 Light and Behavior 86 Digital Resources 86 References 87 Chapter 7: Distribution of Light 89 Interaction of Light and Materials 89 Types of Distribution 96 Other Distribution Issues 98 Digital Resources 101 References 102 Chapter 8: Light Sources and Lamps 103 Light Sources 103 Lamp Shapes 115 Lamp Sizes 118 Lamp Bases 120 Beam Angle and Field Angle 122 Describing a Lamp 124 Selecting a Light Source 126 Lamp Information for Consumers 127 Digital Resources 128 References and Suggested Readings 128 Chapter 9: The Science of Color in Light 131 Why Understand the Science of Color? 131 The Special Nature of Vision 131 Colorimetry 132 Standard Observers 132 Chromaticity Diagrams 135 Colors of White Light 139 How Do We Define White Light? 144 Chromaticity Differences 146 Color Rendering 149 Light Source Color Characteristics 163 Other Issues in Color 164 Chromatic Light 169 Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing 171 Digital Resources 174 References and Suggested Readings 174 Chapter 10: Designing with Color in Light 177 Selecting Color Temperature 177 Tunable Lighting 180 Using TM- 30 188 Using Colored Light 193 Color and Meaning 196 Color and Environment 197 Sources of Colored Light 204 Digital Resources 207 References 208 Chapter 11: Lighting Fixtures or Luminaires 209 Luminaire Components 210 Common Luminaire Types 213 Mounting Conditions 223 Outdoor Luminaires 224 Luminaire Consideration Summary 226 Reading Manufacturer’s Literature 226 Modifying Luminaires 230 Custom Luminaires 230 Luminaire Sales and Information 230 Digital Resources 235 References 236 Chapter 12: Lighting Techniques and Details 237 Wall Washing 237 Wall Grazing 240 Accent Lighting 241 Cove Lighting 242 Scallops 243 Luminous Ceilings 245 Under- Shelf Lighting 246 Digital Resources 248 References 249 Chapter 13: Daylighting 251 The Benefits of Daylighting 251 Planning for Daylighting 252 Code Requirements 253 Solar Angles 253 Building Orientation 254 Glazing 255 Designing Daylighting 256 Shading Strategies 261 Digital Resources 262 References 263 Chapter 14: Lighting Controls 265 Electricity and Electrical Engineering 265 Why Do We Need Controls? 268 Basic Controls 269 Control Protocols 272 Other Control System Components 279 Control Systems 280 Commissioning Control Systems 285 Digital Resources 286 References 287 Chapter 15: Photometrics and Calculations 289 Terms Describing Brightness 289 Units for Measuring Light 290 How Much Light Is Required? 291 Illuminance Calculations 292 Glare Calculations 308 Flicker Calculations 309 Digital Resources 310 References and Suggested Readings 311 Chapter 16: Documenting the Design 313 Reflected Ceiling Plan or Lighting Plan 313 Luminaire Designations 320 Developing the RCP 320 Luminaire Cut Sheets 331 Luminaire or Fixture Schedule 333 Specifications 336 Documenting Controls 338 Load Calculations 341 Digital Resources 343 References 344 Chapter 17: Building and Energy Codes 345 Model Codes 346 Model Building Codes 347 Model Energy Codes 348 Verifying Energy Code Compliance 350 Digital Resources 351 References 352 Chapter 18: Sustainability 353 Voluntary Programs 354 Qualified Products Lists 357 What Else Can We Do? 358 Assessing Sustainability 361 Digital Resources 362 References and Suggested Readings 363 Chapter 19: Light and Health 365 Biological Rhythms 365 Measuring Circadian Entrainment Effectiveness 367 Other Health Uses for Light 368 Light Deficiency and Light Therapy 370 Full- Spectrum Lighting 371 Harmful Effects of Light 372 Light and the Aging Eye 372 WELL Building Standard 373 Digital Resources 374 References 374 Chapter 20: Lighting Economics 377 Initial Cost 377 Simple Payback 378 Life- Cycle Cost Analysis 379 Additional Value Considerations 381 Digital Resources 381 References 382 Appendix: Lighting Design–Related Professional Organizations 383 Glossary 385 Index 401

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface ix About the Authors xi 1 Greens 1 2 Tees 27 3 Fairways 37 4 The Rough 49 5 Bunkers and Their Maintenance 59 6 Water 77 7 Fertilizers 91 8 Topdressing 101 9 Aerating, Verticutting, and Venting 113 10 Spraying 131 11 Seeding, Sodding, and Sprigging 143 12 Drainage 163 13 Trees 177 14 Landscaping 189 15 Traffic and Paths 197 16 Changing Cups, Flagsticks, and Tee Markers 209 17 Rules of Golf That Affect Maintenance 221 18 Golf Course Budgeting 231 19 The Grounds Maintenance Facility 241 20 Managing People 253 21 Greenkeeping Common Sense 263 22 Job Descriptions 271 23 Communicating with Management 283 Index 291

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Using Your Camera Straight out of the Box 5 Chapter 1: Introducing Android Smartphone Photography 7 Becoming Familiar with Your Android Camera 8 Single-lens models 8 Dual-lens models 9 Triple-lens models 9 Models with more than three lenses 11 Taking a Look Around the Camera App 12 Taking a Picture 13 Viewing Your Photo 15 Editing Your Photo 16 Sharing Your Photo 18 Chapter 2: Taking an In-Depth Tour of Your Camera 19 Holding Your Phone Properly for Steady Photos 20 Using Different Ways to Open Your Camera 24 Zooming In to Your Subject 26 Using the digital zoom 27 Trying optical zoom instead of digital zoom 29 Capturing Selfies with and without Background Blur 31 Understanding When to Use (and Not to Use) the Camera Flash 32 Photographing with the Camera Timer for Sharp Photos 36 Landscape photography using your timer 36 Family portraits 37 Selfies with a tripod or stand 38 Chapter 3: Altering Your Camera’s Settings and Storing Your Photos 39 Opening and Activating Google Photos 40 Choosing Storage Options for Your Photos 42 Deciding on photo upload quality 43 Managing on-device photo storage 45 Transferring photos to a PC or Mac 50 Being Mindful of Cellular Data Over-Usage 52 Allowing Your Camera to Track Your Location 57 Chapter 4: Taking a Deep Dive into the Camera App 59 Preparing to Take Selfies 59 Lighting and background 60 Selfie sticks and stabilizers 62 Taking Selfies 64 Choosing the Portrait selfie mode 65 Adjusting background blur amounts 65 Adding facial skin smoothening 66 Choosing your favorite selfie effect 68 Adding Live Filters to your selfies 71 Adjusting selfie zoom to add your friends into the picture 72 Considering Alternate Aspect Ratios 73 Creating Panorama Photos 77 Horizontal panorama photos 78 Vertical panorama photos 81 Part 2: Having Fun with the Fundamentals of Photographic Genres 83 Chapter 5: Capturing the Perfect Landscape Photograph 85 Camera Considerations: Levels and Exposure 85 Levelling your camera 86 Controlling exposure 87 Lighting Considerations 90 Photograph during the magic hours 90 Timing the magic hours 90 Gear Considerations 92 Steadying your Android camera with a tripod 92 Choosing a lens (for multi-lens Android cameras) 95 Photography Tips for Your Next Outing 97 Applying the Rule of Thirds for better compositions 97 Framing an “L” shaped composition 98 Positioning a primary and secondary subject 99 Chapter 6: Shooting Sports Photography 101 Camera Considerations: Using Burst Mode to Capture Motion 102 Gear Considerations 105 A tough smartphone protective case 105 A smartphone screen protector 106 Battery packs or battery cases 106 Touch-sensitive gloves in cold weather 107 Lighting Considerations 107 Photographing into the setting sun 107 Capturing team sports with the sun behind you 107 Using the setting sun for portraits 110 Incorporating cool and warm color tones 111 Choosing high contrast lighting 111 Photography Tips for Dynamic Sports Photos 112 Using your Portrait mode 112 Allowing the subject to enter the composition 114 Choosing curved backgrounds 115 Framing your athletes 116 Creating negative space 117 Chapter 7: Saving Memories through Family and Individual Portraiture 119 Camera Considerations: Portrait Mode and Lenses 119 Knowing when to use Portrait mode 120 Understanding lens compression 121 Gear Considerations: Editing Tools for Better Compositions 123 Lighting Considerations 125 Avoiding certain types of interior lighting 125 Dealing with interior backlighting 126 Creating silhouettes for artistic family portraits 127 Using shadows to create artistic portraits 127 Placing family members in the shade for even light 129 Photographing from a lower position 131 Photography Tips for Your Next Portrait Session 132 Taking multiple photos at your location 132 Avoiding objects sticking out of people’s heads 133 Composing small for artistic portraits 134 Including family member’s interests 135 Practicing close-up portraits 135 Including mirrors for hands-free selfies 137 Using food as bait for pet photos 138 Chapter 8: Photographing During Your Travels and Vacations 141 Camera Considerations: Multiple Lenses and Exposure 141 Photographing the same scene with multiple lenses 142 Quickly using exposure control for fleeting subjects 143 Gear Considerations 144 Protecting your Android smartphone 144 Packing a tripod 146 Lighting Considerations 147 Front light 147 Back light 148 Side light 148 45-degree diagonal light 150 Blue and golden hour light 152 Lens flares from photographing into the setting sun 152 Making use of cloudy days 154 Photography Tips for Your Next Trip 156 Leaving space for text 156 Placing s-curves in your compositions 157 Composing using geometric forms 159 Reviewing newly discovered businesses 159 Searching for faces 160 Chapter 9: Creating Dynamic Still Life and Product Photography 163 Camera Considerations: Creating Background Blur 163 Gear Considerations 166 Choosing the background for your product 166 Using tabletop tripods 168 Lighting Considerations 170 Using raking light for products 170 Positioning for sunset light rays 171 Exterior architecture photography 174 Interior architecture photography 176 Creating Beautiful Still Life Photos 176 Positioning your background for equidistance 177 Photographing through a window 177 Photographing food 178 Chapter 10: Taking It to the Streets: Photographing Strangers 181 Camera Considerations: Choosing Lenses and Locations 182 Choosing your lens 182 Selecting your location 183 Gear Considerations 185 Lighting Considerations 187 Tips for Your Next Street Photography Session 191 Using arrows for conceptual street photography 192 Considering the flow of your composition 192 Converting your composition to black and white 193 Choosing design-based backgrounds 193 Appreciating the mundane 195 Maintaining anonymity using scale and shadows 195 Being sensitive to people’s privacy 196 Part 3: Editing, Organizing, and Sharing Your Photos 199 Chapter 11: Editing with the Google Photos App 201 Using the Google Photos App Editing Tools 202 Choosing a filter 202 Saving changes 202 Choosing between Save and Save as Copy 204 Applying Filters 205 Vivid 205 West 206 Palma 206 Metro 207 Eiffel 207 Blush 207 Modena 208 Reel 208 Vogue 209 Ollie 209 Bazaar 210 Alpaca 210 Vista 211 Cropping a Photo 212 Using the Auto Straightening tool 212 Adjusting the crop handles 214 Rotating your photo 216 Understanding crop aspect ratios 218 Rotating your photo 90 or 180 degrees 222 Skewing your photo 223 Editing Your Photography 228 Editing Your Portrait Photos 234 Portrait 235 B&W Portrait 235 Blur 236 Depth 237 Colour Focus 238 Portrait Light 239 Chapter 12: Organizing and Sharing Your Photos Like a Pro 241 Understanding Post-Production Workflows 241 Deleting Unwanted Photos 242 Deleting a photo 243 Restoring a deleted photo 244 Favoriting Photos with the Star icon 246 Mastering Album Organization 247 Selecting photos to create a new album 248 Removing a photo from an album 251 Naming albums logically 252 Exploring the Search Tools 253 Finding photos of a single person using People 253 Checking your location using Places 255 Using Things to locate photos by type 256 Accessing photos using Your Activity 257 Using Categories and Creations to sort by media type 257 Sharing Your Photo Albums 259 Part 4: The Part of Tens 263 Chapter 13: Ten Android Apps to Further Your Skills 265 Adobe Photoshop Express 266 Adobe Photoshop Camera 267 Photo365 268 Foodie 269 Prisma Photo Editor 269 Facetune2 270 Canva 271 VSCO 272 TouchRetouch 273 PhotoScan 274 Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Creating Stunning Videos 277 Accessing the Video Camera 277 Properly Holding Your Camera for Videos 278 Trimming the Length of Your Video Clip 279 Reducing Video Shakiness 281 Exporting a Still Frame 282 Cropping Your Video 284 Adjusting Your Video 286 Applying Filters to Your Video 287 Capturing Video Clips with Slow Motion 288 Creating Time Lapse Video Clips 288 Chapter 15: Ten Extra Google Photos Features 289 Viewing the Memories Carousel 289 Watching Creations 290 Creating Auto Panoramas 291 Adding a Partner Account 292 Marking Up Your Photo 293 Accessing Your Metadata 294 Searching with Google Lens 295 Buying Photo Books 296 Creating Screenshots 297 Clearing the Clutter 298 Index 299

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix How to Use This Book xi Section 1 Designing with Building Codes 1 1. Designing with Building Codes 3 Section 2 Designing the Structure 19 1. Selecting the Structural System 21 2. Configuring the Structural System 39 3. Sizing the Structural System 55 Section 3 Designing with Daylight 139 1. Design Criteria for Daylighting Systems 141 2. Configuring and Sizing Daylighting Systems 151 Section 4 Designing Spaces for Mechanical and Electrical Services 159 1. Selecting Heating and Cooling Systems for Large Buildings 161 2. Configuring and Sizing Mechanical and Electrical Services for Large Buildings 185 3. Passive Heating and Cooling Systems 221 4. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Small Buildings 239 Section 5 Designing for Egress And Accessibility 265 1. Configuring the Egress System and Providing Accessible Routes 267 2. Sizing the Egress System 301 3. Stairway and Ramp Design 317 Section 6 Designing for Parking 333 1. Design Criteria for Parking Facilities 335 2. Configuring Parking Facilities 343 3. Sizing Parking Facilities 355 Section 7 Designing with Height And Area Limitations 369 1. Construction Types and Height and Area Limitations 371 2. Height and Area Tables 393 Appendix A Example Use of This Book 481 Appendix B Units of Conversion 487 Bibliography 489 Index 491

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Book SynopsisGetting the right cut for the right fabric is the key to good design. One of the most challenging aspects of a fashion designer s training is learning how to crate patterns that utilize the characteristics of fabrics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 4 Introduction 5 Garment design and the selection of fabrics 6 Part One: Fabric Characteristics and Body Shape Chapter 1 Fabric characteristics and garment shapes 7 Chapter 2 Fabric testing 15 Chapter 3 Selecting fabrics 25 Part Two: Fabrics and Simple Pattern Cutting Chapter 4 Simple ‘flat’ cutting 61 Chapter 5 Simple ‘form’ cutting 79 Part Three: Fabrics and the Body Form Chapter 6 Cutting to fit the body form (woven fabrics) 95 Chapter 7 Crossway cutting 107 Chapter 8 Stretch fabrics and the body form 121 Part Four: Fabrics and Complex Cutting Chapter 9 Complex ‘flat’ cutting 135 Chapter 10 Supporting fabrics 149 Chapter 11 Combining fabrics 159 Part Five: Basic Textile Technology Chapter 12 Basic textile technology 171 Part Six: Model Figures and Garment Blocks Chapter 13 Model stands and figures to reproduce 183 Chapter 14 Creating the one-fifth and full-scale blocks (methods – manual, CAD or Internet access) 193 Appendices 217 Chapter index 221

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 2 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Opening the Door To Sustainable Fashion 5 Chapter 1: Closet, Meet Sustainable Fashion 7 Understanding Sustainability 8 Preserving our planet and preventing climate change 8 Treating people with dignity and respect 8 Calling Out the Problem with Today’s Fashion Industry 9 The rise of fast fashion 9 A three-legged monster 10 Being Part of the Solution and Avoiding Eco-Anxiety 11 Taking Action: What You Can Do to Increase Sustainability 12 Chapter 2: Starting with the Clothes You Already Own 15 Taking Stock of Your Closet 16 Auditing your closet 16 Organizing your closet 19 Unlocking the Wow Factor in Clothes You Already Own 21 Knowing the color wheel 21 Mixing prints and patterns 22 Accessorizing for a different look 23 Using styling apps 24 Working with Outfit Formulas 25 Defining outfit formulas 26 Plugging in outfit formulas 26 Chapter 3: Adios, Fast Fashion 31 Identifying the Real Cost of Fast Fashion 32 Looking at the fast-fashion business model 32 Costing more than you may think 33 Taking a toll on garment workers 36 Adversely affecting the environment 39 Spotting Fast Fashion 42 Identifying popular fast-fashion brands 43 Spotting telltale signs that a brand is fast fashion 44 Moving Away from Fast Fashion and Toward Sustainability 46 Confronting Greenwashing 47 Taking a peek at sustainability 47 Spotting greenwashing 48 Chapter 4: Shifting to a Sustainable Fashion Mindset 51 Shopping as a Sustainable Fashion Consumer 52 Avoiding Impulse Buys 53 Use shopping lists 54 Take your time 56 Being Trendy and Sustainable 56 Avoiding Temptation 57 Detoxing your social media and inbox 58 Fasting from shopping 58 Being wary of sales 59 Finding a sustainable fashion community 60 Taking Pride in Repeating Outfits 60 Part 2: Purchasing Sustainable Fashion Items 63 Chapter 5: What Makes a Brand Sustainable? 65 Refuting Some Misconceptions about Sustainable Fashion 66 Looking at Sustainable Business Practices 67 Sustainable environmental practices 68 Transparent supply chain 73 Ethical labor practices 76 Reaching for Sustainable Fabrics 76 Natural sustainable fabrics 77 Innovative sustainable fabrics 81 Understanding What’s in It for You 83 Quality items that are designed to last 83 Small batches and made-to-order items 85 Timeless designs that won’t go out of style 86 Assessing a Brand’s Feel-Good Factor 86 Chapter 6: Buying Less but Choosing Well 89 Thinking Long Term 90 Calculating cost per wear 90 Deciding which items deserve the investment 94 Taking on the 30-wears challenge 95 Sizing Up Quality 96 Feeling fabric quality 96 Critiquing construction quality 98 Searching for perks 99 Assessing quality online 100 Choosing between natural fibers and synthetic fibers 101 Exploring Capsule Wardrobes 102 Creating your capsules 104 Gathering the capsule wardrobe essentials 106 Part 3: Going From Thrifting Beginner to Scouting Pro 109 Chapter 7: Easing into Secondhand Fashion 111 Starting Online 112 Getting started on the right foot 113 Going down the rabbit hole of online thrift stores 117 Measuring yourself for the perfect online thrifted fit 118 Finding Your New Favorite Used-Clothing Shop 122 Doing good by shopping at charity stores 123 Considering chain resale shops and consignment stores 124 Preparing for Your First Thrift Store Visit 125 Deciding when to go 126 Navigating the store 126 Dressing for thrifting success 127 Examining an item before you commit to it 128 Chapter 8: Upscaling Your Thrifting Efforts 129 Finding Hidden Gems 130 Buying Used Shoes 131 Examining used shoes 132 Knowing where to go 132 Disinfecting and cleaning shoes 133 Sorting Through Accessories 133 Jewelry 134 Scarves 135 Handbags 135 Belts 136 Shopping for Vintage Clothes 137 How to tell whether something is truly vintage 138 Where to find vintage clothing 141 Chapter 9: Donating, Selling, and Disposing of Clothes 145 Giving Your Clothes a Second Life 146 Donating Clothes to Support Charitable Organizations 147 The difference between for-profit and nonprofit shops 147 The scoop on tax deductions 148 Where to put all those clothes 149 The Dos and Don’ts of Donating Clothing 150 Making Some Cash by Selling Your Clothes 152 Consigning your clothes 152 Selling clothes to secondhand stores for cash or credit 154 Selling your preloved clothes by yourself 155 Saying Goodbye to Clothes That Have Lived Out Their Usefulness 157 Dealing with Undergarments and Socks Sustainably 158 Donating bras 158 Getting rid of old underwear 159 Recycling and repurposing old socks 159 Part 4: Keeping Your Clothes And Shoes in Tip-top Condition 161 Chapter 10: Caring for Your Clothes 163 Doing Laundry with Clothing Longevity in Mind 164 Making sense of labels 164 Understanding washer settings 166 Hand-washing delicates, sweaters, and more 168 Drying clothes differently 169 Keeping clothes fresh without over-washing 171 Deciding on dry-cleaning 172 Caring for Different Fabrics 174 Cleaning your cotton clothes 174 Avoiding shrinking your wools 174 Removing and preventing pilling 175 Saving your silks 176 Chasing the moths away 176 Making synthetics last 177 Loving your linens 178 Removing Stains 179 Deciding How to Store Your Clothes 180 Clothes you should hang 180 Clothes you should fold 181 Chapter 11: Repairing and Upcycling Your Clothes 183 Making Your Fashion Circular 184 Getting Your Thread Wet 185 Prepping your sewing kit 185 Stitching up for sewing success 186 Repairing Your Clothes with Basic Hand-Stitching 187 Using a running stitch 187 Doing the backstitch 188 Sewing on a button 189 Repairing a seam 191 Patching a torn or threadbare spot 192 Fixing snagged clothing 193 Joining the Upcycling Movement 195 Tie-dyeing your old shirts with avocado skins and pits 195 Making old jeans new again 196 Investing in Alterations or Other Significant Repairs 198 Knowing what alterations specialists can help you with 199 Finding someone who does quality work 199 Chapter 12: Walking Miles in Your Favorite Shoes 201 Considering Why Caring for Your Shoes Is a Shoo-In 202 Prolonging the Life of Your Leather Shoes 203 Everyday maintenance of leather shoes 203 Occasional maintenance of your leather shoes 205 Keeping Your Sneakers Clean 208 Machine-washing your sneakers 209 Hand-washing sneakers 209 Using Shoe Protectants 210 Storing Your Shoes Properly 211 Part 5: the Part of Tens 213 Chapter 13: Ten Sustainable Brands for Every Budget and Style 215 Loud Bodies 216 Wayre 216 Passion Lilie 217 Whimsy + Row 217 Amour Vert 218 Mara Hoffman 218 Kotn 218 Outerknown 219 Parade 219 Organic Basics 220 Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Shop Sustainably on a Budget 221 Shop Your Closet 222 Shop Secondhand 223 Shop Intentionally 223 Look for Affordable Sustainable Brands 224 Check the Sale and Preloved Page 224 Attend Clothing Swaps 224 Check Resale Sites 225 Consider Clothing Rentals 225 Calculate the Cost per Wear 226 Upcycle Your Clothes for a New Look 227 Chapter 15: Ten Perfect Clothing Items for Your Thrift List 229 Quality Coats 229 Special Occasion Clothes 230 Trendy Fashion 231 Nice-to-Have Luxury Items 231 Boss Blazers 232 Cool Leather Jackets 232 Fabulous Scarves 233 Cozy Knitwear 233 Clutch Bags 234 Versatile and Statement Belts 234 Your Favorite Pair of Jeans 235 Chapter 16: Ten Family-Friendly Sustainable Clothing Brands 237 Pact 238 For Days 238 Jackalo 239 Conscious Step 239 Patagonia 240 Tentree 240 Loop Swim 241 Many Moons 241 Firebird Kids 242 Mightly 242 Chapter 17: Ten Sustainable Shoe Brands 243 Veja 244 Veerah 244 Etiko 245 Nisolo 245 Wildling 246 Cariuma 246 Ethletic 247 Thesus 247 Good Guys 247 Pozu 248 Index 249

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Book SynopsisThe newly revised third edition of Rick Youngâs The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and running with Appleâs professional editing software, regardless of your skill level. In this step-by-step, full-color guide, Rick clearly explains the key concepts and essential knowledge needed to edit your project from start to finish, providing clear, time-saving instructions on producing and outputting using Final Cut Pro X. This new edition includes: A thorough introduction to Final Cut Pro X and the philosophy by which the software works Complete coverage of the post production process, including setup, importing and organizing media, editing, audio and output Additional sections on Multicam Editing, working with Proxies, effective Media Management, the Magnetic Timeline, Batch Share and Effects Production New chapters, covering in detail: Roles, Color CorrectionTrade Review"Rick always seems to find the essentials so necessary to learn and effectively work with Final Cut Pro. . . He cuts to the chase with very specific, step-by-step instructions and ‘how-to’s,’ making it seem as if he were the instructor sitting right next to you in a private lesson." —Steve Douglas, Videographer; Writer and Reviewer, www.kenstone.net "Speed, quality, and organization are imperative in today’s video editing environment. Rick has written an easy-to-follow guide for editors of all levels that will have you editing and exporting your footage quickly, so you can share your work with the world." —Chip Dizárd, Media Professor; Final Cut Pro X Certified Trainer; Co-founder, WebVideoChefs.com "It is the clearest, easiest to use guide I've ever seen! The explanations are concise and easy to follow, and the ample illustrations on every page show exactly what to do. It makes even complex operations easy to understand and perform." —Dan Cross, Professor of Film, Southwestern Illinois College Table of ContentsIntroduction System Setup The Interface Importing Media Organization Editing Audio Roles Effects Color Correction Share and Archive The Touch Bar Enjoy the Ride Index

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Book SynopsisRapid advancements in train control and in-cab technologies provide significant opportunities for rail operators to improve efficiency and enhance their operations. New technologies often provide elegant solutions to existing problems or new capabilities for the operator. However, new technologies may also represent a significant form of risk. Thus, it is important to balance the potential for significant improvement with justifiable concern about how the technology may unpredictably change the nature of the work. If a technology is designed and implemented without considering the substantive human factors concerns, that technology may lead to unintended consequences that can introduce safety issues and disrupt network performance. It is important to note that even a well-designed and beneficial technology may be rejected by the users who see it as a threat to their jobs, status or working conditions. This book discusses the issues surrounding rail technology and introduces a âtoolkitâ of human factors evaluation methods. The toolkit provides a practical and operationally focused set of methods that can be used by managers considering investing in technology, staff charged with implementing a technology, and consultants engaged to assist with the design and evaluation process. This toolkit can help to ensure that new rail technologies are thoughtfully designed, effectively implemented, and well received by users so that the significant investment associated with developing rail technologies is not wasted.Trade Review’This is not a beginner’s guide to Human Factors but then the rail industry is no longer a beginner. It is a technical book, rich in detail and insight, but also one that has itself been designed for Human Use. It is easy to read, being in equal part a railway book as much as it is a human factors one.’ Rail Professional, December 2013Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction: the promise and perils of new technology, Drew Dawson, Chris Bearman, Anjum Naweed and Gareth Hughes; Key technology-related human factors issues, Chris Bearman; Resistance to technology, Janette Rose and Chris Bearman; Effective user feedback: the practical value of mock-ups, Gareth Hughes, Airdrie Long, Anne Maddock and Chris Bearman; Qualitative research rules: using qualitative and ethnographic methods to access the human dimensions of technology, Kirrilly Thompson; Future enquiry: a participatory ergonomics approach to evaluating new technology, Verna Blewitt and Andrea Shaw; Using task analysis to inform the development and evaluation of new technologies, Janette Rose, Chris Bearman and Anjum Naweed; Evaluating your train simulator part I: the physical environment, Anjum Naweed, Ganesh Balakrishnan and Jillian Dorrian; Evaluating your train simulator part II: the task environment, Jillian Dorrian and Anjum Naweed; Applying the theories and measures of situation awareness to the rail industry, Janette Rose, Chris Bearman and Anne Maddock; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen you look at an image, what do you see, think, and feel? How do you want your audience to react when they view your work? For over 30 years the late Richard Zakia helped photographers enrich their creative vision through his classic book, Perception and Imaging. Now he is joined by co-author John Suler who extensively studied and worked with images throughout his career as a clinical psychologist. Together they present their insights into the principles of perception, memory, color, time, space, shapes, illusion, subliminals, rhetoric, personality style, and photo critique. Unlike any other book, Perception and Imaging will give you an extensive understanding of how photography relates to art, design, advertising, psychology, and philosophy, as well as what makes photography unique among the image-making disciplines. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, this information will help you appreciate photography not simply as a mastering of technique and composition, but as a way of truly seeing, especially now in the digital age. â New sections about photo sharing in social media and online groups devoted to photography critiqueâ Includes inspirational images from some of the worldâs most well-known photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and Ansel Adamsâ A comprehensive discussion of the decisive moment photo, its vital ingredients, and why some consider it the essence of photographyâ New sections about body language in photographs, camera angles, aspect ratios, self portraits and selfies, and how memory and personality affect photography Table of ContentsContentsPreface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments 1 Selection Ganzfeld Figure–Ground Figure–Ground Boundary Graphic Symbols Similar Concepts to Figure-Ground Graininess and Noise Resolution Figure–Ground Enhancement The Bigger Picture of Figure-Ground Notan Visual SearchCamouflage Negative SpaceNoticing Negative SpaceThe Role of the FrameStrategies for Using Negative SpaceViewpoint and Camera Angles Key Words Notes 2 Gestalt Grouping Field Theory and the Gestalt Laws ProximityProximity, Area, and Contrast Side-by-Side Images Temporal Proximity Proximity and Learning SimilaritySimilarity of ShapeSimilarity and RepetitionSimilarity and ProximitySymmetry and AsymmetrySymmetry and RedundancySymmetry in Graphic SymbolsContinuityContinuity in TypographyContinuity in SequencesClosureClosure and NonclosureClosed AreasThe Zeigarnik EffectPeople as Participants Gestalt Critique Words of Caution Captions, Copy, GestaltPragnanz Pragnanz as an Overarching Principle Order and ComplexityA Summary of Gestalt Principles Key Words Notes 3 Memory and Association Types of Memory From STM to LTM Body/Somatic MemoryVerbal MemoryVisual MemoryColor MemoryUnconscious Memory Association Equivalents Associations in Advertisements Props (Signifiers) Associations to Color SynesthesiaRebuses and Pictograms Onomatopoeia and SimileMetaphorsSemioticsIconic, Indexical and Symbolic RepresentationSemiotics in Analyzing and Designing AdsSemiotic OperationsConceptual Photography Is Conceptual Photography Art? The Concept in Conceptual Photography What Does It Mean, and to Whom?The Sender, Channel, and ReceiverConcept DifficultyCreating Titles and DescriptionsSymbolism, Metaphors, Similes, and AnthropomorphismComposition and Post-Processing TechniquesThe Pretty and Ugly FactorsForward and Reverse EngineeringEducational ApplicationsConceptual AdvertisementsKey Words Notes 4 Space, Time, and Movement Space The Perception of Depth Anisotropicity Rule of Thirds Golden Section and Fibonacci NumbersAspect Ratio and Cropping Convexity/Concavity Transparency Time and Movement Eye Movement in CompositionThe Rhythm of Repeating ElementsGradationBlurMultiple ExposuresMotion in Stillness The Decisive MomentCapturing the Unique Fleeting InstantCandid Shots of People in Real LifeVisual CoalescenceFigure/Ground RelationshipsThe Gap and Anticipating ClosureThe One Hit WonderCreating and Losing OneselfThe Hour Leading to the Decisive MomentThe Myth and Reality of the Decisive Moment PhotoKey Words5 Color Color Notation Systems Munsell System Pantone® CIE System CIE Chromaticity Diagram Luminance (Value or Brightness) Naming Colors within the CIE Map Color Gamuts (Color Space)Color Perception The Visual Field Flare Desaturates Colors Color Test Chart Color Reproduction Subtractive Color Additive ColorComplementary Colors Color Is a Chameleon Constancy Metamerism Simultaneous Contrast and Assimilation Color Dependency Phosphors and Pointillism Color Modality Color Temperature Color Names Color and Synesthesia Synesthesia and Photography Color Connotations Color versus ColorNeutral ColorsBlack and White PhotographyB&W as the Origin of PhotographyThe Absence of ColorB&W Photography in the Digital AgeSelective ColorKey Words Notes 6 Contours Common Contour Playing with Depth PerceptionActivating an Image Subjective Contour Mach Bands Visual Vibrations Photographic Edge Effects Acutance Film and Digital Sharpness Cornsweet Effect DevelopmentThe Psychology of Being SharpThe Beauty of Blur Key Words Notes 7 Illusion and Ambiguity Trompe l’Oeil Space, Time, and Color Illusions Geometric Illusions Reversibles Time (Movement) Illusions Depth Cues and Movement The Pulfrich Effect The Waterfall Effect Color Illusions Size–Distance Tradeoffs Dutch Cabinets Size–Size Dependency Shrinking Size, Increasing Distance Emmert’s Law Size–Distance Reversal AmbiguityAmbiguity in LanguageAmbiguity in ImagesIllusion in the Digital Age Key Words Notes 8 Morphics AnimismBiomorphic Isomorphic Anthropomorphic Zoomorphic Theriomorphic Mechanomorphic AnamorphicGeometric and Organic ShapesGeometric or Man-made PatternsOrganic or Natural PatternsMixing Geometric and Organic Patterns Key Words Notes 9 Subliminals How the Eye SeesThe Retina Photopic/Scotopic Vision Luminance Factor Ambient Light Eye Movements When Reading Pictures Embeds Secondary or Latent Images Hidden FacesArchetypesKilroy Body LanguageMicroexpressionsThe PupilsBody Language PatternsThe HandsBody Language in GroupsInterpersonal Space Key Words Notes 10 Rhetoric Using the Rhetorical Matrix Where to Begin Horse and Truck Intuition First Addition Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology Suppression Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Substitution Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Exchange Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Words, Sounds, and Rhetoric A Summary of Rhetorical TechniquesThe Four Basic Rhetorical OperationsThe Five Relationships Between ElementsAdditionSuppressionSubstitutionExchange Key Words Notes11 Personality Leveling and SharpeningField DependencyProjectionThe Word Association TestThe Thematic Apperception TestThe RorschachThe Walker Visuals MindfulnessWhat Mindfulness is NotSimply and Truly SeeingThe Beginner’s MindLetting GoThe Balance of Concentration and NoticingThe Qualities of MindfulnessHow to Cultivate MindfulnessPersonality TypesJung’s Psychological TypesHow Many Traits Are There?Types Based on Body and Brain PsychodynamicsPrimary and Secondary ProcessMultiplicity (Clone) ImagesFrom Self-Portraits to SelfiesObjective and Subjective Self-PortraitsThe Bigger Picture of IdentitySelf-Portrait as Self-AwarenessOther People’s PerceptionsThe Spontaneous or Carefully Composed SelfThe Superficially Narcissistic SelfieThe March of SelfiesThe Creative PersonalitySynectics is Seeing ConnectionsBeing Connected to All ThingsKey Words Notes12 Photo Sharing and Critique Critique as Evaluation Validity VariabilityThe Role of Context Johari’s Window Use Your WordsCritique without words The Clustering Technique Relationships Direction Nostalgia Composition LocationWord Clouds The Semantic Differential Technique Critique Using Group DynamicsGroup Dynamics During and ExhibitionOnline PhotosharingSettling into and Exploring a CommunityGetting to Know YouBecoming a Good CitizenTitles for ImagesDescriptions for ImagesCommenting on ImagesThe Meaning of LikesPopularity and the Ratings GameImage Categories, Streams, and SeriesSensory / Cognitive OverloadComputers and CritiqueThe Illusion of Digital PermanencyPhotosharing as TherapeuticAll photography can be therapeutic Key Words Notes

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Book SynopsisRethinking Research in the Art Museum presents an original and radical perspective on how research can function as an agent of change in art museums today. The book analyses a range of art organisations and draws on numerous interviews with museum professionals to outline the limitations of existing models of museum research.Arguing for a more democratic formulation in tune with the current needs and ambitions of the art institution, Emily Pringle puts forward a framework for practitioner-led, co-produced research that redefines how knowledge is created in the museum. Recognising that museums today negotiate multiple agendas, the book outlines the value of constructing the art museum professional as a practitioner researcher and their work as a mode of practice-based research, be they educators, archivists, curators or conservators. Locating these arguments within the framework of new museology, critical pedagogy, professional and organisational studies and episTrade Review"In this provocative and timely study, Emily Pringle presents a powerful critique of deeply entrenched ways of thinking about research and knowledge creation within cultural institutions. Her original and insightful analysis reveals the enormous, largely untapped potential for practitioners working across the art museum to harness the power of collaborative research to foster radical and progressive change within their organisations." - Richard Sandell, Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK"In this provocative and timely study, Emily Pringle presents a powerful critique of deeply entrenched ways of thinking about research and knowledge creation within cultural institutions. Her original and insightful analysis reveals the enormous, largely untapped potential for practitioners working across the art museum to harness the power of collaborative research to foster radical and progressive change within their organisations." - Richard Sandell, Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK"As a museum practitioner and researcher myself, I found this book very worthwhile. In my own experience, I have observed the divide between formalized research and day-to-day professional practice. This book stimulated me to ask questions of myself and my institution, and gave me a clear structure within which to consider the new research possibilities that arose in response to these." - Esther McNaughton, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of interviewees; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction: who creates the knowledge and defines the reality?; 2 Why is research in art museums confusing and how can we make it less so?; 3 The practitioner researcher in the art museum; 4 Building practice as research in the art museum: Tate Learning as a case study; 5 Co-researching with community members, academics and visitors; 6 Fostering a culture where the practitioner researcher can thrive: Knowle West Media Centre as a case study; 7 Constructing an expanded framework for research in the art museum: moving from the exotic animal to the household pet; Afterword; Bibliography; Index

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