Sustainable environmental control through building design Heating, Cooling, and Lighting is the industry standard text on environmental control systems with the emphasis on sustainable ...
In recent years, questions of space have gained renewed momentum in architecture and urban design, as adaptation, densification and sustainable regeneration have become an ...
A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of lighting design Designing With Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design is ...
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) are a new generation of solar cells with the potential to offer very short energy pay back times, mechanical flexibility and ...
A pioneering title, High Definition explores the onslaught of new and highly accurate digital metrology tools in large- and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D ...
The first European edition of Francis DK Ching's classic visual guide to the basics of building construction.For nearly four decades, the US publication Building ...
Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, Drawings highlights the work of key contemporary figures who have, through their drawn ...
In Street Design, Dover and Massengale share insights on how good street design can unlock economic value, increase happiness, improve health and reknit neighborhoods. ...
Here Sir Terry Farrell, who has built an international career as an architect-planner, encourages other planners and architects to follow the biologists - look ...
The New Pastoralism demonstrates how small-scale additions or conversions using planting and wildlife can bring about engaging, delightful and efficient structures and spaces. The ...
The sure way for design professionals to learn SketchUp modeling and rendering techniques Rendering In SketchUp provides instructions for creating 3D photoreal graphics for ...
Transgression will explore the idea that those working on and beyond the architectural periphery can make a positive impact on the mainstream. In much ...
Over the last decade or so, the widespread adoption of digital techniques have greatly expanded the possibilities of applying ornament in design. As well ...
Starting with the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to the pre-Columbian American tribes, Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective traces the ...
Type Rules!, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-edge applications, this edition ...
A new edition of Francis D.K. Ching's illustrated guide to structural design Structures are an essential element of the building process, yet one of ...
The must-have reference on standards and best practices in sustainable design and construction.The CSI Practice Guides are a library of comprehensive references specifically and ...
This publication is entirely centered on the design and delivery of Al Bahr Towers. With 300-colour images, it is highly visual with specially commissioned ...
