Luke Him Sau/Lu Qianshou (1904-1991) is best known internationally and in China as the architect of the iconic Bank of China Headquarters in Shanghai. ...
As people sixty-five and older constitute an ever increasingly proportion of population in most industrialized nations, the design of housing and other built provisions ...
This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. ...
you are considering a career in architecture, start with this highly visual guide to preparing for and succeeding in the profession. Becoming an Architect, ...
Fully revised for the new LEED v4 Rating System, Sustainable Commercial Interiors, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive guide to sustainable design practices for commercial ...
Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. The Responsive ...
n the next decade or so, the widespread adoption of robotics is set to transform the construction industry: building techniques will become increasingly automated ...
This comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscapeconservation will help landscape professionals familiarisethemselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, gardenstructures and designed landscapes ...
All countries aim to improve housing conditions for their citizens but many have been forced by the financial crisis to reduce government expenditure. Social ...
Throughout the projects are used to effectively illustrate the creative application of BIM at a variety of scales. These buildings showcase work by firms ...
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 ...