Provides a critical overview of the main climate influences which shape the design of buildings. Written by experts in their field, the book contains ...
Michael Zaretsky's Precedents in Zero-Energy Design is such an important book it will help readers recognize that design comes before technology - and renewable ...
Investigating various ways in which the cultures of the town and the countryside interact in architecture, original essays in this book written by an ...
Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design ...
The essays compiled in this book explore aspects of Walter Benjamin's discourse that have contributed to the formation of contemporary architectural theories. Issues such ...
Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to ...
Concrete repair continues to be a subject of major interest to engineers and technologists worldwide. The concrete repair budget for the UK alone currently ...
By designing in corrosion prevention and through preventive maintenance, the overall service cost of a concrete structure can be substantially reduced. This book takes ...
This book considers the influence of the forms and tectonics of the Mediterranean vernacular on modern architectural practice and discourse from the 1920s to ...
Examining the extraordinary influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on French thought from 1875 to 1910, Rae Beth Gordon argues for a reconsideration of ...
The corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is a major problem facing civil engineers and surveyors throughout the world today. There will always be ...
Underground infrastructure (traffic and railway tunnels, water and sewage ducts, garages, and subways) is essential for urbanized areas, as they fulfill an important role ...
The fully revised fourth edition of this successful textbook fills a void which will arise when British designers start using the European steel code ...
Continuing in the holistic philosophy of the Technologies of Architecture series, this volume examines the various layers of knowledge, skills and mechanisms that make ...
The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More ...
With particular reference to the field of architecture, this text examines the economic and political consequences for Britain of the post-war Anglo-American 'special relationship', ...
