Designing the Compassionate City outlines an approach to urban design that is centred on an explicit recognition of the inherent dignity of all people. ...
This book will provide comprehensive, practical knowledge for the design of reinforced concrete buildings. The approach will be unique as it will focus primarily ...
This book examines the application of strut-and-tie models (STM) for the design of structural concrete. It presents state-of-the-art information, from fundamental theories to practical ...
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of foundations for tall buildings. After a general review of the characteristics of tall buildings, ...
The campus has a deep-rooted prestige as a place of teaching, learning and nurturing. Conjuring images of cloistered quadrangles, of sunny lawns, of wood-panelled ...
This book introduces the concepts of theater planning, and provides a detailed guide to the process and the technical requirements particular to theater buildings. ...
Architects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a ...
This book explores the role of new forms of pattern and digital media in the creation and understanding of landscapes. Patterns can express processes, ...
Creating Urban Agriculture Systems provides you with background, expertise, and inspiration for designing with urban agriculture. It shows you how to grow food in ...
Judging from the debates taking place in both education and practice, it appears that architecture is deeply in crisis. New design and production techniques, ...
Paul Virilio is an innovative figure in the study of architecture, space, and the city. Virilio for Architects primes readers for their first encounter ...
The world's mega-cities are forming megaregions, which stretch hundreds of miles across countries. As more people and economic activities are expected to continue to ...
This highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing, ...
There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. ...
Urban Theory and the Urban Experience brings together classic and contemporary approaches to urban research in order to reveal the intellectual origins of urban ...
Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes is a definitive guide to the design and management of forest landscapes, covering the theory and principles of forest design ...
Design for Outdoor Recreation takes a detailed look at all aspects of design of facilities needed by visitors to outdoor recreation destinations. The book ...
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are unequally confronted with social, economic and environmental challenges, particularly those related with population growth, urban sprawl, and informality. This ...
