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Smart Materials and Technologies in Architecture (Paperback)

Smart Materials and Technologies in Architecture (Paperback)
Publisher: Architectural Press | ISBN: 9780750662253 | edition 2004 | PDF | 256 pages | 3,75mb
“.seeks to give architects and designers a better understanding of some of the breathtaking new technologies becoming available so that they can be applied to the best advantage. Addington and Schodek, both [...]

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Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations

Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations
Publisher:Architectural Press | Pages: 518 2000-12-18 ISBN 0750650516 | PDF | 17 MB
Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations’ describes the mathematical background to the calculation techniques used in lighting engineering and them to the applications with which they are used. The fundamentals of flux and illuminance, colour, measurement and optical design are covered [...]

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Spaced Out: A Guide to Best Contemporary Urban Spaces

Rachel Tennant, Nicola Garmory “Spaced Out: A Guide to Best Contemporary Urban Spaces”
Architectural Press | 2005-04-15 | ISBN: 0750661429 | 136 pages | PDF | 4.8 MB
Book Description
Highlights the best recent urban designs to inform and inspire
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This beautifully illustrated guide celebrates some of the most significant award winning public spaces in major cities in [...]

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Reinventing the Workplace

John Worthington “Reinventing the Workplace”
Architectural Press | 2005-12-17 | ISBN: 0750661755 | 192 pages | PDF | 4.8 MB
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‘It makes invaluable reading’ The Architectural Review ‘The book must be of great value to all concerned with the design and/or refurbishment of commercial buildings.’ ASI Journal ‘A useful source for the enlightened.’ Premises and Facilities
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‘It makes [...]

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Consensus Design: Socially inclusive process

Christopher Day, Rosie Parnell “Consensus Design: Socially inclusive process”
Architectural Press | 2001-10-01 | ISBN: 0750656050 | 222 pages | PDF | 5 MB
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“…In this wonderful and unique book Christopher Day sets out to explain the process of Consensus Design, which is used to explore the resonance of a place and show how this can be [...]

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The Dissertation: An Architecture Student’s Handbook (RePost)

Iain Borden “The Dissertation: An Architecture Student’s Handbook”
Architectural Press | ISBN: 0750668253 | December 23, 2005 | 256 pages | PDF | 4 Mb
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The Dissertation is one of the most demanding yet potentially most stimulating components of an architectural course. Properly done, it can be a valuable contribution not only to the students own [...]

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Saturday, May 9th, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments

Ian Colquhoun: Design Out Crime

Design Out Crime: Creating Safe and Sustainable Communities
Architectural Press | 2004-01-26 | ISBN 0750654929 | PDF | Pages 344 | 8.35 MB
Here is a book about the practical design of communities and housing in which people can enjoy a good quality of life, free from crime and fear of crime.
Recognising that crime, vandalism and anti-social [...]

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Working Drawings Handbook by Keith Styles

Publisher: Architectural Press; 3 edition (November 7, 1995) | ISBN-10: 0750624949 | PDF | 7,5 Mb | 144 pages
Working drawings produced both manually and using packages such as AutoCAD, continue to be a core part of architectural practice and the construction process.
From their production by architectural assistants or technicians, to their use in the site [...]

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments

Architecture Design Notebook,Second Edition

Publisher: Architectural Press( 2003-04-25) | ISBN: 0750656697│128 pages │ PDF |4.7MB
Architecture Design Notebook focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical. Dealing systematically with the core design curriculum, it clearly demonstrates the skills required for designing at undergraduate level. Providing students with fundamental maxims of design, and a framework within which they can [...]

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Urban Design Reader

Architectural Press | ISBN 0750665319 | February 7, 2007 | PDF | 384 pages | 8.3MB
Essential reading for students and practitioners of urban design, this collection of essays introduces the 6 dimensions of urban design through a range of the most important classic and contemporary key texts.
Urban design as a form of place making has [...]

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