Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation

How making models allows us to recall what was and to discover what still might be Whether looking inward to the intricacies of human anatomy or outward to the furthest recesses of the universe, expanding the boundaries of human inquiry depends to a...

** Honorable Mention at the 2019 ERDA Great Places Awards ** Making Places for People explores twelve social questions in environmental design. Authors Christie Johnson Coffin and Jenny Young bring perspectives from practice and teaching to challenge...

The all-in-one interior detailing guide that unites creative and technical aspects A well-executed interior space requires the successful combination of the creative and the technical. Interior Detailing bridges the gap between design and construction,...

Affect, Architecture, and Practice builds on and contributes to work in theories of affect that have risen within diverse disciplines, including geography, cultural studies, and media studies, challenging the nature of textual and representational-based...

Impossible and Hyper-Real Elements of Architecture addresses how and why architects, artists, and designers manipulate reality. Front and centre in this discourse is the role of rendering. Most often, to render is to engage a thick software interface, to...

Fifty of the world's most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings.Taking...

This book presents around 100 buildings that were erected between 1917 and 2017, and are already considered to be classics of architectural history. With informative texts accentuated by photos, plans, archive material and, most importantly, facts...

The Problem of the House will appeal to art and architectural historians, students and scholars of architecture, interior designers, and decorative artists.Considers the designers of the equipment and spaces of everyday living in early twentieth-century...

THE ARCHITECT'S STUDIO COMPANION The latest edition of the guidebook every architect needs at their fingertips, updated and expanded throughout Start your designs on solid ground with The Architect's Studio Companion! This comprehensive handbook...

Experiential Design Schemas presents a new theoretical and practical framework for designing architectural experiences developed by two seasoned researchers, an architect, and a building scientist. It delivers 45 experiential design schemas as...

Design for Flooding contains considerable useful information for practitioners and students. Watson and Adams fill the void for new thinking and they advance our ability to create more sustainable, regenerative, and resilient places. Landscape...

In the 21st century, architects and engineers are being challenged to produce work that is concurrently sustainable and resilient. Buildings need to mitigate their impact on climate change by minimising their carbon footprint, while also countering the...

If designed properly, a healthcare interior environment can foster healing, efficient task-performance and productivity, effective actions, and safe behavior. Written by an expert practitioner, Rosalyn Cama, FASID, this is the key book for interior...

This book is the essential guide to the pedagogical and industry-inspired considerations that must shape how BIM is taught and learned. It will help academics and professional educators to develop programmes that meet the competences required by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980061703Author Sage RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint ConceptninePublisher ConceptnineWeight(grams) 620g

A career guide for professionals in sustainable architecture, design, planning, development, and related consulting For those considering a new career or a career change focused on green and sustainable building and design, Becoming a Green Building...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857241944Author Valerio Paolo MoscoFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1680g

This publication documents the work carried out by 14 Design-Build Studios in Latin America over the past 20 years, compiling a total of 39 projects that place an emphasis on teaching with a social agenda and the impact that the construction experience...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119545569Author Marja-Liisa SiikonenFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The definitive guide to understanding and managing the effects of water on buildings Water in Buildings: An Architect's Guide to Moisture and Mold is a detailed and highly useful reference to help architects and other design professionals create dry,...

Thomas has transformed Las Vegas casinos from low-ceilinged, claustrophobic mazes into luxury interiors adorned with antiques, fine fabrics, and custom fittings for Wynn Resorts. His maximalist interiors summon drama, joy, mystery, surprise, and more. ...

Bentu is an award-winning, cutting-edge Chinese design company founded in 2011. It is known for innovative and engaged product and lighting design and manufacturing, with an emphasis on day-to-day functionality and attention to raw materials. The...

A resource for both beginners and those returning to watercolor-including traveling architects, artists, and designers -this guide covers sketching on site, sketching in the studio, environmental color, color values, and more. Exercises depicting a range...

The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores...

Machine Learning and the City Explore the applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence to the built environment Machine Learning and the City: Applications in Architecture and Urban Design delivers a robust exploration of machine learning...

This book acts as a stimulus to further debate and discussion about the archaeology and architecture of the medieval diocese of Llandaff. It presents work at Cardiff and Skenfrith castles and focuses on buildings at Caldicot and Raglan.About the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993504624Author Samson AdjeiFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint East Winter BooksPublisher East Winter BooksWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

The second edition of this bestselling text incorporates a new section showing students how to locate and choose lettering for different kinds of projects. Coverage includes lettering styles commonly used on a wide range of presentations.About the...

This book is a reproduction of thousands of graphic images from a single sketchbook, drawn over the course of 27 years. As a way to challenge the approach of drawing what is in front of the artist, these freehand drawings are a collection of images from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993398629Author Constance LauFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint University of Westminster, Department of ArchitecturePublisher University of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788496540668Author Hanif KaraFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ActarD IncPublisher ActarD IncWeight(grams) 1111gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 173mm * 25mm

The newly updated guide to design process modeling techniques Designing with Models, Third Edition is the revised, step-by-step guide to basic and advanced design process modeling. This comprehensive text explains the process from start to finish, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781413419610Author Simona F MaininiFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 151mm * 21mm

How Drawings Work cheekily explains that what architects make is information that enables other people to make buildings. That information comes in a variety of forms: drawings by hand and computer, models both physical and virtual, and words as needed...

in the 21st century, commerce and culture are ever more closely entwined. This collection of essays by design critic Rick Poynor takes a searching look at visual culture to discover the reality beneath the ultra-seductive surfaces. Poynor explores the...

CONTENTS - Foreword - Why I Wrote This Book - Inspector's Creed - An Introduction to Interchangeable Parts - Scale and Hook Rule - Combination Square - Protractor - Outside Micrometer Caliper - Micrometer Depth Gage - Inside Micrometer Caliper - How to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780071590136Author Robert Brown ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint McGraw-Hill Professional PublishingPublisher McGraw-Hill Professional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992965778Author ZhangFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint University of Westminster School of Architecture and Built EnvironmentPublisher University of...

The current financial crisis poses many challenges to all countries and is having a significant impact on economies and societies throughout the world. The need for funds might lower financial institutions' vigilance as to the provenance of those funds...

"Advances in Taxation" publishes articles dealing with all aspects of taxation. Articles can address tax policy issues at the federal, state, local, or international level. The series primarily publishes empirical studies that address...