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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486255002Author Augustus C. PuginFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vast structural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and why timber decays or faults occur, and the methods of...

This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions.The book uses case...

Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages - it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788395057465Author ZupagrafikaFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint ZupagrafikaPublisher Zupagrafika

In the tradition of the bestselling Where Chefs Eat: the definitive global hotel guide by the real experts who know - architectsNo one appreciates a building quite like an architect - and now, for the first time, more than 250 of the world's leading...

This book investigates the relationship architecture has with the underground. It provides a broad ranging historical and theoretical survey of, and critical reflection on, ideas pertaining to the creation and occupation of underground space. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262680028Author Steen Eiler RasmussenFormat PaperbackPage Count 245Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm...

Brimming with design ideas, drawings and photographs of exemplary projects, this is a must-have, highly visual guide to extending a Victorian terraced house for designers, architects and homeowners. An essential resource for designing and delivering a...

Across Europe a new generation of practices are transforming social housing. Responding to continued high demand, changing clients and new funding methods, architects are once again addressing how homes are delivered at scale, achieving high standards...

The architecture of Scotland exists in many forms. In Mousa to Mackintosh, Frank Arneil Walker examines the recognisable and recurring features evident in Scotland's buildings across the centuries to build a picture of 'Scottishness' in architecture. ...

With more than 280 entries, this architectural A-Z, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. From the period spanning the 19th to the 21st century, pioneering...

Glasshouse Greenhouse fuses together cultures and countries under one glass roof. In their debut book, photographers India Hobson and Magnus Edmondson take you on a worldwide journey through their favourite botanical spaces. The Haarkon Greenhouse...

Once Upon a China is an unconventional architectural story of great beauty, empathy, honour and sadness. The chapters are ingenious reimaginations of 'Dream of the Red Mansion', 'Journey to the West ', 'The Water Margin', and 'Romance of the Three...

Popular television programmes highlight the satisfaction that can be gained from investigating the history of houses, and there is always plenty of interest in the subject, with archives becoming ever more accessible with access to the internet.As the...

A Practical Guide to Post-Occupancy Evaluation offers high-level pragmatic guidance and case study examples on how to conduct a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) to determine whether a workplace project is successful and uncover the lessons learned for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486443973Author Abraham SwanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593235041Author Monica KhemsurovFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

The LEGO Architecture Idea Book will provide endless inspiration for aspiring builders who want to turn their ordinary models into something extraordinary. In this example-packed guide, Alice Finch (renowned for her massive, detailed models of buildings...

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated and filled with splendid new illustrations, this edition...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780677538Author Raymond LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 550g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788395057496Author ZupagrafikaFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint ZupagrafikaPublisher Zupagrafika

For a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788395057489Author ZupagrafikaFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint ZupagrafikaPublisher Zupagrafika

Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and glazing systems, the processes causing deterioration, and the...

The new CDM regulations came into force on 6 April 2015 changing the face of construction health and safety riskmanagement on construction projects, large and small. This handbook has been specifically written to provide straightforward, practical and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984856616Author Emily MotayedFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Victor Horta (1861-1947) is well known as the creator of Art Nouveau architecture. Following the design of the Hotel Tassel, Brussels, in 1893, Horta produced more than 40 buildings during the following decade. This new book discusses the many influences...

The eighteenth and early nineteenth century saw the dramatic expansion of London - wide and elegant boulevards, formal landscaped squares, crescents, blocks of tall redbrick terraced houses, and stone-built Classical public buildings all appeared in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907974489Author Sue FanFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Do Book CoPublisher The Do Book Co

The Architect's Legal Handbook is the most widely used reference on the law for practicing architects and the established textbook on law for architectural students. Since the last edition of this book in 2010, the legal landscape in which architecture...

This highly interactive, write-in workbook is part of the Skills2Learn series of construction workbooks available in the following disciplines of construction: * Bricklaying * Carpentry & Joinery * Plastering * Painting & Decorating * Wall &...

As with the best-selling 'Architects Pocket Book' this title includes everyday information which the architect/designer normally has to find from a wide variety of sources and which is not always easily to hand.Focusing on kitchen design, this book is of...

Following the success of Archidoodle, this new title focuses on the city. Filled with an array of beautiful and fun drawings, it poses 75 architectural challenges for the user: from building an underground community or designing your own imaginary city...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545235Author Pier Vittorio AureliFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

What are the challenges architects face when designing dwelling spaces of a limited size? And what can these projects tell us about architecture - and architectural principles - in general?In BIG little house, award-winning architect Donna Kacmar...

A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to domestic architectural styles and movements. How to Read Houses is an insider's guide to recognising and appreciating the diversity of domestic architecture that reflects the location, the fashion, and the...

Out of Architecture is both a call to reassess the architecture profession and its education, and a toolkit for graduates and working architects to untangle their skills, passions, and value from traditional architectural practice and consider alternate...

This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements to make the orders more accessible and to provide a...

Following on from Graham Bizley's successful Architecture in Detail, Architecture in Detail II presents forty case studies of detailing on recent construction projects. Over 150 full colour drawings and photos provide a reference compendium for the...