Professional Practice

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938740237Author Jose SanchezFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint EvoloPublisher Evolo

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940291185Author Joyce HwangFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar PublishersWeight(grams) 516g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781039138988Author Rick J LinleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 4mm

Compiled by architects for architcts, this is an indispensable resource for professionals seeking to understand how colourful buildings can animate their environs and engage their users. Nineteen projects by the worlds most exciting practices are shown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976294160Author Omer AkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Omer F AkinPublisher Omer F AkinWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

In Buildings are for People: Human Ecological Design, Bill Caplan issues a clarion call for the design/build professions to expand their concept of sustainable design to be more inclusive of the social, as well as the physical, environment. Doing so,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785277344Author Tom SpectorFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800080126Author Nerea Amoros ElorduyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 216g

This eye-opening book reports the results of a large-scale study based on extensive financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. Using sophisticated modeling techniques, the study...

This book seeks to improve the work lives of architects of diverse demographics who do not fit, or want to replicate, the traditional ‘24/7’ white-male architect lifestyle. Aimed at a workforce whose life and career expectations have changed drastically...

The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series provides substantive information on the business of architecture and its affiliated professions to maintain and improve the quality of the professional and business environment. Architects and...

The featured projects demonstrate the intersection between HOK's thought leadership in specialty areas including aviation, transportation, sports, healthcare, science and technology, interiors, urbanism, tall buildings, sustainability, and the firm-wide...

How can the discipline of architecture be used as a human-centred practice? Crafting Character presents architecture as a spatial dialogue and an exchange between character and audience, book and reader, building and city in a series of fourteen...

It was destined for an event that was not only historic and public, but also sacred. The design was tasked to be temporary yet permanent and humble yet noble. Deliverables included plans, elevations, 3D digital and physical models, and a prayer to win. ...

Written by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume in the Professional Practice Essentials Series gives you practical, user-friendly guidance on how to better manager costs through all phases of a...

In this age of ever--increasing environmental awareness, the issue of sustainability is set to become the dominant factor in architectural design. At a time when, like most professions, architectural practice is increasingly governed by legal guidelines...

Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step-by-step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. Covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world's foremost authority on tall buildings. This book chronicles the annual awards process, in which the CTBUH recognizes outstanding tall buildings and design innovations that advance the...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world's foremost authority on tall buildings. This book chronicles the annual awards process, in which the CTBUH recognizes outstanding tall buildings and design innovations that advance the...

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of PR and communication in the construction industry, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique. The editors begin with an introduction to the UK construction industry and its supply...

The Routledge Companion for Architecture Design and Practice provides an overview of established and emerging trends in architecture practice. Contributions of the latest research from international experts examine external forces applied to the practice...

Research in and on architecture is as complex as the discipline itself with its different specialist fields, and therefore the results often remain unconnected. Research Culture in Architecture combines digital and analog research issues and...

The requirements confronting our workplaces have recently undergone a dramatic transformation. Constantly shifting workspace populations and varying uses of workspace call for flexible spatial structures, and so do new professions and innovative working...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897476406Author Ian Ross McDonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Simply Read BooksPublisher Simply Read BooksWeight(grams) 397g

This compelling resource, which was first published in 1993, was the first book on facility programming to design parameters and specifications over a broad range of project types. The book's practical, how-to approach is exceedingly beneficial to...

This handy book brings together a wealth of useful information that building surveyors need on-site or in the office. It provides clear guidance and fundamental principles in key practice areas such as building pathology, building performance, and...

Much has been written about Building Information Modelling (BIM) driving collaboration and innovation, but how will future quality managers and engineers develop digital capabilities in augmented and video realities, with business intelligence platforms,...

The Client Role in Successful Construction Projects is a practical guide for clients on how to initiate, procure and manage construction projects and developments. This book is written from the perspective of the client initiating a construction project...

Paves the path for the adoption and effective implementation of BIM by design firms, emphasizing the design opportunities that this workflow affords This book expands on BIM (Building Information Modeling), showing its applicability to a range of...

The groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professionals. Endorsed by the American Institute of Architects, this book...

This book presents research tested models, methods and tools that can make the work of the facilities manager more robust and sustainable, help long-term strategic planning and support students and practitioners in FM to improve the way they approach and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876295779Author Waller S. PoageFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint R.S. Means Company LtdPublisher R.S. Means Company LtdWeight(grams) 1008g

How to launch an international design practice and gain projects overseas A comprehensive overview of the rewards and perils of international practice for architects, this book draws on the experience of dozens of leading practitioners to present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789889984250Author Ralph LernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint MCCM CreationsPublisher MCCM Creations

Built environment professionals considering whether to embark on the design and construction or retrofit of a fully 'sustainable' or 'green' build need to know the financial implications of their decisions. What are their financial options? What are the...

The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new...

Research shows that high-performing organisations focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I). In any workplace, it is important to both understand and recognise the benefits that having a D&I workforce provides. It is integral to developing people...

Cartography as an instrument for the analysis of urbanisation processes The speed, scale and scope of urbanisation have increased dramatically in recent decades. To decipher the rapidly changing urban territories across the planet, we need a radical...

As advancements in transportation and technology continue to close the gap between architect, client, builder and site, critique and place, this book considers how architects, designers, theorists, and critics design, describe and critique future and...

This book is the first to bring together academic and practitioner views of Value for Money (VFM). VFM has been used to assess whether or not an organisation has obtained the maximum benefit within the resources available to it. A concept used by the...