Professional Practice

Bauhaus Earth and Pontifical Academy of Sciences conference, June 2022 The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation. Approximately 40 percent of global emissions derive from the construction, operation, and demolition of human...

- Presents the basics of design practice through twelve real-life ethical scenarios - Provides professional resources in solving the dilemma from several perspectives followed by discussion questions and suggested additional resources - Includes...

How do we make building sustainable and fit for the future? The book presents a strategy for tackling the construction industry's future challenges from the perspective of the organizing architect, and with a view to the interdisciplinary knowledge,...

- Offers design professionals and students step-by-step tips and lessons for how to gather useful, meaningful, and appropriate data about occupants' experiences - Tools can be scaled from solo projects to large-scale endeavorsBook InformationISBN...

Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the statistics, patterns, and innovations impacting the senior living industry and architecture/design communities. This much-anticipated new title forms part of the American Institute of Architect's esteemed Design...

If you can set up your laptop anywhere, what is the meaning of the dedicated workspace? New Work, New Workspace argues that designated space is still needed, but that it is changing fast.As collaborative interaction is favoured over individual toil,...

This new edition of Collaborations in Architecture and Engineering explores how to effectively develop creative collaborations among architects and engineers. The authors, an architect and an engineer, share insights gained from their experiences and...

According to a recent American study, sexism and racism are so widespread in architecture that there is a distaste for these topics within the branch itself. What are the reasons for this exclusionary working culture? Even in Germany, most architecture...

Apply lean principles to your next architectural project and improve your bottom line with the help of this practical volume Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery shows readers a path to improve their project delivery via the application of...

This much-anticipated new title forms part of the American Institute of Architect's esteemed Design for Aging Review program by the AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community. The program includes a juried exhibition, innovation and insights, along with...

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...

Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook: Seed Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues is the first book to demonstrate that public interest design has emerged as a distinct profession. It provides clear professional standards of practice...

An understanding of architects' character traits can offer important insights into how they design buildings. These traits include leadership skills necessary to coordinate a team, honest and ethical behavior, being well educated and possessing a...

Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China...

Making smaller A/E/C firms more productive and more profitable Want to do big things with a small company? This no-nonsense guide shows leaders of smaller architecture, engineering, and design firms how to compete successfully against larger...

The Competition Grid: Experimenting With and Within Architecture Competitions is a comprehensive review of architectural competitions. Each section features international research overviews as well as lively discussions with experts that draw on...

Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession. Focusing on the...

The Business of Architecture is the essential guide to understanding the critical fundamentals to succeed as an architect. Written by successful architects for architects everywhere, this book shows the architecture industry from a corporate business...

Altruism by Design: How to Effect Social Change as an Architect is meant to prepare the individual designer - whether a student or practicing professional - for a career dedicated to serving communities in need through design and construction. It will...

Here for the first time is a full-length study of the 'critical modernisms' of the three leading art writers of the second half of the twentieth century, which helps us build a better understanding of the development of modern art writing and its...

"There is today a pronounced and accelerated convergence in architecture. This convergence is occurring by doers not thinkers; in practice not academia; in building design, fabrication, and construction. It is about solution-centric individuals engaged...

LabStudio: Design Research between Architecture and Biology introduces the concept of the research design laboratory in which funded research and trans-disciplinary participants achieve radical advances in science, design, and applied architectural...

This book chronicles experimental approaches to the design and production of architectural terra cotta facades and structures. Under the auspices of the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), a research collaborative supported by Boston Valley...

How do we design cities and buildings that metabolise, use living materials and are net positive – that give back more to the planet than they take? Our cities and buildings are a drain on the planet, requiring huge amounts of resources and tracts of...

This book outlines the process of writing and publishing research in the field of architecture and design. The book sets out to help researchers find a voice and find the best fit for their work. Information about the different types of publication on...

For students of architecture, this primer defines the critical subject area of professional studies which runs as a thread through the RIBA validation criteria for Parts 1 and 2. Suitable across the whole 5-year Masters Architecture degree course, it...

Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment is just that – a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the profession on these key issues. Acknowledging that the existence...

Looking Forward to Monday Morning is a collection of essays that weaves together stories from Daniel Frisch’s thirty-year (plus) residential architecture practice. The essays focus on design and technology, anecdote and philosophy, entrepreneurship and...

Studio 804 is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation that operates as a nine-month academic-year studio. It is a fully synthesized educational experience that focuses on the research and development of inventive building solutions to address the pressing...

The Italian architect, historian, and restorer Gustavo Giovannoni (1873-1947) was a key figure in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and conservation during the first half of the twentieth century. A traditionalist largely neglected by the proponents...

In this stunning book, Isay Weinfeld, the photographer and architect behind the hit Instagram account @isayweinfeld presents a retrospective of years of whimsical photographs taken on Sunday walks through São Paulo that showcase his wit and eye for the...

Architecture has hit something of a sticking point when it comes to adapting to contemporary life and its various concerns – the finite resources of the planet, the lack of diversity in the profession, the punishing lifestyle afforded by traditional...

This book outlines the process of writing and publishing research in the field of architecture and design. The book sets out to help researchers find a voice and find the best fit for their work. Information about the different types of publication on...

Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment is just that – a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the profession on these key issues. Acknowledging that the existence...

In this significantly revised third edition, Designing Zero Carbon Buildings combines embodied and operational emissions into a structured approach for achieving zero emissions by a specific year with certainty.Simulation and quantitative methods are...