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Starting with the Renaissance, this accessible and lively survey takes readers around the world and through history, from Filippo Brunelleschi through Antoni Gaudi to Frank Gehry. Double-page spreads feature full-color illustrations, informative...

Ideal for students taking law modules on construction, surveying, real estate, planning and civil engineering courses, Galbraith's Construction and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the built environment...

The first comprehensive dictionary of everyone of importance in the creation of English architecture during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages This long-awaited work of scholarship provides a comprehensive dictionary of everyone of importance in the...

A comprehensive summary of the vocabulary used across the building industry, from the preparation of an architectural brief, through creative and technical design, to construction technology and facilities management. The latest edition has several...

Urban character is frequently cited by planners, developers and architects as something they wish to protect and enhance. But little or no effort is ever made to define urban character in specific or quantitative terms.In Designing London, architect and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486472621Author David WatkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The debut book from award-winning Southern architect Stan Dixon, one of a highly influential group of Atlanta-based architects and designers who are revolutionizing the design world with their work. Stan Dixon s edited approach to the classical elements...

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.Do you work on jobs between GBP50 and GBP50,000? Then this book is for you.Specially written for contractors, quantity surveyors and clients carrying out small works,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947464063Author R KafouriFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint American Academic ResearchPublisher American Academic ResearchWeight(grams)...

Buildings cannot be built without people working together. Architects collaborate with other disciplines, other architects and even with the public. These take place every day, across multiple planning and design stages. Small or emerging practices...

This unique and established guide to the management of design and designers has been comprehensively reimagined and updated. Written for students of architecture and early career architects, the book explores the benefits of design management from the...

Graphic Design for Architects is a handbook of techniques, explanations and examples of graphic design most relevant to architects. The book covers a variety of scales of graphic design, everything from portfolio design and competition boards, to signage...

Residential Property Appraisal, Volumes 1 and 2 are essential handbooks not only for students studying surveying but also for surveyors and others involved in the appraisal of residential property.Volume 1 has been updated and covers the valuation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682081Author Sibylle KramerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 580g

The last 25 years or so have witnessed redevelopment in the City of London on an unprecedented scale, following the deregulation of the financial markets, the so-called 'Big Bang', in the mid-1980s. As the City has earned its place as a true global...

The first book from Los Angeles based interior designer Richard Hallberg charts an evocative body of work that spans seaside, mountaintop, country, and urban locales and celebrates the sensual, boundary-defying aesthetic of a true original. In spaces...

This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced in England, Scotland, and Wales from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) to that of...

A classic of architectural history and theory, Heavenly Mansions interprets architecture as a reflection of the age in which it flowers, and traces the alternating themes of fantasy and functionalism as exemplified in various styles and in the works of a...

The history of modern architecture has been well covered in the classical surveys of Sigfried Giedion, Kenneth Frampton, William Curtis, Alan Colquhoun, and others who traced the developments of this major movement that dominated the architectural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959056748Author Vera SacchettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 226mm *...

A little book that is big on information, the Architect's Legal Pocket Book is the definitive reference guide on legal issues for architects and architectural students. This handy pocket guide covers key legal principles which will help you to quickly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037683040Author Lisa BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1240g

An accessible roadmap to the complexities of party wall disputes Party Walls: Legal Coherence, Disputes and Management meets the need for an explicit roadmap to the main areas of law and fact relevant to party walls: Statutes, including a detailed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037683064Author Sibylle KramerFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631240256Author Lee SaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Saylor CommunicationsPublisher Saylor CommunicationsWeight(grams) 898gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037683026Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037683033Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631240065Author Leland SaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Saylor CommunicationsPublisher Saylor CommunicationsWeight(grams) 857gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631240195Author Lee SaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Saylor CommunicationsPublisher Saylor CommunicationsWeight(grams) 898gDimensions(mm)...

This book outlines a complete programme for the restoration and preservation of historic structures and historic sites throughout the world. It is a basic text for both the novice entering the field and the specialist. Dr Fitch covers the many...

A must-have reference to more than 100 common residential conditions—from accessibility issues to working with zincPractical information that the architect, engineer, contractor and homeowner can access quickly, with over 230 supporting tables photos and...

Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questions When you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape gives you fast access to the practical information you need when you're...

Seven years after his first book, Bart Lens and his team Lens Ass show how the direction they have chosen can lead to fascinating projects. The formulation of a clear and precise concept forms the basis of every single design. A concious choice of...

This is the first book in the new Graphic Standards Field Guide Series . This visual reference helps readers take Interior Graphic Standards content into the "field." The portable format allows quick access to the most common information...

This book discusses what differentiates 'architecture' from 'building', focusing on a whole range of architectural works. It explores the role of the Roman concepts of 'durability', 'utility', and 'beauty', the heart of what architecture strives for. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788884914200Author Pierluigi NicolinFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 960g

Street furniture is the secret star of urban outdoor design. Though rarely noticed at first glance, it significantly contributes towards the urban experience. Benches, fountains, street lamps, rubbish bins, post boxes, tourist information signs, bus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037680537Author Dorian LucasFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1900g

Pharmacies constitute a special form of commercial architecture. The market for medicines, which is heavily regulated in most countries, has led to a veritable competition of the "atmosphere of space": since where product and price can no longer provide...

The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth edition, vividly examining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture, from prehistory to the present, in ways that...