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A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates by John Boughton
RRP: £42.00Booksplease Price: £30.76'It was like heaven! It was like a palace, even without anything in it ... We'd got this lovely, lovely house.' In 1980, there were well over 5 million council homes in Britain, housing around one... -
Think Like An Architect: How to develop critical, creative and collaborative problem-solving skills by Randy Deutsch
RRP: £33.00Booksplease Price: £28.71Do you know how to think like an architect? Do you know why you should? How do you make sure that you have the critical thinking tools necessary to prosper in your academic and professional career?... -
An Introduction to Architectural Conservation: Philosophy, Legislation and Practice by Nick Lee Evans
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £34.35There are over half a million listed buildings in Britain, conservation areas can be found in every borough, and a large proportion of our housing stock pre-dates 1914. So, whether in extending a... -
Domestic Client's Guide to Engaging an Architect by Nigel Ostime
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £9.62If you need to understand about engaging the services of an architect, this updated RIBA guide is for you. Straightforward and completely up-to-date regarding legislation, it sets out everything you... -
How to Thrive at Architecture School: A Student Guide by Neil Spiller
RRP: £24.00Booksplease Price: £21.76Studying architecture is hugely exciting and rewarding. It entails developing design skills, problem-solving abilities and tapping into creativity, as well as acquiring cultural, technical and... -
Self-build: How to design and build your own home by Julian Owen
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £39.18If you've ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a 'self-builder' doesn't necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can... -
Lives in Architecture: Nigel Coates by Nigel Coates
RRP: £32.00Booksplease Price: £27.64Irreverent and iconoclastic, Nigel Coates has been stirring up the architectural scene for over 40 years. In this warm and compelling autobiography, he explores the highs and lows of life at the... -
The Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections by Charles Hind
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £38.38A Victorian club house in a castle in the West End of London, complete with battlements and turrets. A design for the post-war reconstruction of the capital in 1945. A fantasy landscape featuring Le... -
Part 3 Handbook by Stephen Brookhouse
RRP: £33.00Booksplease Price: £29.01The decision to take the final step to becoming a fully qualified architect can be daunting. Fortunately, this new edition of the Part 3 Handbook demystifies the whole process of qualifying,... -
Mediated Space: The architecture of news, advertising and entertainment James Brown 9781859469477
RRP: £33.00Booksplease Price: £28.71As the social media revolution embeds itself in our daily lives, and as those who once consumed media become producers, established broadcast media producers are witnessing the dissolution of trust... -
Assembling a Collaborative Project Team: Practical tools including Multidisciplinary Schedules of Services by Dale Sinclair
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £42.71Contemporary construction practice presents a shift in emphasis from thinking about the design team in isolation, to considering the project team as a collaborative whole: client, design team, and... -
Aquatecture: Buildings Designed to Live and Work with Water by Robert Barker
RRP: £39.00Booksplease Price: £34.35Water plays a vital role in shaping our built environment, as it has done for centuries. We depend on it, we use it, we live with it and we must respect it. Aquatecture is the first book to outline... -
Approved Document K: Protection from falling, collision and impact (2013 edition - for use in England) by DCLG 9781859464847
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.68Effective 6 April 2013. This edition has been updated to amalgamate Approved Document N: Glazing and also some overlapping guidance that is in Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings... -
Sustainable Concrete Architecture by David Bennett 9781859463529
RRP: £49.00Booksplease Price: £41.91Based on new thinking and real world evidence, "Sustainable Concrete Architecture" offers a rational method for accounting for the carbon impact of concrete in contemporary architecture. Highly... -
Architecture Apprenticeship Handbook by Daniel Goodricke 9781915722102
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.45So, you are considering an architecture apprenticeship? As a new route into the profession, you likely have lots of questions. Amongst them might be: What is an architecture apprenticeship and is it... -
Protest Architecture: Structures of civil resistance Nick Newman 9781915722171
RRP: £34.00Booksplease Price: £29.82A complex bamboo pyramid to block a busy crossing in London. A maze of ‘mini Stonehenge’ brick structures to hinder government crackdowns in Hong Kong. The takeover of a Dallas highway to create a... -
RIBA Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2024 by RIBA 9781915722638
RRP: £54.00Booksplease Price: £45.64The RIBA Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2024 is a new contract for the appointment of a Building Regulations Principal Designer and is suitable for the... -
The Building Regulations 2010: Approved document H: Drainage and waste disposal by Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government 9781859465998
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.68Approved Document H provides guidance on observing the Building Regulations concerned with drainage and waste disposal. This is an essential reference for anyone undertaking building work. This... -
101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture by Huw Heywood
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £19.84Buildings and construction are a major contributor to the climate and biodiversity emergency. They account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It is more important than... -
Essential Urban Design: A Handbook for Architects, Designers and Planners by Rob Cowan
RRP: £37.00Booksplease Price: £32.23Shaping our cities, streets and public spaces, urban design informs the places we live. It is a complex multi-disciplinary process, requiring the input of a wide variety of stakeholders and design... -
The Urban Block: A Guide for Urban Designers, Architects and Town Planners by Jonathan Tarbatt
RRP: £42.00Booksplease Price: £36.76The block is no more than the land and building area defined by streets. It is the nature of the interface between the two, which has a critical impact on the quality of the spaces between those... -
Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change: Architecture and the Climate Emergency: 2021 by Sofie Pelsmakers
RRP: £32.00Booksplease Price: £27.90Want to keep up with emerging design thinking and issues worldwide? Design Studio is a new thematic series that distils the most topical work and ideas from schools and practices globally. The... -
Approved Document S: Infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles (2021 edition) by HM Government
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £16.07All new homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from June 2022. New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major... -
Urban Schools: Designing for High Density by Helen Taylor
RRP: £42.00Booksplease Price: £36.26When space is tight how can a city provide the best education experience for children? Is a multi-storey school really a poor option? Can high-quality play opportunities be provided without... -
Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work by Simon Foxell
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £30.62Running your own practice can bring immense job satisfaction, but it is not without its risks. Do you have all the information at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive, accessible and... -
The Design Companion for Planning and Placemaking by Transport for London
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £29.43This book is an essential primer to help those involved in planning secure higher standards of building, open space and neighbourhood design and the delivery of better places. The UK Government's... -
Nature Inside: A biophilic design guide by William D. Browning
Booksplease Price: £49.06Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of... -
The Access Audit Handbook: An inclusive approach to auditing buildings by Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £33.80Our buildings and environments should be inclusive to all, but how can we assess this? The Access Audit Handbook is an indispensable tool for auditing the accessibility of buildings and services... -
Rescue and Reuse: Communities, Heritage and Architecture by Ian Morrison
RRP: £44.00Booksplease Price: £38.38Historic buildings and places play an essential role in the everyday lives of the people of the UK, their cultural identity and the economy. They can inspire creativity and enterprise, bring... -
Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: A Guide to Building & Community Design by Edward Barsley
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £39.18This book educates and introduce readers to the ways in which we can adapt to the threat of flooding throughout the built and natural environment. It offers advice on how to better understand the... -
20/20 Visions: Collaborative Planning and Placemaking by Charles Campion
RRP: £37.00Booksplease Price: £31.93Community involvement in planning and placemaking through early, inclusive participatory Charrette processes can build consensus, speed up planning and add social, economic and environmental value to... -
Approved Document F: Ventilation - Volume 1: Dwellings (2021 edition) by HM Government
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £16.07This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with Part F to Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations covering ventilation and applies to dwellings only, and takes effect on 15 June 2022... -
All Together Now: The co-working and co-living revolution by Naomi Cleaver
RRP: £44.00Booksplease Price: £37.88Collaborative spaces have been hailed as either the solution to the 21st century's culture of overwork and broken housing market, or as an unworkable and impractical aspiration. Designing for such... -
Squeezing It In: Designing for compact spaces by Mary Leslie
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £34.65Our living spaces are getting smaller but, as we spend more time at home, they must now work harder than ever to provide us with room to relax, work and entertain. Interior designers need to... -
Radical Housing: Designing multi-generational and co-living housing for all by Caroline Dove
RRP: £44.00Booksplease Price: £37.58Radical Housing explores the planning, technical, financial, health-based and social background for developing multi-generational homes and co-living. Abundantly illustrated with case studies and... -
RIBA Ethical Practice Guide by Carys Rowlands 9781914124723
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £26.29Ethical practice distinguishes an RIBA chartered architect from other design professionals. The RIBA Code of Professional Conduct requires practitioners to uphold high standards, while encouraging... -
Renovations: An Inspirational Design Primer by Richard Wilcock 9781859465028
RRP: £39.00Booksplease Price: £34.35The UK's housing stock has proved to be remarkably durable, as houses from the 18th and 19th centuries are still adaptable to the requirements of modern living. However, the need to respect the... -
Guide to JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2024 2025 Sarah Lupton 9781915722775
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £46.74The latest edition of the JCT guide series provides an indispensable resource for architects navigating the JCT Minor Works Contract suite 2024. It offers a clear, practical breakdown of every... -
Future Homes: Domestic Architecture in a Changing World Ellie Stathaki 9781915722645
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £34.65Close to nature, sustainable, healthy, social, spectacular... We ask a lot of our future homes and the architects that design them. Over time, innovative domestic design has taken many forms... -
Approved Document R: Infrastructure for electronic communications - Volume 2: Physical infrastructure for high-speed communications networks (2022 edition) by HM Government
RRP: £10.00Booksplease Price: £8.84This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with requirement R1 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 and on how to comply with the requirements for in-building physical...