Architecture
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Building and Remodeling(PDF )
ItÂ’s easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make real-world decisions about building or remodeling a home. Readers will find information on how to save money by going green when building or remodeling, how to find the right green integrated system design, how to choose heating and cooling equipment, and how to save [...]
Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas (PDF )
"Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas" delivers the first major survey concerning the conservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas serves as a convenient resource for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the field. Following the acclaimed Time Honored, this book presents contemporary practice [...]
Landscape Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Manual of Land Planning and Design
With more than 30 percent new material, the fourth edition of this classic is an indispensable resource for practicing landscape architecture professionals as well as students. The most comprehensive overview of landscape architecture available, this reference covers every aspect of planning, design, installation, implementation, and maintenance. Landscape architects, architects, and everyone else involved with the [...]
Architecture: A Very Short Introduction (EPUB/MOBI)
This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and instead gives us an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally. The book [...]
Projektabwicklung in der Bauwirtschaft: Wege zur Win-Win-Situation für Auftraggeber und Auftragnehmer
Das Buch spricht Auftraggeber und Leistungsanbieter in der Bauwirtschaft an und stellt Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Projektabwicklungsformen aus betriebswirtschaftlicher und prozessbezogener, baubetrieblicher Sicht gegenüber. Dabei werden die Vorteile der einzelnen Projektabwicklungsformen aus Sicht des Bauherrn und der Unternehmer aufgeführt und die branchenspezifischen Auswirkungen der Kundenanforderungen auf die Leistungsangebote beschrieben. Für langfristige, lebenszyklusorientierte Betrachtungen baulicher Anlagen [...]
Designing Kinetics for Architectural Facades: State Change
Architectural facades now have the potential to be literally kinetic, through automated sunscreens and a range of animated surfaces. This book explores the aesthetic potential of these new types of moving facades. Critique of theory and practice in architecture is combined here with ideas from kinetic art of the 1960’s. From this background the basic [...]
Les secrets du dessinateur AutoCad
Vous devez dessiner et concevoir plans, cartes et schémas de construction sur ordinateur et souhaitez pour cela apprendre à maîtriser AutoCAD, le logiciel de dessin assisté par ordinateur qui compte parmi les plus employés au monde ? Quels que soient votre domaine d'activité, votre expérience d'AutoCAD ou la version dont vous disposez, cet ouvrage vous [...]
The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise architecture is leading IT’s way to the executive boardroom, as CIOs are now taking their place at the management table. Organizations investing their time, money, and talent in enterprise architecture (EA) have realized significant process improvement and competitive advantage. However, as these organizations discovered, it is one thing to acquire a game-changing technology but [...]
Architectural Engineering Design: Mechanical Systems
* Each title provides the architectural and design professional with a comprehensive reference of more than 1100 equations illustrated with both a large and small building example. * Trademarked "no math menus" and shortcut "recipes" allow any building element to be sized quickly and efficiently * Provide guidance on structural systems, materials, plumbing, electricity, illumination, [...]
Illumination and Decoration of Flat Surfaces
It must be appreciated that no building surface is perfectly flat and that the best that can be expected is the appearance of flatness. Unfortunately, this appearance can easily be destroyed by the effect of glancing light, whether natural or artificial. Illumination and Decoration of Flat Surfaces shows the effect of different light sources on [...]