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Linking Architecture and Education
University of New Mexico Press 2009; US$ 125.00Taylor argues persuasively for "three dimensional textbooks"--innovative environments that maximize learning. more...
Materiology
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 70.00Materiology is directed at all those who are interested in materials and in working with materials: from architects, production designers, and stylists to artists: a handbook for students and new professionals as well as for experienced professionals, written in a clear, understandable style.In four chapters, Materiology offers an overview of the different... more...
Equipment Inventories for Owners and Facility Managers
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00How to use industry standards to create complete, consistent, and accurate equipment inventories The National Institute of Science and Technology estimates that the loss of information between the construction of buildings and their operation and maintenance costs facility owners $15.8 billion every year. This phenomenal loss is caused by inconsistent... more...
Translucent Building Skins
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Exploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book examines the tectonics, the history and the influence of translucency as a defining characteristic in architecture. Highly illustrated throughout with drawings and full... more...
Drawing Ideas
Crown Publishing Group 2013; US$ 40.00A primer for design professionals across all disciplines that helps them create compelling and original concept designs by hand--as opposed to on the computer--in order to foster collaboration and win clients. In today's design world, technology for expressing ideas is pervasive; CAD models and renderings created with computer software provide an... more...
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
Spon Press 1987; US$ 90.95This highly successful textbook has been comprehensively revised for two main reasons: to bring the book up-to-date and make it compatible with BS8110 1985; and to take into account the increasing use made of microcomputers in civil engineering. An more...
Durability of Building Materials and Components
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 420.00This book is the Proceedings of the fifth in the major series of triennial international conferences on the Durability of Building Materials and Components . It includes reports on current research into the causes, mechanisms and rates of deterioration of building materials, reliable means of repair and prevention of early failure, and new materials... more...
Creating the Productive Workplace
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95A new edition of a classic title, featuring updated and additional material to reflect today?s competitive work environments, contributed by a team of international experts. Essential for anyone involved in the design, management and use of work places, this is a critical multidisciplinary review of the factors affecting productivity, as well a practical... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - State of the Art
IOS Press 2007; US$ 69.00As a result of changes in the composition of the population, society changes continuously with respect to various factors including age-structure, family composition and the availability of energy. Changes lead to situations that are reflected in the commissioning of buildings, which is gradually shifted from new construction to the reuse and renovation... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Needs
IOS Press 2007; US$ 69.00As a result of changes in the composition of the population, society changes continuously with respect to various factors including age-structure, family composition and the availability of energy. Changes lead to situations that are reflected in the commissioning of buildings, which is gradually shifted from new construction to the reuse and renovation... more...









