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Design & Drafting

  • Flexible Composite Materials in Architecture, Construction and Interiorsby René Motro

    De Gruyter 2013; US$ 70.00

    New uses for a protean building material Textile architecture has been captivating humanity for many centuries. In recent years and decades, the emergence of innovative materials has created new opportunities to utilize this fascinating material in the fields of architecture, interior design, and design. Textiles derive their fascination from the special... more...

  • Matériaux composites souples en architecture, construction et intérieursby René Motro

    De Gruyter 2013; US$ 70.00

    Textile architecture has been captivating humanity for many centuries. In recent years and decades, the emergence of innovative materials has created new opportunities to utilize this fascinating material in the fields of architecture, construction, and interiors. Textiles derive their fascination from the special forms these fabric structures make... more...

  • Support I Materialiseby Julius Niederwöhrmeier; Henning Baurmann; Claudia Euler; Jan Dilling; Alexander Reichel; Kerstin Schultz

    De Gruyter 2013; US$ 63.00

    Wall, support, ceiling, and roof make up the skeleton of nearly every building. This fourth volume in the series SCALE, Support and Materialize, takes an in-depth look at these load-bearing structures, covering the development and realization of appropriate constructions from idea and design intention all the way to constructional implementation. Following... more...

  • Stadiaby Rod Sheard; Geraint John; Ben Vickery

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 70.00

    In this completely updated and redesigned edition of the essential and long-established Stadia, the authors offer their unrivalled expertise to all professionals who commission, plan, design, and manage high-quality sports venues. This fourth edition features over twenty case studies of recent projects in Europe, America, Australia, China and Japan,... more...

  • The Indoor Environment Handbookby Philomena M. Bluyssen

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 79.95

    Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award. Ensuring that buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants is a primary concern of all architects and building engineers. This highly practical handbook will help make that process more efficient and effective. It begins with a guide to how the human body and senses react... more...

  • Landscape and Sustainabilityby John F. Benson; Maggie H. Roe

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 165.00

    This unique book is about landscape, sustainability and the practices of the professions which plan, design and manage landscapes at many scales and in many locations; urban, suburban and rural. Despite the ubiquity of 'sustainability' as a concept, this is the first book to address the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability... more...

  • Introduction to Urban Housing Designby Graham Towers

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This... more...

  • Introduction to Residential Layoutby Mike Biddulph

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 55.95

    Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of designing and laying out residential areas. Mike Biddulph provides a clear and coherent framework from which he offers comprehensive practical advice... more...

  • Architecture In Detailby Graham Bizley

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.95

    This book is a collection of detailed studies of recent construction projects that will help all architects learn and expand the possibilities of their own work. Projects have been selected for their use of innovative techniques, and these insights could help overcome problems, reduce a project?s cost, speed up work on site or help with an idea that... more...

  • Engineering and Health in Compressed Air Workby F.M. Jardine; R.I. McCallum

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 380.00

    This book is the record of the conference held in Oxford in 1992 organised by CIRIA, and co-sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive, The British Tunnelling Society and the Medical Research Council's Hyperbaric Sciences Panel. The book consolidates international medical and engineering knowledge and experience on the use of compressed air and hyperbaric... more...