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Architecture and Construction in Steel
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 290.00This book provides a comprehensive guide to the successful use of steel in building and will form a unique source of inspiration and reference for all those concerned with architecture in steel. more...
Earthbag Building
New Society Publishers 2004; US$ 29.95The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags. more...
Concrete Design to EN 1992
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 68.95The transition from national standards for concrete structural design to Eurocode EN 1992 is the biggest change to concrete design for decades. This new edition of Concrete Design explains the key differences between BS8110 and EN1992, and teaches the fundamentals of the design of concrete structures to comply with the Eurocodes. With many illustrations... more...
Fundamentals of Building Construction
Wiley 2011; US$ 125.00Now in its Fifth Edition, this essential textbook has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction technology. The bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction, emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frames, masonry bearing... more...
Building Structures Illustrated
Wiley 2011; US$ 49.95Francis D.K.Ching brings his trademark presentation to the structural design studio with this major new work co-authored by Barry Onouye and Douglas Zuberbuhler. Taking a new approach to strucural design, Ching and his co-authors show how structural systems of a building -- as an integrated assembly of elements with pattern, proportions, and scale... more...
Pencil Sketching
Wiley 2002; US$ 29.95The complete, classic guide to the art of pencil sketching Portable. Erasable. Inexpensive. No other single drawing tool is as versatile as the pencil. Through the centuries, generations of artists have used it to work out ideas, study form, and develop fundamental skills that are crucial to an artist's training. Pencil Sketching has taught thousands... more...
Stone House Construction
CSIRO Publishing 2012; US$ 77.00A comprehensive study of Australian stone building techniques in a residential context. more...
Rendering in SketchUp
Wiley 2013; US$ 49.95The sure way for design professionals to learn SketchUp modeling and rendering techniques Rendering In SketchUp provides instructions for creating 3D photoreal graphics for SketchUp models using integrated rendering programs. The book serves as a beginner rendering manual and reference guide to further develop rendering skills. With an emphasis... 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...
Stadia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 70.00In 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...









