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Castles of Great Britain - Volume Two
Heritage Trail Publications Ltd 2004; US$ 11.99Second historical tour of 30 castle sites in Great Britain more...
Industrial Sites of Great Britain
Heritage Trail Publications Ltd 2004; US$ 11.99Historical tour of 30 of the industrial heritage sites of Great Britain more...
Investment, Procurement and Performance in Construction
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 360.00The proceedings of a major conference on the built environment ran by the RICS to examine recent research and development in: investment; building procurement and construction; and building performance analysis. more...
Civlizing the Museum
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 39.95Written over a thirty-five year career, the essays in Civilizing the Museum introduce students to the powerful, sometimes contested, and often unrealized notion that museums should welcome all because they house the collective memory of all. Drawing on her experience working in and with museums in the US and throughout the world, Author Elaine... more...
Buildings for Industrial Storage and Distribution
Taylor & Francis 2003; US$ 175.00The bible of the industrial storage and distribution industry and the manual of policy and practice. It provides information for those with empty buildings on their hands, those trying to find space for new and/or growing enterprises and those faced with the problem of how to manage multi-tenant, multi-use buildings. An outline of feasibility studies... more...
The Edifice Complex
Penguin Group US 2006; US$ 27.00A provocative look at architecture-"exceptionally intelligent and original" (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World ) Deyan Sudjic-"probably the most influential figure in architecture you've never heard of" - argues that architecture, far from being auteur art, must be understood as a naked expression of power. From the grandiose... more...
The Perfect $100,000 House
Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 16.00A HOME OF ONE'S OWN has always been a cornerstone of the American dream, fulfilling like no other possession the desire for comfort, financial security, independence, and with a little luck, even a touch of distinctive character, or even beauty. But what we have come to regard as almost a national birthright has recently begun to elude more and more... more...
Primary Care Centres
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 75.00Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concept that good design contributes directly to healthy living, the book shows beneficial effects that a good design brief can bring to the staff, patients and visitors of health care facilities. It outlines... more...
Heathrow's Terminal 5
Wiley 2008; US$ 75.00This book reveals the inside track on the making of Terminal 5: the courage, the ground-breaking management thinking and the many lessons learnt from the leaders, the client and integrated supply chain teams, - involving over 50,000 people from 20,000 companies - which led to the successful delivery of this mega project on time, on budget, and safely.... more...
Improving Healthcare through Built Environment Infrastructure
Wiley 2010; US$ 120.00From the Foreword by Rob Smith, Director of Estates and Facilities (NHS England), Department of Health ‘The built environment for the delivery of Healthcare will continue to change as it responds to new technologies and modalities of care, different expectations and requirements of providers and consumers of care. It is vital that built environment... more...









