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Programme Management Demystified
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 49.95This book provides the perfect companion to Geoff Reiss's Project Management Demystified and presents the techniques of multi-project management in a lively, approachable manner. It covers budgets, cost control, planning problems and matrix management formulae. Drawing on a wide range of case histories and lively examples, it tackles organisational... more...
Innovation in Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 110.00In this highly original book, through a series of essays, key architects and engineers in Europe, Australia, and the USA describe the ideas and development behind the innovative technology in their chosen projects, with the emphasis being on the means of production and the links between design and the manufacturing process. more...
Castles of Great Britain - Volume One
Heritage Trail Publications Ltd 2004; US$ 11.99Although various types of fortification existed well before the Norman invasion and many modern ?Stately Homes? are often referred to as such, this book explores 30 of the countries surviving structures considered to be 'true castles'. Built between the eleventh and seventeenth centuries when they signified power and status, these fortifications lie... more...
Architect's Pocket Book of Kitchen Design
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 35.95As with the best-selling 'Architects Pocket Book' this title includes everyday information which the architect/designer normally has to find from a wide variety of sources and which is not always easily to hand. Focusing on kitchen design, this book is of use to the student as well as the experienced practitioner. It outlines all the information needed... more...
Structure As Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95Structure As Architecture provides readers with an accessible insight into the relationship between structure and architecture, focusing on the design principles that relate to both fields. Over one hundred case studies of contemporary buildings from countries across the globe including the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Australia... more...
21st Century Learning Environments
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 35.00School buildings have a crucial contribution to make to raising educational achievement. Designing high performance school buildings for the 21st century for all children is a shared concern amongst OECD countries. Innovative research seeks architectural answers that make efficient use of the resources invested in building, renovating and running schools.... more...
Stadium Games
University of Minnesota Press 2000; US$ 30.00In Stadium Games, veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jay Weiner analyzes Minnesota?s fifty-year history with pro sports and the issues contributing to the bid for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins, along the way providing a big-picture evaluation of national sports economics. more...
The President's House
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 13.00As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting?but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized. In this splendid... more...
Stanford University
Springer 2006; US$ 24.95With the many additions to the campus of Stanford University since the publication of our book, including the Frances Arrillaga Alumni Center by Hoover Associates / The SWA Group, the James H. Clark Center for Bio Sciences & Bio Engineering by Foster and Partners / Peter Walker and Partners, and the Carnegie Institution by Esherik Homsey Dodge and... more...
A Place of My Own
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 16.00Michael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences--whether eating, gardening, or building--and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food . With this updated edition... more...









