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Building Housesby Moira Anderson
Shell Education 2008; US$ 8.99Houses and other buildings are often built on plots of land. Some houses are made of bricks, which are three-dimensional shapes. The study of shapes is called geometry, and architects must know a lot about different kinds of shapes and how they fit together. There are many steps that go into making a house. First they lay the foundation, and then they build the floors, the walls, and the roof. more...
Story of the Roman Amphitheatreby D. L. Bomgardner
Routledge 2000; US$ 140.00David Bomgardner traces the origins and development of the Roman amphitheatre. This lucid and accessible work is beautifully illustrated with 141 plans and photographs. more...
Roman Villasby J.T. Smith
Routledge 1998; US$ 155.00Roman Villas provides a meticulously documented and scholarly examination of the relationship between the living quarters of the Romans and their social and economic development. more...
Homes for the Third Ageby David Robson; Anne-Marie Nicholson; Neil Barker
Spon Press 1998; US$ 129.95A design guide to a particular type of housing for the elderly which provides fully independent dwelling units, together with the commissioning, designing, building and running of sheltered housing schemes. more...
Building Type Basics for Research Laboratoriesby Daniel D. Watch
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 75.00Planning to initiate designs for government, academic, and private research laboratories? Here's the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, energy, cost, and safety issues that are unique to research laboratories. Order your copy today! more...
Housing Cultureby M.H. Johnson
Routledge 1993; US$ 135.00An interdisciplinary work treating vernacular architecture in terms of its archaeological and social-historical significance, the book draws together a wide range of perspectives around the case study of mediaeval houses. more...
"Portuguese" Style and Luso-African Identityby Peter A. Mark
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 19.95In this detailed history of domestic architecture in West Africa, Peter Mark shows how building styles are closely associated with social status and ethnic identity. Mark documents the ways in which local architecture was transformed by long-distance trade and complex social and cultural interactions between local Africans, African traders from the interior, and the Portuguese explorers and traders who settled in the Senegambia region. What came to be known as "Portuguese" style symbolized the wealth and power of Luso-Africans, who identified themselves as "Portuguese" so they could be distinguished from their African... more...
Saga of Sydney Opera Houseby Peter Murray
Spon Press 2003; US$ 56.95Peter Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House? more...
Distributed Workplaceby Andrew Harrison; Paul Wheeler; Carolyn Whitehead
Spon Press 2003; US$ 90.95The Distributed Workplace provides essential information on sustainable work environments. more...
Transportable Environments 2by Robert Kronenburg; Joseph Lim; Wong Yunn Chii
Spon Press 2003; US$ 109.95This book explores aspects of the historical and theoretical basis for temporary and transportable environments and provides an insight into the wide range of functions that it is used for today, the varied forms it takes and the concerns and ideas. more...