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Construction of New Buildings Behind Historic Facades
Spon Press 1991; US$ 190.00Facade-retention schemes are increasingly being used as a means of providing modern accommodation for commercial and industrial buildings in conservation areas and city centres. This book is the first authoritative guide to this highly more...
Masonry Wall Construction
Spon Press 2000; US$ 104.95This volume provides a concise overview of the main facets of masonry wall construction, including materials, structural design, types of walls, movement, insulation, rain exclusion, site practice, defects and repair. more...
Roof Watching
Intellect 2003; US$ 10.00The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that perhaps we don't notice as much as we might. The first was Bridge Watching, and when this was put ''on the Net'' it produced, to the surprise of the author, such a pleasant flood of e-mail that another was written, called Water Watching.... more...
Enclosure Masonry Wall Systems Worldwide
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 94.95The aim of this book, by the Commission on Wall Structures of the International Council for Building (CIB), is to select certain countries or regions, and examine enclosure masonry walls which are perceived as being typical. For each example, the follo more...
The Future Envelope 1
IOS Press 2008; US$ 49.00Challenges the market and creates discussions on the basis of concrete material. This book also focuses on non technological topics. It discusses items such as issues of strategy and the analysis of customer desires and demands. more...
Innovation in Small Professional Practices in the Built Environment
Wiley 2009; US$ 155.00From the book’s Foreword by Trevor Mole, Managing Director, Property Tectonics; President of the European Association of Building Surveyors and Construction Experts: ‘ Shu-Ling and Martin have built on their research work and that of others to produce an understandable and readable insight into innovation in small professional service firms.... more...
Le travail du chaume dans la région du Lac St-Pierre
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1988; US$ 4.50La présente documentation sur lutilisation des végétaux comme matériaux de toiture en Nouvelle-France (XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles) provient du fichier ethnographique du Centre documentaire en civilisation traditionnelle de lUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières. more...
The Future Envelope 3
IOS Press 2010; US$ 65.00For "The Making Of" - the book title's association to film making - the director must have broad knowledge of the technical aspects of producing a film. If a designer/architect aims to reach beyond the basic standard and wants to have full control over the outcome of his work, he or she also needs to cover all the different aspects of... more...
Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors
Wiley 2011; US$ 60.00Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided... more...
Components and Connections
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 46.00Jedes Gebäude besteht aus Teilen, die verschieden organisiert werden können. Wände z.B. können unterschiedlich angeordnet werden, um ihre Hauptfunktionen optimal wahrzunehmen. Die einzelnen Elemente wie Geschossdecken, Dächer, Öffnungen oder Fundamente werden mit ihren Verbindungsmöglichkeiten dargestellt. more...









