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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...
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...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - State of the Artby M.T. Andeweg; S. Brunoro; L.G.W. Verhoef
IOS Press 2007; US$ 69.00As a result of changes in the composition of the population, society changes continuously with respect to various factors including age-structure, family composition and the availability of energy. Changes lead to situations that are reflected in the commissioning of buildings, which is gradually shifted from new construction to the reuse and renovation of existing buildings. The adaptation of buildings often requires the modification of facades and the construction behind. The scope of this action within the COST Transport and Urban Development Domain is to improve techniques and methods for envelopes of buildings constructed during the last half of the 20th century in the COST countries. In other words it is directed on the building envelopes... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Needsby E. Melgaard; G. Hadjimichael; M. Almeida
IOS Press 2007; US$ 69.00As a result of changes in the composition of the population, society changes continuously with respect to various factors including age-structure, family composition and the availability of energy. Changes lead to situations that are reflected in the commissioning of buildings, which is gradually shifted from new construction to the reuse and renovation of existing buildings. The adaptation of buildings often requires the modification of facades and the construction behind. The scope of this action within the COST Transport and Urban Development Domain is to improve techniques and methods for envelopes of buildings constructed during the last half of the 20th century in the COST countries. In other words it is directed on the building envelopes... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Facades and Roofsby L. Braganca; C. Wetzel; V. Buhagiar
IOS Press 2007; US$ 69.00Based on a support by COST, an intergovernmental European framework for international cooperation between nationally funded research activities, this work, which is within the COST Transport and Urban Development Domain, looks at improving the techniques for envelopes of buildings constructed in the last half of the 20th century in COST countries. more...
Guide to the Architecture of Minnesotaby David Gebhard; Tom Martinson
University of Minnesota Press 1974; US$ 84.00Traces Minnesotas architectural development in eight regions of the state from territorial days to the present and outlines tours of the states landmarks. A perfect companion for sight-seeing trips. more...
Row Housesby Per Brauneck
Springer 2007; US$ 39.95To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations. For this typology of residential buildings, the authors have developed systematic new presentations of the most innovative types. Each individual volume lays out the possibilities for using and transforming a particular form of residential structure. The first volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation... more...