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Sustainability at the Cutting Edge
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95This is your first point of reference in understanding the future direction of sustainable technology. It introduces the very latest in practical sustainability techniques and illustrates the diverse technologies being developed to create optimum eco-efficiency in our built environment. Peter F. Smith takes you through the current research and prototypes... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - State of the Art
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... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Needs
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... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Structures
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... more...
COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Facades and Roofs
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 Minnesota
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...
Julie Snow Architects
Springer 2005; US$ 40.00It's an unfortunate reality that architects practicing in the great expanse between the East and West coasts all too often find themselves beyond the radar of the profession's so-called "tastemakers." And it's especially a shame in the case of Julie Snow, a Minneapolis-based architect who has, over the past decade, developed one... more...
Quonset Hut
Springer 2005; US$ 24.95When World War II came along, the American military found itself in need of a prefabricated, lightweight shelter that could be easily shipped and quickly assembled. The quonset hut, that sliced tube of corrugated metal, was the answer. Over a hundred thousand were produced as part of the war effort. In its aftermath, even more were built and existing... more...
The Architecture of Modern Italy, 2
Springer 2005; US$ 35.00This groundbreaking and authoritative two-volume survey is the first truly comprehensive history of modern Italian architecture and urbanism to appear in any language. Told in lively prose, it recounts more than 250 years of experimentation, creativity, and turmoil that have shaped the landscape of contemporary Italy. "Volume II: Visions of Utopia,... more...
FOBA
Springer 2005; US$ 40.00Pure. Minimal. Simple. These are the words commonly used to describe the work of contemporary Japanese architects. FOBA, an internationally celebrated architectural practice based in Kyoto, looks beyond the aesthetics of minimalism, instead finding inspiration in the relationships between structure and site. "FOBA: Buildings," the first monograph... more...









