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ADA Compliance Manual
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. 2011; US$ 229.00This practical guide reviews the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and provides plain-English explanations. The new changes under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 are included. The manual explains ADA accessibility guidelines related to hiring, training, and compensation and gives advice for determining whether an employee is disabled,... more...
Convention
Wiley 2013; US$ 42.95Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969. Lewis analyzes social conventions as regularities in the resolution of recurring coordination problems-situations characterized by interdependent decision processes in which common interests... more...
Freestanding Houses
Springer 2010; US$ 44.95To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. For the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied, a deeper grasp of the underlying types is indispensable. For this typology of residential... more...
Design Informed
Wiley 2010; US$ 85.00The Power of Evidence to Create Design Excellence This practical, accessible book—for design professionals and students alike—is about design excellence and how to achieve it. The authors propose an evidence-based design approach that builds on design ingenuity with the use of research in ways that enhance opportunities to innovate. They... more...
Redeveloping Industrial Sites
Wiley 2010; US$ 80.00The ultimate resource on strategies for redeveloping abandoned urban sites Architects, urban planners, urban designers, developers, city officials, and all those interested in revitalizing their post-industrial cities will find the tools they need here. Redeveloping Industrial Sites delivers solutions to complex issues concerning urban planning,... more...
Decoding Homes and Houses
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 60.00Exploration of the relationship between the design of housing and domestic routine. more...
Introducing Architectural Theory
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95This is the most accessible architectural theory book that exists. Korydon Smith presents each common architectural subject ? such as tectonics, use, and site ? as though it were a conversation across history between theorists by providing you with the original text, a reflective text, and a philosophical text. He also introduces each chapter by highlighting... more...
Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00Essential information for the design of college and university facilities Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the planning process and successfully complete the design of college and university buildings, large or... more...
Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00" Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building offers an introduction to green building concepts as well as design approaches that reduce and can eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuel use in buildings while also conserving materials, maximizing their efficiency, protecting the indoor air from chemical intrusion, and reducing... more...
Architecture and Energy
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should more energy-efficient buildings look different? Can that "look" be used to explain or enhance their performance? Architecture and Energy provides architects and architectural theorists with more durable arguments for environmental design decisions, arguments addressing three different... more...









