Architecture : Design & Drafting

This major reference describes and analyses the recent developments in the architectural application of the latest digital design and fabrication technologies. more...

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Carla Yanni tells a compelling story of therapeutic design, from Americas earliest purpose-built institutions for the insane to the asylum construction frenzy in the second half of the century. Generously illustrated, The Architecture of Madness is a fresh and original look at the American medical establishments century-long preoccupation with therapeutic architecture as a way to cure social ills. more...

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Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.:.; Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.; Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.; Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.; Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians. more...

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Introduces readers to diverse methods of assessing building performance, illustrated with case studies from around the world more...

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Shows how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style; Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technical drawings; Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing and editing; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editing external reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on the Internet; Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setup dialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more; Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawings that make up a project more...

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