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Lucy D. Rosenfeld Description This title features one hundred grand architecture walks from New York to Connecticut, around New Jersey, into the eastern edge of Pennsylvania, and on to Delaware…. Read more »

Patricia A. Butz Description The purpose of this book is to present the Hekatompedon Inscription at Athens (IGI3 4) as a major monument of Greek art, legitimately on a par… Read more »

Felipe Hernandez Description Latin America has been an important place for architecture for many decades. Recently, architecture on the continent has continued to evolve, and an extremely creative scene has… Read more »

Lucia Athens Description "Building an Emerald City" is both the story of how Seattle, Washington transformed itself into a leader in sustainable 'green' building, written by one of the principal… Read more »

Zoe Ryan Description Water as an Element in Architecture.show more Download

Fernando Perez Oyarzun Description Chilean architecture-along with that of Sao Paolo and Mexico City-sets a benchmark for the intersection of modernism with vernacular influences in Latin America. Culture, landscape, and… Read more »

Eric D Kelly Description This book introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Sometimes known by other names – especially master plan or… Read more »

By Drew Plunkett Knowledge of construction and detailing techniques are vital for all students of interior design and interior architecture and this accessible, up-to-date introductory text will prove an invaluable… Read more »

Kip Koehler Description Taking on a custom home construction project can be a difficult process, with few resources to fall back on. Designing and building the home requires information and… Read more »

By (author)  Uta Brandes , By (author)  Sonja Stich , By (author)  Miriam Wender This publication explores a very special kind of design-the phenomenon, as normal as it is wonderful,… Read more »

Robert D. Brown Description Robert Brown helps us see that a 'thermally comfortable microclimate' is the very foundation of well-designed and well-used outdoor places. Brown argues that as we try… Read more »

Sandra Feinberg Description Providing tips, suggestions, and guidelines on the critical issues that surround designing spaces for children and teens, this how-to book will help you create a space that… Read more »

Bernhard Weller Description As a critical component in the mix of regenerative energies, photovoltaics help slow the progress of climate change and furnish the earth with a long-term and affordable… Read more »

Gail Day Description Representing a new generation of theorists reaffirming the radical dimensions of art, Gail Day launches a bold critique of late twentieth-century art theory and its often reductive… Read more »

Frits Palmboom Description Founded in 1990, Palmbout Urban Landscapes is now one of the leading urban planning offices in the Netherlands. Its approach is characterized by a constant search for… Read more »

Mies Wijnen Description The basic problem is to what extent we can know past and mainly invisible landscapes, and how we can use this still hidden knowledge for actual sustainable… Read more »

Günter Pfeifer Description Die intelligente Weiterentwicklung von Bautypen ist eine wesentliche Aufgabenstellung im Wohnungsbau. Dieser Band behandelt die Typen freistehender Hauser, deren allseitige Orientierung optimale Ausrichtungen der Wohnungen zulasst. Das… Read more »

Klaus Sedlbauer Description Der Dach Atlas ist ein Konstruktionsfachbuch fur Architekten und Fachplaner. Er liefert neben grundsatzlichen Konstruktionsregeln einen Uberblick uber die Nutzungs- und Konstruktionsarten sowie die Regelaufbauten fur Fachdacher…. Read more »

By Peder Anker Global warming and concerns about sustainability recently have pushed ecological design to the forefront of architectural study and debate. As Peder Anker explains in From Bauhaus to… Read more »

U. Knaack Description For "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…. Read more »

Ahmad Hamid Description Through his path-breaking design documents and built projects, Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms, single-handedly sought to reintegrate… Read more »

Tim Abrahams Description The HawkinsBrown architectural firm in London, founded in 1988 by Roger Hawkins and Russell Brown, is one of the up-and coming offices on the international architecture scene…. Read more »

Jenny Gibbs Description Aimed at prospective and new students, this book gives a comprehensive introduction to the nature and practice of interior design as well as invaluable information about education… Read more »

by Stefan Behling (Author), Christian Brensing (Author), Andreas Fuchs (Author), Christoph Ingenhoven (Author) This book, the first volume in the series, is the out-come of close collaboration with seele, a… Read more »

Karsten Tichelmann Description This manual brings together the crucial facts on all aspects of interior construction and presents the key fundamentals of building physics, fire protection, interior construction systems, and… Read more »

Uta Brandes Description The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes… Read more »

By (author)  Stefan Peters , By (author)  Stephan Engelsmann , By (author)  Valerie Spalding Product details Format Hardback | 176 pages Publication date 01 Nov 2010 Publisher Birkhauser Imprint Birkhauser… Read more »

Eric Poehler Description Even after more than 250 years since its discovery, Pompeii continues to resonate powerfully in both academic discourse and the popular imagination. This volume brings together a… Read more »

Frank Peter Jäger Description Old and New provides a comprehensive overview of intelligent approaches for working with existing building stock. Presented in this volume are everyday projects such as the… Read more »

Justin B Hollander Description The authors of "Principles of Brownfield Regeneration" argue that, compared to 'greenfields' – farmland, woodland, or pasture that have never been developed – brownfields offer a… Read more »

Michelangelo Sabatino Description Following Italy's unification in 1861, architects, artists, politicians, and literati engaged in volatile debates over the pursuit of national and regional identity. Growing industrialization and urbanization across… Read more »

Wayne J. Caldwell Description Suburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands — these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same issues… Read more »

Carleton Montgomery Description "Regional Planning for a Sustainable America" is the first book to represent the great variety of today s effective regional planning programs, analyzing dozens of regional initiatives… Read more »

John A. Jakle Description The use of cars and trucks over the past century has remade American geography pushing big cities ever outward toward suburbanization, spurring the growth of some… Read more »

Sarah Blick Description Late Medieval and Renaissance art was surprisingly pushy; its architecture demanded that people move through it in prescribed patterns, its sculptures played elaborate games alternating between concealment… Read more »

Shashi Caan Description The world and the people living in it are increasingly and rapidly being affected by environmental and technological changes. It is imperative that the design profession address… Read more »

Patrick M. Condon Description Questions of how to green the North American economy, create a green energy and transportation infrastructure, and halt the deadly increase in greenhouse gas buildup dominate… Read more »