Plastics Now addresses one primary question: why do we build with plastics the way that we do? For decades, plastics have been described over and over again as "the future," yet we still do not know precisely what to do with them. Billie Faircloth argues that this inertia is due to plastics’ indecipherability, which has prevented them from becoming fully known. The author tracks the process by which plastics became defined as a class of building materials. Drawing on original data from indus...
An indispensable standard work for everyone involved in building with wood. This work uses plans, schematic drawings, and pictures to show the current and forward-looking state of the technology as applied in Switzerland, a leading country in the field of timber construction.
Urban Blue Spaces
Written by an interdisciplinary team of researchers, academics and professionals involved in the EU funded BlueHealth projectBased on applied research and evidence from primary and secondary data sources, including surveys, experiments and post-occupancy evaluationsIncludes practical tools, scenarios and inspirational examples for professionals and students, linked to an online database of further projectsFully illustrated in colour throughout.
Sustainable Architectures
As buildings are responsible for fifty per cent of CO2 emissions, their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build more technically efficient, or ecologically responsible, buildings, and being able to assemble the social resources to do so, requires different forms of knowledge and practice. There is wide contestation over the optimal pathways to greener buildings design and great diversity in practices of sustainable architecture.This volume brings together...
Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction
The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational l...
A Handbook for Construction Project Planning and Scheduling
by Chaitali Basu and V K Paul
Essays by leading thinkers in practice-based architectural research. Practice-based architectural research projects led by Master of Science in Architecture students within the Consortium for Research Practices (AECOM, BWBR, Cuningham Group, HGA, MBJ, Mortenson Construction, MSR, Perkins+Will, RSP, University of Minnesota School of Architecture). Building Research Practices: Connecting Education and Practice Through Architectural Research, is a collection of essays and projects tracing the expa...
The Architect's Guide to Running a Job (Butterworth Architecture Management Guides)
by Ronald Green
Best practice is the concern of this book. An architect has to be an administrator as well as designer, and smooth economical administration will provide the conditions under which client relations can be constructive and good design can be acheived.The book is divided into 76 short sections covering the entire process, from preliminary enquiries to final fees, each with a small flow chart showing who is involved and when. This sixth revised edition updates the contents in line with present day...
Architecture does not consist of two-dimensional drawings - it is built space. The volume Basics Spatial Design focuses on what underlies the perception and design of space and helps to create a deep understanding of the conscious design of three-dimensional relationships. It presents possibilities for spatial design clearly and in a manner that is easily adaptable for one's own work. Topics: What is space? How do I perceive space? Design parameters - elements of space Repertoire - using...
Insight and on Site: The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt
by A J Diamond, Don Gillmor, and Donald Schmitt
A gorgeous book, with full colour throughout, featuring photos of the firm's striking designs and architectural diagrams. Though based in Toronto, Diamond & Schmitt are a truly international firm, with both a global reputation for award-winning projects like the Toronto Opera House, and an impressive record of international work (currently including the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia). This book details several major international projects, including Jerusalem City Hall (Isreal), T...
Furnishing | Zoning (Scale, #4)
by Eva Herrmann, Marcus Kaiser, and Tobias Katz
What is the process of forming rooms, which elements are used and how are room-shaping components defined? The fourth volume in the SCALE series, Furnishing | Zoning, deals with the relationships between building typology and building structure, and between spatial composition and interior design. The relationship between the briefing and the catalogue of requirements, and between shell construction and fit-out, is elucidated. Connections at walls, ceilings and floors are explained in detail and...
Much has been written about Building Information Modelling (BIM) driving collaboration and innovation, but how will future quality managers and engineers develop digital capabilities in augmented and video realities, with business intelligence platforms, robots, new materials, artificial intelligence, blockchains, drones, laser scanning, data trusts, 3D printing and many other types of technological advances in construction? These emerging technologies are potential game changers that require ne...