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This book focuses specifically on the residential side of construction drawings. Real construction prints of family homes are integrated into the content of this textbook, along with review assignments at the end of the chapters. Each chapter includes these great features; objectives, "Check Your Progress" and assignment questions. The appendix includes; math review, glossary of key terms and definitions, plus commonly used symbols and abbreviations for materials and small equipment.

Architectural plans generally are beset by problems as the project develops. A prospective architect needs to learn how to critically assess and problem-solve any design issues. And to every problem there is a solution, using the 'Fifteen Principles' for solving design problems efficiently. With nearly 20 projects from well-known architects, this book provides an unmissable opportunity to learn from the experts. Famous architects walk through the design process, with full-colour photographs, d...

What do we mean by net zero energy? Zero operating energy? Zero energy costs? Zero emissions? There is no one answer: approaches to net zero building vary widely across the globe and are influenced by different environmental and cultural contexts. Net Zero Energy Building: Predicted and Unintended Consequences presents a comprehensive overview of variations in 'net zero' building practices. Drawing on examples from countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong,...

Design Strategies for Reimagining the City is situated between projective geometry, optical science and architectural design. It draws together seemingly unrelated fields in a series of new digital design tools and techniques underpinned by tested prototypes. The book reveals how the relationship between architectural design and the ubiquitous urban camera can be used to question established structures of control and ownership inherent within the visual model of the Western canon. Using key mom...

This text analyses the role of identity within the workplace and traces its effect on organisational performance. It reviews, maps and measures the influence that the visual environment has upon the individual and the group, within corporate settings, through a series of international case studies. Analysis of the workplace setting has tended to fall within two distinct categories - the objective and the subjective. The objective view is the one which concentrates on squeezing organisations into...

The light - a mysterious, weightless, almost non-material substance, that surrounds all of us, that brings the peace of the day at every dawn, that extends the space around us, making it accessible to our senses and that impacts our life, activity and esthetic sensations. The symbol of divinity, life, truth and beauty. A force that guarantees life throughout the Earth's entire biosphere. Human civilization is a history of the man's struggle to control and subdue light: the first camp fires, torc...

This book offers a time- and cost-saving, step-by-step process for taking a team approach to quality control at the drafting stage. Using the author’s proven method, each discipline is broken down into a separate sheet labeled with each item to be checked, and with the clearly explained rationale behind each check as well as the building code issues involved. Detailed drawings and diagrams offer real-world examples and at-a-glance information that’s clear and convenient, saving professionals tim...

Can good design truly make us happier? Given that we spend over 80% of our time in buildings, shouldn't we have a better understanding of how they make us feel? This book explores the ways in which buildings, spaces and cities affect our moods. It reveals how architecture and design can make us happy and support mental health and explains how poor design can have the opposite effect. Presented through a series of easy-to-understand design tips and accompanied by beautiful diagrams and illustra...