This cube-shaped book presents color images of some 50 variations of this geometric form produced by Morrow's students at the Rice School of Architecture in Houston, Texas in 2001 and 2004, and by students at the Universidad del Dise o, Costa Rica, at a 2001 workshop. Morrow introduces the concepts behind three design exercises, then lets the resul
Building Systems
We can no longer view building components as artifacts (a brick or a boiler) or as autonomous systems (air conditioning or prefabrication). Rather these components and systems are part of much larger systems of which architects are one agent. This book will help architects more broadly envision these networks including : canonical texts as well as contemporary thinking from well known theorists and practitioners, each contribution frames a specific range of technology in relation to society such...
2016 New editorship Elisabeth Blum, Jesko Fezer, Gunther Fischer, Angelika Schnell Not unjustly referred to as legendary, this series of books on the history and theory of architecture and urban development was founded in 1963 by Ulrich Conrads, who was joined by Peter Neitzke as a co-editor of the series in the early 1980s. Now numbering over 150 titles, it is the most comprehensive German-language book series covering these fields. Following the deaths of the two longtime editors Ulri...
"The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture" provides an introduction to the key elements of this broad field. It serves as a guide to the many specialisations complimentary to landscape architecture, such as landscape management and planning, and urban design. This book explains the process of designing for sites, including historical precedent, evolving philosophies, and how a project moves from concept to design to realisation.
This is the first writing reference book for designers. Whether you're an architect, landscape architect, interior designers, or an industrial designer How Architects Write shows you the interdependence of writing and design. Authors Tom Spector and Rebecca Damron present typical writing assignments and explain principles of effective writing by including examples of good form and illustrating common pitfalls. The book includes resources for how to write a designer's manifesto, statements of d...
Accessible Housing by Design
There's a large and growing market today for universal design in housing, but little information available to architects, builders, and developers on how best to achieve it. In this first practical implementation guide for professionals, you'll learn how to incorporate all the elements of universal design and barrier-free access easily, attractively, and at little or no additional cost. Whether you're designing a single-family home or a large-scale retirement community, you'll be shown imaginati...
Traditionally, a critical component of the education of any architect was to draw the ruins of ancient Rome, reconstructing either from ancient sources or, more often, pure fantasy, what the original structures must have looked like. From this training emerged generations of architects imbued with the aesthetic ideals that would form the Neoclassical and Beaux-Arts building styles. In this magnificently printed volume are reproduced some of the most extraordinarily handsome drawings of the ruins...
A Sustainable Bodega and Hotel (Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture Fellowship)
by John Spence
This widely used and respected work is a handy compendium of a wide range of traditional techniques used in architectural graphics. Text and illustrations have been updated throughout and a new section on the application of computer graphics is included.
I Became A Teacher Because Your Life Is Worth My Time
by Ariful Press
Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance
by John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, and Lisa Heschong
A look at the state of the art today and the windows of the future. Since the publication of the first edition, research has yielded much new information on window technologies, their performance, and their benefits. This revised edition covers every aspect of window design and technology and includes a much-expanded section on energy performance, with an extended list of climate zones and glazing options. New tools and methods for making window purchasing decisions are also explained.
Precis des lecons d'architecture donnees a l'Ecole polytechnique (Architecture Books)
by J N Durand
Structural Systems: Are Sample Problems and Practice Exam (Architect Registration Exam)
by Rima Taher
This volume marks the conclusion of the many years of teaching and research by Dieter Geissbuhler, investigating the significance of construction in architecture. The various articles are compiled in a collage-like structure and shed light on stances that have above all been communicated in teaching.
Basics Building Technology (Basics)
As building construction is becoming increasingly complex, the field of building technology is becoming more and more important. As an intermediary between all parties involved in a construction project, the architect must be able to understand what is involved and to advise his clients. This volume covers the fields of water supply and disposal, electric installations and the energy-related subjects, i.e. heating, ventilation and lighting. The compendium combines the successful individual volum...
Geometry and its Applications in Arts, Nature and Technology (Edition Angewandte)
by Georg Glaeser
Die Buchreihe der Universitat fur angewandte Kunst Wien Edition Angewandte, herausgegeben von Rektor Dr. Gerald Bast, erscheint themenabhangig in den Verlagen Birkhauser und De Gruyter. Veroeffentlicht werden Sammelbande, Dokumentationen und Monografien aus den Bereichen Architektur, Bildende und Mediale Kunst, Design, Kunstwissenschaften, Kunstpadagogik und Kunstvermittlung. Die seit 2007 bestehende Reihe wird als mittlerweile in der OEffentlichkeit stark etablierte Plattform fur relevante Vero...
Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture
The 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world architecture from the earliest times. In this twentieth and centenary edition, edited by Dan Cruickshank with three consultant editors and fourteen new contributors...