category_3_x_book.id,category_3.id,category_3.ts,category_3.title,category_3.category_2,category_3.category_1,book.id,book.ts,book.title,book.isbn_13,book.contributor,book.description,book.table_of_contents,book.review_quote,book.pages,book.dimensions,book.publication_date,book.publisher,book.publication_city_country,book.language,book.edition_statement,book.illustrations_note,book.isbn_10,book.bestsellers_rank,book.rating_value,book.sale_price,book.list_price,book.about_author,book.format,book.imprint,book.bnid,book.format_2,book.file_size 13898,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13898,"2018-01-11 22:32:17","The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes",9781604690712,"Sasha Duerr","From dyeing a tablecloth with turmeric to giving a dress new life with wild fennel, discovering the colour possibilities in our homes and gardens has never been easier or more tempting to try. By using simple and satisfying techniques to create vibrant hues, The Handbook of Plant Dyes will inspire enthusiasts and novices alike.",,"An expertly written and beautifully photographed book.--Anne McCollam ""Oklahoman "" ""This book is ideal for those who love the artful side of both gardening and crafting."" ""This attractive, user-friendly guide will delight many a do-it-yourselfer."" --Booklist ""Ideal for those who love the artful side of both gardening and crafting."" --American Reference Books Annual ""A true cornucopia of slow fashion goodness and 'soil to studio' guidance."" --Eco Salon ""Sasha has the background knowledge and experience to make this book one you will refer to repeatedly. Experienced dyers will find what [Duer] has to say informative."" --The Hartford Examiner ""The only book you would ever need to spend weeks or months or years exploring the latent possibilities of the plants you find in your own environment as sources of rich and wondrous color. What a gift!"" --Plant Whatever Brings You Joy ""An absolute must have for fashion and textile artists, designers, students and educators."" --Social Alterations ""For anyone interested in exploring natural dyes, The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes is a must-have."" --Curbly.com ""An expertly written and beautifully photographed book."" --Oklahoman This attractive, user-friendly guide will delight many a do-it-yourselfer. Booklist Ideal for those who love the artful side of both gardening and crafting. American Reference Books Annual A true cornucopia of slow fashion goodness and soil to studio guidance. Eco Salon Sasha has the background knowledge and experience to make this book one you will refer to repeatedly. Experienced dyers will find what [Duer] has to say informative. The Hartford Examiner The only book you would ever need to spend weeks or months or years exploring the latent possibilities of the plants you find in your own environment as sources of rich and wondrous color. What a gift! Plant Whatever Brings You Joy An absolute must have for fashion and textile artists, designers, students and educators. Social Alterations For anyone interested in exploring natural dyes, The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes is a must-have. Curbly.com An expertly written and beautifully photographed book. Oklahoman "" ""All the inspiration you need to create vibrant hues with nontoxic dyes.""--Shannon Graff Hysell ""Booklist """,192,"200.66 x 231.14 x 15.24mm | 544.31g","19 Jan 2011","Timber Press","Portland, OR, United States",English,,"190 colour photos",1604690712,"40,307",4.32,US$20.67,US$21.95,"Sasha Duerr is an innovative artist and designer who works with organic dyes, alternative fibres and the creative reuse of materials.",Paperback,,,, 13899,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13899,"2018-01-11 22:32:19","Atelier Bow",9784887062788,,,,,156,"260 x 266 x 18mm | 739.35g","01 Apr 2007",Toto,"Tokyo, Japan",English,,"Illustrations, plans",4887062788,"41,602",4.61,US$49.02,US$50.32,,Paperback,,,, 13903,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13903,"2018-01-11 22:32:22","Graphic Design Theory",9781568987729,"Helen Armstrong","The titles in our best-selling Design Brief series are highly praised by graphic design students, educators, and professionals worldwide as invaluable resources. Each beautifully designed, affordable volume offers a concise overview of a design fundamentalthe hows of design. But as most seasoned designers will tell you, a comprehensive education also requires an understanding of the whys of design practice. Graphic Design Theory presents groundbreaking, primary texts from the most important historical and contemporary designthinkers. From Aleksandr Rodchenko's ""Who We Are: Manifesto of the Constructivist Group"" to Kenya Hara's ""Computer Technology and Design,"" this essential volume provides the necessary foundation for contemporary critical vocabulary and thought. Graphic Design Theory is organized in three sections: ""Creating the Field"" traces the evolution of graphic design over the course of the early 1900s, including influential avant-garde ideas of futurism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus; ""Building on Success"" covers the mid- to late twentieth century and considers the International Style, modernism, and postmodernism; and ""Mapping the Future"" opens at the end of the last century and includes current discussions on legibility, social responsibility, and new media. Striking color images illustrate each of the movements discussed and demonstrate the ongoing relationship between theory and practice. A brief commentary prefaces each text, providing a cultural and historical framework through which the work can be evaluated. Authors include such influential designers as Herbert Bayer, Lszl Moholy-Nagy, Karl Gerstner, Katherine McCoy, Michael Rock, Lev Manovich, Ellen Lupton, and Lorraine Wild. Additional features include a timeline, glossary, and bibliography for further reading. A must-have survey for graduate and undergraduate courses in design history, theory, and contemporary issues, Graphic Design Theory invites designers and interested readers of all levels to plunge into the world of design discourse.",,,152,"177.8 x 213.36 x 15.24mm | 362.87g","17 Mar 2009","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,,1568987722,"56,558",4.01,US$19.01,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 13904,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13904,"2018-01-11 22:32:28","How to Read Buildings",9780713686722,"Carol Davidson Cragoe","This book is a practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes to columns and porticos - all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element and looks at its variety across various historical periods and geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended captions, creating a dip-in read and an effective I-Spy guide. Additional sections look at the clues offerred by history, geography and religion (with a timeline showing how and where architectural elements have been introduced), and at the significance of the ornaments.",,"""An ideal book for the traveller, student of architecture or photographer"" Suite101.com, September 14th 2008 'A great little book for anyone interested in architecture, including dozens of fine engravings with extended captions. A dip-in read and effective I-Spy guide.' Western Morning News (January 2010) 'A great pocket-sized aid to understanding the built landscape. Want to know the difference between Gothic and Baroque? A turret and a pinnacle? It's all in here.' Independent on Sunday (December 2010) 'A great pocket-size aid to understanding the built landscape.' Independent on Sunday (December 2010)",256,"135 x 165 x 17mm | 398g","28 Mar 2008","Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","London, United Kingdom",English,,600+,0713686723,"59,427",3.93,US$14.03,US$15.80,"Dr Carol Davidson Cragoe is a well-respected academic who specialises in architectural history. She frequently teaches courses at Birkbeck College in London and she is the author of numerous books and papers on architectural history.",Paperback,"Herbert Press Ltd",,, 13905,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13905,"2018-01-11 22:32:40","The Upcycle",9780865477483,"William McDonough","From the authors of Cradle to Cradle, we learn what's next: The Upcycle The Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons gained from 10 years of putting the Cradle to Cradle concept into practice with businesses, governments, and ordinary people, William McDonough and Michael Braungart envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis: We don't just use or reuse and recycle resources with greater effectiveness, we actually improve the natural world as we live, create, and build. For McDonough and Braungart, the questions of resource scarcity and sustainability are questions of design. They are practical-minded visionaries: They envision beneficial designs of products, buildings, and business practices--and they show us these ideas being put to use around the world as everyday objects like chairs, cars, and factories are being reimagined not just to sustain life on the planet but to grow it. It is an eye-opening, inspiring tour of our green future as it unfolds in front of us. The Upcycle is as ambitious as such classics as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring--but its mission is very different. McDonough and Braungart want to turn on its head our very understanding of the human role on earth: Instead of protecting the planet from human impact, why not redesign our activity to improve the environment? We can have a beneficial, sustainable footprint. Abundance for all. The goal is within our reach.",,"""Asking how a cherry tree would design an energy-efficient building is only one of the creative 'practices' that McDonough and Braungart spread before their readers. This book will give you renewed hope that, indeed, 'it is darkest before the dawn.'"" --Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club on Cradle to Cradle""[McDonough and Braungart are] masters of holistic environmentalism . . . [They] have a knack for combining big ideas with commonsense practicality, which leaves readers feeling excited about the future."" --Bruce Barcott, Outside Magazine on Cradle to Cradle Asking how a cherry tree would design an energy-efficient building is only one of the creative practices' that McDonough and Braungart spread before their readers. This book will give you renewed hope that, indeed, it is darkest before the dawn.' ""Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club on Cradle to Cradle"" [McDonough and Braungart are] masters of holistic environmentalism . . . [They] have a knack for combining big ideas with commonsense practicality, which leaves readers feeling excited about the future. ""Bruce Barcott, Outside Magazine on Cradle to Cradle"""" Praise for ""Cradle to Cradle"" ""Asking how a cherry tree would design an energy-efficient building is only one of the creative 'practices' that McDonough and Braungart spread before their readers. This book will give you renewed hope that, indeed, 'it is darkest before the dawn.'"" --Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club ""[McDonough and Braungart are] masters of holistic environmentalism . . . [They] have a knack for combining big ideas with commonsense practicality, which leaves readers feeling excited about the future."" --Bruce Barcott, ""Outside Magazine"" Praise for ""Cradle to Cradle""""Asking how a cherry tree would design an energy-efficient building is only one of the creative 'practices' that McDonough and Braungart spread before their readers. This book will give you renewed hope that, indeed, 'it is darkest before the dawn.'"" --Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club""[McDonough and Braungart are] masters of holistic environmentalism . . . [They] have a knack for combining big ideas with commonsense practicality, which leaves readers feeling excited about the future."" --Bruce Barcott, ""Outside Magazine""",227,"132.08 x 208.28 x 17.78mm | 294.83g","16 Apr 2013","North Point Press","Berkeley, California, United States",English,,"Illustrations, black and white",0865477485,"51,964",3.99,US$21.13,US$24.00,"William McDonough is an American architect and founding principal of William McDonough + Partners. Michael Braungart is a German chemist. Together they cofounded McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, and in 2002 they coauthored Cradle to Cradle.",Paperback,,,, 13911,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13911,"2018-01-11 22:32:45","Design Like You Give a Damn 2",9780810997028,"Architecture for Humanity","Design Like you Give A Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a better a more sustainable future. With the rise in social demand for recycling programs and sustainable living this second title in the Design Like you Give A Damn repertoire, documenting more than 1 00 new projects from around the world tunes into this fever pitch of change. This volume is packed with practical and ingenious design solutions that address the need for basic shelter, housing, education, health care, clean water and renewable energy. One-on-one interviews and provocative case studies demonstrate how innovative design is reimagining community and uplifting lives. From swing sets in refugee shelters, a co-ed skate-park in war-torn Afghanistan, to building material innovations such as smog-eating concrete to innovative public policy that is repainting Brazils' urban slums, Design Like you Give A Damn [2] serves as a how-to guide for anyone seeking to build change from the ground up.",,,336,"206 x 206 x 34mm | 1,059.98g","01 May 2012",Abrams,"New York, United States",English,"Revised ed.","500 full colour photographs",0810997029,"58,071",4.26,US$26.39,US$35.00,"Architecture for Humanity, founded in 1 999 by Kate Stohr and Cameron Sinclair, is a nonprofit design services firm committed to bringing design, construction and development solutions to those who are most critically in need. Through design-build programs, competitions, educational forums and partnerships with relief organisations, Architecture for Humanity supports major reconstruction efforts and humanitarian relief worldwide. For example, they assist communities following crises, such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina in New Crleans and the Southeast Asian tsunami, among other projects. Stohr and Sinclair were awarded the 2008 Copper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Patron Award and the 2009 Royal Society of Arts Bicentenary Medal for their work in promoting sustainable design and improving living conditions around the globe.",Paperback,,,, 13912,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13912,"2018-01-11 22:32:55","Sustainable House",9781920705527,"Michael Mobbs","Whether you're planning to build or renovate, whether you live in an apartment or a house, Sustainable House is the essential guide to help you achieve an environmentally friendly home. It includes advice on converting your kitchen, bathroom, water supply, energy, waste system and garden, as well as tips for working with councils, builders and engineers, and the costs and benefits associated with making your home sustainable. First published in 1998, this long-awaited second edition covers the revolutions that have since occurred in sustainable housing, and, critically, includes the author's assessment on technologies and materials used in his own ground-breaking Sustainable House 14 years after installation. Michael Mobbs tells you what pitfalls to look out for and how to choose the best systems, products and suppliers. For the first time we can see what happens in a sustainable house after 14 years of use. Did the solar panels last? Is rainwater in the city safe to drink? How has the garden handled over one million litres of treated sewage?",,"""An inspiring example of what one household can do to help the world."" --Ian Lowe, president, Australian Conservation Foundation",288,"214 x 278 x 18mm | 1,020.58g","01 Dec 2010",CHOICEBooks,"NSW, Australia",English,"2nd edition",,192070552X,"68,785",3.76,,,"Michael Mobbs is a former lawyer specializing in environmental law and the founder and managing director of Michael Mobbs Sustainable Projects and Design Pty Ltd., a design and project management company for sustainable residential and commercial properties.",Paperback,,,, 13915,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13915,"2018-01-11 22:33:06","Design in the Hamptons",9781580933889,"Anthony Iannacci","A luxurious look at nineteen private houses in the Hamptons, Long Island's exclusive summer retreat--with architecture, interiors, and gardens from celebrity designers including Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan, John Barman, Fox-Nahem, Thad Hayes, Tony Ingrao, Todd Merrill, Roman & Williams, and Joe d'Urso. These architects and interior designers are inspired by the island's renowned natural beauty to create houses that set the global standards for oceanfront style. Today, that means thoughtful, modern, highly personalized structures that reference the East End's rich history and are designed to enhance appreciation of the fabled seaside landscape. The properties range from shingled beach cottages to a redesigned 1840s barn and a sustainable, glass-walled guesthouse on pilings. They display a curated blend of traditional references with cutting-edge architecture and enviable art collections, finished by the South Fork's famous light and ocean views. In some houses, a sense of calm pervades, and cozily appointed dining terraces with neutral color schemes look out over peaceful docks, while in others, vibrant midcentury modern accessories and outsize outdoor fireplaces point to frequent and exuberant pool parties. Whether they are decorated with natural materials and iconic 1950s and 1960s furniture from Charles Eames and Hans Wegner, or eighteenth-century antiques and industrial objects--all have been carefully selected to demonstrate the possibilities of authentic design in the Hamptons today.",,"""A refreshing, divergent look at luxurious residences that stand apart from the typical megamansions."" --Library Journal ""Every year there are at least one or two books that seek to capitalize on the 'Hamptons style.' They can often be expensive and hollow affairs, produced chiefly for last-minute purchases at BookHampton for a host or hostess gift. Design in the Hamptons isn't one of those books. Imperfections take the rooms off of the pages of overly styled magazine layouts to favor the natural environment and ever-changing climates of the region. The fantasy that one could enter any one of these rooms is palpable and their minimal, primarily modernist feel is clean and unfussy, even in the more traditional structures. It is a casual style that is in no way unstylish, but not stuffy either. It is hard not to be inspired by them."" --The East Hampton Star ""The beautifully illustrated volume appeals to our voyeuristic and inspiration-searching minds--featuring photographs of 19 private homes, many of which belong to their designers themselves. Iannacci talks about how people are now cherishing what land they have, making careful decisions and using it wisely. The book is a pleasure both to read and flip through. There's variety and contrast, both within the homes themselves and from one project to another."" --Dan's Papers",320,"259.08 x 309.88 x 33.02mm | 2,381.35g","09 Sep 2014","Monacelli Press","New York, United States",English,,250,1580933882,"13,632",2.75,US$77.21,,"An art critic, journalist, and curator, Anthony Iannacci is the publisher of Architecture/Interiors Press in Los Angeles, which specializes in design, interior design, and architecture.",Hardback,,,, 13917,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13917,"2018-01-11 22:33:09","Folding Architecture",9789063690595,"Sophia Vyzoviti","The technique of folding in contemporary architecture is vividly illustrated with a survey of much-discussed concepts, projects, and buildings in which this technique was applied. This book is compulsory for every architect wishing to design outside the mainstream. Sophia Vysivoti is an architect and teaches design method at the Delft University of Technology.",,,144,"106 x 150 x 10mm | 158.76g","13 Aug 2010","BIS Publishers B.V.","Amsterdam, Netherlands",English,"illustrated ed",col,9063690592,"54,654",3.61,US$11.10,US$17.01,"Sophia Vysivoti is an architect and has taught Design Method at the Architectural Faculty of the TU in Delft, the Netherlands. She is now Adjunct Lecturer at University of Thessaly, Greece.",Paperback,,,, 13919,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13919,"2018-01-11 22:33:14","Love Your Home",9780717164486,"Dermot Bannon","To love your home shouldn't be a tall order - this book proves that it's perfectly feasible. The secrets to a successful space are no longer secret! Dermot Bannon is passionate about good design. He knows it can change your life. In this book he teaches you how to understand the fundamentals of design - the importance of light, function, proportion and connectivity. Taking you through each room in the house, he demonstrates how to improve your living space so that your problem house becomes a perfect home. At once aspirational and instructional, beautiful and functional, this book uses stunning photography to highlight the best of Irish architecture today while also offering practical advice, insider tips and solutions for home improvement that will ensure you avoid expensive mistakes, improve your house and love your home.",,,208,"195 x 253 x 20mm | 979g","22 Jun 2015",Gill,"Dublin, Ireland",English,,,0717164489,"52,235",4,US$30.58,US$42.00,"Dermot Bannon is the leading voice in modern Irish architectural design. He has hosted the `Room to Improve' TV series for eight seasons, and has helped transform the homes and lives of hundreds of clients. He lives in Drumcondra with his wife and three children.",Hardback,"Gill Books",,, 13920,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13920,"2018-01-11 22:33:20","Black and White (and a Bit in Between)",9780307715982,"Celerie Kemble","Black and white decor is at once dramatic and understated, modern and classic, apparent in the work of iconic designers such as Dorothy Draper and Madeleine Castaing but just as present in design today. And the inspiration is all around us--from nature (a zebra's stripes, tree trunks rising from drifts of snow) to old Hollywood movies and fashion to black-and-white photography and patterns we encounter in our everyday lives (crossword puzzles and the pages of our favorite novels). In Black and White (and a Bit in Between), acclaimed interior designer Celerie Kemble trades in her signature vivid palette for this iconic aesthetic, highlighting the black and white work of design stars and peers, including Bunny Williams, Thomas O'Brien, Mary McDonald, Victoria Hagan, Mark Hampton, Delphine Krakoff, Brad Ford, Philip Gorrivan, Carrier and Co., and Miles Redd, and welcoming you into more than 100 spaces in every imaginable aesthetic. Woven throughout are her witty observations and expert advice on choosing the best paints and finishes, adding patterns and accessories, building an entire room scheme based on inspiration found in nature, collecting black and white objects, and even choosing the perfect accent colors. With more than 350 gorgeous color photographs, this is a vividly photographed celebration of a timeless scheme, infused with inspirational tips, glimpses into showstopping homes, and proof that a limited palette is anything but.",,"""Hardcover eye candy....Highly compelling spaces that provide evidence of [Kemble's] theory that 'boundaries provide freedom.'"" -The Dallas Morning News ""In visits to more than 75 homes, Kemble reveals that this classic, timeless pairing is anything but limiting."" -San Francisco Chronicle, a Fall Home Decor book favorite ""Ms. Kemble's philosophy - and it's a brilliant one - is that maintaining a hard line with her recommended palette of black and white is not limiting in the least. It's actually liberating....Through more than 350 photographs, Ms. Kemble takes readers inside jaw-dropping houses....The book does such a good job of shining light on the art of interior decorating, some readers may feel emboldened to forge ahead on their own, without a moment of hesitation."" -The Globe & Mail",256,"236.22 x 284.48 x 25.4mm | 1,610.24g","01 Nov 2011","Random House USA Inc","New York, United States",English,,"200 Colour Photographs",0307715981,"69,445",3.9,US$48.74,US$50.01,"CELERIE KEMBLE is a principal in Kemble Interiors, a design firm cofounded by her mother, Mimi McMakin. Celerie has been featured in almost every major design magazine and has been listed for more than ten years in House Beautiful's annual ""Top Designers"" list. She was chosen by Elle Decor as a top female designer in their first ""Women in Design"" issue. In 2010 she was selected by Benjamin Moore to appear as a home design expert in a national advertising campaign and she has been featured by J.Crew as a trendsetter and tastemaker.",Hardback,"Clarkson Potter",,, 13922,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13922,"2018-01-11 22:33:24","Architectural Drawing Course",9780764138140,"Mo Zell","High school and college students who have a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Author Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them started in architectural drawing with a series of instructive tutorials. Presenting three-dimensional design problems, she coaches students through the fundamentals of proportion and scale, space and volume, path and place, and materials and textures. A series of 40 work units covers virtually every aspect of architectural drawing, including: Learning to see and sketch with accuracy Developing fundamental drawing and modeling skills Mastering subjective representation and rules of perspective Employing spatial strategies: rendering and diagramming ideas She concludes with practical advice for young people who are considering careers in architectural design, offering ideas on building a portfolio, getting advanced training, and continuing on a path to a professional career. More than 800 instructive illustrations.",,,144,"220.98 x 220.98 x 15.24mm | 498.95g","01 Mar 2008","Barron's Educational Series","United States",English,,", black & white illustrations, colour illustrations",0764138146,"40,535",3.71,US$24.50,,,Paperback,,,, 13925,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13925,"2018-01-11 22:33:30","Patina Farm",9781423640462,"Brooke Giannetti","A new farm home blending modern lines and materials with French antiques. When Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a farm, they looked into themselves, and traveled to Belgium and France, for inspiration. Brooke's inviting prose combines with 200 photographs and Steve's architectural drawings to show their inspirations, their materials selections, and the enviable result of their team effort and creativity: an idyllic farm in California's Ojai Valley. We see every corner of the family home, guesthouse, lush gardens, and delightful animal quarters. Steve Giannetti is a renowned architect, and Brooke is an interior decorator and writer of the design blog Velvet and Linen. They also own Giannetti Home, a store that sells furniture and products for the home in their signature Patina style. The couple's work has been featured in the Veranda, Coastal Living, Good Housekeeping, the New York Times. They are the authors of Patina Style.",,,176,"216 x 279 x 22.86mm | 1,133.98g","08 Mar 2016","Gibbs M. Smith Inc","Layton, UT, United States",English,,150,1423640462,"68,395",3.56,US$35.96,US$40.00,,Hardback,,,, 13927,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13927,"2018-01-11 22:33:33","Perfectly Imperfect Home",9780307720139,"Deborah Needleman","Style is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy. Over the years, founding editor in chief of domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It's not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered items can completely change the feel of your space, and The Perfectly Imperfect Home reveals them all. Ranging from classics such as ""A Really Good Sofa"" and ""Pretty Table Settings"" to unusual surprises like ""A Bit of Quirk"" and ""Cozifications,"" the essential elements of style are treated in witty and wonderfully useful little essays. You'll learn what to look for, whether you are at a flea market or a fancy boutique--or just mining what you already own. Celebrated artist Virginia Johnson's original watercolor illustrations bring the items and the inspiring rooms of world-famous tastemakers to vibrant life. Styling tips and simple how-tos show you techniques to put it all together to create, say, a beautifully made bed (the fast way and the fancy way), an inviting reading nook, or an effortlessly chic display of pictures. According to Deborah, the point of decorating is to create the background for the best life you can have, with all its joys and imperfections. This book will show you how. Deborah Needleman is the editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine and creator of the Off Duty section of The Wall Street Journal. She was the founding editor in chief of domino magazine and coauthor of domino: the book of decorating. Virginia Johnson's illustrations have appeared in books by Kate Spade and on textiles carried in more than one hundred stores, including Barneys, Liberty of London, and Net-A-Porter. perfectlyimperfect.com",,"Deborah Needleman is a terrific editor--of words, and now, of rooms and living spaces. In her very readable book, The Perfectly Imperfect Home, the author offers her advice and expertise on a very important subject--how to make your house your home. She includes succinct advice from the great decorators, sage commentary on what to keep and what to throw away, and valuable rules for what to add to a room to make it exactly right--for you and your family. -Martha Stewart I used to think that my taste was so irredeemable and so rooted in some kind of male, post-college, National Football League time warp--I own a green velour couch!--that no one, not even Deborah Needleman, could help me. I was wrong. -Malcolm Gladwell Beautiful in a similar way is Deborah Needleman's PERFECTLY IMPERFECT HOME: HOW TO DECORATE & LIVE WELL (Clarkson Potter, $30), with Kalman-like illustrations by Virginia Johnson. Ms. Needleman, the editor in chief of WSJ Magazine and the founding editor of Domino magazine, has a terrific eye and a dry sense of humor. This is a decorating book for how we live today, and it's for the 99 percent as well as for the swells. Chapter titles include: ""Places for Chatting,"" ""Cozifications,"" ""A Bit of Quirk"" and ""Spots for Books, Drinks, & Feet."" This has the feel of a minor classic, and aren't the minor classics so often better than the major ones? -Dwight Garner, New York Times Holiday Gift Guide",256,"208.28 x 231.14 x 33.02mm | 907.18g","15 Dec 2011","Random House USA Inc","New York, United States",English,,"185-200 Colour Illustrations",0307720136,"60,746",3.85,US$29.15,US$30.00,"Deborah Needleman is the editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine and creator of the Off Duty section of The Wall Street Journal. She was the founding editor in chief of domino magazine and co-author of domino: the book of decorating. She grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended George Washington University. She now lives in Manhattan with her husband, Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg, and their two children. Virginia Johnson was born in Toronto and attended Parsons School of Design before returning to her hometown, where she now lives with her husband and two children. Her illustrations have appeared in books by Kate Spade and on textiles carried in more than 100 stores, including Barneys, Liberty of London, and Net-A-Porter.",Hardback,"Clarkson Potter",,, 13936,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13936,"2018-01-11 22:33:44","The Architect Says",9781616890933,"Laura Dushkes","This is a book of quotations by and about architects, and architecture. One quotation per page, the quote on the left and right side of the spread will in some way respond to each other. The Architect Says will resemble a dinner party, with an architect from the eighteenth century sitting next to one practicing today, or two contemporary architects talking to each other: complimenting, competing, disagreeing. Occasionally, a critic will add his or her two cents to the mix.","Selected list of architects / critics included in the compendium: Alvar Aalto, Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, Denise Scott Brown, Santiago Calatrava, David Chipperfield, Leonardo da Vinci, Philbert de l Orme, Elizabeth Diller, Charles Eames, Peter Eisenman, Buckminster Fuller, Antonio Gaudi, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Thomas Jefferson, Philip Johnson, Louis Kahn, Rem Koolhass, Tom Kundig, Rem Koolhass, Le Corbusier, Daniel Libeskind, Adolf Loos, Sam Mockbee, Julia Morgan, I. M. Pei, Renzo Piano, John Ruskin, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Robert Venturi, Vitruvius, Frank Lloyd Wright, Peter Zumthor.","""The Architect Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom gathers timeless wisdom on design and architecture from more than 100 of history's most vocal-and often dissenting-minds. What emerges, besides the fascinating tapas bar of ideas about the art and science of building, is the subtle but essential reminder that what lies at the heart of creative legacy aren't universal formulas and unrelenting tenets but perspective, conviction, and personality."" -- Brain Pickings",160,"132.08 x 180.34 x 17.78mm | 226.8g","03 Oct 2012","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,"Firsttion ed.",,1616890932,"55,610",4.21,US$11.06,US$14.95,,Hardback,,,, 13937,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13937,"2018-01-11 22:33:55","Architects' Sketchbooks",9780500342688,"Will Jones","Take a privileged view inside the private sketchbooks of over eighty architects and studios from around the world. Densely packed with over 750 illustrations, ""Architects Sketchbooks"" is a joyful celebration of how a sketch can become the start of a skyscraper. The 85 practitioners featured range from such starchitects as Will Alsop, Shigeru Ban, Laurie Chetwood, Norman Foster and Eva Jiricna to rising talents from all across the globe. Will Joness introduction explores the artistry behind the built world, and the importance of sketching as part of the design process.",,"A delightful substantiation of Frascari's ideas arrives in an anthology of sketches by 85 architects collected by Will Jones in The Architect's Sketchbook (Metropolis Books, 2011). Here's eye-candy as brain-candy; coffee-table book as a door into creative playground graffiti of a serious order. From the crazed comic designs conceived by M15 Arquitectos to the unnervingly precise and photo-realistic pencil drawings of interiors of Peter Clash, there's more invention and more humanism, more room for enticing puzzling, in these informal sketches than you'll find on a bookshelf of glossy architectural journals filled with BIM bling. A book for all ages, for professionals and the merely curious.--Norman Weinstein""ArchNewsNow"" (09/23/2011)",352,"226 x 306 x 38mm | 1,959.51g","03 Jul 2011","Thames & Hudson Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,"765 illustrations, 413 in colour",0500342687,"87,165",4.11,US$53.76,US$71.75,,Hardback,,,, 13938,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13938,"2018-01-11 22:33:57","The Embodied Image",9780470711903,"Juhani Pallasmaa","Architecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image. Written by distinguished writer and architect Juhani Pallasmaa, this book examines at the image in culture; the nature of the image and imagination; and the specific characteristics of the artistic image, concluding with the architectural image. The Embodied Image is illustrated with more than 40 paired images, ranging from scientific images to historic artistic and architectural masterpieces, and contemporary architectural and artistic works.","Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Image in contemporary culture. Hegemony of the image. The demise of imagination. Image production and the feasibility of architecture. Architecture and the spectacle. Images of control and emancipation. The sense of the real. 2 Language, thought and image. Image and language. The philosophical image. The meanings of image and imagination. The nature of imagination. 3 The many faces of the image. The lived and embodied image. Images of matter. The multi-sensory image. The image as a condensation. The archetypal image in architecture. Architecture as mandala. The reality and unreality of the artistic image. The unconscious image. The metaphor. Image, affect and empathy. The collaged image. Images of incompleteness and destruction. Images of time. Illusionary image. The iconic image. The epic image. Poetic images as worlds. 4 The anatomy of the poetic image. The dual existence of the poetic image. Ontological difference. Significance of origins. The lived metaphor. Thinking through art. Historicity of the mind and poetic time. Unity of the arts: art and life. Aestheticisation and beauty. 5 The architectural image. Architecture and the world. Architecture as metaphor. Architecture as an organising image. Architecture as a verb. The house and the body. Historicity of architectural images. Primal architectural images and archetypes. The imagery of the window and the door. Dilution of images. The fragile image. Newness and tradition. Selected bibliography. Alphabetical index. Image credits.",,152,"170 x 220 x 10mm | 399.16g","04 Aug 2011","John Wiley and Sons Ltd","Chichester, United Kingdom",English,"1. Auflage","black & white illustrations, colour illustrations",0470711906,"81,470",4.4,US$28.07,US$45.00,"Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland's most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers. His previous positions include: Rector of the Institute of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki; and Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He has also held visiting professorships at several universities worldwide. Pallasmaa is the author/editor of thirty books, including The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Academy, 1995 and John Wiley & Sons, 2005) and The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).",Paperback,"John Wiley & Sons Ltd",,, 13939,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13939,"2018-01-11 22:34:06",Drawing,9781118700648,"Sir Peter Cook","Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, this book by one of its greatest proponents, Peter Cook, is an established classic. It exudes Cook's delight and catholic appetite for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn. The book features some of the greatest and most intriguing drawings by architects, ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright, Heath-Robinson, Le Corbusier, and Otto Wagner to Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Arata Isozaki, Eric Owen Moss, Bernard Tschumi, and Lebbeus Woods; as well as key works by Cook and other members of the original Archigram group. For this new edition, Cook provides a substantial new chapter that charts the speed at which the trajectory of drawing is moving. It reflects the increasing sophistication of available software and also the ways in which 'hand drawing' and the 'digital' are being eclipsed by new hybrids injecting a new momentum to drawing. These 'crossovers' provide a whole new territory as attempts are made to release drawing from the boundaries of a solitary moment, a single-viewing position, or a single referential language. Featuring the likes of Toyo Ito, Perry Culper, Izaskun Chinchilla, Kenny Tsui, Ali Rahim, John Berglund, and Lorene Faure, it leads to fascinating insights into the effect that medium has upon intention and definition of an idea or a place. Is a pencil drawing more attuned to a certain architecture than an ink drawing, or is a particular colour evocative of a certain atmosphere? In a world where a Mayer drawing is creatively contributing something different from a Rhino drawing, there is much to demand of future techniques.","Introduction 008 Chapter 1: Drawing and Motive 010 Chapter 2: Drawing and Strategy 029 Chapter 3: Drawing and Vision 055 Chapter 4: Drawing and Image 074 Chapter 5: Drawing and Composition 092 Chapter 6: Drawing with Expression and Atmosphere 111 Chapter 7: Drawing and Technics 135 Chapter 8: Drawing and Surface 154 Chapter 9: Beyond Drawing Beyond Reality 177 Chapter 10: Digital Manual Drawing and the Power of the Eye 203 Index 241 Picture Credits 247","Peter Cook s enthusiasm for imagined realities and unbuilt schemes is irresistible. (bdonline.co.uk, March 2014)",248,"170 x 218 x 18mm | 639.99g","13 Jan 2014","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,"2nd ed.",,1118700643,"79,969",2.66,US$29.57,US$45.00,"Peter Cook is the founder of Archigram, the former Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London and previous Professor of Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London. A pivotal figure within the global architectural world for over half a century, in 2007 he was knighted by The Queen for his services to architecture. A Royal Academician, he is a Commandeur de l ordre des Arts et Lettres of the French Republic. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London. Professorships include those at the Royal Academy, University College London and the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste (Stadelschule) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from Lund University in Sweden. Cook is, with Colin Fournier, the architect of the Kunsthaus Graz. He is a director of CRAB Studio in London with Gavin Robotham, which is currently building the new Law Faculties and Central Administration Buildings for Vienna University and the Soheil Abedian School of Architecture for Bond University in Australia.",Paperback,,,, 13940,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13940,"2018-01-11 22:34:09","The Structural Basis of Architecture",9780415415477,"Bjorn N. Sandaker","This is a book about structures that shows students how to ""see"" structures as integral to architecture, and how knowledge of structures is the basis for understanding both the mechanical and conceptual aspects inherent to the art of building. Analyzing the structural principles behind many of the best known works of architecture from past and present alike, this book places the subject within a contemporary context. The subject matter is approached in a qualitative and discursive manner, and is illustrated by many photographs of architectural projects and structural behaviour diagrams. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, includes worked-out examples, and is perfect as either an introductory structures course text or as a designer's sourcebook for inspiration.","1. Structuring Space 2. Statics 3. Loads in an Architectural Context 4. Materials 5. The Tension Rod 6. The Beam and the Slab 7. The Column and the Wall 8. The Truss and the Space Frame 9. The Frame and Lateral Stability 10. The Cable and the Membrane 11. The Arch and the Vault 12. The Dome and the Shell","""The book is a welcome addition to the resources available in the field of architectural structures. It is written from the viewpoint of the building, with all its needs and functions, and allows the design of the building to interact with the structural system and materials so that each informs the other. It should appeal particularly in the teaching environment, where students can be guided into an understanding of the interconnectedness of all the aspects of architectural design."" - Peter R. Smith, Architectural Science Review",424,"213.36 x 276.86 x 25.4mm | 1,179.33g","18 Apr 2011","Taylor & Francis Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,"2nd Revised edition","419 black & white halftones, 202 black & white line drawings",0415415470,"93,635",3.85,US$46.74,US$47.95,"Bjorn N. Sandaker is a Structural Engineer and Professor of Architectural Technology at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Arne P. Eggen is an Architect and Emeritus Professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Mark R. Cruvellier is a Structural Engineer and Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University.",Paperback,ROUTLEDGE,,, 13941,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13941,"2018-01-11 22:34:12","Super Normal",9783037781067,"Naoto Fukasawa","""The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of """"super normal design"""": alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable peeler or a simple plastic bag, there are design classics like Marcel Breuer's tubular steel side table, Dieter Ram's 606 shelving system, or Joe Colombo's Optic alarm clock of 1970. With products by Newson, Grcic, the Azumis, and the Bouroullec brothers, it also represents the generation to which Morrison and Fukasawa belong. The phenomenon of the super normal is located, as it were, beyond space and time; the past and present of product design both point to a future that has long since begun. The super normal is already lying exposed before us; it exists in the here and now; it is real and available: we need only open our eyes; Fukasawa and Morrison make it visible for us. ""","Forewords: Absence, ambivalence, and paradox - Silvana Annicchiarico; The Visualizers - Gerrit Terstiege.- Photographies and short descriptions of the objetcs.- Statements by Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa.- Interview with Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa.- Comprehensive catalog of the objects.",,112,"148 x 200 x 16mm | 322.06g","30 Nov 2007","Lars Müller Publishers","Baden, Switzerland",English,,"264 illus., 54 in color.",3037781068,"75,529",4.35,US$22.23,US$34.95,,Paperback,,,, 13942,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13942,"2018-01-11 22:34:17","Draw Me a House",9780956205377,"Thibaud Herem","Draw Me a House is an interactive coloring book for budding architects. Warm, humorous drawings from acclaimed illustrator Thibaud Herem accompany playful suggestions to draw a new top on the Chrysler building, design a deluxe doghouse, or fix up the Parthenon. A delight for adults and children alike.",,"In an era of Dwell Modern, Danish style and industrial chic, hip parents are looking for hip products to entertain their kids, whilst trying hard not to buy into gross commercialism and mass branding. Draw Me a House, written and illustrated by Thibaud Herem, a French-born illustrator based in London, is one of the most engaging in the new world of ""interactive"" coloring books. But by interactive not meaning a stylus and a screen, but a pencil and a page. Part coloring book, part sketch pad, educational and inspirational, Herems book introduces children to the worlds of architecture and design through his signature simple illustration, and then encourages them to explore their own imagination on paper.--Sophie De Rakoff""Huffington Post"" (05/31/2012)",208,"210 x 276 x 28mm | 721.21g","31 May 2012","Cicada Books Limited","London, United Kingdom",English,,,0956205372,"89,923",3.91,US$20.99,,"Thibaud Herem is an established illustrator whose work has featured in major campaigns on the London underground and numerous magazines and blogs. He has published two other books, and has worked with prestigious clients including Anya Hindmarch, Nike, Wallpaper* and Harvard University.",Paperback,,,, 13943,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13943,"2018-01-11 22:34:26","The World of Shabby Chic",9780847844944,"Rachel Ashwell","In this inspiring and useful design bible of the ever-popular Shabby Chic style, creator Rachel Ashwell shares her twenty-five years of work, showing readers how to apply her look to their own homes. A large, comfortable slipcovered sofa. Painted antique furniture. A palette and patina of soft colours and faded antiques. The essence of Shabby Chic is a romantic and charming interior filled with well-worn and well-loved objects, a look that is about comfort yet always remains chic. Celebrating the now-iconic Shabby Chic aesthetic, this design bible includes all the best of the look-from furniture, linens, paint colours and wallpaper, to lighting, accessories, and table-tops. Organized thematically, this volume is full of inspiration for every room in the house, as well as the garden. Sections include: Foundations (assessing the space, determining colour palette, light); Furnishings and Fabrics (creation of mood boards, linens, mixing and matching patterns, furniture styles, and space planning); Accessories (lighting, mirrors, arrangements); Entertaining and Gardens (table-top, flowers, outdoor spaces); and Pulling It All Together (showing a range of favourite homes, illustrating modern shabby, romantic shabby, or cottage shabby). Appendixes include information on sourcing, how to identify hidden gems at flea markets, and how to clean and restore them. The most lavish, thorough, and comprehensive book on the Shabby Chic look, this beautiful volume celebrates the enduring timelessness of Ashwell's creations while providing practical instruction on how to decorate your home in the Shabby Chic style. Rachel Ashwell is the creator of the Shabby Chic brand and line of stores. She lives in a shabby chic cottage in Los Angeles.",,"-[Rachel Ashwell's] new book, The World of Shabby Chic: Beautiful Homes, My Story & Vision, looks like a coffee-table book but reads like a memoir. Filled with photographs and explanations of the whys, hows, and what-ifs, beginning with her English childhood, it involves you in her journey before your first cup of tea is brewed.- -Pittsburgh Post Gazette -[Shabby Chic] is a visual tour of looks that embody the Shabby Chic aesthetic, from glamorously traditional to pared-down and modern, illustrating the essence of Ashwell's design sense.- -Georgia Times-Union ""[Rachel Ashwell's] new book, The World of Shabby Chic: Beautiful Homes, My Story & Vision, looks like a coffee-table book but reads like a memoir. Filled with photographs and explanations of the whys, hows, and what-ifs, beginning with her English childhood, it involves you in her journey before your first cup of tea is brewed."" -Pittsburgh Post Gazette ""[Shabby Chic] is a visual tour of looks that embody the Shabby Chic aesthetic, from glamorously traditional to pared-down and modern, illustrating the essence of Ashwell's design sense."" -Georgia Times-Union ""[Rachel Ashwell's] new book, ""The World of Shabby Chic: Beautiful Homes, My Story & Vision,"" looks like a coffee-table book but reads like a memoir. Filled with photographs and explanations of the whys, hows, and what-ifs, beginning with her English childhood, it involves you in her journey before your first cup of tea is brewed."" -""Pittsburgh Post Gazette"" ""[Shabby Chic] is a visual tour of looks that embody the Shabby Chic aesthetic, from glamorously traditional to pared-down and modern, illustrating the essence of Ashwell's design sense.""-""Georgia Times-Union""""",272,"226.06 x 284.48 x 30.48mm | 1,655.6g","28 Nov 2017","Rizzoli International Publications","New York, United States",English,,"Full colour photography throughout",0847844943,"107,872",4.13,US$42.64,US$45.00,"Rachel Ashwell is the founder and creator of the Shabby Chic brand and line of stores.",Hardback,,,, 13945,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13945,"2018-01-11 22:34:38","Builders of the Pacific Coast",9780936070438,"Lloyd Kahn","A continuation of Lloyd Kahn's journeys into the creative processes of owner-built homes -- their innovative techniques, use of sustainable materials, and essential dedication to the natural elements surrounding their designs -- Builders of the Pacific Coast explores the aesthetics and skills of three master builders in California, Washington state, and the rugged terrain of British Columbia. The three featured craftsmen -- Lloyd House, Bruce Atkey, and Sun Ray Kelley -- combine imaginative architecture with innovative contexts: everything from unusual house-boats to sculptural dwellings made of driftwood are included. With stunning color and black-and-white photographs, as well as detailed black-and-white drawings of the homes, this collection of unique and progressive designs creates a template for a future filled with forward-thinking architecture.",,,208,"220.98 x 304.8 x 22.86mm | 1,111.3g","01 Nov 2008","Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.","Bolinas, United States",English,,"1000 colour photos, black and white photos and illustrations throughout",0936070439,"77,314",4.47,US$28.06,US$28.95,,Paperback,,,, 13946,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13946,"2018-01-11 22:34:43","Complete Pleats: Pleating Techniques for Fashion, Architecture and Design",9781780676012,"Paul Jackson","Paul Jackson's major new title Complete Pleats is the most comprehensive book about pleating on the market. It explains how pleating systems can be stretched, compressed, flared, skewed, multiplied and mirrored, showing how from simple ideas, a huge number of original pleat forms can be created. Each technique is explained with a series of step-by-step photographs and line illustrations, enabling the designer to work through the basic principles of pleating and then adapt them to their specific needs. Complete Pleats also features more than 60 examples of pleats from the worlds of architecture, fashion and product design. Paul Jackson has taught pleating techniques to students of Fashion Design for 30 years, in both paper and fabric. Complete Pleats is the definitive practical guide for anyone wishing to create and make pleats.",,,304,"196 x 260 x 30mm | 1,160g","06 Oct 2015","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,,"660 illustrations, 650 in colour",1780676018,"84,915",4.4,US$35.63,US$40.00,"Paul Jackson has been a professional paper folder and paper artist since 1982 and is the author of more than 30 books on paper arts and crafts. He has taught the techniques of folding on more than 150 university-level design courses in the US, Germany, Belgium, the UK, Canada, and Israel. These include courses of Architecture, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Jewelry, Product Design, Packaging, Ceramics, Industrial Design, Fine Art, Basic Design, and Interior Design. He has also taught many workshops in museums, arts centres, and festivals and been a 'folding consultant' for companies such as Nike and Siemens.",Hardback,,,, 13947,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13947,"2018-01-11 22:34:49","Container & Prefab Houses",9788415829935,Monsa,"Prefabricated architecture is turning into one of the most important trends in the world of contemporary design. Architects and designers the world over have started to reinvent the prefabricated house, using new materials and construction techniques - such as shipping containers - which are easy to transport and construct, and can be installed in often surprising locations. Prefabricated houses also offer new ecological solutions and improved sustainability compared with traditional building systems, since they represent a more effective use of resources and a reduction in construction time. This superbly illustrated book presents prefabricated housing projects made from wood, recycled materials and recycled containers, all of which include step-by-step photographs and building plans along with assembly details.",,,144,"180 x 230 x 19.05mm | 703.07g","29 Oct 2015","Instituto Monsa de Ediciones","Sant Adria se Besos, Spain","English, Spanish",Bilingual,,8415829930,"138,082",4,,,,Hardback,,,, 13948,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13948,"2018-01-11 22:34:53","Freehand Sketching",9780393731125,"Paul Laseau","From basic skills to sketch construction using grids, frames, and shapes to the creation of tone, texture, color, and detail, and experimentation with digital rendering, Freehand Sketching helps you build your drawing skill and confidence through mastery of fundamentals. Carefully designed exercises guide you step by step in effective sketching in the studio and in the field. Also covered are helpful topics such as useful equipment, observation skills, framing and editing sketches, rendering people, and keeping a journal. An array of the author's lively sketches as well as examples from other architectural professionals fill the pages of Freehand Sketching, making this an ideal handbook for architecture and design students and all who wish to be more effective at visual communication.",,"A lovely little book . . . As much of a holiday companion or stocking stuffer as it is an office library staple. It doubles as a beginner's guide as well as a refining tool for more expert draughtspersons, showing hundreds of examples of genuine sketches. . . . This is a very handy guide that aims to increase the reader/user's 'personal satisfaction'. Well worth the money. --Austin Williams""",112,"147.32 x 228.6 x 10.16mm | 181.44g","17 Jan 2004","WW Norton & Co","New York, United States",English,,"200line drawings",039373112X,"79,860",3.85,US$15.80,US$17.95,"Paul Laseau, AIA, WSI, is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Ball State University with more than thirty years of experience teaching freehand sketching and design drawing. The author of Freehand Sketching: An Introduction and Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, and coauthor of Visual Notes, Laseau is an accomplished watercolor artist and illustrator and an active member of the Watercolor Society of Indiana and the Design Communication Association. He has given workshops at universities in the United States and Europe.",Paperback,,,, 13949,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13949,"2018-01-11 22:34:59","Shelter II",9780936070490,"Lloyd Kahn","Shelter II is the second in a series of books about people building their own homes in different parts of the world. The principles outlined in Shelter, published almost 40 years ago, seem even more important today: relearning the still-usable skills of the past and doing more hand work in providing life's necessities. Shelter II provides a basic manual of design and construction for the first time house-builder. The book begins with simple shelters still being built and lived in by people with minimal resources. They can be viewed for historical or anthropological interest, or as sensible, instructive examples of efficient construction by those who lack the choices available in industrialized societies. There are also personal accounts and seasoned advice from builders in different climates, with a variety of design approaches, construction techniques, and building materials. A home is still a place for working, resting, sharing, healing, dreaming . . . some things haven't changed that much.",,,224,"203.2 x 264.2 x 7.6mm | 566.99g","19 Oct 2010","Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.","Bolinas, United States",English,,"Black and White Photographs throughout",0936070498,"96,944",4.06,US$18.63,US$19.95,,Paperback,,,, 13950,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13950,"2018-01-11 22:35:11","Old Buildings, New Designs",9781616890353,"Charles Bloszies","Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an Architecture Brief devoted to working within a given architectural fabric from the technical issues that arise from aging construction to the controversy generated by the various project stakeholders to the unique aesthetic possibilities created through the juxtaposition of old and new.",,"""This jewel of a book is an elegant and useful guide into the world of architecture where old and new merge within a single building."" --BUILD blog ""A San Francisco architect-engineer makes an understated but convincing case that aged buildings are tough enough to be altered or expanded in visually provocative ways. The 19 case studies include our Contemporary Jewish Museum, where a blue-steel cube collides with red brick, and 185 Post St., where a stocky masonry survivor now preens behind a taut glass veil."" - San Francisco Chronicle",144,"176 x 214 x 12mm | 362.87g","02 Nov 2011","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"175 Colour",1616890355,"55,905",4.55,US$19.01,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 13952,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13952,"2018-01-11 22:35:16","The Diagrams of Architecture",9780470519455,"Mark Garcia","This book will provide a definitive reader, compiling essays from previously published texts and newly commissioned essays from leading academics, architects and other specialists, each text is prefaced by a brief critical and accessible introduction by Mark Garcia and illustrated with the first-ever collection of spatial design diagrams by architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world. Case-study single-page and double page spread 'capsules' distributed throughout the book describe the creation, meaning and importance of the most important diagrams in today's leading-edge exemplars of interior, architectural, landscape and urban design.","Introduction: Diagrams. Introduction: Histories and Theories of the Diagrams of Architecture ( Mark Garcia ). Part I: Histories and Theories of the Diagrams of Architecture. Part I: Diagrams. Diagrams of Diagrams: Architectural Abstraction and Modern Representation ( Anthony Vidler ). Scientific Management and the Birth of the Functional Diagram ( Hyungmin Pai ). Urban Diagrams and Urban Modelling ( David Grahame Shane ). Dummy Text, or the Diagrammatic Basis of Contemporary Architecture ( Robert E. Somol ). Diagram: an Original Scene of Writing ( Peter Eisenman ). Poetics of the Ideogram ( Leon van Schaik ). Diagrams in Multisensory and Phenomenological Architecture ( Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka ). The Hammer and the Song ( Sanford Kwinter ). Part II: Multidisciplinary Dimensions of the Diagrams of Architecture. Part II: Diagrams. Diagramming the Interior ( Mark Taylor ). Diagrams in Landscape Architecture ( Jacky Bowring and Simon Swaffield ). Inhabiting the Forest of Symbols: From Diagramming the City to the City as Diagram ( Brian McGrath ). Diagrams and their Future in Urban Design ( Peter A. Hall ). Diagrams in Structural Engineering: Applied Diagram - Engineering Precision ( Hanif Kara ). Spatial Notation and the Magical Operations of Collage in the Post-Digital Age ( Neil Spiller ). Part III: Architects of the Diagrams of Architecture. Part III: Diagrams. The Diagrams of Bernard Tschumi ( Bernard Tschumi, Bernard Tschumi Architects, interviewed by Mark Garcia ). The Diagram and the Becoming Unmotivated of the Sign ( Peter Eisenman, Eisenman Architects ). Expressive Abstractions: The Diagrams of Will Alsop ( Will Alsop interviewed by Mark Garcia ). Diagrams ( Ben van Benkel and Caroline Bos, UNStudio ). Diagramming the Contemporary: OMA's Little Helper in the Quest for the New ( Wouter Deen and Udo Garrtizmann, OMA ). Between Ideas and Matters: Icons, Indexes, Diagrams, Drawings and Graphs ( Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Foreign Office Architects ). Metacity/Datatown ( Winy Maas, MVRDV ). Atlas of Novel Tectonics ( Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto, Reiser + Umemoto ). Parametric Diagrams ( Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Architects ). NOX Diagrams ( Lars Spuybroek, NOX ). Part IV: Epilogues. Part IV: Diagrams. Architectural Evolution: The Pulsations of Time ( Charles Jencks ). Epilogue (A Beginning of Other Diagrams of Architecture and the Futures of the Diagrams of Architecture) ( Mark Garcia ). Select Bibliography. Index.",,320,"168 x 242 x 26mm | 839.14g","15 Mar 2010","John Wiley and Sons Ltd","Chichester, United Kingdom",English,"1. Auflage",,0470519452,"100,011",3.89,US$34.43,US$85.01,,Paperback,"John Wiley & Sons Ltd",,, 13953,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13953,"2018-01-11 22:35:27","Handmade Houses",9780847838455,"Richard Olsen","Showcasing one hundred years of innovation and environmental sensitivity, Handmade Houses celebrates some of the world's most idiosyncratic homes from Big Sur to Sardinia. Author Richard Olsen unveils the components used for their construction, including driftwood, boulders, and even old wine vats. The first study of the handmade-homes phenomenon since its inception in the late 1960s, Handmade Houses revisits the subject's roots and history, exploring how these homes and their owners paved the way for the architectural-salvage business and the reclaimed, industrial look ever-popular today. As fascinating as the structures are themselves, their owners--professionals and amateurs who personally designed and built each residence--offer their inspirations and stories behind the convention-defying homes. Design lessons are gleaned from each home--some examples of environmentally aware construction with applicable tips for use in more mainstream scenarios. Handmade Houses is an important and relevant volume to be appreciated by anyone interested in environmentally friendly design, craft, and the expression of personal style in the home.",,"-Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth Friendly Home Design (Rizzoli; $45), by Richard Olsen, a former editor at Architectural Digest, is a breezy history of the genre, tracing its roots from Henry Thoreau to Carl Jung, and from Helen and Scott Nearing, whose mid-century subsistence living experiment in Vermont and Maine prefigured the '70s-era back-to-the-landers, to Lloyd Kahn, once the shelter editor of The Whole Earth Catalog, and the dean of the hand-built movement.- New York Times -What Richard Olsen has assembled is an attractive and engaging book, suitable for coffee table, bookshelf, or drawing board. Through interviews, research, and the collaboration of his photographers Lucy Goodhart and Kodiak Greenwood, he has created a beautifully tactile storybook about a passion to build.- New York Journal of Books -This tale is a lot more than hippies and hot tubs, however. Olsen provides a thorough history of the owner-built, woodbutcher movement from places like Big Sur, California, and Prickly Mountain, Vermont. And he addresses the sources of handcraft construction: Buddhist architecture of Japan, Norwegians cabins, Sea Ranch in California, Gaudi, Maybeck, and Jung, to name a few). Works from Europe and Australia provide an international context.- Architectural Record -If you are like me, interested in environmentally friendly design and unique style in the home, you will appreciate this book.- Mid-Century-Modern.net",240,"218 x 248 x 28mm | 1,338.09g","21 Jul 2016","Rizzoli International Publications","New York, United States",English,,"275 colour illustrations",0847838455,"90,403",3.89,US$42.10,US$45.00,"Richard Olsen is formerly the architecture editor at Architectural Digest, the author of Log Houses of the World, and coauthor of Malibu: A Century of Living by the Sea. Kodiak Greenwood's photographs have appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Conde Nast Traveler, Patagonia, the New York Times, and Travel & Leisure. Lucy Goodhart's pictures have appeared in numerous publications, including London's The Sunday Telegraph and The Times, and in Bay Area publications Monocle and Edible San Francisco.",Hardback,,,, 13954,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13954,"2018-01-11 22:35:29","Exceptional Treehouses",9780810980488,"Alain Laurens","A follow-up to Abrams' successful ""Treehouse Living"", ""Exceptional Treehouses"" includes 25 new creations by author and treehouse builder Alain Laurens. In ""Exceptional Treehouses"", author and treehouse builder Alain Laurens reveals thirty gorgeous treehouse structures, twenty-five of which are entirely new creations. Illustrated by Daniel Dufour's beautiful watercolours and with photographs by Jacques Delacroix, Laurens demonstrates in this book his commitment to sustainable building and environmentalism with his designs. In 2000 Laurens started his company, La Cabane Perchee, to design and build treehouses around Europe. Each house takes into account the local environment as well as the tree in which the structure stands and the photographs show details of how the treehouses are constructed without driving nails into any part of the host tree to minimize the environmental impact. ""Exceptional Treehouses"" is the perfect inspiration for treehouse lovers, eco-friendly architects and enthusiastic amateurs.",,,192,"259.08 x 350.52 x 30.48mm | 1,905.08g","01 Oct 2009",Abrams,"New York, United States",English,,"130 full-colour illustrations",0810980487,"94,770",4,US$52.97,,"La Cabane Perchee is a company founded by Alain Laurens, assisted by Daniel Dufour, who desings and draws treehouses and Ghislain Andre, a carpenter who builds them with his team. Photographer Jacques Delacroix travelled around Europe to capture the authenticity and uniqueness of each treehouse presented in this book.",Hardback,"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.",,, 13955,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13955,"2018-01-11 22:35:38","Digital Fabrications",9781568987903,"Lisa Iwamoto","Architectural pioneers such as Frank Gehry and Greg Lynn introduced the world to the extreme forms made possible by digital fabrication. It is now possible to transfer designs made on a computer to computer-controlled machinery that creates actual building components. This -file to factory- process not only enables architects to realize projectsfeaturing complex or double-curved geometries, but also liberates architects from a dependence on off-the-shelf building components, enabling projects of previously unimaginable complexity. Digital Fabrications, the second volume in our new Architecture Briefs series, celebrates the design ingenuity made possible by digital fabrication techniques. Author Lisa Iwamoto explores the methods architects use to calibrate digital designs with physical forms. The book is organized according to five types of digital fabrication techniques: tessellating, sectioning, folding, contouring, and forming. Projects are shown both in their finished forms and in working drawings, templates, and prototypes, allowing the reader to watch the process of each fantastic construction unfold. Digital Fabrications presents projects designed and built by emerging practices that pioneer techniques and experiment with fabrication processes on a small scale with a do-it-yourself attitude. Featured architects include Ammar Eloueini/DIGIT-AL Studio, Elena Manferdini, Brennan Buck, Michael Meredith/MOS, Office dA, Mafoomby, URBAN A+O, SYSTEM Architects, Andrew Kudless, IwamotoScott, Howeler Yoon, Hitoshi Abe, Chris Bosse, Tom Wiscombe/Emergent, Jeremy Ficca, SPAN, Urban A&O, Gnuform, Heather Roberge, Patterns, and Servo.",,,144,"175.26 x 213.36 x 12.7mm | 362.87g","01 Jul 2009","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"175 colour",1568987900,"100,050",4.11,US$21.11,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 13956,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13956,"2018-01-11 22:35:44","The Complete Yurt Handbook",9781899233083,"Paul King","The yurt or ger is a low-impact structure that causes no permanent damage to the land on which it is pitched. It is easy to erect and can be taken down in an hour. It is cool in summer and, with a stove, warm in winter. For centuries, people throughout central Asia have made yurts their homes. Robust and versatile, the yurt has evolved into the ultimate portable dwelling. Yurts are perfect for offices, summer houses, meditation spaces, spare rooms, or just beautifully satisfying spaces to be in! Join the thousands of North Americans who are discovering the many virtues of the yurt. Part One of the book delves into the history of the yurt and the principles behind its construction, and explores modern life in a Mongolian ger and the culture and etiquette of ger living. Part Two gives fully illustrated and detailed instructions on how to make several of the most popular types of yurt, including the ""weekend yurt."" With a few common wood-working tools, even an absolute beginner could build the frame for this simple, elegant structure.",,,122,"165.1 x 198.12 x 12.7mm | 294.83g","01 Jul 2002","Eco-Logic Books / Worldly Goods","Bristol, United Kingdom",English,,87ill.,1899233083,"88,306",4.33,US$19.28,US$25.00,,Paperback,"Eco-Logic Books",,, 13957,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13957,"2018-01-11 22:35:51","The Green Self-Build Book",9781903998731,"Jon Broome","Whether you want a turf roof, solar-powered hot water, or a super-insulated (and cost-efficient) house, you need to know the essential elements of the selfbuild process. In The Green Self-Build Book, Jon Broome gives an overview of the different methods of sustainable and eco-friendly construction techniques, and presents this information in a way that is relevant to non-professionals. The book includes case studies of green building techniques such as earth & straw bale buildings. The Green Self-Build Book gives inspiration and information to guide you through the green self-build process. It is intended for anyone who is planning a self-build project, and also for housing professionals, students and teachers.","Why build green? Who else has built green? Low Environmental Impact Ozone Depletion Potential Re-Use and Recyclability Health Procurement Community involvement Energy standards and strategy Low energy design Water How to design & specify green Green housing Useful links, references and contacts",,288,"204 x 250 x 22mm | 997.9g","01 Sep 2007","GREEN BOOKS","Totnes, United Kingdom",English,1st,"over 100 colour photos and 50 line drawings",1903998735,"87,100",3.34,US$41.08,US$41.96,"Jon Broome is an architect, who has self-built two houses. He was for many years Director of Architype, a London-based architectural practice working on housing, education, health and community buildings with specialist expertise in low energy design, timber-frame construction and sustainable building. He is co-author of The Self-Build Book and contributor to Housing & the Environment, published by the Chartered Institute of Housing. He lives in London, where he runs his own consultancy specializing in sustainable construction.",Paperback,,,, 13958,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13958,"2018-01-11 22:35:54","Studio Craft & Technique for Architects",9781780676579,"Miriam Delaney","Studio Craft & Technique is a one-stop handbook for undergraduate students of architecture. Based on the belief that technology and craft are at the heart of design studies, this book encourages students to think of them as aspects of an integrated whole. The book provides step-by-step techniques for skills that students use in their undergraduate studies, such as drawing, model making and surveying and explains the conventions of architectural representation. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Students can use this handbook on a daily basis in their design and technology studios through their first years of study. Recommended to first year students at numerous architecture schools, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated.",,,528,"126 x 178 x 40mm | 740g","20 Oct 2015","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,,"700 colour illustrations",1780676573,"71,736",3.5,US$27.39,US$29.95,"Miriam Delaney teaches at University College Dublin in the design and technology studios, and also lectures in architectural technologies and History and Theory. She was recently also a Teaching Fellow at Queen's University Belfast. Anne Gorman has over ten years experience in practice and seven years teaching experience in University College Dublin, in design and technology studios and she also lectures in architectural technologies.",Paperback,,,, 13959,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13959,"2018-01-11 22:36:05","Atlas of Novel Tectonics",9781568985541,"Nanako Umemoto","Architects Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto have been generating some of the most provocative thinking in the field for nearly twenty years. With ""Atlas of Novel Tectonics"", Reiser and Umemoto hone in on the many facets of architecture and illuminate their theories with great thought and simplicity. The Atlas is organized as an accumulation of short chapters that address the workings of matter and force material science, the lessons of art and architectural history, and the influence of architecture on culture (and vice versa). Reiser and Umemoto see architectural design as a series of problem situations, and each chapter is an argument devoted to a specific condition or case. Influenced by a wide range of fields and phenomena - Brillat Saverin's classic Physiology of Taste is one of their primary models - the authors provide a cross-section of thinking and inspiration. The result is both an elucidation of the concepts that guide Reiser and Umemoto through their own design process and a series of meditations on topics that have formed their own sense as architects. ""Atlas of Novel Tectonics"" offers an entirely fresh perspective on subjects that are generally taken for granted, and does so with a welcome punch and energy.",,,255,"116.8 x 185.4 x 15.2mm | 272.16g","28 Apr 2006","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,Repr.,"234 illus., 16 in color",1568985541,"72,369",4.08,US$16.90,US$29.95,"Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto are the founding partners of Reiser+Umemoto RUR, an internationally recognized architectural firm based in New York City. Their work encompasses a wide range of scales, from furniture design to landscape and infrastructure.",Paperback,,,, 13960,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13960,"2018-01-11 22:36:13","Freehand Drawing and Discovery",9781118232101,"James Richards","Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a ""both/and"" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills in conjunction with digital tools on real-world projects. Illustrated with nearly 300 full color drawings, the book includes a series of video demonstrations that reinforces the sketching techniques.","Foreword by Francis D.K. Ching x Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part 1: Learning a Language Chapter 1: The Freehand Renaissance 2 Influences 8 Art and Technology 12 Reintegrating Work and Play 16 Drawing and Discovery with Michael Vergason 20 Chapter 2: Nine Keys to Exploratory Drawing 24 Simplify Tools 27 Simplify Message 29 Work Small 31 Simplify Technique 32 Attack the Drawing 36 Draw People First 39 Pull It Together with Darks 43 Leave It Loose 44 Annotate Everything 45 Drawing and Discovery with Kevin Sloan 46 Chapter 3: Elements and Entourage 50 People 52 Vehicles 55 Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers 58 Rock and Landforms 62 Water 69 Furnishings 72 Sky 76 Buildings 83 Drawing and Discovery with Christine Ten Eyck 92 Chapter 4: Creating Believable Worlds 98 Perspective: What You Really Need to Know 99 Creating Depth: Foreground, Middle Ground, Background 111 Building Up Color 115 Pulling It Together 119 Drawing and Discovery with Luis Ruiz 122 Part 2: Urban Sketching Chapter 5: Urban Sketching as Creative Fuel 130 Drawing and Discovery with Gabriel Campanario 140 Chapter 6: Capturing the Place 144 Tools 145 Subject Matter 147 Editing 150 To Color or Not to Color? 152 Working Fast 154 Drawing and Discovery with Liz Steel 162 Part 3: Concept Sketching Chapter 7: Capturing the Idea 170 Sketching over Digital Bases 173 Sketching over Aerial Photographs 173 Concepts and Character 192 Drawing and Discovery with Kim Perry 204 Chapter 8: Digital Sketching - Drawing Without Limits 208 The Vision 210 The Reality 213 Tablet Sketching Gallery 215 Drawing and Discovery with Robert Chipman, ASLA 232 Chapter 9: What s Next? 238 Practice 240 Collect 241 Copy 242 Keep the Well Filled 243 Drawing and Discovery with Bob Hopewell 254 Endnote 261 Index 263",,288,"210 x 280 x 22mm | 1,079.54g","04 Feb 2013","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,,"col. ill",1118232100,"102,860",4.26,US$63.47,US$70.00,"JAMES RICHARDS, FASLA, is cofounder and Principal of Townscape, Inc., an urban design consultancy, and an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington's School of Architecture. He is a national award-winning designer, writer, and illustrator whose work spans landscape architecture, town planning, and urban design. Mr. Richards is a blog correspondent for Urban Sketchers (www.urbansketchers.org), an international drawing movement. He travels globally conducting drawing workshops for both students and professionals.",Hardback,,,, 13961,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13961,"2018-01-11 22:36:17","Model Making",9781568988702,"Megan Werner","The ancient craft of architectural model making may seem unnecessary in today's age of digital renderings and virtual tours, but physical models remain a uniquely revealing and compelling tool for the architect. More forcefully than any other way of visualizing a building, models represent ideas, as opposed to images. The sensory impact of a physical model, its materiality, is an important step in the design process. Once an idea is materialized, it exists in the real world, and the real world reacts--with limitations or opportunities, which become clear through the process of making. Amodel not only allows the designer to explore freely while testing out specific ideas but also to advance and communicate his or her ideas effectively to others.",,,160,"178 x 216 x 7.62mm | 408.23g","23 May 2011","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"200 Colour and 20 Black and White",1568988702,"101,107",3.84,US$21.64,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 13962,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13962,"2018-01-11 22:36:19","Chicken Coops",9781580176279,"Judy Pangman","Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in back gardens throughout the country - in the suburbs, rural towns, and even in cities. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly designed coop. Just like houses, chicken coops come in all sizes and styles to meet the needs of any chicken family. Author Judy Fangman has combed the country identifying the top chicken coop designs, from utilitarian to high-style. The result is this ultimate collection of 45 building plans that are sure to meet the needs of any chicken owner.The featured designs include basic easy-to-assemble hoop houses, A-frames, and multi-storied wooden structures, as well as larger models for small commercial farms. There are also a variety of moveable coops that can be rotated around the yard, and low-budget coops constructed from found and repurposed materials. A 16-page colour section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coop plans, as well as some amazing kits and one-of-a-kind coops built from recyclables.With its comprehensive building plans and chicken-laden stories, ""Chicken Coops"" is sure to inspire a sunny-side-up, no-yolks-barred attitude in all chicken owners who dream of building a bigger, better coop to house their flock.",,,176,"213.36 x 271.78 x 12.7mm | 408.23g","01 Jul 2006","Storey Books","Vermont, United States",English,,"illustrations throughout with full-colour 16 page insert",1580176275,"101,148",3.49,US$18.91,US$19.95,,Paperback,,,, 13963,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13963,"2018-01-11 22:36:24","Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture",9780071772938,"Ernest Burden","Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionary Revised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition, features 8,000 definitions, 4,000 illustrations, and biographies of hundreds of architects accompanied by classic examples of their work. This new, full-color edition includes terms relating to green, ecological, and sustainable architecture. Everything critically important to those in the field of architecture and design is covered, including: Architectural styles Details Building elements Architectural forms Building systems Green building Meticulously written, heavily cross-referenced, and filled with more than 3,000 new and updated definitions and 1,000 new photographs, this impressive visual resource is the best way to gain a full understanding of architectural elements and the new language of green and sustainable architecture.","Introduction; Alphabetical listing of architectural terms (and photographs); Index",,576,"185.42 x 233.68 x 25.4mm | 861.82g","13 Apr 2012","McGraw-Hill Education - Europe","United States",English,"3rd edition",ill,0071772936,"176,385",4.15,US$48.51,US$60.00,"Ernest Burden is an architect and consultant specializing in media and marketing strategies. He is the author of many books on design and presentation, including Entourage, now in its fifth edition.",Paperback,"MCGRAW-HILL Professional",,, 13964,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13964,"2018-01-11 22:36:26","The Lamp of Memory",9780141036670,"John Ruskin","John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential - not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.",,,144,"108 x 178 x 10mm | 99.79g","07 Aug 2008","Penguin Books Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,"UK ed.",,0141036672,"94,667",3.83,US$5.90,US$9.75,"John Ruskin was born in London in 1819. He became a towering literary figure in the nineteenth century, known for his writings on both art and on political economy. He became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University in 1869. John Ruskin died in 1900.",Paperback,,,, 13965,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13965,"2018-01-11 22:36:30","Fundamental Building Materials",9781599429540,"K Ward-Harvey","Written by an architect with many years' experience in practice and teaching, this book is a well-illustrated introduction to the great range of materials used in much of the world's building and construction. It is the only book of its type on the market, and suitable for anyone teaching or studying for building trades, architecture, building, landscape design, structural engineering, and allied disciplines. When first published, a reviewer commented, ""This book has filled a large gap in publications available to both students and the building professions."" The Fourth (2009) Edition is now available, incorporating many references to current standard codes, research, manufacturers, and other authoritative information on the internet, to expand content further if needed.",,,132,"208.28 x 274.32 x 10.16mm | 317.51g","15 Jun 2009","Universal Publishers","Boca Raton, FL, United States",English,4th,"black & white illustrations",1599429543,"117,086",5,US$35.50,,,Paperback,,,, 13966,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13966,"2018-01-11 22:36:32","Narrow Houses",9781568988733,"Avi Friedman","Since the beginning of the housing boom of the 1950s, the size of the average North American house has steadily grown while the size of the average family has decreased. Today, a growing number of homebuyers seeking smaller, more efficient residential designs are rediscovering a centuries old housing prototype: the narrow house. Measuring twenty-five-feet wide or less, these ""infill"" or ""skinny"" houses, as they are often called, are on the rise in cities and suburbs around the world. The benefits of building small and narrow are numerous: greater land-use efficiency, less building material, fewer infrastructure costs, lower utility bills, and flexible layouts. This building type creates environmentally sensible houses that allow homeowners to live within their means. Narrow Houses presents a thorough overview of the practical considerations of designing a narrow-front home, including siting, floor arrangements, footprint, and interior and exterior finishing. The book documents twenty-eight innovative examples of narrow houses from around the world designed by today's foremost architects. Project data including floor plans and extensive interior and exterior photography demonstrate the inherent flexibility of this housing model and the many possibilities for adapting these homes to the constraints of site, climate, budget, family size, and other needs.",,,256,"193.04 x 287.02 x 25.4mm | 1,111.3g","03 Nov 2010","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,,1568988737,"101,721",3.55,US$39.62,US$45.00,"Avi Friedman is a world-renowned architect and director of the Affordable Homes Program at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served on the National Housing Research Committee of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.",Hardback,,,, 13968,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13968,"2018-01-11 22:36:40","Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture",9781856697408,"Virginia McLeod","Following the success of the earlier titles in this series, ""Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture"" provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern glass architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently completed and influential glass designs for residential, public and commercial architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs, site plans and sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also a descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project, including the location, client, architectural project team, main consultants and contractors. The projects are presented in clear and concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled in the same consistent way and presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison. There is also a CD-ROM which contains all the drawings as printed in the book, in both EPS and DWG (generic CAD) formats. In addition, this book features an index of architects that includes the name, address and all contact details for each architect included. ""Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture"" is an excellent reference work for practising architects as well as architecture and design students.","Commercial Buildings 01 Baumschlager Eberle, Cube Biberwier Biberwier, Austria 02 Lab Architecture Studio, Soho Shangdu, China 03 Coop Himmelb(l)au, BMW World, Germany 04 UN Studio, Galleria Hall West, South Korea 05 Arquitectonica, The Westin, USA 06 Brand + Allen Architects, 185 Post Street, USA Cultural Buildings 07 Peter Elliot Architecture and Urban Design, Melbourne Zoo Water Recycling Plant Australia 08 PTW Architects, Watercube Watersports Centre, Beijing Olympic Centre, China 09 b8k + Arno Brandlhuber Dorte mandrup Architektur, Cultural Centre, Denmark 10 Jakob + MacFarlane, Port de Paris Cultural Centre, France 11 Daniel Libeskind, Glass Courtyard, Jewish Museum, Germany 12 Toyo Ito + Associates, Kakamigahara Crematorium, Japan 13 The Buchan Group, Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand 14 Sverre Fehn, Extension to the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway 15 SnA hetta, National Opera of Norway, Norway 16 FAM Arquitectos, Madrid Bombings Memorial, Spain 17 David Pearl, Cardiff Water Towers, Wales 18 Carpenter Lowings Architects, Salvation Army International Chapel, UK 19 David Adjaye, Idea Store, UK 20 Thomas Phifer and Partners, Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion, Rice University, USA 21 Steven Holl, Nelson Atkins Museum, USA 22 Skidmore Owings Merrill, Cathedral of Christ The Light, USA Educational Buildings 23 Herzog + de Meuron, Cottbus Information, Communication and Media Centre, Brandenburg Technical University, Germany 24 Medium Architects, Hamburg Law Library, University of Hamburg, Germany 25 Junya Ishigami Architecten, Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, Japan 26 Shigeru Ban, University Library, Japan 27 Dominique Perrault, EWHA Womans University, South Korea 28 Rafael Moneo, University Library Deusto, Spain 29 Diener + Diener, Novartis Campus, Switzerland 30 Wiel Arets, Utrecht University Library, The Netherlands 31 Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Academy of Sciences, USA Office Buildings 32 Johnson Pilton Walker,Westpac Place, Australia 33 Kohn Pedersen Fox, Shanghai World Financial Centre, China 34 Brian Clarke, Al Faisaliah Centre, Saudi Arabia 35 Barkow Leibinger, DMC B6/2 Office Building, South Korea 36 b720 Architects, Maestro Nicolau Office Building, Spain 37 EMBT Arquitectos,Natural Gas Headquarters, Spain 38 Murphy / Jahn, Merek Serono Headquarters, Switzerland 39 Camenzind Evolutiion, Cocoon Building, Switzerland 40 Renzo Piano Building Workshop, New York Times Building, USA 41 Dominique Perrault, Innsbruck Town Hall, Austria 42 Zaha Hadid, Congress Station, Austria 43 Sauerbruch Hutton, Fire and Police Station, Germany Residential Buildings 44 Powerhouse Company, Villa 1, The Netherlands 45 Niall McLaughlin Architects, Peabody Trust Silvertown Housing, UK 46 Fender Katsalidis Architects, Eureka Tower, Australia 47 Wood Marsh Architecture, YVE Apartments, Australia 48 Delugan Meissl, Office and Residential Building, Austria 49 TNA Architects, Ring House, Japan 50 Neil Denari, HL23 Apartment Building, USA Directory of Details / Directory of Architects / Index and Further Information",,224,"256 x 296 x 26mm | 1,619.32g","21 Sep 2011","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,,"500 illustrations, 200 in colour",1856697401,"108,194",4.54,US$44.17,US$50.01,"Virginia McLeod has worked for a number of private practices in London and was also the editor of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. She currently works as a freelance writer and editor, specializing in contemporary architecture. She is the author of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design, Detail in Contemporary Bathroom Design, Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture, and Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture",Hardback,,,, 13969,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13969,"2018-01-11 22:36:49","Fundamentals of Building Construction",9781118138915,"Edward Allen","Note from the publisher: Now in its sixth edition, this bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction. Emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frame, masonry bearing wall, steel frame, and reinforced concrete construction, the new edition includes new information on building materials properties; the latest on ""pre-engineered"" building components and sustainability issues; and reflects the latest building codes and standards. It also features an expanded series of case studies along with more axonometric detail drawings and revised photographs for a thoroughly illustrated approach.","Preface to the Sixth Edition xi 1 Making Buildings 3 Learning to Build 4 Buildings and the Environment 5 The Work of the Design Professional 11 The Work of the Construction Professional 19 Trends in the Delivery of Design and Construction Services 24 2 Foundations and Sitework 31 Foundation Requirements 32 Earth Materials 33 Sustainability of Foundations and the Building Site 39 Earthwork and Excavation 40 Foundations 51 Protecting Foundations from Water, Heat Flow, and Radon Gas 66 Sitework 73 Geotextiles 76 Designing Foundations 77 Foundation Design and the Building Code 78 3 Wood 83 Trees 84 Sustainability of Wood 90 Lumber 90 Wood Products 103 A Naturally Grown Structural Material 108 Plastic Lumber 110 Wood Panel Products 110 Wood Chemical Treatments 118 Wood Fasteners 120 Wood Product Adhesives and Formaldehyde 127 Prefabricated Wood Components 128 Types of Wood Construction 130 FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY 135 French American School 4 Heavy Timber Frame Construction 139 Fire-Resistive Heavy Timber Construction 142 Sustainability in Heavy Timber Construction 143 Heavy Timber in Other Construction Types 150 Lateral Bracing 152 Cross-Laminated Timber Construction 152 Accommodating Building Services 156 Wood-Concrete Composite Construction 156 Longer Spans in Heavy Timber 157 For Preliminary Design of Heavy Timber Structures 164 Heavy Timber and the Building Codes 164 Uniqueness of Heavy Timber Framing 165 5 Wood Light Frame Construction 171 History 173 Platform Frame 174 Sustainability in Wood Light Frame Construction 176 Foundations for Light Frame Structures 176 Building the Frame 184 Variations on Wood Light Frame Construction 219 For Preliminary Design of a Wood Light Frame Structure 222 Wood Light Frame Construction and the Building Codes 222 Uniqueness of Wood Light Frame Construction 224 6 Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 231 Protection from the Weather 232 Roofing 233 Windows and Doors 240 Paints and Coatings 244 Siding 248 Corner Boards and Exterior Trim 257 Sealing Exterior Joints 258 Sustainability of Paints and Other Architectural Coatings 260 Exterior Painting, Finish Grading, and Landscaping 260 Exterior Construction 260 7 Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 265 Completing the Building Enclosure 273 Sustainability of Insulation Materials for Wood Light Frame Construction 282 Wall and Ceiling Finish 285 Millwork and Finish Carpentry 285 Proportioning Fireplaces 286 Proportioning Stairs 300 Flooring and Ceramic Tile Work 302 Finishing Touches 304 8 Brick Masonry 309 History 310 Mortar 313 Sustainability of Brick Masonry 316 Brick Masonry 316 Masonry Wall Construction 339 9 Stone and Concrete Masonry 349 Stone Masonry 350 Sustainability in Stone and Concrete Masonry 362 Concrete Masonry 370 Other Types of Masonry Units 381 Masonry Wall Construction 382 10 Masonry Wall Construction 387 Types of Masonry Walls 388 For Preliminary Design of a Loadbearing Masonry Structure 396 Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction 396 Detailing Masonry Walls 400 Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction 406 Movement Joints in Buildings 408 Masonry Paving 414 Masonry and the Building Codes 415 Uniqueness of Masonry 415 11 Steel Frame Construction 421 History 422 The Material Steel 424 For Preliminary Design of a Steel Structure 427 Joining Steel Members 435 Details of Steel Framing 441 The Construction Process 451 Fire Protection of Steel Framing 468 Longer Spans and High-Capacity Columns in Steel 473 Fabric Structures 482 Industrialized Systems in Steel 486 Sustainability in Steel Frame Construction 487 Steel and the Building Codes 488 Uniqueness of Steel 488 12 Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction 499 The Concept of Light Gauge Steel Construction 500 Sustainability in Light Gauge Steel Framing 501 Light Gauge Steel Framing 502 Other Uses of Light Gauge Steel Framing 511 For Preliminary Design of a Light Gauge Steel Frame Structure 513 Insulating Light Gauge Steel Frame Structures 513 Advantages and Disadvantages of Steel Framing 514 Light Gauge Steel Framing and the Building Codes 514 Finishes for Light Gauge Steel Framing 514 Metals in Architecture 516 FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY 522 Camera Obscura at Mitchell Park, Greenport, New York 13 Concrete Construction 527 History 528 Cement and Concrete 529 Sustainability in Concrete Construction 532 Making and Placing Concrete 535 Formwork 540 Reinforcing 541 Concrete Creep 555 Prestressing 555 ACI 301 560 Innovations in Concrete Construction 560 14 Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems 565 Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade 567 Casting a Concrete Wall 571 Casting a Concrete Column 577 One-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems 578 Two-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems 587 Other Uses of Sitecast Concrete 592 Sitecast Posttensioned Framing Systems 592 Selecting a Sitecast Concrete Framing System 594 Innovations in Sitecast Concrete Construction 594 For Preliminary Design of a Sitecast Concrete Structure 597 Architectural Concrete 600 Cutting Concrete, Stone, and Masonry 604 Longer Spans in Sitecast Concrete 608 Designing Economical Sitecast Concrete Buildings 611 Sitecast Concrete and the Building Codes 611 Uniqueness of Sitecast Concrete 612 15 Precast Concrete Framing Systems 621 Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural Elements 624 For Preliminary Design of a Precast Concrete Structure 625 Assembly Concepts for Precast Concrete Buildings 626 Manufacture of Precast Concrete Structural Elements 627 Joining Precast Concrete Members 633 Fastening to Concrete 634 Composite Precast/Sitecast Concrete Construction 647 The Construction Process 647 Sustainability in Precast Concrete Construction 648 Precast Concrete and the Building Codes 649 Uniqueness of Precast Concrete 649 16 Roofing 661 Low-Slope Roofs 663 Building Enclosure Essentials: Thermal Insulation and Vapor Retarder 668 Steep Roofs 688 Sustainability in Roofing 702 Cool Roofs 702 Green Roofs 705 Photovoltaic Systems 706 Roofing and the Building Codes 707 Building Enclosure Essentials: Dissimilar Metals and the Galvanic Series 708 17 Glass and Glazing 717 History 718 The Material Glass 720 Sustainability of Glass 722 Glazing 734 Glass and Energy 744 Glass and the Building Codes 747 FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY 750 Skating Rink at Yerba Buena Gardens 18 Windows and Doors 755 Windows 756 Plastics in Building Construction 766 Sustainability of Windows and Doors 777 Doors 777 Other Window and Door Requirements 783 19 Designing Exterior Wall Systems 791 Design Requirements for the Exterior Wall 792 Sustainability of Exterior Wall Systems 797 Conceptual Approaches to Watertightness in the Exterior Wall 798 Sealing Joints in the Exterior Wall 803 Loadbearing Walls and Curtain Walls 807 Building Enclosure Essentials: Air Barrier 808 The Exterior Wall and the Building Codes 812 20 Cladding with Masonry and Concrete 817 Masonry Veneer Curtain Walls 818 Stone Curtain Walls 825 Precast Concrete Curtain Walls 830 Exterior Insulation and Finish System 836 Keeping Water Out with Masonry and Concrete Cladding 840 FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY 842 Seattle University School of Law 21 Cladding with Metal and Glass 847 Aluminum Extrusions 848 Sustainability of Aluminum Cladding Components 852 Aluminum and Glass Framing Systems 854 Double-Skin Facades 868 Sloped Glazing 869 The Curtain Wall Design and Construction Process 869 Metal Panel Cladding 871 22 Selecting Interior Finishes 877 Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Services 878 The Sequence of Interior Finishing Operations 880 Sustainability of Interior Finishes 882 Selecting Interior Finishes 883 Trends in Interior Finish Systems 888 23 Interior Walls and Partitions 891 Types of Interior Walls 892 Framed Partition Systems 893 Sustainability of Gypsum Products 898 Plaster Ornament 910 Masonry Partition Systems 924 Wall and Partition Facings 924 24 Finish Ceilings and Floors 931 Finish Ceilings 932 Types of Ceilings 932 Sustainability of Finish Ceilings and Floors 943 Finish Flooring 944 Types of Finish Flooring Materials 948 Flooring Thickness 961 Appendix 966 Glossary 968 Index 999","This publication provides exactly what it says on the cover. (Building Engineer, April 2014)",1024,"223.52 x 287.02 x 40.64mm | 2,222.59g","14 Oct 2013","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,"6th ed.",,1118138910,"129,127",3.8,US$133.74,US$135.00,"Edward Allen, FAIA, has taught for forty years as a faculty member at Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has frequently taught as a guest lecturer at other institutions throughout the United States. He has designed more than fifty constructed buildings and is the bestselling coauthor of The Architect's Studio Companion, Architectural Detailing, Form and Forces, and Fundamentals of Residential Construction, all published by Wiley. Joseph Iano is an author, illustrator, and practicing architect who has taught design and technology in schools of architecture throughout the United States, and has also worked in the construction trades. Currently, he heads a Seattle firm that provides technical and quality management consulting to the design and construction industry. He is the coauthor with Edward Allen of The Architect's Studio Companion.",Hardback,,,, 13970,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13970,"2018-01-11 22:36:58","70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses",9781743365311,"Karen McCartney","In this follow-up to the design classic 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses, Karen McCartney, founding editor of interiors magazine Inside Out, has compiled a selection of significant examples of Australian houses of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, each brilliantly photographed and with a depth of coverage rarely seen before. Featured architects include Richard Leplastrier, Glenn Murcutt and Wood Marsh. A detailed introduction places the period in social, historical and architectural context, before each of the selected houses is individually reviewed in an informed and engaging style. In each example the relationship between the architect and owner is discussed, as is the linking of the building to its site, materials and architectural detailing. The author has interviewed many architects and owners for their personal insights. Each study includes a feature on the interior decoration and a discussion of designers and manufacturers of iconic furniture, fittings and fabrics. 70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses features stunning photography by Michael Wee, both panoramic and detailed, throughout. The homes from these three decades form a significant part of Australian architectural history.",,,256,"255 x 266 x 19.05mm | 1,442.42g","01 Mar 2014","MURDOCH BOOKS","Millers Point, Australia",English,Revised,,1743365314,"205,229",3.83,,,"Karen McCartney has a wealth of experience in the areas of art, design and style, spanning 20 years and several continents. After gaining an honours degree in the History of Art and English from University College, London, Karen's first job was on British magazine Art Monthly. She has written for, among other titles, British Elle Decoration and The Financial Times. In Australia, Karen edited Marie Claire Lifestyle before becoming founding editor of interiors magazine Inside Out. She is now Group Editorial Director at News Magazines and this is her second book on the subject of Australian residential architecture.",Paperback,,,, 13971,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13971,"2018-01-11 22:37:09","Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2",9781780671758,"David Phillips","Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 follows on from the success of the first book in the series, and contains entirely new projects. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently completed and influential house designs. It also analyses both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern residential architecture. The projects are presented in clear and concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled consistently and presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison. Each project is presented with colour photographs, site plans and sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project. A bonus CD contains drawings from the book, in both EPS and DWG (generic CAD) formats.",,"""Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 by David Phillips and Megumi Tamashita published by Laurence King in October 2014 follows on from the success of the first book in the series and contains entirely new projects."" - Architect, Builder, Contractor & Developer (ABC+D)",224,"258 x 300 x 22mm | 1,539.98g","04 Nov 2014","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,"2nd Revised edition","colour illustrations",178067175X,"48,804",4,US$49.14,US$60.00,"David Phillips graduated with an MA in fine art from the Royal College of Art, London and later studied architecture at London South Bank University. He has worked for a number of leading architecture and design companies in the UK. Currently he is a senior lecturer in design at the University of the Arts London. Megumi Yamashita is a journalist writing about architecture and design for various publishers in both the UK and Japan.",Hardback,,,, 13972,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13972,"2018-01-11 22:37:15","Raw Concrete",9780434022441,"Barnabas Calder","SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALICE DAVIS HITCHCOCK AWARD 'Brilliant' Elain Harwood 'Part history, part aesthetic autobiography, wholly engaging and liable to convince those procrastinators sitting (uncomfortably) on the concrete fence' Jonathan Meades 'A learned and passionate book' Simon Bradley, author of The Railways `A compelling and evocative read, meticulously researched, and filled with insight and passion' Kate Goodwin, Head of Architecture, Royal Academy of Arts The raw concrete buildings of the 1960s constitute the greatest flowering of architecture the world has ever seen. The biggest construction boom in history promoted unprecedented technological innovation and an explosion of competitive creativity amongst architects, engineers and concrete-workers. The Brutalist style was the result. Today, after several decades in the shadows, attitudes towards Brutalism are slowly changing, but it is a movement that is still overlooked, and grossly underrated. Raw Concrete overturns the perception of Brutalist buildings as the penny-pinching, utilitarian products of dutiful social concern. Instead it looks a little closer, uncovering the luxuriously skilled craft and daring engineering with which the best buildings of the 1960s came into being: magnificent architectural visions serving clients rich and poor, radical and conservative. Beginning in a tiny hermitage on the remote north Scottish coast, and ending up backstage at the National Theatre, Raw Concrete embarks on a wide-ranging journey through Britain over the past sixty years, stopping to examine how eight extraordinary buildings were made - from commission to construction - why they have been so vilified, and why they are beginning to be loved. In it, Barnabas Calder puts forward a powerful case: Brutalism is the best architecture there has ever been, and perhaps the best there ever will be.",,"""The best introduction to this most exciting and visceral period of British architecture - a learned and passionate book."" -- Simon Bradley, author of The Railways ""Part history, part aesthetic autobiography, wholly engaging and liable to convince those procrastinators sitting (uncomfortably) on the concrete fence."" -- Jonathan Meades ""A compelling and evocative read, one that is meticulously researched, and filled with insight and passion. Through Barnabas Calder's personal narrative we gain a deep understanding and appreciation of a tough subject."" -- Kate Goodwin, Head of Architecture, Royal Academy of Arts ""A fascinating odyssey through Britain's Brutalist landscape. The journey is sometimes breathtaking, but always insightful and informed. By its end, we understand the complexity, skill, and vision, as well as the politics, that created the buildings he explores in such loving detail."" -- Elizabeth Darling, author of Re-Forming Britain ""Barnabas Calder is a self-outed lover of concrete, a man who doesn't visit buildings but makes ""pilgrimages"". He holds back on neither his praise for the objects of his passion, nor his wrath against those who threaten them. Buy this excellent book, read it and go out and hug your nearest lofty edifice in concrete and glass!"" -- Neil Baxter, The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland ""This engrossing book by a fellow self-confessed concrete lover is both a witty travelogue and memoir and the clear-sighted history of Brutalist buildings. Barnabas Calder relishes the craftsmanship, the financial back stories, and the aims and ambitions of a diverse generation of architects, whose works deserve our sympathy."" -- Catherine Croft, Director, Twentieth Century Society ""This celebration of all things concrete will please both its aficionados and those who find it hard to love ... Calder's distinctive approach is a combination of scholarliness with personal association ... An engaging and accessible guide for those drawn towards these ex-monstrosities."" * Observer * ""It's not a history book ... It's chatty, anecdotal and thoroughly entertaining ... My advice? Read the book, load up your mobile with some rock `n' roll and Calder's online photos, and go hug some concrete."" * Times Higher Education * ""Calder provides the ideal eye-opening introduction for the curious general reader. It deserves a large audience ... This is a charmingly personal book, authoritatively knowledgeable and spikily argumentative."" * Literary Review * ""Calder wants to make an argument about the greatness of Brutalism as an architectural style. He writes beautifully."" -- Owen Hatherley * London Review of Books * ""Eclectic and readable."" -- Rowan Moore * Observer 'Architecture Books of the Year' * ""Impressively well-written... Calder writes with the opinionated self-assurance of the young Ruskin. Compelling reading... thrilling... excellent."" -- Adrian Forty * RIBA Journal * ""This is a strongly-argued and at times refreshingly polemical book, one guaranteed to change your opinion of an ambitious and much-maligned architectural style that, like it or not, has had a profound effect on our built environment."" * The National * ""Calder's book is the very antithesis of the recent glut of coffee-table-style, #brutalism, which focus primarily on appearance. By adopting a personal perspective, he humanises what is often demonised as an alienating material."" * Blueprint Magazine * ""An excellent - and highly readable - guide ... If you're interested in Brutalism as architecture and construction practice, if you're interested in its meaning and its context, buy this book."" * Municipal Dreams * ""Barnabas Calder brings us tales of the unexpected and breathes life into what some night call one of the unloveliest of building materials ... illuminating and spirited."" * Monocle * ""He writes beautifully."" * London Review of Books *",416,"162 x 240 x 38mm | 760g","14 Jun 2016",Cornerstone,"London, United Kingdom",English,,,0434022446,"164,617",4.54,US$38.80,US$40.52,"Barnabas Calder is a historian of architecture specialising in British architecture since 1945. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool, and is compiling an online complete works of Sir Denys Lasdun, funded by the Graham Foundation and in collaboration with the RIBA British Architectural Library Special Collections.",Hardback,"William Heinemann Ltd",,, 13973,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13973,"2018-01-11 22:37:27","Small ECO Houses",9780789320957,"Francesc Zamora Mola","Fresh perspectives on how good design can create stylish yet ecologically sound living spaces in small-scale homes. Anyone who has faced the challenges of limited living space will find inspiration in this survey of the latest trends in environmentally sensitive, small-scale residential designs. More than fifty residential spaces are profiled--from woodsy houses and repurposed barns to cool apartments and urban lofts--both inside and out. Most of the projects were designed by up-and-coming architects, and each design proves that small-scale efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can overcome the apparent constraints of a small setting. Environmental impact is a growing concern, so each project was chosen because of its ecological sensitivity. Each case history describes the challenges confronting the designer and the solutions. Creating color schemes to enhance the feeling of openness, taking advantage of high ceilings to make multiple levels, and using collapsible furniture and sliding doors to maximize space are some of the design solutions that can be applied in any situation. Filled with beautiful color photographs and helpful floorplans, this book is a remarkable showcase of how good design can transform any small space into a comfortable, modern--and environmentally sensitive--home.",,,420,"200 x 214 x 30mm | 1,378.91g","21 Jul 2016","UNIVERSE PUBLISHING","New York, United States",English,,"600 color illustrations",0789320959,"82,338",3.79,US$35.77,,"Cristina Paredes Benitez has degrees in fine arts and in information science. She is an editor specializing in illustrated books and she has collaborated with several publishers and photo agencies. Alex Sanchez Vidiella earned a degree in art history, specializing in contemporary art, baroque art, and entertainment art (cinema), from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as an art history teacher and as an editor and graphic editor for various publishing houses specializing in art, architecture, geographic atlases, and scientific encyclopedia. He is currently a writer and editor, working mostly on books on architecture.",Paperback,,,, 13974,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13974,"2018-01-11 22:37:30",Earthship,9780962676703,"Michael Reynolds",,,,,"215.9 x 274.32 x 25.4mm | 680.39g","01 Sep 1990","Earthship Biotecture",,English,,,0962676705,"117,629",4.12,,,,Paperback,"Solar Survival Pr",,, 13975,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13975,"2018-01-11 22:37:39","Typographic Systems",9781568986876,"Kimberly Elam","Typographic organization has always been a complex system in that there are so many elements at play, such as hierarchy, order of reading, legibility, and contrast. In ""Typographic Systems,"" Kim Elam, author of our bestselling books, ""Geometry of Design"" and ""Grid Systems,"" explores eight major structural frameworks beyond the gridincluding random, radial, modular, and bilateralsystems. By taking the reader through exercises, student work, and professional examples, Elam offers a broad range of design solutions. Once essential visual organization systems are understood the designer can fluidly organize words or images within a structure, combination of structures, or a variation of a structure. With clarity and substance, each systemfrom the structured axis to the nonhierarchical radial arrayis explained and explored so that the reader comes away with a better understanding of these intricate complex arrangements. ""Typographic Systems"" is the seventh title in our bestselling Design Briefs series, which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide.",,,159,"177.8 x 213.36 x 15.24mm | 458.13g","01 Apr 2007","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"55 colour and 400 black and white illustrations",1568986874,"112,662",4.2,US$22.68,US$26.00,"Kimberly Elam is chairperson of the Graphic and Interactive Communication Department at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Her books Geometry of Design and Grid Systems have become standard reference works for students and practicing designers.",Paperback,,,, 13977,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13977,"2018-01-11 22:37:45","Drawing for Urban Design",9781856697187,"Lorraine Farrelly","""Drawing for Urban Design"" explores a range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to the sophisticated interactive computer model of the city of the future. There are many ways to engage with images of the city by exploring and considering what exists as well as imagining future ideas for the development of the city. Many professionals need to describe city environments in the course of their work. This can be done through maps, sketches, computer renderings or models. This book provides an introduction to these techniques while explaining the processes associated with describing and designing urban environments. Following a brief introduction the book is divided into five parts. Chapter one traces the historical context of urban design. Chapter two explores traditional and contemporary methods of drawing and representing cities. Chapter three introduces and describes a range of tools and techniques for analyzing and mapping cities and urban spaces. Chapter four deals with the imagined city of the future and the virtual city, and chapter five showcases eight masterplanning projects from around the world by internationally renowned architects, ranging from the regeneration of a historic environment to the creation of an entirely new city. This book is illustrated throughout with examples of representations of the city created using a range of techniques, from simple freehand pencil sketches through to the most complex CAD visualizations and computer mapping techniques. This book will provide the architecture and urban planning student with an invaluable visual grammar for representing the contemporary city.","INTRODUCTION What is drawing? / Drawing the city / About this book THE CITY IN CONTEXT Introduction / Early views of the city / The Renaissance and perspective / Artists and their visions of the city / Scale / Twentieth-century precedents and realized urban ideas / Representing the city in the twentieth / century THE CITY AS OBJECT Introduction / Subject / Drawing / Observational sketching / Step by step: Sketching the Duomo, Florence / Step by step: Observational sketching on the go / Characterization / Step by step: Serial views through a city / Types of drawing / Plan / Section / Axonometric / Digital techniques / Storyboard techniques / Step by step: Derive / Painting and collage / Step by step: Watercolouring a sketch THE CITY AS DATA Analytical tools / Step by step: Analysis through photos and drawing / Diagrams / Step by step: Massing analysis / Visual notes / Diagram sequences / Step by step: Analysing a site / Outline and photography / Mapping / Cognitive mapping: perception and knowledge / Figure-ground mapping / Step by step: Creating a figure ground / Conceptual field / Digital techniques / Step by step: Enhancing digital photographs / Models / Materials for modelmaking / Massing models / Process models / Abstract models / CAD modelling THE CITY IMAGINED The image of the city / Presentation drawing / Abstraction / Collage and photomontage / CAD images and modelling / Step by step: Enhancing a three-dimensional model / Physical modelling / Step by step: Making a physical model MASTERPLANNING PROJECTS A new quarter for a historic city / David Chipperfield Architects, Art and TechnologyQuarter, Segovia, Spain The city of the future / MVRDV, Vison , Almere, The Netherlands The eco city / MVRDV, Eco City, Logrono Montecorvo, Spain Rebuilding a community / HOK, Arverne East, Rockaway Peninsula, Queens, / New York, USA The new Asian city / von Gerkan Marg and Partners, / Lingang New City, China Sustainability in an extreme environment / Metropolitan Workshop, Dead Sea Development, / Jordan The virtual CAD image / Zaha Hadid Architects, Kartal-Pendik Masterplan, / Istanbul, Turkey CONCLUSION / Further reading / Glossary / Index / Credits and acknowledgements",,192,"212 x 278 x 20mm | 762.03g","04 May 2011","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,New.,"310 illustrations, 254 in colour",1856697185,"130,217",4.15,,,"Lorraine Farrelly is Deputy Head of the Portsmouth School of Architecture. Her studio teaching focuses on the idea of the city and how it is read and interpreted. In particular she wants to promote the mixture of freehand and computer drawing skills to encourage a range of approaches to architectural drawing and representation. Her previous books include Interior Structures: Bars and Restaurants (2003), Representational Techniques and Fundamentals of Architecture (both 2007).",Paperback,,,, 13978,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13978,"2018-01-11 22:37:50","Living in Provence",9783836534963,"Barbara Stoeltie","La belle vie. The textures and tones of dreamy Provence. Nestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean sea, is a magical region of the world renowned for its lavender fields, fine cuisine, golden sun, and dreamy landscapes. This land, known as Provence, has inspired such writers and artists as Alphonse Daudet, Frederic Mistral, and Vincent Van Gogh. Paul Cezanne loved the region's Mount Sainte Victoire so much that he immortalized it in his famous paintings; his Provence studio, which still looks the same as it did over one hundred years ago, is featured herein, as is the house where Mistral, 1904 Nobel prize-winner, lived and wrote. Also included are photographs of the famous Hotel Nord-Pinus in Arles where Jean Cocteau sojourned and Picasso stayed when he came to see the bullfights. Bringing together the region's most remarkable interiors, classical and contemporary, this book paints a gorgeous picture of Provencal living.",,,200,"224 x 256 x 24mm | 1,202.01g","01 Oct 2012","Taschen GmbH","Cologne, Germany","English, French, German",Multilingual,"m. zahlr. Farbfotos.",3836534967,"128,621",3.9,,,"The author: Barbara & Rene Stoeltie both began their careers as artists and gallery owners. With Rene as photographer and Barbara as writer, they have been collaborating on interior design articles since 1984, contributing to such influential magazines as ""Vogue,"" ""The World of Interiors,"" "" AD,"" "" Elle,"" "" House and Garden,"" "" Country Living ""and ""House Beautiful."" The editor: Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.",Hardback,,,, 13981,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13981,"2018-01-11 22:37:51","Design Futuring",9781847882172,"Tony Fry","Sustainability is now a buzzword both among professionals and scholars. However, though climate change and resource depletion are now widely recognized by business as major challenges, and while new practices like 'green design' have emerged, efforts towards change remain weak and fragmented. Exposing these limitations, Design Futuring systematically presents ideas and methods for Design as an expanded ethical and professional practice. Design Futuring argues that responding to ethical, political, social and ecological concerns now requires a new type of practice that recognizes design's importance in overcoming a world made unsustainable. Illustrated throughout with international case material, Design Futuring presents the author's ground-breaking ideas in a coherent framework, focusing specifically on the ways in which concerns for ethics and sustainability can change the practice of Design for the twenty-first century. Design Futuring - a pathfinding text for the new era - extends far beyond Design courses and professional practice, and will also be invaluable to students and practitioners of Architecture, the Creative Arts, Business and Management.","Contents Introduction PART ONE: RETHINKING THE CONTEXT AND PRACTICE OF DESIGN 1. Understanding the Nature of 'Practice' 2. Understanding the Directional Nature of Design (as object and practice) 3. The Imperative of the Redirection of Design 4. Design as a Redirective Practice 5. Reviewing Two Key Redirective Practices 6. Futuring, Redirective Practice, Development and Culture PART TWO: STRATEGIC DESIGN THINKING 7. Unpacking Futuring in Relation to the Self, Community, Culture and Ethics 8. Methods of Change 1: Platforming, Return Briefs and New Teams 9. Methods of Change 2: Designing in time 10. Futuring and Learning the New from the Past 11. Designer as Redirective Practitioner: New Roles beyond Design PART 3: DESIGN, SUSTAINMENT AND FUTURES 12. Futuring Against Sustaining the Unsustainable 13. Sustainment and a New Epoch of Humanity 14. Picturing Economic and Cultural Futures 15. Sustainment by Design (as Redirective Practice): 'Dig Where You Stand' 16. Challenges of the Communication of Sustainment and Futuring Notes Bibliography Index","Design Futuring defines redirective practice as a critical new paradigm for design-a way of engaging design and sustainability as they are implicated in and essential to our very survival. Broad. Accessible. Timely. Eli Blevis, Indiana University at Bloomington A great introduction to the key concepts and contributions that Tony Fry has brought to the discourse of sustainability, alongside new concepts like redirective practice and practical suggestions for meaningful action. This is original thinking accessible to readers from all sectors. Frances Whitehead, School of the Art Institute of Chicago This is an important book. One that is highly useful for designers, design educators and design students of any design area. Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta Forceful, convincing, persuasive, and ultimately refreshing, leaving the reader with renewed investment in the role of designers for a sustain-able future. Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture It has an easy reading style and an impressive bibliography and back up notes ... It's a reference book that could be used for core teaching right across the design and technology spectrum, with teachers being able to draw on concepts that can be easily explained at KS3, but also incorporating meatier offerings for those teaching at KS4 and A level. just4Textiles",288,"148 x 186 x 16mm | 359.99g","09 Dec 2008","Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","London, United Kingdom",English,,"50 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index",184788217X,"143,163",3.5,US$34.82,US$35.94,"Tony Fry is a director of the sustainment consultancy Team D/E/S and Adjunct Professor of Design, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art. He has taught and lectured internationally and is author of Remakings: Ecology, Design, Philosophy and A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction to Defuturing, among many other works.",Paperback,"Berg Publishers",,, 13982,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13982,"2018-01-11 22:37:56",Informal,9783791337760,"Cecil Balmond","Balmond is making the transition from structural engineer working alongside other architects to an architect in his own right. His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field, in its completely innovative conception of the engineer's contribution to architecture. The plasticity of architectural plans is enhanced through a decisive promotion of their structural designs. The borderline between structure and architecture thus becomes increasingly blurred. This process is explained in detail in ""Informal"" by reference to eight seminal projects. Balmond elucidates the theoretical basis of his engineering and architectural solutions, and his sketches transcend purely technical illustration - they are key to his approach. ""Informal"" invites readers to rethink their understanding of the relationships between architecture, design and engineering.",,"'An intriguing journey into ... [Cecil Balmonds]... thought processes'Grand Designs, April 2007",391,"118 x 182 x 34mm | 580.61g","30 Apr 2007",PRESTEL,"Munich, Germany",English,"5th ed.","400 colour ill.",3791337769,"103,015",4.15,US$26.73,US$29.95,"The Author Cecil Balmond is deputy chairman Arup. He has collaborated with Rem Koolhaas, Philip Johnson, Daniel Libeskind and Toyo Ito, among many others. His recent projects include Penn Bridge, Philadelphia; Coimbra Footbridge, Portugal; Battersea Power Station Twist, London; and Seattle Central Library, among others.",Paperback,,,, 13983,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13983,"2018-01-11 22:38:07","Drawing ideas",9780385344623,"Mark Baskinger","This book focuses on the three key types of drawing, explanatory sketches, notational sketches and visual narratives that help designers think through and communicate their ideas. Through these three fundamentals, Drawing Ideas provides a thorough course in creating clear graphic layouts and diagrams, including expressive human forms, thumbnailing a process, adding effective colour and text and more. In addition, a drawing boot camp provides a refesher course in accurately drawing geometric forms. By getting back to the basics, readers will not only benefit from updated freehand drawing skills, but will also succeed in presenting and explaining their drawings and designs to others.",,,304,"214 x 266 x 34mm | 1,299.98g","19 Nov 2013","Watson-Guptill Publications","New York, United States",English,,"full colour throughout, includes drawings",0385344627,"97,703",4.32,US$38.65,US$40.00,"Mark Baskinger is an associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design, teaching courses in interaction and industrial design. He has won numerous awards from ID Magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America. William Bardel is the principal owner of Luminant Design, a design firm in New York that specialises in information design and wayfinding. William has written articles on design that have been featured in several books and publications.",Hardback,"Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.",,, 13984,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13984,"2018-01-11 22:38:13","The High Line",9780714871004,"James Corner Field Operations","The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public 'park in the sky' that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space - and become one of the most beloved and visited destinations in New York City.The first full documentation that visually charts the journey of this global landmark from the designer's point of view. Hundreds of illustrations showcase every aspect of the project and its unforeseen influence in its entirety. Includes previously unpublished archival materials such as the drawings behind the original proposal and exclusive images of construction.The book mirrors the architecture and composition of the park through its large landscape format with foldouts, surprising packaging and inserts. More than a visual masterpiece - its seven chapters are well-organized, legible, comprehensive and accessible. Detailed, obsessive, quirky, compelling, and beautiful, the book captures the essence of the High Line.THE book for design enthusiasts including architects, landscape designers and urban planners - as well as for general-interest lovers of New York City, culture, art, gardens, and city life.",,"""Serves as a stimulus for the uninitiated and initiated alike.""-World of Interiors ""Demystifies the art of this century. A useful basic reference book, it chronicles every artist you could ever need to know about in an easy to use A-Z format.""-Elle Decoration ""This superbly illustrated, alphabetically arranged celebration of 500 modern artists is a model of its kind.""-The Times ""One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years.""-amazon.com ""This really needs no introduction - it's a must for every bookshop in the country - but the format and the price make it even more irresistible.""-Bookseller's Choice ""Invaluable... This entertaining and affordable publication won't end up just on the bookshelves of art aficionados.""-Home & Life ""Fiendishly hip... A quick fix of culture.""-Elle Decoration ""Confused by the art world? Can't tell a Chagall from a Cezanne?... Then help is at hand in the form of Phaidon's 20th Century Art Book, an unrivalled guide to the art of an extraordinary century.""-Big Issue ""A great way to sort out your Baselitzs from your Basquiats.""-Voyager ""As coffee table art books go, this is king... It will certainly become a standard reference book...""-The Herald ""The luck of the draw keeps its fascination throughout.""-New York Times ""The price tag of this extensive, thick volume represents a real bargain in the art world...""-Midwest Book Review",452,"222 x 330 x 41mm | 2,540.12g","19 Nov 2015","Phaidon Press Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,,0714871001,"95,329",4.44,US$75.52,,"James Corner Field Operations is an award-winning, international landscape architecture, urban and public realm design firm based in New York City. The practice is renowned for strong contemporary design across a variety of project types and scales, from large urban districts and complex post-industrial sites, to small well-crafted, detail design projects. James Corner is recipient of the National Design Award and the Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award, among others.Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary design studio that integrates architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts. The firm established its identity through theoretical and self-generated projects before coming to international prominence through projects such as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the recently opened Broad Museum. For their commitment to merging art, architecture, and culture, founding partners Diller and Scofidio were the first in architecture to be recognized with the MacArthur Foundation ""genius"" award.",Hardback,,,, 13985,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13985,"2018-01-11 22:38:18","Interior Architecture: From Brief to Build",9781856696975,"Jennifer Hudson","""Interior Architecture: From Brief to Build"" provides an in-depth study of the creative and construction processes behind 30 contemporary interior designs. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international designers. Every stage of the project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sketches and design development to investigation of building regulations and collaboration with engineers, contractors, builders and suppliers. The book is unique in that each project is presented through an explanatory overview, with specially taken shots of production and construction processes, and details of fixtures, fittings, customised furnishings and decoration. ""Interior Architecture: From Brief to Build"" offers both students and professional designers, an inspiring and informative overview of how todays major interior architectural projects are designed and built.","Projects include: RETAIL Rugi Nakamura Architects - Jin Global Standard Outlet, Chiba JAPAN Tokujin Yoshioka - Swarovski Boutique, Ginza JAPAN Chris Briffa - Shu Shoe Shop, Malta MALTA Harry Allen - Corian Showroom, Philadelphia US Christian Biecher - Fauchon Shop and Restaurant, Paris, FRANCE Javier Marischal - H&M Flagship Store, Barcelona, SPAIN Merkx Girod's Selexyz - Dominican Bookshop, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS HOTELS, CLUBS AND RESTAURANTS Pentagram/William Russell - MatterMusic Venue, London, UK Roman and Williamson - Royalton Hotel Lobby, New York, US Karim Rashid - Market Restaurant, Atlanta, US Massimiliano Vaiani - Hotel Granducato, Florence, ITALY Jaime Hayon - La Terraza del Casino, Madrid, SPAIN Concrete - Citizen M Hotel, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Graft - Hotel Q, Berlin, GERMANY CORPORATE. UdA - Studio Notarile, Florence ITALY MoreySmith - Sony BMG Headquarters, London UK Maurice Mentjens - DSM Boardroom, Heerlen THE NETHERLANDS PearsonLloyd - Steelcase WorkLife, London UK 3deluxe - Leonardo Headquarters, Bad Driburg GERMANY Van den Oever, Zaaijer and Partners - Momentum Expo , Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS PUBLIC Steven Holl - Knut Hamsun Centre, HamarA y, NORWAY Eldridge Smerin - Business and Intellectual Property Centre at the British Museum, London UK Behnisch and Behnisch - Chamber of Commerce, Hamburg, GERMANY Marc Newson - Qantas First Lounges, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Surface Architects - Centre for Film and Visual Media Research, London, UK RESIDENTIAL Johnson Chou - 10 Bellair Apartment, Toronto, CANADA Dean/Wolf Architects - Townhouse Refurbishment, New York, US Marcel Wanders - Mondrian South Beach Service Apartments, Miami, US Lazzarini Pickering - Apartment, Paris, FRANCE LTL Architects - Upper East Side Townhouse, New York, US",,240,"218 x 280 x 26mm | 1,138.51g","27 Oct 2010","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,,"850 colour illustrations",1856696979,"124,071",4.27,US$39.52,US$45.00,"Jennifer Hudson is an author, editor and researcher in the fields of contemporary design and architecture, and for fifteen years was the general editor of The International Design Yearbook. She is the author of 1000 Designs and Where to Find Them, Interior Architecture Now, Restroom and Process - 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture.",Paperback,,,, 13987,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13987,"2018-01-11 22:38:28","New Natural Home",9780500515617,"Dominic Bradbury","For anyone thinking of designing, building, remodelling or furnishing a modern home, this all-in-one publication provides practical inspiration for dwelling stylishly, sensibly and sustainably. Five chapters consider where, what and how to build a modern natural home, advice on manipulating the elements to improve lifestyle, materials, indoor-outdoor relationships and ways to reduce our carbon. Houses selected from around the world in a variety of natural settings and climates show that living green is stylish, and hundreds of photographs showcase cutting-edge designs by leading architects. There are also hundreds of ideas for all types of dwelling, from new-build houses to extensions to existing properties.",,,256,"202 x 214 x 30mm | 1,079.98g","13 May 2011","Thames & Hudson Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,New,"386 illustrations, 340 in colour",0500515611,"120,559",3.47,US$30.99,US$35.00,,Hardback,,,, 13988,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13988,"2018-01-11 22:38:30","The Hempcrete Book",9780857841209,"William Stanwix","The Hempcrete Book is a detailed practical manual for architects, surveyors, professional builders and self-builders. It explains how to source and mix hempcrete and how to use it in new builds and restoration. In colour throughout, fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this book provides a full explanation of construction techniques, highlighting potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. It includes a comprehensive resources section and examples of completed builds, with design notes. Hempcrete is a building material with excellent properties. It's made from lime and hemp shivs (a waste product from hemp fibre growing) and can be used for walls, floors, and for roof insulation. Hempcrete is breathable, absorbing and emitting moisture; this helps regulate internal humidity, avoiding trapped moisture and mould growth, and creating healthier buildings. It provides excellent acoustic and thermal insulation and thermal mass. It's light-weight, reducing construction costs, and it's environmentally friendly: it locks up CO2 for the life of the building, and the hemp doesn't require agrochemicals or insecticides in its cultivation. The Hempcrete Book is a valuable tool for any eco-builder.","Foreword by Professor Tom Woolley Introduction Part One: Principles of building with hempcrete 1 History and uses of hemp 2 Hemp in construction 3 An introduction to lime 4 Key concepts in sustainable building 5 Getting the basics right 6 Variations on the hemp-lime mix 7 Performance of hempcrete in a building 8 Tools and equipment 9 Health and safety 10 Planning the build Focus on self-build 1: Agan Chy Part Two: Hempcrete construction 11 The hempcrete wall: an overview 12 Foundations and plinth 13 The structural frame 14 Shuttering 15 Mixing hempcrete 16 Placing hempcrete 17 Floors, ceilings and roof insulation 18 Finishes for hempcrete 19 Practicalities on a hempcrete build 20 Restoration and retrofit Focus on self-build 2: Hemp Lime House Part Three: Designing a hempcrete building 21 Design fundamentals 22 Indicative detailing Focus on self-build 3:Bridge End Cottage 23 A look to the future Resources","""The book contains lots of good advice and general good building practice... I would recommend this book to anyone working in the field of sustainable building."" -- Ian Pritchett ""Any architect, designer, owner or builder thinking of building in hemp or using lime in their build should obtain this book before they start."" -- Neil Garrett * The Owner Builder * ""Eco-friendly and sustainability issues are now a key element in the design process and the authors of this publication proudly affirm that Hempcrete buildings can provide affordable, healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable accommodation."" -- Dvid Phythian * Building Engineer * ""They have a great knowledge of their favourite product, which they willingly share here with those eager to embrace this relatively new wonder product whose origins date to ancient times."" -- Self Build & Design Magazine ""Truly comprehensive and enormously helpful. I wish we'd had this guide when building our Hempcrete homes in Swindon!"" -- Kevin McCloud ""If you are interested in learning more about using living materials for construction and how to use hempcrete for your upcoming projects or tests, I encourage you to get this book today. It is by far, the most detailed version on the market and completely easy to understand."" -- Mabelle Plasencia * INmatteria.com *",368,"203.2 x 251.46 x 25.4mm | 1,292.73g","01 Nov 2014","GREEN BOOKS","Totnes, United Kingdom",English,,"280 Illustrations, color; 15 Diagrams",0857841203,"78,913",5,US$42.31,US$49.95,"William Stanwix is a qualified building surveyor and founder of a growing UK company which specialises in new build and restoration with hempcrete and other natural building materials. Along with ongoing construction projects, Will provides consultancy, technical design and training for people interested in building with hempcrete and other natural building materials. Alex Sparrow works for one of only a handful of companies working with hempcrete in the UK and the only one to work with self-builders. Alex works on the strategic development of the company but still regularly take the opportunity to get his hands dirty on the building sites. Beyond the day-job, he is also a freelance writer on natural building.",Paperback,,,, 13989,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13989,"2018-01-11 22:38:33",Helvetica,9783037780466,"Lars Muller","Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface. It is simple and clean, and commonly seen in advertising, signage, and literature. The R has a curved leg, and the i and j have square dots. The Q has a straight angled tail, and the counterforms inside the O, Q, and C are oval. It is an all-purpose type design that can deliver practically any message clearly and efficiently. It is one of the most popular typefaces of all time. Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface presents 400 examples of Helvetica in action, selected from two diametrically opposed worlds. Superb applications by renowned designers are juxtaposed with an anonymous collection of ugly, ingenious, charming, and hair-raising samples of its use.",,,256,"120 x 156 x 22mm | 358.34g","01 Jun 2006","Lars Müller Publishers","Baden, Switzerland",English,"2nd Revised edition","800 Abb.",3037780460,"98,558",4.2,US$16.87,US$25.00,,Paperback,,,, 13990,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13990,"2018-01-11 22:38:43","The Green House",9781568989501,"Alanna Stang","Now available in paperback, The Green House vividly illustrates the emerging collaboration between stylish architecture, interior design, and environmental responsibility. This groundbreaking book features more than thirty-five residences in fifteen countries and nearly every conceivable natural environment designed by a combination of star architects and lesser-known practitioners, all of whom put ""greenness"" in the service of quality design, and not the other way around.""",,"A handsome resource guide and inspiration for designers and their clients. Architectural Record Thoughtful and surprisingly entertaining showcases the world's most stunning green houses. Dwell""",196,"215.9 x 226.06 x 10.16mm | 680.39g","28 Apr 2010","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,New.,,1568989504,"137,842",3.83,,,,Paperback,,,, 13992,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13992,"2018-01-11 22:38:48","The Green Studio Handbook",9780080890524,"Alison G. Kwok","Learn how to integrate green strategies into your building design. This practical handbook provides an essential introduction to green design strategies - helping you to understand how to save energy, water and material resources. It provides the information required to make judgments about which strategy to use and includes tools to enable you to incorporate the chosen strategy during the early stages of design. Each of the forty-two selected environmental strategies includes a description of principle and concept, step-by-step procedures for integrating the strategy, annotated design tables and charts, key issues to be aware of when implementing the strategy, and references to further resources. Over 500 sketches and color photos illustrate concepts and applications. In this second edition, ten new case studies are included to show successful implementation of green strategies and assessments of building performance. Site analysis and glazing strategies have been added and new tables and updated drawings simplify the application of concepts, preliminary system sizing, and integration of strategies. Using real building projects as a guide, designers will be able to make informed choices about the most competitive and effective way to design a green building. The Green Studio Handbook is a reference guide and source of inspiration for students in design studios and architects in professional practice.","Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Design Process; Integrated Design; Green Design Strategies: Envelope, Lighting, Heating, Cooling, Energy Production, Water and Waste; Case Studies; Glossary of terms; Glossary of buildings; Bibliography","""An excellent resource for both educators and practitioners"" -Karol Kaiser, Director of Education US Green Building Council ""An extremely valuable tool for making decisions early in a project, ones that will help dictate the form of a building, help determine what systems will need to be in place and which consultants will need to be brought on board, and help set a budget or see what can fit within a predetermined budget. The book is aimed at students as well as professionals, and it is certainly appropriate for both, be it at the introductory level and as a solid reference for seasoned green designers."" -John Hill, A Weekly Dose of Architecture ""[O]ffers a useful introduction to green design...the content stays fairly schematic to help guide and introduce green strategies...purposely avoids creating a green building checklist and getting bogged down in technical details...cover[s] a wide variety of topics and show[s] how they are interrelated systems. Each strategy is accompanied by a wonderful set of sketches and images that aid in the reader's understanding of the basic concepts."" -Archdaily ""With more and more clients and architecture schools demanding 'green' design, both student and professional architects need to get up to speed quickly with the vast range of techniques in this fast-moving area. This extensive and user-friendly handbook presents practical guidelines for applying environmental strategies during the schematic design of green buildings."" -Eco Building Magazine, March 2011",436,"213.36 x 274.32 x 27.94mm | 1,360.77g","18 Jul 2011","Taylor & Francis Ltd","Oxford, United Kingdom",English,"New edition","Illustrations (chiefly col.)",0080890520,"146,975",4.08,US$67.99,US$75.96,"Alison G. Kwok, Ph.D., AIA, LEED-AP, ASES Fellow, is a licensed architect and a professor of architecture at the University of Oregon. She has taught in architeture programs in California, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan, and New York. Walter Grondzik, PE, LEED-AP, ASES and ASHRAE Fellow, is an architectural engineer and a professor of architeture at Ball State University. He has taught in architecture and architectual engineering programs in Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Saudi Arabia.",Paperback,"Architectural Press",,, 13993,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13993,"2018-01-11 22:38:51","Serious Straw Bale",9781890132644,"Paul Lacinski","In 1994, when Chelsea Green published The Straw Bale House, the response from many people was a loud, ""Huh?!"" Those days are gone. With more than 100,000 copies sold, and straw bale projects underway in most regions of North America, we've entered a new era. Even building-code officials and insurance companies now look favorably upon straw bale buildings, with their extraordinary energy efficiency and wise use of agricultural waste for construction materials. Bergeron and Lacinski's new book Serious Straw Bale is the first to look carefully at the specific design considerations critical to success with a straw bale building in more extreme climates-where seasonal changes in temperature, precipitation, and humidity create special stresses that builders must understand and address. The authors draw upon years of experience with natural materials and experimental techniques, and present a compelling rationale for building with straw-one of nature's most resilient, available, and affordable byproducts. For skeptics and true believers, this book will prove to be the latest word. Thorough explanations of how moisture and temperature affect buildings in seasonal climates, with descriptions of the unique capacities of straw and other natural materials to provide warmth, quiet, and comfort year-round. Comprehensive comparison of the two main approaches to straw bale construction: ""Nebraska-style,"" where bales bear the weight of the roof, and framed structures, where bales provide insulation. Detailed advice-including many well-considered cautions-for contractors, owner-builders, and designers, following each stage of a bale-building process. This is a second-generation straw bale book, for those seeking serious information to meet serious challenges while adventuring in the most fun form of construction to come along in several centuries.",,"""Lacinski and Bergeron are strikingly thorough and forthright in presenting what it takes to make straw bale work in the toughest of climates.""--Peter Yost, Senior Editor, Environmental Building News",372,"200.66 x 248.92 x 25.4mm | 929.86g","01 Dec 2000","Chelsea Green Publishing Co","White River Junction, United States",English,,"Black and White Photos and Illustrations",1890132640,"167,311",4,,,"Paul Lacinski is a partner in Green Space Collaborative, an environmental consulting firm offering integrated project management and innovative design services. He lives in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Architect Michel Bergeron is a founding member of Quebec's legendary ecological design-build firm, Archibio. He is an author, designer, and builder. He lives in Montreal.",Paperback,,,, 13994,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13994,"2018-01-11 22:39:03","Concrete Concept",9780711237643,"Christopher Beanland","No modern architectural movement has aroused so much awe and so much ire as Brutalism. This global survey profiles 50 brutalist beasts around the world (built between the 1950s to 1970s), and demonstrates how Brutalism infected popular culture. This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as Concrete Concept shows, Brutalism can be about love as well as hate.",,"""a wholesome first introduction to the wonderful world of concrete brutes for those yet uninitiated"" Icon ""An almanac of fashionably extreme concrete"" Financial Times ""Concrete Concept reinforces our love for all things grey, textured and modern."" ELLE Decoration ""a lively journey around the world's brutalist buildings."" Frieze.com ""It's a fascinating glimpse into an area of architecture where abstraction seems to solidify into cold, hard - and sometimes beautiful - reality."" Bespoke Living (City AM) ""a surprisingly light-weight book that provides us a visual world-tour of tortured edifices."" Wallpaper* ""Brick-like new tome Concrete Concept demonstrates the unexpected serenity of some of the world's greatest Brutalist buildings ... Open the pages up and you'll be greeted by light, cheerful photographs and an accessible, tongue-and-cheek commentary."" AnOther magazine ""Concrete Concept ... celebrates so-called brutalist buildings across the world"" John Harris, The Guardian A simply must have book for any fan of Brutalist architecture' @ThisBrutalLife 'a fine slab of brutalism... it's a belter.' @Brutal_Architecture ""The buildings chosen by Beanland truly evoke their period and each have something to say to us today."" The Birmingham Press ""we'd suggest leafing through Christopher Beanland's Concrete Concept, a dazzlingly shot whistle-stop of the much-maligned style's greatest hits ... the book showcases the confidence, clarity and historical importance of the movement."" Monocle ""The text of this book, which profiles 50 brutalist beasts, is witty, lively and informative. The numerous photographs are first class. Concrete Concept gave me new eyes."" -- Roger Lewis Saturday Review, The Times ""This is not a worthy but dull architecture book. This is not a coffee table statement. Yes, it looks beautiful. Yes, you'll seem sophisticated for owning it. But shockingly, it's also insanely engaging. Beanland's commentary is fast-flowing, smart and very funny. Exactly what you want from a book about concrete."" Catherine O'Flynn, author of What Was Lost ""A witty, high-adrenalin, concrete-fuelled mega-tour of some of the world's unfairly maligned 'monstrosities'. Concrete Concept is a gutsy, bombastic love song."" Catherine Croft, Twentieth Century Society ""This tour around some of the world's great buildings is a treat for any brutalist architecture fan."" John Grindrod, Author of Concretopia ""A breathless love letter to a disappearing epoch. This funny, smart and beguiling book will make you want to jump on a plane before it's too late."" Elizabeth Hopkirk, Building Design magazine ""A snappy and surprising read. The expansive selection of buildings and waggish commentary help take apart tired definitions and break open the prematurely closed canon of brutalist architecture."" Michael Abrahamson, Curator of F*ck Yeah Brutalism",192,"215 x 240 x 25.4mm | 907.18g","04 Feb 2016","Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,150,0711237646,"165,093",4.21,US$27.04,US$30.00,"CHRISTOPHER BEANLAND lives in London and writes about architecture, culture and the arts for newspapers including The Independent, Guardian, Telegraph and various magazines around the world. He's also written two novels. JONATHAN MEADES is a writer, journalist, essayist, film-maker. His books include three works of fiction - Filthy English, Pompey and The Fowler Family Business - and several anthologies including Museum Without",Hardback,,,, 13995,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13995,"2018-01-11 22:39:08","The Architecture of Happiness",9780141015002,"Alain de Botton","The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton's exploration of the hidden links between buildings and our well beingBestselling author Alain de Botton has written about love, travel, status and how philosophy can console us. Now he turns his attention to one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. He asks: What makes a house truly beautiful?Why are many new houses so ugly?Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved?Will minimalism make us happier than ornaments? To answer these questions and many more, de Botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will forever alter your relationship with buildings. It will change the way you look at your current home - and help you make the right decisions about your next one.'Engaging and intelligent . . . full of splendid ideas, happily and beautifully expressed'IndependentAlain de Botton was born in 1969 and is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His bestselling books include Essays in Love; The Romantic Movement; Kiss and Tell; Status Anxiety; How Proust Can Change Your Life; The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work; The Art of Travel; The Architecture of Happiness and Religion for Atheists. He lives in London and founded The School of Life (www.theschooloflife.com) and Living Architecture (www.living-architecture.co.uk). For more information, consult www.alaindebotton.com.",,"Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy * Literary Review * Full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed . . . an engaging and intelligent book * Independent * Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy * Literary Review * Full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed . . . an engaging and intelligent book * Independent *",280,"152 x 196 x 22mm | 498.95g","29 Mar 2007","Penguin Books Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,"B/W interleaved throughout",0141015004,"11,672",3.83,,,"Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News: A User's Manual, and latest novel The Course of Love, among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.",Paperback,,,, 13998,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13998,"2018-01-11 22:39:17","The Grand Tour",9783836544603,"Harry Seidler","Window on the world. Travelling the world with an architect's eye. Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. Thanks to sound advice given to him early on by his photographer brother Marcell (""Only use Leica cameras and Kodachrome film, which is archival""), Seidler's hobby quickly developed into a passion and, finally, an impressive archive of world architecture. Including, of course, many of the world's most famous architectural structures, Seidler's photographs illustrate the history and style - country by country - of architecture in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. Divided into chapters by country, each with a brief introduction outlining its architectural history, ""The Grand Tour"" offers armchair travelers, students, architecture buffs, and historians the opportunity to browse the buildings of the world through one man's photographs - the fruits of a passionate, half-century endeavor.",,,576,"150 x 202 x 44mm | 1,219.98g","01 Jun 2013","Taschen GmbH","Cologne, Germany",English,,"chiefly Illustrations (chiefly col.)",3836544601,"138,213",3.43,US$23.99,,"The author: Born in Vienna, Austria, Harry Seidler studied architecture at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg before winning a scholarship to Harvard, where he studied under Walter Gropius. He also studied under Josef Albers at Black Mountain College in North Carolina and was the chief assistant of Marcel Breuer in New York from 1946 to 1948. He worked with Oscar Niemeyer in Rio de Janeiro before opening his own practice in Sydney in 1949. He has taught at the Harvard School of Design, the ETH in Zurich, and the University of Sydney. In 1996, Seidler was awarded the ""RIBA"" gold medal. He died on March 9, 2006.",Hardback,,,, 13999,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",13999,"2018-01-11 22:39:23","The Wayfinding Handbook",9781568987699,"David Gibson","Where am I? What can I do here? Where can I go from here? How do I get out of here? Consciously or not, we ask such questions every day as we navigate the places and spaces of our lives. Whether we find ourselves in a museum, hospital, airport, mall, or street in an unfamiliar city, we depend on systems of visual, audible, and tactile cues not only to lead the way, but also to keep us safe. They are the fundamental questions of wayfindinga process that encompasses both the experience of choosing a path within a built environment and the set of design elements that aid in such a decision. A decade ago, the professional practice of wayfinding design simply involved devising sign systems. Today, the field is much broader and continues to expand to address technological developmentskinetic media, GPS systems, web connectivity, smart materialsas well as cultural changes in areas such as branding and environmental awareness. Similarly, a cross-disciplinary familiarity with graphic, architectural, landscape, interior, industrial, and information design has become an essential requirement of twenty-first-century wayfinding design. The Wayfinding Handbook is an exciting new volume in our acclaimed Design Briefs series. Professional wayfinding designer David Gibson draws on more than thirty years of experience collaborating with architects, planners, developers, managers, and civic leaders to offer an insider's view of this rapidly evolving discipline. Using real-life examples, Gibson illustrates the way type, color, mapmaking, dimensional forms, material selection, and new media are used to create effective wayfinding systems. The Wayfinding Handbook is a complete guide to the discipline, from planning and design to practical considerations, such as setting up teams and managing projects. ""Other Voices"" sidebars, presentedthroughout the book, reveal the opinions of experts who plan, manage, and shape wayfinding projects. A comprehensive bibliography and gallery of resources round out what is likely to become the go-to resource for students, professionals, or anyone charged with designing people-friendly, universally accessible environments.",,,152,"178 x 214 x 14mm | 340.19g","01 Mar 2009","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps",1568987692,"115,678",3.98,US$18.72,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 14001,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14001,"2018-01-11 22:39:31","Yes is More",9783836520102,"Bjarke Ingels","Yes is more is the title of an exhibition and a book presenting B.I.G. in solo format for the first time in Denmark at the Danish architecture centre. Unlike a classic architectural monograph, this book is more of a popular cultural manifesto, which is also literally the first actual documentation of B.I.G.'s trailblazing practice. As the book demonstrates, this is a practice where method, processes, instruments and the approach to the concept of architecture is precisely as wild, unfettered and result-producing as the world it is part of and greets with an unqualified Yes. Bjarke Ingels attracts highly talented co-workers, but also gifted and ambitious clients from all over the world. He does so because his own talent is above all to swiftly create intelligent synergies out of indomitable `movements`, wild energies and unforeseen dynamics and transform them into hitherto unseen, surprising, functional, valuable and beautiful solutions to the specific and complex challenges in each task. The results of B.I.G.'s practice has already won awards from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the prize for `The World's Best Housing Project`, `Best Building in the Nordic Countries` as well as many other international kudos. The project and the title Yes is more is a double-edged wordplay on the dogma in modern architecture that `less is more`. Less is only more as far as dimensions go - the ability to encompass as many dimensions as possible (more) with as few expenses as possible (less). As a design parameter for an aesthetic retro minimalism this only amounts to idiosyncratic architectural idiocy.",,"`Yes is more is a popular and easily accessible manifesto for architecture as one of the most relevant aggregates of the 21st century in which we may epitomise and answer many of the global agenda-setting questions. In the exhibition and in the book, B.I.G. shows how they conceptualise the polymorphous demands, complex rules and highly specialised knowledge of society, creating tangible solutions through artistic processes; solutions which time and again attract the interest of the population at large as well as the respect of global aficionados. Yes is more is a communication created in this very spirit - combing elite and popular elements - allowing the sublime to shone through in the commonplace. Thus audiences are invited into B.I.G.'s processes, methods and results using the most approachable and populist means of communication available - the cartoon. -Kent Martinussen, Architect, CEO, Danish Architecture Centre`",400,"163 x 250 x 27mm | 1,129g","07 Nov 2009","Taschen GmbH","Cologne, Germany",English,,"Illustrations (some col.)",3836520109,"38,831",4.06,US$30.78,,"Bjarke Ingels is a ""yes man."" He rises to the challenge of just about any demand, be it reasonable or otherwise, with an unqualified ""Yes."" This fuels his ambition to absorb all the political interests surrounding a project and to turn them into backbending forms that disarm the opposition.",Paperback,,,, 14002,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14002,"2018-01-11 22:39:42","Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia",9781935963097,"Andrew Blauvelt","Hippie Modernism examines the art, architecture and design of the counterculture of the 1960s and early 1970s. The catalogue surveys the radical experiments that challenged societal norms while proposing new kinds of technological, ecological and political utopia. It includes the counter-design proposals of Victor Papanek and the anti-design polemics of Global Tools; the radical architectural visions of Archigram, Superstudio, Haus-Rucker-Co and ONYX; the installations of Ken Isaacs, Joan Hills, Mark Boyle, Helio Oiticica and Neville D'Almeida; the experimental films of Jordan Belson, Bruce Conner and John Whitney; posters and prints by Emory Douglas, Corita Kent and Victor Moscoso; documentation of performances by the Diggers and the Cockettes; publications such as Oz and The Whole Earth Catalog; books by Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller; and much more. While the turbulent social history of the 1960s is well known, its cultural production remains comparatively under-examined. In this substantial volume, scholars explore a range of practices such as radical architectural and anti-design movements emerging in Europe and North America; the print revolution in the graphic design of books, posters and magazines; and new forms of cultural practice that merged street theater and radical politics. Through a profusion of illustrations, interviews with figures including: Gerd Stern of USCO; Ken Isaacs; Gunther Zamp Kelp of Haus-Rucker-Co; Ron Williams and Woody Rainey of ONYX; Franco Raggi of Global Tools; Tony Martin; Clark Richert and Richard Kallweit of Drop City; as well as new scholarly writings, this book explores the conjunction of the countercultural ethos and the modernist desire to fuse art and life.",,"In its exploration of counterculture, Hippie Modernism: The Struggle of Utopia brings together designs for alternate communities...the mind-expanding prototypes anticipate the themes of ecology, recycling, immersive environments and audience participation which are so prevalent in the art world today.--Hilarie M. Sheets ""W Magazine """,448,"241 x 301 x 32mm | 1,950g","15 Feb 2016","Walker Art Centre,U.S.","Minneapolis, United States",English,,,1935963090,"171,470",4.48,,,,Paperback,,,, 14003,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14003,"2018-01-11 22:39:48","Lettering and Type",9781568987651,"Bruce Willen","No component of graphic design has attracted as much interest or inspired as much innovation in recent years as lettering and type. These fundamentals of design, once the exclusive domain of professional typographers, have become an essential starting point for anyone looking for a fresh way to communicate. Practical information about creating letters and type often amounts to a series of guidelines for executing a particular process, font program, or style. But what makes lettering and type endlessly fascinating is the flexibility to interpret and sometimes even break these rules. Lettering & Type is a smart-but- not-dense guide to creating and bending letters to one's will. More than just another pretty survey, it is a powerful how-to book full of relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, and exercises. While other type design books get hung up on the technical and technological issues of type design and lettering, Lettering & Type features the context and creativity that shape letters and make them interesting. Authors and designers Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals examine classic design examples as well as exciting contemporary lettering of all stripes from editorial illustrations to concert posters to radical conceptual alphabets. Lettering & Type is ideal for anyone looking to move beyond existing typography and fonts to create, explore, and use original or customized letterforms. This latest addition to our best-selling Design Briefs seriesfeatures a foreword by Ellen Lupton and hundreds of images and examples of work by historical and contemporary designers, artists, and illustrators, including Marian Bantjes, Stefan Sagmeister, Matthew Carter, Christoph Niemann, Steve Powers (ESPO), House Industries, Christian Schwartz, Margaret Kilgallen, James Victore, Abbott Miller, Sibylle Hagmann, Ed Fella, and many more. Throughout the book interviews with type designers, artists, and graphic designers provide real-world perspective from contemporary practitioners.""",,,144,"177.8 x 213.36 x 10.16mm | 430.91g","23 Sep 2009","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,515,156898765X,"157,446",3.97,US$24.76,US$24.95,"For nearly a decade, Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals have collaborated under the label Post Typography on creative projects encompassing graphic design, illustration, typography, lettering, and printmaking with additional forays into art, apparel, music, curatorial work, design theory, and vandalism. They both live in Baltimore.",Paperback,,,, 14004,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14004,"2018-01-11 22:39:52","Earthen Floors",9780865717633,"Sukita Reay Crimmel","For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks, and fiber. All over the globe, these ancient traditions persist; a quarter to a third of the world's population today lives in houses built partially or entirely of earth. Conventional Western building techniques using industrial materials may save time and create efficiencies, but these perceived savings come at considerable financial and environmental cost. As well as boasting a unique and beautiful aesthetic, natural building techniques are accessible, affordable, and non-toxic. Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated manual covering the history, use, and maintenance of this attractive, practical flooring option. This detailed, fully illustrated guide explains every part of the process, including: * Sourcing and harvesting materials * Preparing the subfloor * Pouring, finishing, and sealing the floor * Living with and maintaining your earthen floor Because information on creating quality earthen floors was not previously widely available, there have been some negative experiences. Drawing on the combined knowledge of the most qualified earthen floor practitioners, as well their own substantial experience, the authors deliver the definitive resource for this exciting technique, perfect for everyone from the novice to veteran builder. Sukita Reay Crimmel has installed over twenty thousand square feet of earthen flooring, and is one of the preeminent experts in the emerging field of earthen floors. James Thomson is part of House Alive, one of the leading natural building training organizations in the country.","Forward (Bill Steen, author of The Straw Bale House)IntroductionIntroduce the authors and our love for earthen floors. Answer, why earthen floors? Compare and contrast earthen floors with other flooring options. Sharing some of the natural building philosophy.SECTION 1: ABOUT EARTHEN FLOORSChapter 1: History of earthen floors, from ancient to modern timesExamples of earliest use, how sealed and maintained, places used, etc. Distinguish between ""dirt floors"" and carefully made and cared-for earthen floors. History of the ""modern-day"" earthen floor movement. Trace its development and spread. Not technical info, just general who/where/whens. Highlight some good examples of existing floors with photos.Chapter 2: Understanding earthen floorsCharacteristics of floors, appropriate uses, covering the following attributes: Texture Flatness HardnessWeight Resistance to moisture and stains ToxicityFlammabilityOdorEmbodied Energy ColorThicknessInstallation time/Drying timeCost CracksSECTION 2: GETTING READYChapter 3: MaterialsA breakdown of materials used: which ones, why, where they come from, etc.Sand, Clay, Straw, Oil, Pigment, Wax; how to harvest/prep materials, or where to buyChapter 4: ToolsOverview of mixing tools, trowels, levels, floats, sprayers, and more. Discussion of which are necessary and which are merely helpful, and how to maintain your tools.Chapter 5: Making your mixHow to determine floor mixes, do tests, work with raw materials and calculate the amounts of materials needed.SECTION 3: INSTALLING YOUR FLOORChapter 6: preparing the subfloorDetermining whether your subfloor can support the weight, choices around vapor barriers, insulation and control joints.Chapter 7: Preparing the work areaHow to get the room ready for the floor pour, how to minimize the mess and making the actual mix.Chapter 8: Pouring the pourTroweling, leveling, burnishing and drying.Chapter 9: Finishing the floorOiling, sanding, waxing, buffing!Chapter 10: Living on and maintaining the floorThings to be careful of: excessive moisture, heavy furniture, pointy objects. How to fix cracks, chips, and dents. Maintaining and refinishing. Demolition/Disposal; life-cycle (cradle-to-cradle)SECTION 4- BEYOND THE BASICSChapter 11: Other options for earthen floorsTamped floors, clay/lime floors, other fibersChapter 12: Artistic touchesInlays, prints, color clay washesChapter 13: Using radiant heat:Water, electric, hypocausts, rocket-stovesChapter 14: Experiments we've done or would like to see done.Earthen floor tiles, burlap imbedded floors.SECTION 5: THE FUTURE OF EARTHEN FLOORSChapter 15: Earthen floor contractingExisting situation; what we projectChapter 16: Pre-mixed floor mixSharing about Claylin.Chapter 17: ResourcesList of contractors, Claylin distributors, books, websites, living-building challenge, workshops.Chapter 18: Final thoughtsWords of encouragement for the DIY-erAPPENDICESTechnical Information: Weight, fire rating, compressive strength, r and u values, chemical contents of oils and waxesInstallation Flow Chart: Visual display of what questions to answer and what to do before and during your installCosts: Example costs of materials, square footage cost estimates based on a contractor install","""At last! The mystery is removed from most wonderful floors in the world. First thing you do: go find an earthen floor, pull off your shoes and socks, have a little walkabout, and discover great surprise and tactile delight. Next thing you do: buy this book, learn everything you need, and go make one yourself. Thank you Sukita and James for making this ancient treasure accessible to all."" ---Bruce King, PE, Director, Ecological Building Network ""Earthen floors have long been shrouded in mystery... Natural building enthusiasts have known about them and lusted after them, but despite the vast amount of natural building information produced in the past two decades, a tested and true treatise on earthen floors has been missing. No longer! This book is full of information, hard-won lessons learned and the real heart and spirit of natural building. The authors successfully de-mystify the process of mixing, installing, finishing and maintaining an earthen floor in a way that will help novices and seasoned builders alike to produce floors that are the most beautiful, sensual and eco-friendly option available. Thanks Sukita and James!"" ---Chris Magwood ""With Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice, Sukita and James have come up with the ideal mix of inspiration, experience, technique, and instruction. This book will be of use and benefit to both experienced practitioners and those just dipping their toes into the subject of earthen floors for the first time. It is always a delight to find a well-written, clear and practical guide to natural building practice, and a special treat when fun and informative personal stories are interwoven with good graphics to bring the whole process to life. This book makes a great contribution to the field on every level. "" ---David Eisenberg, Director, Development Center for Appropriate Technology ""Earthen Floors fills a long-standing gap in the catalog of natural building publications in providing reliable and thorough instruction in earthen floor construction. With a style that is both comfortable and authoritative, this book offers the detailed instruction necessary for executing a quality earthen floor in a variety of different contexts. Crimmel and Thomson have drawn upon their extensive and direct experience in their craft and share valuable lessons learned with their readers. From the exploration of the historical roots of earthen floors to a look at the future of how we can improve upon this practice, Earthen Floors is the most comprehensive and thorough resource on earthen floor technology available today. With Earthen Floors, Crimmel and Thomson offer a gift to the natural building community that makes this technology more accessible to DIYers and professionals alike."" ---Jacob Deva Racusin, Author, The Natural Building Companion, Co-Owner, New Frameworks Natural Building, LLC ""This book is a welcome treasure, a long awaited and generous sharing of the detailed knowledge gained by the authors through years of testing and teaching and designing and installing earthen floors. In a thoughtfully presented text, we are now gifted with a compendium of information in one place, rather than the myriad conversations, tips, trials and experiments common in the last years of rediscovering and refining this valuable and timely technology. My clients and I will be indebted to Sukita and James for years to come. "" ---Laura Bartels, Green Weaver Inc.",250,"185 x 230 x 17mm | 499.99g","13 May 2014","New Society Publishers","Gabriola Island, United States",English,,"20 color photos, 180 B&W photos, 30 B&W illustrations",086571763X,"27,280",4.33,US$28.65,US$29.95,"Sukita Reay Crimmel has installed over 20,000 sq ft of earthen flooring in the past decade. As well as presenting extensively on this exciting technique, she founded From These Hands, a green and natural building company located in Portland Oregon which specializes in earthen construction. Sukita is also the developer of Claylin -- the first commercially available ready-made earthen floor product in North America. She holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies and architecture from the University of Oregon. She is considered one of the preeminent experts in the emerging field of earthen floors. James Thomson is a workshop facilitator with House Alive, one of the leading natural building training organizations in the country. His early experiences with alternative, mainly owner-built natural building projects grew into his current interest in integrating these practices into more conventional, urban homes. Since beginning to include earthen features, including floors, in sustainable renovations, James has become passionate about this satisfying, practical technique. He has lived on (or near) earthen floors for most of the past 10 years.",Paperback,,,, 14005,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14005,"2018-01-11 22:40:03","Get Your House Right",9781402791031,"Marianne Cusato","This title includes a foreword by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. Sick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighbourhood and sustainability. She presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and don'ts of liveable home design. Hundreds of elegant line drawings, rendering the varieties of architectural features and displaying ""avoid"" and ""use"" versions of the same elements side by side, make this an indispensable resource for designing and building a timelessly beautiful home.",,"Praise for Get Your House Right [A]n important and much needed book. --Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good.this 'Rosetta stone' of design will guarantee Cusato a place in the history of twenty-first century American architecture. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer [Cusato] provides a vision of how we live together and build on our planet, and points out the consequences of flawed building practices not only to our environment, but to our spirit and our soul. --Michael Lykoudis, Dean, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture""",272,"213.36 x 269.24 x 17.78mm | 975.22g","02 Aug 2011","Sterling Publishing Co Inc","New York, United States",English,Reprint,"2 colour throughout, includes line drawings",1402791038,"138,543",4.21,US$21.92,US$22.95,"Marianne Cusato has received international attention for her design of the Katrina Cottages: affordable, durable home kits created as an alternative to FEMA trailer housing to help the Gulf Coast rebuild. The cottage won the Cooper-Hewitt People's Design Award and has been written up in magazines and newspapers across the country, from Architectural Record and Cottage Living to Time and Forbes. She is the principal of Cusato Cottages, LLC, a New York-based firm specialising in traditional architectural design.",Paperback,STERLING,,, 14006,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14006,"2018-01-11 22:40:08","The New Timber-frame Home",9781561581290,"Tedd Benson","Two decades ago, Tedd Benson helped kindle the dramatic rebirth of timer framing in this country. Today Benson and others are combining centuries-old timber-framing techniques with modern building materials to create houses that are as beautiful as they are durable and comfortable. In this book, Benson traces the history of the timber frame and tells how to create a new house in the tradition of old-world craftsmen. This new edtiion brings the latest advances in timber framing to life with hundreds of full-color photos and rendered drawings - all the information you need to join the timber-frame revival.",,,240,"215.9 x 284.48 x 22.86mm | 952.54g","01 May 1997","Taunton Press Inc","Connecticut, United States",English,"2nd edition","145 colour halftones, 130 line illustrations",1561581291,"162,761",3.55,US$36.39,US$37.94,,Hardback,,,, 14007,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14007,"2018-01-11 22:40:16","Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls",9780881929119,"Noel Kingsbury","The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new implementation. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury reveal the very latest techniques, materials, and plants, and showcase some spectacular new case studies. Planting on roofs and walls began in Europe but is now becoming popular all over the world as people become aware of their beneficial impact on the environment. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and run-off, help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings, contribute to biodiversity, and provide food and habitats for wildlife. In addition to all this, they are attractive to look at and by greening up living environments enhance the quality of life of residents. In ""Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls"" the authors describe and illustrate the practical techniques required to design, implement and maintain a green roof or wall to the highest professional standards. They go on to explain how roofs may be modified to bear the weight of vegetation, discuss the different options for drainage layers and growing media, and list the plants suitable for different climates and environments. This informative, up-to-the-minute reference will captivate professionals with its illuminating new findings, and encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls.",,"For those who lack a yard and want to green a roof or wall, this resource offers important technical advice, along with horticultural recommendations for flat, sloped, and vertical surfaces. -- Amber Bravo Dwell 20090101 Gardening gurus will appreciate the thorough knowledge the writers share regarding various techniques and resources required to plant green roofs and living walls, discussing, for example, how soil depth and environmental stress will affect plant choice and maintenance. Chesapeake Home 20090501",336,"203.2 x 236.22 x 30.48mm | 1,111.3g","15 Apr 2008","Timber Press","Portland, OR, United States",English,"Revised edition","227 color photos, 10 line drawings",0881929115,"175,577",3.72,US$34.39,US$39.94,"NoA""l Kingsbury is a leading expert in contemporary naturalistic planting design and has always been on the cutting edge of new developments, popularizing a naturalistic and sustainable planting style. NoA""l is a well-known writer on plants and gardens, and he regularly contributes to Hortus, The English Garden, and the Royal Horticultural Society's magazine, The Garden. He lectures regularly in the United States at flower shows and horticultural societies. Noel promotes quality planting in public spaces and is associated with the Landscape Department at the University of Sheffield. A lover of wild spaces and wildflowers in natural environments, NoA""l gardens in a way that expresses this passion. He is especially fond of the way plants group naturally when left to their own devices. He is pleased to be part of the naturalistic planting movement and believes that ""Gardening for myself and for a lot of people is an opportunity to be close to nature."" Nigel Dunnett is a senior lecturer in the landscape department at the University of Sheffield, where he has developed innovative research programs on naturalistic and ecologically-informed planting for gardens and public landscapes. He promotes urban environments that are rich in vegetation and nature in his teachings and research - combining his background and experience in both horticulture and ecology. Nigel's teachings covers planting design, landscape ecology, ecological design and management, and research methods for students. He is director of the graduate research school, coordinator of the degree for landscape design with ecology, and is actively involved in consultancy and advisory work, particularly in relation to the planting and design of green roofs, and in designing and creating ""pictorial meadows."" He writes regularly as a horticultural journalist for a range of landscape and garden publications, including Gardens Illustrated and The Garden. For the past ten years he has worked to apply ecological techniques in mainstream urban landscape contexts. He resides in Sheffield, England.",Hardback,,,, 14008,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14008,"2018-01-11 22:40:23",Supersurfaces,9789063691219,"Sophia Vyzoviti","Folding as a method of generating forms for architecture, products and fashion.",,,144,"104.14 x 149.86 x 12.7mm | 113.4g","13 Aug 2010","BIS Publishers B.V.","Amsterdam, Netherlands",English,"6th pr.","col. Illustrations",9063691211,"36,223",3.5,US$10.93,US$17.01,"Sophia Vysivoti is an architect and has taught Design Method at the Architectural Faculty of the TU in Delft, the Netherlands. She is now Adjunct Lecturer at University of Thessaly, Greece.",Paperback,,,, 14010,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14010,"2018-01-11 22:40:28","ECO House Book",9781840916027,"Sir Terence Conran","Buildings are the biggest polluters on the planet, responsible for a far greater proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that get pumped into the atmosphere every year than cars, planes or factories. Just as we are urged to change our lifestyles to reduce our carbon footprint and consumption of water, there is a great deal we can do to convert our existing homes into greener, healthier places to live. Most homes, even those built relatively recently, are not decorated, designed, constructed or serviced with eco-friendliness in mind. But you don't have to start from scratch to make a huge difference to the way your home impacts on the environment. From relatively small and economic changes to more dramatic overhauls, there has never been a better time to turn your home green.Environmental issues should be part of every decision you make on the home front - from selecting fabric for soft furnishings to designing and siting a home extension. Including tips, advice on material choices and design directions, Eco House Book provides all the information you need to reduce your home's carbon footprint and in the process directly improve the quality of your life.","INTRODUCTION - ECO ADIT How to be aware of your carbon footprint. Audit your lifestyle to find out how much energy you consume to heat, light and power your home, how much water you use and how much waste you generate in order to identify areas of improvement. Small steps can make a huge difference and all it takes is the will to change a few bad habits. CHAPTER 1. SERVICING Homes consume vast amounts of energy and water on a direct basis. Changes to your home's infrastructure are among the most effective energy- and water-saving measures you can take. Many of these changes are simple, cheap and immediately cost-effective. Covers lighting, heating and cooling, electricity and water. CHAPTER 2. BASIC FABRIC From basic repairs and renovation to complete decorative and design overhauls, this section covers all the various ways you improve the basic fabric of your home. Covers windows, airflow and ventilation, doors, floors, walls, furniture and furnishing and repairs and maintenance. CHAPTER 3. DESIGN Design changes, whether or not they involve structural alteration, can go a long way towards greening your home. Includes advice on changing the layout, building in flexibility, making new openings, converting basements, converting lofts and extending your home. CHAPTER 4. OUTDOOR SPACE Includes advice on green roofs, productive gardening and eco-friendly habitats. CHAPTER 5. MAINTENANCE Recycling in all its manifestations. Covers reducing waste, cleaning and best practice. CASE STUDIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS",,272,"246 x 278 x 28mm | 1,542.21g","06 Dec 2016","Octopus Publishing Group","London, United Kingdom",English,,"400 colour photographs",1840916028,"126,720",3.78,US$39.98,,"Terence Conran is one of the world's leading designers, furniture-makers, restaurateurs, retailers and founder of the Habitat group of stores, which revolutionized home furnishings in the 1960s. He is Chairman of Conran Holdings, the parent company of his retail and restaurant businesses, and Chairman of Conran & Partners, his architecture and design practice. His other books include Inspiration, The Essential House Book and the recently published Essential series, with titles on Kitchens, Bathrooms, Small Spaces, Storage, Children's Rooms and Colour. His career will be the subject of a four-month exhibition at the Design Museum in autumn 2011.Conran & Partners is responsible for a wide range of residential and commercial buildings around the world, including airport terminals in London and New York, the Roppongi Hills project in Tokyo, Butlers Wharf in London, housing for City Lofts across the UK, and hotels such as My Hotel in London, The Fitzwilliam in Dublin, Trieste in Vienna, The Park in Bangalore and Delhi, and Niki Club in Japan. There are Conran Shops in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Marunouchi, Nagoya and Fukuoka. Terence Conran also designs furniture for Content and Benchmark. In 1989 he founded the Design Museum, the first of its kind in the world, and he is the Provost of the Royal College of Art.Terence Conran's books include The Essential House Book, The Essential Garden Book (co-written with Dan Pearson), Easy Living, Small Spaces, Terence Conran on Design, Terence Conran on London, Alcazar to Zinc, Kitchens, The Ultimate House Book, Bathrooms, Storage, How to Live in Small Spaces, Design: Intelligence Made Visible (co-written with Stephen Bayley) and Outdoors (co-written with Diarmuid Gavin)all published by Conran Octopus.",Paperback,"Conran Octopus Ltd",,, 14011,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14011,"2018-01-11 22:40:33","Floor Plan Manual",9783034607087,"Friederike Schneider","This housing construction design manual documents and analyzes some 130 international residential structures from the last fifty years. From the standardized floor plans of the 1960s to the more individual concepts of the 1980s and the changed requirements and housing types of recent years, example structures by famous and lesser known architects from throughout the world showcase the tremendous variety of possible designs. The categorization of projects from a town planning perspective is supplemented by the detailed typological description of the relevant housing types. Every project is presented with its typical floor plans to a scale of 1:200; sections, site plans, and photographs illuminate each building's structure and situation. In addition to incorporating some forty new projects, this new edition now contains figure-ground diagrams that highlight the most salient features of the floor plans, making them even easier to compare.",,,336,"240 x 328 x 26mm | 1,859.72g","01 Aug 2011",Birkhauser,"Basel, Switzerland",English,"4th Revised edition","218 black & white illustrations, 1100 black & white line drawings, 218 schw.-w. Abb., 1100 schw.-w. Zeichn.",3034607083,"191,653",4.4,US$82.51,US$84.01,,Paperback,"Birkhauser Verlag AG",,, 14012,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14012,"2018-01-11 22:40:42","Living in Australia",9780500500385,"Robin Boyd","Originally published in 1970 Living in Australia provided Boyd with an opportunity to describe his own approach to design. This new edition, co-published with the Robin Boyd Foundation, includes new colour photographs by John Gollings and essays by renowned architects Kerstin Thompson and Rachel Neeson reflecting upon the importance of Boyd's work.",,,180,"216 x 248 x 21mm | 1,020g","12 Mar 2013","Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","Fisherman's Bend, Australia",,,"6 colour & 99 b/w images",050050038X,"30,136",,US$41.54,US$47.02,,Hardback,,,, 14015,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14015,"2018-01-11 22:40:50","Building Structures Illustrated",9781118458358,"Francis D. K. Ching","A new edition of Francis D.K. Ching's illustrated guide to structural design Structures are an essential element of the building process, yet one of the most difficult concepts for architects to grasp. While structural engineers do the detailed consulting work for a project, architects should have enough knowledge of structural theory and analysis to design a building. Building Structures Illustrated takes a new approach to structural design, showing how structural systems of a building such as an integrated assembly of elements with pattern, proportions, and scale are related to the fundamental aspects of architectural design. The book features a one-stop guide to structural design in practice, a thorough treatment of structural design as part of the entire building process, and an overview of the historical development of architectural materails and structure. Illustrated throughout with Ching's signature line drawings, this new Second Edition is an ideal guide to structures for designers, builders, and students. Updated to include new information on building code compliance, additional learning resources, and a new glossary of termsOffers thorough coverage of formal and spatial composition, program fit, coordination with other building systems, code compliance, and much moreBeautifully illustrated by the renowned Francis D.K. Ching Building Structures Illustrated, Second Edition is the ideal resource for students and professionals who want to make informed decisions on architectural design.","Preface ii 1 Building Structures 1 2 Structural Patterns 9 3 Horizontal Spans 89 4 Vertical Dimensions 147 5 Lateral Stability 197 6 Long-Span Structures 235 7 High-Rise Structures 277 8 Systems Integration 305 Bibliography 335 Index 337",,352,"214 x 268 x 28mm | 919.99g","01 Jan 2014","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,"2nd Edition",,1118458354,"72,749",4.21,US$46.66,US$55.00,"Francis D.K. Ching is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley. His works have been translated into more than sixteen languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation. Barry S. Onouye is a registered engineer and Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the University of Washington, where he taught courses on structural design in the College of Built Environments. He is also the author of Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction. Douglas Zuberbuhler is a registered architect and Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the University of Washington, where he taught architectural design and graphics. He also served as chairman of the Department of Architecture and Associate Dean of the College of Built Environments.",Paperback,,,, 14016,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14016,"2018-01-11 22:40:55","Mastering Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture",9781119240006,"Marcus Kim","The ultimate guide to Revit Architecture just got even better Mastering Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture is the bestselling guide for Revit Architecture users of all levels, with focused discussions, detailed exercises, and compelling real-world examples. This new edition has been completely revamped based on reader and Revit Architecture instructor feedback to be more useful, more complete, and more approachable than ever. Organized by real-world workflow, practical tutorials guide you through each phase of a project to help you understand BIM concepts and quickly start accomplishing vital Revit Architecture tasks. From templates, work-sharing, and project management, to modeling, documentation, annotation, and complex structures, this book provides full coverage of essential Revit Architecture tools and processes. The companion website features before-and-after tutorials, additional advanced content, and an hour of video instruction to help you quickly master crucial techniques. * Learn up-to-date Revit Architecture workflows and processes * Master modeling, massing, and other visualization techniques * Work with complex structural elements and advanced detailing * Prepare for Autodesk certification exams Building information modeling pairs the visual design representation with a parametric database that stores all geometry, spatial relationships, materials, and other data generated by the design process. Design changes instantly update all documentation, and it's this efficiency that makes BIM the new permanent paradigm. Whether you're studying for a certification exam or navigating the switch from CAD, Mastering Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture is your number-one guide to getting up and running quickly.","Introduction xxv Part 1 Fundamentals 1 Chapter 1 Introduction: The Principles of BIM 3 The Fundamentals of a BIM Approach 3 The Management People Inside a BIM Project Team 4 Staffing for BIM 4 Understanding Project Roles Establishing a BIM Execution Plan 9 The Optimization of BIM Processes 10 Identifying and Planning BIM Uses 12 Gather 13 Generate 14 Analyze 15 Communicate 16 Realize 20 The Integration of Tools Inside a BIM Workflow 21 What Is Revit? 22 The Bottom Line 22 Chapter 2 Applying the Principles of the User Interface and Project Organization 25 Understanding the User Interface 25 Accessing and Using the Application Menu 26 Using the Quick Access Toolbar 27 Using the InfoCenter 27 Getting to Know the Ribbon 28 Using Other Aspects of the UI 31 Navigation Methods 39 Defining Project Organization 41 Introducing Datum Objects 41 Using Content 53 Working with Views 55 Managing Your Project Model 70 The Bottom Line70 Chapter 3 The Basics of the Toolbox 71 Selecting, Modifying, and Replacing Elements 71 Selecting Elements 71 Selection Options 73 Filtering Your Selection 73 Using Selection-Based Filters 74 Selecting All Instances 74 Using the Properties Palette 75 Matching Properties 76 Using the Context Menu 77 Editing Elements Interactively 78 Moving Elements 78 Copying Elements 81 Rotating and Mirroring Elements 82 Arraying Elements 84 Scaling Elements 87 Aligning Elements 87 Trimming or Extending Lines and Walls 88 Splitting Lines and Walls 89 Offsetting Lines and Walls 90 Preventing Elements from Moving 90 Exploring Other Editing Tools 93 Using the Join Geometry Tool 93 Using the Split Face and Paint Tools 93 Copying and Pasting from the Clipboard 94 Using the Create Similar Tool 96 Using Keyboard Shortcuts (Accelerators) 96 Double-click to Edit 97 Modeling Site Context 97 Using a Toposurface 98 Creating a Toposurface from a Points File 101 Creating a Building Pad 105 Generating Property Lines 107 Cut/Fill Schedules 109 The Bottom Line 111 Chapter 4 Configuring Templates and Standards 113 Introducing Project Templates 113 Customizing Project Settings for Graphic Quality 114 Discovering Object Styles 115 Using Line Settings 117 Defining Materials 121 Defining Fill Patterns 130 Preconfiguring Color Schemes 136 Increasing Efficient View Management 138 Organizing Views 138 Creating and Assigning Filters 141 Using View Templates 144 Creating Custom Annotations 147 Introducing Tag Family Fundamentals 148 Creating a Custom Door Tag 149 Customizing View Tags 151 Starting a Project with a Custom Template 156 Strategies for Managing Templates 157 Aggregating Template Data 157 The Bottom Line 161 Part 2 Collaboration and Teamwork 163 Chapter 5 Working in a Team 165 Understanding Worksharing Basics 165 Enabling Worksharing on Your Project 167 Types of Worksets 169 Creating a Central File 169 Selecting a Starting View 172 Creating a Local File 173 Using Worksharing Usernames 175 Organizing Worksets 177 Moving Elements between Worksets 179 Managing Workflow with Worksets 182 Saving Work 184 Saving at Intervals 186 Loading Work from Other Team Members 186 Using Worksharing Visualization 187 Managing Workset Visibility in View Templates 189 Closing Revit 190 Disabling Worksharing 191 Understanding Element Ownership in Worksets 192 Understanding Editing Requests 193 Placing an Editing Request 194 Granting an Editing Request 196 Relinquishing Permission 197 Using the Worksharing Monitor 197 Collaborating in the Cloud 198 A360 Collaboration for Revit 199 The Bottom Line 199 Chapter 6 Working with Consultants 201 Preparing for Collaboration 201 Managing the Coordination Process 202 Using Linked Models in Revit 206 Shared Positioning 207 Using Project Base Point and Survey Point 210 Using Worksets to Organize Linked Models 216 Summarizing the Benefi ts and Limitations of Linked Models 217 Using Linked Models Exercises 218 Using the Coordination Tools 221 Using the Copy/Monitor Command 222 Using the Copy/Monitor Command An Exercise 225 Using the Coordination Review Tool 227 Using the Coordination Review Tool An Exercise 229 Using Interference Checking in 3D Coordination 230 The Bottom Line 234 Chapter 7 Interoperability: Working Multiplatform 235 Examining Interoperability on a BIM Curve 235 Inserting CAD Data 236 Using Predefined Settings for Inserted CAD Data 236 Importing versus Linking 238 Using Options during Importing/Linking 239 Manipulating Inserted CAD Data 240 Using Inserted 2D Data 244 Setting Options for BIM Conversion 244 Using CAD Data for Coordination 245 Linking Details 246 Using Inserted 3D Data 248 Using CAD Data as a Mass 248 Using CAD Data as a Face 250 Using CAD Data as an Object 253 Exporting CAD Data 255 Preparing a List of Views for Exporting 256 Settings for DWG Exports 258 Exporting 2D CAD Data 263 Exporting 3D Model Data 265 Exporting to SketchUp 265 Using IFC Interoperability 268 The Bottom Line 275 Part 3 Modeling and Massing for Design 277 Chapter 8 Advanced Modeling and Massing 279 The Massing User Interface and Functionality 279 Creating Mass Geometry 282 Creating an In-Place Mass 283 Placing a Mass 288 Creating Mass Floors 289 Scheduling Masses 290 Massing Surfaces 292 Using Free-form Building Massing 297 Dissolving and Rebuilding 303 Creating Formula-Driven Massing 310 Creating a Generic Model Mass Family 310 Creating a Complex Mass Family 322 The Bottom Line 330 Chapter 9 Conceptual Design and Design Analysis 331 Analysis for Sustainability 331 Creating a Conceptual Mass 332 Modeling an Adaptive Component 333 Building the Massing Framework 341 Energy Modeling 347 Conceptual Energy Analysis 349 Energy Analysis Setup349 Running Energy Analysis Simulations 355 Detailed Energy Modeling 359 Exporting to gbXML 360 The Bottom Line 366 Chapter 10 Working with Phasing, Groups, and Design Options 367 Using Phasing 367 What Can You Phase? 369 Implementing Phase Settings 371 Illustrating the Geometry Phase 376 Using the View Phase 379 Creating and Using Groups 384 Creating Groups 385 Modifying Groups 387 Creating New Groups 388 Excluding Elements within Groups 390 Saving and Loading Groups 392 Creating Groups from Links 394 Using Best Practices for Groups 396 Making Design Options for Design Iteration 397 Creating Design Options 398 Editing Design Options 400 Viewing and Scheduling Design Options 401 Removing Design Options and Option Sets 402 Combining Phasing, Groups, and Design Options 405 Phase 1: Demolition 406 Phase 1: Proposed 408 Phase 2: Demolition 409 Phase 2: Proposed 411 Scheduling 412 Using the Design Option Tool 415 The Bottom Line 418 Chapter 11 Visualization 419 Explaining the Role of Visualization 419 Understanding View Controls 420 Setting the Detail Level 421 Working with Graphic Display Options 422 Working with the Section Box 434 Understanding Analytic Visualization 436 Project Parameters 436 Setting User-Defined Parameters 440 Identifying Design Elements 443 Setting Solar and Shadow Studies 444 Understanding Photorealistic Visualization 446 Rendering Sequence and Workflow 446 Creating Perspective Views 447 Locking Your View 450 Creating a Walkthrough 451 Exporting a Walkthrough 454 Rendering Settings 456 Using Monochromatic Views to Examine Context and Lighting 459 Adjusting Lighting and Interior Renderings 463 Placing Artificial Lighting 465 Manipulating Light Groups 466 Assigning Materials 471 Rendering in the Cloud 472 The Bottom Line 474 Part 4 Extended Modeling Techniques 475 Chapter 12 Creating Walls and Curtain Walls 477 Using Extended Modeling Techniques for Basic Walls 477 Creating Basic Wall Types 477 Adding Wall Articulation 487 Modeling Techniques for Basic Walls 495 Creating Custom In-Place Walls 502 Creating Stacked Walls 503 Creating Simple Curtain Walls 506 Designing a Curtain Wall 508 Customizing Curtain Wall Types 517 Creating Complex Curtain Walls 522 Dividing the Surface 523 Dividing the Surface with Intersects 525 Applying Patterns 526 Editing the Pattern Surface 527 Editing a Surface Representation 528 Adding Definition 529 Creating Custom Patterns 538 Limiting the Size of Pattern-Based Families 539 Using the Adaptive Component Family 541 Scheduling Pattern-Based Panels 543 The Bottom Line 544 Chapter 13 Modeling Floors, Ceilings, and Roofs 547 Understanding Floor Types 547 Modeling a Floor 547 Creating a Structural Floor 550 Modeling Floor by Face 554 Defining a Pad 554 Sketching for Floors, Ceilings, and Roofs 555 Modeling Slab Edges 555 Creating a Custom Floor Edge 557 Modeling Floor Finishes 560 Using a Split Face for Thin Finishes 560 Modeling Thick Finishes 561 Creating Ceilings 563 Understanding Roof Modeling Methods 564 Constructing a Roof by Footprint 566 Applying a Roof by Extrusion 570 Roof In-place 571 Creating a Roof by Face 572 Creating a Sloped Glazing572 Using Slope Arrows 573 Using Additional Roof Tools 574 Using Advanced Shape Editing with Floors and Roofs 577 Creating a Roof with a Sloped Topping 578 Applying a Variable Thickness to a Roof Layer 579 The Bottom Line 580 Chapter 14 Designing with the Family Editor 583 Getting Started with a Family 583 Understanding In-place Families 584 Choosing the Right Family Template and Category 585 Choosing between Hosted and Nonhosted Family Types 588 Creating Other Types of Families in the Family Editor 589 Understanding the Family Editor 591 Developing the Framework for a Family Component 593 Creating the Necessary Reference Planes, Lines, and Points 593 Using Dimensions to Control Geometric Parameters 598 Reviewing the Differences between Type and Instance Parameters 602 Organizing Solids and Lines in a Family Editor 606 Modeling Techniques in the Family Editor 610 Creating an Extrusion 610 Creating a Sweep 612 Creating a Revolve 617 Creating a Blend and Swept Blend 618 Nesting Families 621 Troubleshooting Techniques 624 Doing a Visibility Check 624 Applying Parametric Arrays and Family Type Parameters 625 The Bottom Line 628 Chapter 15 Creating Stairs and Railings 631 Designing Stairs and Railings 631 Reviewing the Key Components of Stairs and Railings 633 Reviewing the Basic Rules of Stairs 633 Working with Stair Components 635 Reviewing the Components of Railings 635 Creating Stairs 643 Understanding the Stair Tools 643 Using the Components for Customizing Stairs 649 Creating Stairs with Other Tools 663 Annotating Stairs 665 Creating Railings 667 Creating a Custom Railing 669 Creating Glass Railings with the Curtain Wall Tool 674 Using the Railing Tool for Other Objects 675 The Bottom Line 679 Part 5 Documentation 681 Chapter 16 Detailing Your Design 683 Creating Details 683 View Types for Detailing 683 Working with the Detailing Process 686 Detailing Tools 687 Using the Detail Line Tool 687 Using the Linework Tool 688 Using Filled Regions and Masking Regions 690 Adding Detail Components 695 Repeating Detail Component 699 Using Line-Based Detail Components 702 Drafting Insulation 703 Creating Detail Groups 704 Adding Detail Components to Families 705 Reusing Details from Other Files 708 Using CAD Details 708 Using Details from Other Revit Projects 709 The Bottom Line 713 Chapter 17 Documenting Your Design 715 Documenting Plans 715 Calculating Space Using Room Objects 715 Creating Area Plans 718 Adding Area Objects 722 Modifying Area Plans 725 Creating Schedules and Legends 726 Creating Schedules 727 Using Legends 738 Laying Out Sheets 739 Adding the Area Plan 740 Activating a View 740 Using Guide Grids 742 Adding the Schedule 743 Finishing the Sheet 745 The Bottom Line746 Chapter 18 Annotating Your Design 747 Annotating with Text and Keynotes 747 Using Text 748 Using Keynotes 752 Annotating with Tags 764 Inserting Tags 764 Using the Tag Toolset 766 Adding Dimensions 769 Using Dimension Equality 772 Customizing Dimension Text 772 Editing Dimension Strings 775 Using Alternate Units776 Annotating with Project and Shared Parameters 778 Creating Project Parameters 778 Creating Shared Parameters 782 The Bottom Line 790 Part 6 Construction and Beyond 791 Chapter 19 Working in the Construction Phase 793 Using Revisions in Your Project 793 Creating a Revision Cloud 793 Placing Revision Clouds 797 Tagging a Revision Cloud 798 Disabling the Leader 799 Using Digital Markups 799 Publishing to Design Review 800 Modeling for Construction 805 Creating Parts 806 Modifying Parts 807 Scheduling Parts 814 Creating Assemblies 815 Creating Assembly Views 816 The Bottom Line 818 Chapter 20 Presenting Your Design 819 Understanding Color Fill Legends 819 Making a Color Fill Legend for Rooms 820 Customizing a Color Fill Legend 824 Modifying Other Settings 826 Using Numerical Ranges for Color Schemes 827 Presenting with 3D Views 830 Orienting to Other Views 830 Annotating 3D Views 833 Editing Viewport Types 834 Creating Exploded Axonometric Views 835 The Bottom Line 841 Chapter 21 Computational Design with Dynamo 843 Getting Started with Dynamo 843 Downloading Dynamo 844 Installation 844 Opening Dynamo 845 Understanding the Dynamo UI 846 Connecting Nodes Makes Data Flow 848 Node Structure 848 Using Nodes 849 Organizing a Definition 851 Using Visual Programming 852 Additional Dynamo Tools 856 Code Blocks 856 Managing Data 857 Geometric Manipulation and Analysis 860 Revit to Dynamo to Revit 862 Category, Type, and Element Selections 862 Interoperability 864 Package Manager 865 Additional Resources 866 The Bottom Line 866 Part 7 Appendixes 869 Appendix A The Bottom Line 871 Chapter 1: Introduction: The Principles of BIM 871 Chapter 2: Applying the Principles of the User Interface and Project Organization 871 Chapter 3: The Basics of the Toolbox 872 Chapter 4: Confi guring Templates and Standards 873 Chapter 5: Working in a Team 874 Chapter 6: Working with Consultants 875 Chapter 7: Interoperability: Working Multiplatform 876 Chapter 8: Advanced Modeling and Massing 877 Chapter 9: Conceptual Design and Design Analysis 878 Chapter 10: Working with Phasing, Groups, and Design Options 879 Chapter 11: Visualization 880 Chapter 12: Creating Walls and Curtain Walls 881 Chapter 13: Modeling Floors, Ceilings, and Roofs 882 Chapter 14: Designing with the Family Editor 883 Chapter 15: Creating Stairs and Railings 884 Chapter 16: Detailing Your Design 885 Chapter 17: Documenting Your Design 886 Chapter 18: Annotating Your Design 887 Chapter 19: Working in the Construction Phase 888 Chapter 20: Presenting Your Design 889 Chapter 21: Computational Design with Dynamo 890 Appendix B Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting 893 Optimizing Performance 893 Use Best Practices 896 Quality Control 901 Keeping an Eye on File Size 901 Using Schedules 907 Reviewing Warnings 910 Other Tips and Shortcuts 912 Additional Resources 915 Appendix C Autodesk Revit Architecture Certification 917 Index 921",,984,"185 x 235 x 50mm | 1,292.74g","20 Jun 2016","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,,,111924000X,"236,070",,US$55.45,US$70.00,"Marcus Kim is a Senior Business Consultant with Autodesk, focusing on Enterprise adoption of Revit and BIM workflows for AEC customers. He has provided BIM services to domestic and multi-national customers around the world. Lance Kirby is a Senior AEC Business Consultant with Autodesk. He specializes in accelerating the adoption of BIM and VDC practices among owners and their supply chain of designers and contractors. Lance has helped produce everything from fast food kiosks to federal prisons. Eddy Krygiel is a Principal Business Consultant with the AEC team at Autodesk Consulting. He focuses on BIM and technology workflows for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) clients, and has handled projects from single-family residential to office, federal, civic, and aviation clients.","Online resource",,,, 14017,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14017,"2018-01-11 22:41:06",Skyscrapers,9781579129422,"Judith Dupre","Now, bigger than ever, this long-awaited revised edition of Judith?Dupr?'s best-selling Skyscrapers is a giant celebration of today's most significant superstructures. It features an all-new design with full-color photographs, 10 new buildings, and informative updates throughout.Unique in scale and design, Skyscrapers explores in-depth more than 60 buildings, including One World Trade Center, Burj Dubai, the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Petronas Towers, the Tribune Tower, the Lipstick Building, and the Phare Tower. This completely revised and full-color edition presents 10 new buildings, among them The Shard in London (2012, Renzo Piano), the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong (2010, Kohn Pedersen Fox), the Shanghai Tower (2014, Gensler Architects), and the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah (2018, Adrian Smith), which will be the tallest building in the world when completed.Arranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative spread has photos of the featured building from various angles, building plans, diagrams, the building's historical background, and technological information.Skyscrapers also offers additional information on such topics as the ancient roots of skyscrapers and visionary cities of the future, as well as a fascinating interview with Philip Johnson, together with other profiles. New topics include the era of the megatall building, the building of a skyscraper, and the explosive growth of skyscrapers in Dubai and China.Also includes interview with Adrian Smith.Praise for?Skyscrapers:'Drama. Treachery. Innovation. Massive buildings. Bigger egos. Skyscrapers has it all.' -- Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey'Dupr? makes the most of a century of neck-craning architecture.' --?The Washington Post'Breathtaking. Magnificent, unique, very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed.' --?Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media ServicesPraise for?Bridges:'Dupr? captivates the eye, mind and imagination.' --?The New York Times",,"""Breathtaking. Magnificent, unique, very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed.""--Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media Services ""Drama. Treachery. Innovation. Massive buildings. Bigger egos. Skyscrapers has it all.""--Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey ""Dupre makes the most of a century of neck-craning architecture.""--The Washington Post ""Dupre captivates the eye, mind and imagination.""--The New York Times Look up! Architectural historian Dupre, who's also written about bridges (Bridges: A History of the World's Most Important Spans), churches (Churches), and monuments (Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory), has updated her 1996 ""instant classic"" with 15 new essays and plenty of new contenders for World's Tallest Building.Reflecting the many changes in the world, and in the world of architecture, since 1996, the new edition looks at the myriad ""supertalls"" in China and elsewhere, the wave of ""green"" skyscrapers, and the barrier-busting work of architects such as Adrian Smith, who designed the current tall champion, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa won't hold the title for long: Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture are busy working on the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will top out at one kilometer. It's scheduled to be completed in 2018.The book's design is supertall itself, measuring 9? x 18? to really make the gorgeous renderings and photos pop. Dupre starts with the world's first skyscraper (Chicago's Home Insurance Building, built in 1885, demolished in 1931) and proceeds through the classics like the Flatiron Building, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building in New York, Marina City and the Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) in Chicago, to newer achievements in building height located in London, Atlanta, Sweden, Asia and various Arab countries.I spent a lot of time gazing at the photos of Cesar Pelli's beautiful design for the Petronas Towers in Juala Lumpur, Malaysia, the tallest building(s) in the world from 1997?2004. Dupre writes: Although Pelli was charged with creating a design that would be uniquely Malaysian, there was little authentically Malaysian design in the city: British Colonialists had built its most significant buildings and its commercial structures were rendered in a nondescript International Style. The only truly traditional constructions were short bamboo structures with thatched roofs. Instead, Pelli said he ""tried to respond to the climate, to the dominant Islamic culture, and to the sense of form and patterning that I could perceive in traditional Malaysian building."" Evidently, the architect achieved that aim: In 2004, Pelli was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the towers' design. The dear departed (can you say that about a structure?) World Trade Center towers are documented as well?the photo representation is of the double ""towers of light"" that make their appearance every September 11. The single-spire replacement for the towers, which LJ staffers can see out our office window, is also documented. That much-delayed project is due to be completed next year. Look up! Architectural historian Dupre, who's also written about bridges (""Bridges: A History of the World's Most Important Spans""), churches (""Churches),"" and monuments (""Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory""), has updated her 1996 ""instant classic"" with 15 new essays and plenty of new contenders for World's Tallest Building. Reflecting the many changes in the world, and in the world of architecture, since 1996, the new edition looks at the myriad ""supertalls"" in China and elsewhere, the wave of ""green"" skyscrapers, and the barrier-busting work of architects such as Adrian Smith, who designed the current tall champion, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa won't hold the title for long: Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture are busy working on the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will top out at one kilometer. It's scheduled to be completed in 2018. The book's design is supertall itself, measuring 9? x 18? to really make the gorgeous renderings and photos pop. Dupre starts with the world's first skyscraper (Chicago's Home Insurance Building, built in 1885, demolished in 1931) and proceeds through the classics like the Flatiron Building, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building in New York, Marina City and the Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) in Chicago, to newer achievements in building height located in London, Atlanta, Sweden, Asia and various Arab countries. I spent a lot of time gazing at the photos of Cesar Pelli's beautiful design for the Petronas Towers in Juala Lumpur, Malaysia, the tallest building(s) in the world from 1997?2004. Dupre writes: Although Pelli was charged with creating a design that would be uniquely Malaysian, there was little authentically Malaysian design in the city: British Colonialists had built its most significant buildings and its commercial structures were rendered in a nondescript International Style. The only truly traditional constructions were short bamboo structures with thatched roofs. Instead, Pelli said he ""tried to respond to the climate, to the dominant Islamic culture, and to the sense of form and patterning that I could perceive in traditional Malaysian building."" Evidently, the architect achieved that aim: In 2004, Pelli was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the towers' design. The dear departed (can you say that about a structure?) World Trade Center towers are documented as well?the photo representation is of the double ""towers of light"" that make their appearance every September 11. The single-spire replacement for the towers, which LJ staffers can see out our office window, is also documented. That much-delayed project is due to be completed next year."" ""Unique in scale and design, and packed with eye-popping photographs --Richard Helm ""The Edmonton Journal "" [A] handsome compendium, which is as witty in its lanky format as it is fascinating within. --Bill Thompson ""The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) "" Skyscrapers is ingeniously shaped this tall and skinny volume is the perfect canvas for full-page black-and-white photographs and illustrations of well-known classics .But this isn t just a celebratory picture book. Ms Dupr is a scholar interested in the aesthetic and environmental issues raised by supertall architecture. Skyscrapers is chock-full of historical context as it projects the implications and future prospects of metal and glass that reach for the sky. --Manuel Mendoza ""Dallas Morning News "" Judith Dupr skillfully couples a narrative with stunning photographs and factoids that distinguish this skyscraper-shaped book from so many others. --Sam Roberts ""The New York Times "" Talk about an ideal match of subject and form .the stunning array of black-and-white photographs that accompany Dupre 's incisive, fact-filled text capture both the mass and soaring aspirations of the structures --Hedy Weiss ""Chicago Sun-Times "" .""..[A] handsome compendium, which is as witty in its lanky format as it is fascinating within."" -- Bill Thompson ""The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)"" ""Skyscrapers is ingeniously shaped...this tall and skinny volume...is the perfect canvas for full-page black-and-white photographs and illustrations of well-known classics....But this isn't just a celebratory picture book. Ms Dupre is a scholar interested in the aesthetic and environmental issues raised by supertall architecture. Skyscrapers is chock-full of historical context as it projects the implications and future prospects of metal and glass that reach for the sky."" -- Manuel Mendoza ""Dallas Morning News"" ""Judith Dupre skillfully couples a narrative with stunning photographs and factoids that distinguish this skyscraper-shaped book from so many others."" -- Sam Roberts ""The New York Times"" .,.""[A] handsome compendium, which is as witty in its lanky format as it is fascinating within."" -- Bill Thompson ""The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)"" ""Talk about an ideal match of subject and form....the stunning array of black-and-white photographs that accompany Dupre's incisive, fact-filled text capture both the mass and soaring aspirations of the structures..."" -- Hedy Weiss ""Chicago Sun-Times""",176,"242 x 464 x 24mm | 1,719.97g","05 Nov 2013","Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc","New York, United States",English,"Revised ed.","300 colour & b&w illus",1579129420,"21,624",4.5,US$31.39,,"Judith Dupre, New York Times bestselling author has written many books about architecture, including Bridges, Churches, and Monuments. She consults on large-scale infrastructure projects and lectures at Yale and other universities. She lives in New York. Visit www.judithdupre.com.",Hardback,,,, 14018,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14018,"2018-01-11 22:41:08","The Well-Tempered City",9780062234728,"Jonathan F. P. Rose","2017 PROSE Award Winner: Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade PublisherIn the vein of Jane Jacobs's The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City, Jonathan F. P. Rose-a visionary in urban development and renewal-champions the role of cities in addressing the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the twenty-first century.Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity-and the home of eighty percent of the world's population by 2050. As the 21st century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change, natural resource depletion, population growth, income inequality, mass migrations, education and health disparities, among many others. In The Well-Tempered City, Jonathan F. P. Rose-the man who ""repairs the fabric of cities""-distills a lifetime of interdisciplinary research and firsthand experience into a five-pronged model for how to design and reshape our cities with the goal of equalizing their landscape of opportunity. Drawing from the musical concept of ""temperament"" as a way to achieve harmony, Rose argues that well-tempered cities can be infused with systems that bend the arc of their development toward equality, resilience, adaptability, well-being, and the ever-unfolding harmony between civilization and nature. These goals may never be fully achieved, but our cities will be richer and happier if we aspire to them, and if we infuse our every plan and constructive step with this intention.A celebration of the city and an impassioned argument for its role in addressing the important issues in these volatile times, The Well-Tempered City is a reasoned, hopeful blueprint for a thriving metropolis-and the future.",,"""Rose's non-stop tour of the cityan in depth account of its history, theory, and practice-is exhilarating and complete, wherein compassion, Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, and contemporary scientific thinking finally come to rest together. This is a hugely satisfying poem-rich in history, thought and deeply felt throughout."" -- Philip Glass, composer ""Huge in ambition, grand in scope, dazzling in accomplishment. You will never look at your city, yourself or your neighbors the same way again."" -- Andrew Zolli, author of Resilience ""Gathering a lifetime of learning, discovery, and understanding, Jonathan Rose has written an astonishing book: a treasure trove of knowledge about how our urban lives have evolved, interwoven with a compellingly pragmatic case for what they can be in the future. The Well-Tempered City is essential and exciting reading -- Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate ""The pragmatic and the visionary rarely integrate this harmoniously into the re-imagination of what a city is and could be."" -- Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest ""The Well-Tempered City reveals a fresh understanding of inequality, urbanization, housing and public health. Rose weaves rigorous cognitive neuroscience research with powerful, authentic stories of people who often live at the margins of society. This book should be mandatory reading for anyone committed to the idea of successful and inclusive cities."" -- Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation ""This provocative, important, and majestically composed book about the future of cities should be essential reading for our times. An urban planner, environmentalist, and musician, Rose takes us on a rollicking centuries-long journey through the history of cities, never forgetting to marvel at their resilience and human core. What does Bach tell us about the complexity and organization of our urban environments? What is the `metabolism of the city'? By the time I had finished Rose's book, I began to see the city and the world around me in an entirely new light. I could not put this book down."" -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, The Gene ""This provocative, important, and majestically composed book about the future of cities should be essential reading for our times. An urban planner, environmentalist, and musician, Rose takes us on a rollicking centuries-long journey through the history of cities, never forgetting to marvel at their resilience and human core. What does Bach tell us about the complexity and organization of our urban environments? What is the `metabolism of the city'? By the time I had finished Rose's book, I began to see the city and the world around me in an entirely new light. I could not put this book down."" -- Laurie Anderson, artist ""Jonathan Rose shares his brilliant vision in this fascinating look at cities past and present. The Well-Tempered City offers a plan for urban-and ecological and social-thriving into the future. Anyone who lives in a city or cares about them will find this a rewarding read."" -- Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence ""A comprehensive primer for how to contemplate urban spaces as they evolve for the future."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A thought-provoking introduction to the future of cities."" -- Publishers Weekly ""In an age where nobody believes anything, this book offers a rich vein of facts. It is essential reading for all those who live in cities, but perhaps more importantly those who don't and may have to."" -- Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA, RIBA, AIA, Founder Grimshaw Architects ""The Well-Tempered City stands alongside works by Jane Jacobs, Lewis Mumford, and Christopher Alexander, deserving influence and implementation."" -- The Architect's Newspaper",480,"152 x 229 x 37mm | 637g","13 Sep 2016","HarperCollins Publishers Inc","New York, United States",English,,,0062234722,"102,621",4.06,US$23.14,US$29.99,"JONATHAN F. P. ROSE works with cities and not-for-profits to plan and build affordable and mixed-income housing and cultural, health, and educational centers. Recognized for creating communities that literally heal both residents and neighborhoods, Rose is one of the nation's leading thinkers on the integration of environmental, social, and economic solutions to issues facing cities today. For his work as founder of the investment, development, and urban planning firm Jonathan Rose Companies, he has received awards from the Urban Land Institute, the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, among many others. With Diana Calthorpe Rose, he is cofounder of the Garrison Institute and the creator of its Climate Mind and Behavior program.",Hardback,"Harper Wave",,, 14019,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14019,"2018-01-11 22:41:15","Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture",9781780676555,"Virginia McLeod","This book provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern timber architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, the book features 50 of the most recently completed and influential timber designs for both residential and commercial architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs, site plans and sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project, including the location, client, architectural project team, main consultants and contractors. This book includes a free CD-ROM contains all drawings in both EPS and DWG (generic CAD) formats. It includes an index includes the contact details for each featured architect. This is an excellent reference work for practising architects as well as Invaluable book for both students and professionals Unprecedented, detailed examination of the best of recent timber architecture All drawings are styled in the same consistent way and are presented at standard architectural scales for easy comparison Includes free CD-ROM with all drawings Virginia McLeod has worked for a number of private practices in London and was also the editor of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. She currently works as a freelance writer and editor, specialising in contemporary architecture. She is the author of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design and Detail in Contemporary Bathroom Design.",,,224,"249 x 288 x 16mm | 1,240g","08 Sep 2015","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,Reprint,"500 illustrations, 200 in colour",1780676557,"125,003",3.95,US$32.45,,"Virginia McLeod studied architecture in Australia before practising for a number of years in Sydney. She moved to the UK in 1998 to complete an MA in the history and theory of Architecture at the Architectural Association in London. Since then she has worked for a number of private practices in London and was also the editor of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. She is the author of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture, Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design and Detail in Contemporary Bathroom Design, all published by Laurence King.",Paperback,,,, 14020,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14020,"2018-01-11 22:41:27","How Designers Think",9780750660778,"Bryan Lawson","How Designers Think is based on Bryan Lawson's many observations of designers at work, interviews with designers and their clients and collaborators. This extended work is the culmination of forty years' research and shows the belief that we all can, and do, design, and that we can learn to design better. The creative mind continues to have the power to surprise and this book aims to nurture and extend this creativity. Neither the earlier editions, nor this book, are intended as authoritative prescriptions of how designers should think but provide helpful advice on how to develop an understanding of design. In this fourth edition, Bryan Lawson continues to try and understand how designers think, to explore how they might be better educated and to develop techniques to assist them in their task. Some chapters have been revised and three completely new chapters added. The book is now intended to be read in conjunction with What Designers Know which is a companion volume. Some of the ideas previously discussed in the third edition of How Designers Think are now explored more thoroughly in What Designers Know. For the first time this fourth edition works towards a model of designing and the skills that collectively constitute the design process.","Part 1 - What is Design; Introduction; The changing role of the designer; Route maps of the design process; Part 2 - Problems and Solutions: The components of design problems; Measurement, criteria and judgement in design; A model of design problems; Problems, solutions and the design process; Part 3 - Design Thinking; Types and styles of thinking; Creative thinking; Guiding principles; Design strategies; Design tactics; Design traps; Design as conversation and perception; Towards a model of designing","'An extremely readable book, due in part to the soundbite-sized chapters' Architects Journal, 19.01.06 ""There is no set path to beautiful design, and as designers we are always moving forward, looking for the next problem to solve. Lawson reminds us, however, that taking the time to engage the issues comprehensively leads to more well-rounded, and ultimately better finished products. As such, developing a solid set of foundation skills and methods are of the utmost importance, permeating into other work and yielding stronger results."" - Jeremy Senko, Spacing Magazine Reviews of previous editions: 'It has a great virtue of being thorough and readable... excellent bibliography.' Built Environment 'This book makes a valuable, if individualistic contribution to the literature of design theory.' Science and Technology Press 'The author succeeds in demystifying his subject for the lay reader.' New Scientist 'The chapters are well written in a readable form and packed full of data undeniably valuable to students.' ASI Journal 'Its success is well deserved, because it is clearly written, the arguments are logically presented, and the design process is indeed demystified.' Architectural Science Review",334,"186 x 242 x 18mm | 780.17g","30 Nov 2005","Taylor & Francis Ltd","Oxford, United Kingdom",English,"4th Revised edition","1, black & white illustrations",0750660775,"133,752",3.68,US$54.80,US$59.95,"Bryan Lawson is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He is however both an architect and a psychologist, which has enabled him to study the nature of the design process.",Paperback,"Architectural Press",,, 14021,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14021,"2018-01-11 22:41:39","Syd Mead\'s Sentury II",9781933492483,"Syd Mead","The long awaited next book from legendary Syd Mead has finally arrived after nine years. Loyal fans and art enthusiasts will rejoice in being able to view what Syd Mead has been imagining for nearly the past decade. Having illustrated the future for us for the past 40 years, Syd Mead continues to amaze and surprise us with his stunning pieces no matter how much of the future we have seen from the start of his career to present day. Looking through his unrivaled artwork, we still find ourselves continuously waiting for his future to be in our present. Images from countless conceptual projects as well as realized ones will be included in this fantastic visual voyage into the future with the one and only Visual Futurist, Syd Mead. This limited edition hardcover will not be available again.",,,175,"289 x 295 x 13mm","01 Oct 2010","Design Studio Press","Culver City, United States",English,,"col. Illustrations",1933492481,"100,668",4.59,US$37.00,US$49.95,,Paperback,,,, 14022,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14022,"2018-01-11 22:41:51","Japan Houses",9784805311264,"Marcia Iwatate","This Japanese architecture and design book is a wonderful source of new styles and ideas for those looking to add a distinctively Zen flair to their home. Limited spaces, unlimited technology, a tradition of innovation, and sheer Japanese panache have combined to inspire the 26 stunning homes featured in Japan Houses. Conceived by 24 of Japan's leading architects and designers, each of the houses forecasts and defines a new trend in residential architecture, reinventing the meaning and use of space, material, and function. Traditional lifestyles are challenged, domestic functions such as cooking and entertaining are moved out of the house into the public domain, while laptops bring work back in. Zen minimalist is juxtaposed with comfortable opulence. Time-honored workmanship is coupled with exciting new materials, resulting in a recognizable style that belongs to Japan, reflecting its culture and craftsmanship, while at the same time being avant-garde and international. The spirit of each of these astonishing houses is captured in beautiful photographs, plans and commentary.",,"-The homes in Japan Houses represent an upper echelon of residences--largely unrestrained by budget or spatial limitations.- --Dwell Magazine ""The homes in Japan Houses represent an upper echelon of residences--largely unrestrained by budget or spatial limitations."" --Dwell Magazine",176,"231.14 x 254 x 20.32mm | 1,088.62g","04 Oct 2011","Tuttle Shokai Inc","Kanagawa, Japan",English,,,4805311266,"151,508",4,US$39.51,,"Marcia Iwatate is one of the leading professionals in the Japanese design and food industry. She is the author of Eat.Work.Shop., and co-author of Shunju: New Japanese Cuisine, which won a James Beard Award in 2004. Takeshi Nakasa of Nacasa & Partners, Inc., a photographic studio in Tokyo, has been taking commercial interior design and architectural photographs since the 1970s.",Hardback,,,, 14023,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14023,"2018-01-11 22:41:59","Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 No Experience Required",9781119059530,"Eric Wing","Go from beginner to guru quickly with the ultimate Revit Architecture 2016 guide Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 No Experience Required is your ultimate hands-on guide for mastering this essential BIM software. With step-by-step instruction and a continuous tutorial approach, this invaluable guide walks you through the design of a four-story office building. You'll be led through the entire design, documentation, and presentation process with expert instruction and helpful tips, so you can quickly become confident and productive. You'll follow a real-world workflow as you jump right into modeling, first placing doors and windows, then building floors layer-by-layer, adding roofs and ceilings, stairs, ramps, and railings. Coverage includes crucial information on detailing, view and match line information, and printing, plus advanced topics like curtain walls, sweeps, embedded families, and formulas. You'll delve into site considerations including grading and topsurface features, and integrate them into your design at the rendering stage. The companion website provides downloadable tutorial files so you can jump in at any point and compare your work to the pros. Revit is the industry-leading Building Information Management software, hailed for its power and sophistication. This guide helps you get the most out of the software, with expert instruction and plenty of practice. * Master the interface, tools, views, and editing capabilities * Work with structural objects, text, dimensions, and multi-story buildings * Generate construction documentation, schedules, and material takeoffs * Explore phase management, work sharing, and working with various formats BIM is the emerging paradigm for architects and others in the construction and engineering fields. Revit is the industry leader, and is quickly becoming a mandatory skillset. Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 No Experience Required provides everything you need to get up to speed and down to work.","Introduction xxi Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World 1 The Revit Interface 2 The Revit Workflow 4 Using the Ribbon 5 The View Window 13 Object Selection 16 Modifying and Mirroring 18 Building on Existing Geometry 21 View Control and Object Display 23 The Project Browser 30 Windows 33 File Types and Families 35 System and Hosted Families (.rfa) 37 Using Revit Template Files (.rte) 41 Using Revit Family Files (.rft) 42 Are You Experienced? 43 Chapter 2 Creating a Model 45 Placing Walls 45 Adding Exterior Walls 45 Using Reference Planes 46 Adding More Walls 49 Adding Interior Walls 58 Using Temporary Dimensions to Gain Control of Your Model 60 Editing Wall Joins 78 Displaying Wall Joins 81 Disallowing Wall Joins 83 Placing Doors and Windows 88 Adding Doors 88 Placing Openings in Your Walls 96 Adding Windows 98 Are You Experienced? 102 Chapter 3 Creating Views 103 Creating Levels 103 Adding Levels 106 Understanding the Composition of a Level 109 Making Other Level Adjustments 112 Creating and Modifying Building Sections 121 Adding a Building Section 121 Making Building Modifications in a Section 128 Adding Wall Sections 134 Creating Detail Sections 137 Using Crop Regions 139 Splitting a Section Segment 141 Creating Callouts 143 Creating and Modifying a Camera View 149 Adding a Camera View 149 Modifying the Camera 151 Creating an Elevation 152 Interior Elevations 156 Elevation Properties 159 Annotation Properties 161 Are You Experienced? 163 Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools 165 The Basic Edit Commands 166 The Move Command 166 The Copy Command 169 The Rotate Command 171 The Array Command 175 Radial Array 175 Linear Array 180 The Mirror Command 185 The Align Tool 188 Locking an Alignment 193 The Split Element Command 194 The Trim Command 200 The Offset Command 203 Copy/Paste 205 Creating the Plans 208 Are You Experienced? 212 Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 213 Dimensioning 213 Aligned Dimensions 214 Linear Dimensions 225 Angular Dimensions 227 Radial Dimensions 228 Arc Length Dimensions 230 Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool 232 Constraining the Model 237 Using Dimensions to Move Objects 241 Using Dimension Text Overrides 244 Placing Text and Annotations 247 Adding Leader Text 250 Changing the Leader Type 251 Modifying the Text Placement 253 Changing Text Properties 253 Are You Experienced? 254 Chapter 6 Floors 255 Placing a Floor Slab 255 Creating the Slab 256 Sketching the Slab 262 Building a Floor by Layers 271 Adding Materials 272 Adding a Layer 273 Splitting the Floor Materials 283 Adding an Alternate Material 283 Splitting and Painting 286 Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 291 Creating Shaft Openings 296 Are You Experienced? 302 Chapter 7 Roofs 303 Placing Roofs by Footprint 303 Flat Roofs by Footprint 304 Pitched Roofs by Footprint 319 Creating a Sloping Roof 332 Creating Roofs by Extrusion 338 Adding a Roof Dormer 347 Are You Experienced? 352 Chapter 8 Structural Items 353 Adding Structural Grids 353 Placing a Grid 354 Adding Structural Columns 368 Using Structural Framing 376 Adding a Beam System 380 Adding Bracing 383 Understanding Foundation Systems 387 Adding Structural Footings 393 Structural Slabs 396 Piers and Spread Footings 400 Using Structural Views 403 Are You Experienced? 406 Chapter 9 Ceilings and Interiors 407 Creating Ceilings 407 Modifying Ceiling Grids 412 Setting Ceiling Element Properties 414 Creating a Plan Region 417 Creating a Custom Ceiling 419 Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits 423 Creating a Ceiling Opening 423 Creating a Soffit 426 Adding Light Fixtures to Ceilings 431 Adding Interior Design 435 Adding Plumbing Fixtures and Furniture 435 Adding Parabolic Troffers 443 Adding Casework and Furniture 447 Adding Alternate Floor Materials 457 Separating the Floor 457 Creating a Tile Material 459 Are You Experienced? 462 Chapter 10 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings 463 Creating Stairs by Using the Rise/Run Function 463 Modifying Boundaries 467 Configuring Railings 470 Creating a Winding Staircase 486 Stair and Railing Families 501 Creating a Custom Railing System 502 Creating Custom Stairs 507 Adding a Custom Landing 512 Adding a Gooseneck 513 Adding Ramps 520 Are You Experienced? 526 Chapter 11 Detailing 529 Working with Line Weights 529 Drafting on Top of the Detail 532 Using Predefined Detail Components 532 Masking Regions 534 Repeating Details 536 Modifying a Detail Component 541 Modifying Filled Regions 542 Drawing Detail Lines 566 Specifying Drafting Line Weights 568 Adding Notes 570 Adding Textual Notations 570 Creating Blank Drafting Views 572 Creating a Detail Group 581 Adding a Section to Another View 587 Importing AutoCAD Files into a Drafting View 589 Adding 2D and 3D Lines to the Model 590 Are You Experienced? 593 Chapter 12 Creating Specific Views and Match Lines 595 Duplicating Views 595 Creating Dependent Views 597 Adjusting the Crop Regions 598 Adjusting the Annotation Crop Region 601 Adding Match Lines 604 Match-Line Appearance 605 Adding View References to a Match Line 606 Using View Templates 609 Are You Experienced? 610 Chapter 13 Creating Sheets and Printing 611 Creating and Populating Sheets 611 Sheet Organization 614 Modifying a Viewport 619 Viewport Properties 624 Adding Revisions to a Sheet 625 Addressing Project Parameters 629 Generating a Cover Sheet 631 Printing from Revit Architecture 637 Are You Experienced? 640 Chapter 14 Creating Rooms and Area Plans 641 Creating Rooms 641 Configuring Properties 646 Placing and Manipulating Room Tags 651 Adding a Room Schedule 652 Adding a Color-Fill Plan 655 Adding Room Separators 657 Creating an Area Plan 659 Are You Experienced? 663 Chapter 15 Advanced Wall Topics 665 Creating Compound Walls 665 Adding Layers to the Compound Wall 668 Adding Wall Sweeps 674 Modifying a Wall s Profile in Place 677 Manually Adding Host Sweeps 680 Creating Stacked Walls 684 Creating Curtain Walls 687 Adding a Predefined Curtain Wall 688 Adding a Blank Curtain Wall 690 Creating Curtain Grids 693 Adding a Wall to a Massing Object 699 Are You Experienced? 712 Chapter 16 Creating Families 713 Creating a Basic Family 713 Adding Reference Planes to a Family 714 Adding Dimensions and Parameters to a Family 717 The Type Properties Dialog Box 720 Using a Complex Family to Create an Arched Door 725 Creating a 3D Extrusion in a Family 728 Creating a 3D Sweep in a Family 733 Creating an In-Place Family 739 Are You Experienced? 743 Chapter 17 Site and Topography 745 Adding a Site in Revit 745 Modifying a Toposurface 749 Splitting the Surface 751 Creating Subregions 754 Adding Site Components 755 Adding Contour Properties and Labels 760 Adding Building Pads to Displace Earth 762 Adding a Property Line 764 Creating a Toposurface by Instance 765 Creating a Graded Region 774 Are You Experienced? 776 Chapter 18 Rendering and Presentation 777 Creating an Exterior Rendering 777 Creating Lighting Groups 788 Creating an Interior Rendering 791 Creating Walkthroughs 792 Exporting an Animation 795 Creating a Solar Study 797 Are You Experienced? 799 Index 801",,864,"186 x 235 x 38mm | 1,111.3g","29 Jun 2015","John Wiley & Sons Inc","New York, United States",English,,,1119059534,"238,757",4,US$47.10,US$59.99,"Eric Wing is an architectural engineer and the Building Information Modeling manager at a New York engineering firm. An Autodesk Certified Instructor, he is also director of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Training Program and the Revit columnist for AUGIWorld Magazine. Eric is a popular speaker at Autodesk University and frequently addresses other industry events, including the American Institute of Architects, CSI, and AUGI user groups.","Online resource",,,, 14024,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14024,"2018-01-11 22:42:06","Archidoodle City",9781780676081,"Steve Bowkett","Following the success of Archidoodle, this new title focuses on the city. Filled with an array of beautiful and fun drawings, it poses 75 architectural challenges for the user: from building an underground community or designing your own imaginary city to creating a new park for New York, plus many more. Aimed at at anyone who loves drawing buildings and cities, it encourages the users to imagine their own creative solutions by sketching, drawing and painting in the pages of the book. In so doing, they will learn about a whole range of significant issues, such as the importance of transport, lighting and green spaces, the history of urban design and planning, and the use of monuments and symbols. The book also includes numerous examples of works and ideas by major architects to draw inspiration from and will appeal to everyone from children to students and professional architects.",,,160,"239 x 241 x 16mm | 470g","28 Feb 2017","Laurence King Publishing","London, United Kingdom",English,,,1780676085,"140,104",5,US$18.88,US$19.99,"Steve Bowkett has taught and practiced architecture for over 25 years in numerous universities and art colleges and is currently a senior lecturer at London South Bank University. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London and the Polytechnic of Central London. He is the author of Archidoodle (2013).",Paperback,,,, 14025,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14025,"2018-01-11 22:42:17","Sustainable Fashion and Textiles",9780415644563,"Kate Fletcher","Praise for the previous edition: ""[A] fascinating book."" John Thackara, Doors of Perception ""Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective."" Ethical Pulse ""At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff: not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one."" Lucy Siegle, Crafts Magazine Fully revised and updated, the second edition of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys continues to define the field of design in fashion and textiles. Arranged in two sections, the first four chapters represent key stages of the lifecycle: material cultivation/extraction, production, use and disposal. The remaining four chapters explore design approaches for altering the scale and nature of consumption, including service design, localism, speed and user involvement. While each chapter is complete in and of itself, their real value comes from what they represent together: innovative ways of thinking about textiles and garments based on sustainability values and an interconnected approach to design. Including a new preface, updated content and a new conclusion reflecting and critiquing developments in the field, as well as discussing future developments, the second edition promises to provide further impetus for future change, sealing Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys as the must-buy book for fashion and textiles professionals and students interested in sustainability.","Preface Introduction Part 1: Sustainable Fashion and Textile Products 1. Material Diversity 2. Ethically Made 3. Use Matters 4. Reuse, Recycling and Zero Waste Part 2: Sustainable Fashion and Textile Systems 5. Fashion, Needs and Consumption 6. Local and Light 7. Speed 8. User Maker Conclusion",,288,"174 x 244 x 24mm | 759.99g","01 Dec 2014","Taylor & Francis Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,"2nd Revised edition","10 colour tables, 45 colour illustrations, 10 colour line drawings",0415644569,"15,339",4.31,US$52.80,US$65.95,,Paperback,ROUTLEDGE,,, 14026,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14026,"2018-01-11 22:42:22","Elemental Living",9780714873176,"Phaidon Editors","60 stunning works of contemporary architecture, all of which have a special relationship with the natural landscape Elemental Living presents 60 works of architecture from across the 20th and 21st centuries that have a special relationship with the natural world. The book includes a visually breathtaking selection of architect-created houses that have been designed to create unparalleled views of a wide variety of natural landscapes; designed to be almost indistinguishable from the natural landscape; or designed using materials and forms found in the natural landscape. Each house demonstrates a deep concern with the creation of unique living spaces that connect their inhabitants with the forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, and oceans that have attracted humanity for millennia.",,"As featured in Interview and T: The New York Times Style Magazine ""Dream home reverie at its most exciting and extreme... A timely survey that will especially resonate with lovers of design and nature... The book's stunning pages take the reader on a global adventure that is both visually exciting and illuminating... A must-have for architecture and design aficionados, as well as anyone with a passion for the natural world and stunning landscapes."" -The Swell Life.com blog ""While one might be quick to shout ""house porn"" and salivate over the dozens of homes in this monograph, the fundamental takeaway is the special architectural relationship that these structures have with the natural world. The sense of environmental awareness might make you want to disconnect for a while and explore the countryside."" -Interview Online ""Guaranteed to satisfy the armchair (and real life) travellers on your list, taking them on a visual odyssey across the world... From clifftop houses to rainforest retreats, this book journeys through 60 of the world's most innovative buildings, designed to make the most of their natural surrounds."" -TheSpaces.com ""The fun of this book is seeing the far-out, off-the-beaten-track homes that are perfectly in sync with their surroundings... No one can design better than Mother Nature, but these architects have done very well indeed.""-1stdibs ""Beautiful... Homes crafted to be sustainable; secluded hideaways in harmony with their environment. Who wouldn't want to nestle beside nature."" -Psychologies ""A pictorial celebration of buildings that are at one with nature... Architects are responding to the natural world with low-impact, sustainable constructions."" -First (British Airways first class in-flight magazine) ""[Elemental Living] surprises and delights with its spectacular photography of contemporary architecture in dialogue with its dramatic natural surroundings... Includes work by leading lights of 20th-century architecture such as Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside pioneering contemporary practitioners including Rick Joy, Kengo Kuma, and Mathias Klotz."" -New Design ""Excellent... 60 glorious modern buildings celebrating the natural world... An extraordinary book."" -PrivatAir ""Soothing, lush residences are what make Elemental Living a masterpiece for dreamers and designers alike... Ideal for the libraries of architects, designers and those who envision a future that embraces the power of dreams and truly remarkable destinations."" -Identity ""A refreshing and gently radical reorientation of the compass, a look away from cities to the edges of our encounters with nature... Makes a case for the relationship between climate and building as a site for significant innovation. One striking quality of the publication is the breadth and diversity."" -Aesthetica ""This superb book features stunning homes from around the world and showcases how these properties can be artfully integrated into the landscape."" -The Garden Design Journal ""Stunning...""-Surface ""A picturesque look at the spellbinding sensitivity that is possible in houses."" -Vogue Living ""The beautiful meeting of man and wild... Some of the world's most breath-taking architecture benefits from being in the middle of nowhere... The exceptional beauty of these buildings can help us see nature anew.""-Amuse-i-d.vice.com ""Beautifully natural spaces... Awe inspiring.""-Resurgence.org ""Architect-created works that make the most of their environment-from gravity-defying structures to those that ingeniously meld with the given landscape.""-Singapore Tatler Homes",280,"250 x 290 x 30mm | 1,995.81g","09 Nov 2016","Phaidon Press Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,,0714873179,"30,032",4.25,US$54.79,,"Conceieved and edited by Phaidon editors",Hardback,,,, 14028,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14028,"2018-01-11 22:42:33","30-Second Architecture",9781782400400,"Edward Denison","The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained using a mere two pages, 300 words, and one picture: all easily digested in only half a minute. 30-Second Architecture presents you with the foundations of architectural knowledge. Expert authors are challenged to define and describe both the principles upon which architects depend, and the styles with which they put those principles into practice. So, if you want to know your arch from your elevation, and your Baroque from your Brutalism, or you wish to top off your next dinner party with a stirring speech on how form follows function, this is the quickest way to build your argument.",,,160,"186 x 234 x 18mm | 599.99g","01 Jul 2013","The Ivy Press","Lewes, United Kingdom",English,,"Illustrated in colour throughout",1782400400,"162,931",3.7,US$20.22,US$20.25,,Hardback,,,, 14029,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14029,"2018-01-11 22:42:43","Analysing Architecture",9780415719162,"Simon Unwin","Now in its fourth edition, Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those wishing to become professional architects, it also offers those in disciplines related to architecture (from archaeology to stage design, garden design to installation art), a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his own notebooks, the author dissects examples from around the world and all periods of history to explain underlying strategies in architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium for analysis. This new edition of Analysing Architecture is revised and expanded. Notably, the chapter on `Basic Elements of Architecture' has been enlarged to discuss the `powers' various architectural elements offer the architect. Three new chapters have been added to the section on `Themes in Spatial Organisation', covering `Occupying the In-between', `Inhabited Wall' and `Refuge and Prospect'. Two new examples - a Mud House from Kerala, India and the Mongyo-tei (a tea house) from Kyoto, Japan - have been added to the `Case Studies' at the end of the book. The `Select Bibliography' has been expanded and the `Index' revised. Works of architecture are instruments for managing, orchestrating, modifying our relationship with the world around us. They frame just about everything we do. Architecture is complex, subtle, frustrating... but ultimately extremely rewarding. It can be a difficult discipline to get to grips with; nothing in school quite prepares anyone for the particular demands of an architecture course. But this book will help. Analysing Architecture is the foundation volume of a series of books by Simon Unwin exploring the workings of architecture. Other books in the series include Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand and Exercises in Architecture.","Introduction How Analysis Helps Design Architecture as Identification of Place Basic Elements of Architecture Modifying Elements of Architecture Elements Doing More Than One Thing Using Things That Are There Primitive Place Types Architecture as Making Frames Temples and Cottages Geometries of Being Ideal Geometry Themes in Spatial Organisation: 1. Space and Structure 2. Parallel Walls 3. Stratification 4. Transition, Hierarchy, Heart 5. Occupying the In-between 6. Inhabited Wall 7. Refuge and Prospect Postscript 2013 Postscript 1997-2009 Case studies 1. Iron Age House, Castell Henllys, Wales, UK 2. Royal Villa, Knossos, Crete, Greece 3. Llainfadyn, St. Fagans, Wales, UK 4. Mud House, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 5. Il Tempietto, Rome, Italy 6. Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK 7. Schminke House, Lobau, Germany 8. Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, USA 9. Woodland Chapel, Stockholm, Sweden 10. House VI, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA 11. The Box, Culver City, California, USA 12. Mongyo-Tei (Tea House), Kyoto, Japan Acknowledgements Select Bibliography and References","""Cover-to-cover, Analysing Architecture lives up to its acclaim as an engaging, thoughtful and beautiful introduction to architecture."" -Erick Villagomez, Spacing Magazine",336,"216 x 274 x 22mm | 1,219.98g","04 Feb 2014","Taylor & Francis Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,"4th New edition","816 Illustrations, black and white",041571916X,"94,565",4.05,US$62.53,US$65.95,"Simon Unwin is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He has lived in Great Britain and Australia, and taught or lectured on his work in China, Israel, India, Sweden, Turkey and the United States. Analysing Architecture's international relevance is indicated by its translation into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish and its adoption for architecture courses around the world. Simon Unwin continues to teach at The Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff, UK.",Paperback,ROUTLEDGE,,, 14030,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14030,"2018-01-11 22:42:47","Learn to Timber Frame",9781612126685,"Will Beemer","The first guide to timber framing written specifically for beginners! Expert Will Beemer takes you through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with timber sourcing and ending with a finished building. Using full-colour photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Beemer shows you exactly how to build one small (12' x 16') timber-frame structure - suitable for use as a cabin, workshop, or studio. He also explains how to modify the structure to suit your needs and location by adding a loft, moving doors or windows, changing the roof pitch, or making the frame larger or smaller. You'll end up with a beautiful building as well as solid timber-framing skills that you can use for a lifetime.",,,160,"203 x 235 x 20mm | 816.47g","03 May 2016","Storey Publishing LLC","North Adams, United States",English,,"full colour photographs and illustrations",1612126685,"52,405",4.11,US$23.60,US$24.95,,Paperback,,,, 14031,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14031,"2018-01-11 22:42:52","The New Mathematics of Architecture",9780500290255,"Jane Burry","New in paperback, ""The New Mathematics of Architecture"" is a survey of the most advanced contemporary architectural projects in the world that utilize new applications of mathematics for the digital age. From chaos to topology, from optimization to datascapes, architects have been designing and constructing complex, sublime and beautiful buildings that change the way we perceive major structures. This one-of-a-kind survey of 46 international projects, compiled and written by leading experts on architectural mathematics, offers a thorough overview of how recent developments in maths and physics are being applied to architecture through accessible illustrations, lucid text and hands-on experience. Case studies are presented in detail with a project profile, and include Norman Fosters British Museum roof and Gehry Partners Disney Concert Hall, as well as projects by such renowned architects as Minifie Nixon, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Daniel Libeskind. At a time when architects have fewer opportunities to build and more time to consider the future of architecture, this carefully researched book offers students and practitioners new ways of thinking about the future of designing and building. Vital to the future of architectural dialect an awesome turn-on ""Architects Journal"". ""Inside the subdued cover of this modestly sized book you will find analysis, description and beautiful photographs if architecture is like frozen music then this is a big mash-up of Prog Rock and Stockhausen. And that cannot be a bad thing."" (""RIAS Quarterly"").",,"A must-have book. ...thoughtful, engaging, and richly-illustrated. A must-have book. "" thoughtful, engaging, and richly-illustrated. "" thoughtful, engaging, and richly-illustrated.""",272,"215.9 x 233.68 x 25.4mm | 1,161.19g","01 Apr 2012","Thames & Hudson Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,Reprint,"628 illustrations, 435 in colour",0500290253,"178,588",4.16,,,,Paperback,,,, 14032,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14032,"2018-01-11 22:42:58","The Greenest Home",9781616891244,"Julie Torres Moskovitz","These houses, energy-efficient, very well insulated, and virtually airtight, represent the future as our society moves towards carbon neutrality and trading lighter on the Earth. Projects feature in the book are located primarily in the United States, with houses in France, Japan, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland also represented. Each case study includes plans, photographs and a detailed project description. An appendix lists useful technical information.",,"""Julie Torres Moskovitz, who designed New York's first certified Passive House, finished her first book, The Greenest Home (Princeton Architectural Press), about the first wave of ultra green homes in the United States."" -- Dwell ""This spectacular coffee-table book allows conscientious real estate droolers to ogle glamorous modern private homes, primarily of post-Koolhaas European design, without feeling guilty. They won't kill the planet, but they are, nevertheless, to die for."" -- Village Voice ""Succeeds as eye-candy while at the same time has enough drawings and blower door test results to engage the Passive House geek."" -- Earth Techling ""Gorgeous. drool-worthy residences designed around the most stringent guidelines for sustainability."" -- Fast Company ""A visual and practical guide to some remarkable passive houses around the world. What's really striking is just how modern, airy and inviting they look."" -- NationalGeographic.com ""Gorgeous drool-worthy residences designed around the most stringent guidelines for sustainability."" -- Fast Company ""Chock full of beautiful images along with lots of great technical info that should answer any of your more serious questions about the nature of passive house construction."" - Inhabitat",192,"222 x 232 x 24mm | 919.99g","04 Jun 2013","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,"250 colour; 50 b/w photographs",1616891246,"52,346",3.5,US$41.81,US$45.00,"Julie Torres Moskovitz is the principle of the New York architecture firm Fabrica 718. She teaches graduate design studio at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Prior to forming Fabrica 718 she worked for Gluckman Mayner Architects, Lyn Rice Architects and MADE. Torres Moskovitz completed Passive House Training and is LEED certified.",Hardback,,,, 14033,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14033,"2018-01-11 22:43:02","Designing for Social Change",9781616890476,"Andrew Shea","This newest title in the design briefs series is a compact, hands-on guide for graphic design professionals who want to start helping communities and effectuating social change in the world. Author Andrew Shea presents ten strategies for successful community engagement, grounding each one in two real world case studies. The twenty projects featured in the book are by both design professionals and students and range from creating a map of services for the homeless community in Santa Monica, helping Chicago's Humboldt Park community by designing a website where donors can buy essential items for community members, to encouraging LA's Latina community to go for an annual PAP exam in an attempt to prevent cervical cancer through carefully designed posters, murals, and other material. Designing for Social Change is both an inspiration and a how-to book that encourages graphic designers everywhere to go out and do good with their work, providing them with the tools to complete successful projects in their communities.",,"""An inspiring collection of projects that prove graphic design isn't all corporate logos and glossy page layouts."" -- Fast Company ""A compact compendium for graphic designers looking to expand their practice with more community-based design projects."" -- Core77 ""Designers who want their work to improve their community and create social impact will benefit from reading the case studies in Designing for Social Change.... Written for creatives, teachers, and organizations, author Andrew Shea also addresses project-funding ideas in this colorful and concise guide."" -- Communication Arts ""An insightful guidebook and designer's co-pilot containing a compilation of case studies that illustrate project concepts, funding resources, processes, strategies, and outcomes. It is a go-to resource for any designer interested or engaged in community-based work"" - The Designer's Review of Books",160,"178 x 214 x 16mm | 458.13g","03 Jul 2012","PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS","New York, United States",English,,,1616890479,"141,979",3.91,US$19.37,US$24.95,"Andrew Shea is a graphic designer and writer. He earned his MFA in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art, where he advised undergraduate design students who worked with community organisations. Shea has also taught graphic design classes at MICA and Fordham University and he has presented papers to national and international design conferences.",Paperback,,,, 14034,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14034,"2018-01-11 22:43:10","Structure Systems",9783775718769,"Ralph Rapson","Back in print--the standard work on Heino Engel's structure systems. The hundreds of drawings and photographs reproduced in this hardback volume offer almost endless variations on the many structural systems that can keep buildings together: within a few pages of one another, tents, domes and cubes are shown supported by poles, cables, ribs, rafters and beams. Engel's presentation and explanation of this highly complex material differs fundamentally from others' work on the subject in that he focuses entirely upon the functions and design effects of these mechanisms, without regard for technical details: More than an engineering text, this is a catalogue of ideas and forms for architects and dreamers, a David Macaulay book for adults. Structure Systems skips over more commonly treated special designs and completed buildings for typical, representative and surprising shapes. As a reference work or daydream material, it is an indispensable repertoire of forms.",,,352,"230 x 300 x 30mm | 1,642.02g","01 Sep 2009","Hatje Cantz","Ostfildern, Germany","English, German","Neuauflage, Nachdruck","chiefly Illustrations, plans",3775718761,"165,963",4.17,US$46.28,US$60.00,,Hardback,,,, 14035,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14035,"2018-01-11 22:43:12","Introduction to Architectural Science",9780415824989,"Steven V. Szokolay","Now in its third edition, this book provides the ideal reference to the physical basis of architectural design. Fully updated and expanded throughout, the book provides the data required for architects to design buildings that will maintain the users comfort in a variety of conditions, with minimal reliance on energy intensive methods like air conditioning. This essential reference equips the reader with the tools to realize the full potential of the good intentions of sustainable, bioclimatic design. All sections have been revised and updated for this third edition including all the most relevant developments affecting heat, light and sound controls. This new edition provides additional coverage on the following areas: * Water sources and supply * Waste disposal * Energy sources and supply (especially renewables) * Sustainability issues This is not a 'how to' book but answers the question why; responding to the need of understanding beyond 'rules of thumb'.","Introduction Part I: Heat: The Thermal Environment 1.1 Physics of Heat 1.2 Thermal Comfort 1.3 Climate 1.4 Thermal behaviour of buildings 1.5 Thermal design: passive controls 1.6 Active controls: HVAC Part II: Light: The Luminous Envrionment 2.1 Physics of Light 2.2 Vision 2.3 Daylight and Sunlight 2.4 Design Methods 2.5 Electric Lighting Part III: Sound: The Sonic Environment 3.1 Physics of Sound 3.2 Hearing 3.3 Noise Control 3.4 Room Acoustics Part IV: Resources 4.1 Water and Wastes 4.2 Energy 4.3 Renewable Energy 4.4 Energy Use 4.5 Sustainability Issues References Bibliography (further reading) Appendix 1: IUA Declaration Appendix 2: RAIA Environment Policy Index",,392,"218 x 274 x 24mm | 959.99g","30 Apr 2014","Taylor & Francis Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,"3rd Revised edition","47 black & white tables, 33 black & white halftones, 403 black & white line drawings",0415824982,"158,142",5,US$47.70,US$54.95,"Steven V. Szokolay is an architect and energy and environmental consultant who, after some years of practice in Sydney and London, taught at Liverpool, Nairobi, London and Queensland, where he was founding Director of the Architectural Science Unit and Head of the Department of Architecture. He is co-author of the Manual for Tropical Housing and the author of over a dozen books, including Solar Energy and Building, Environmental Science Handbook for Architects and Thermal Design of Buildings.",Paperback,ROUTLEDGE,,, 14036,1,"2022-09-22 00:21:09","Architectural Structure & Design",Architecture,"Art & Photography",14036,"2018-01-11 22:43:21","Mountain Modern",9780500517468,"Dominic Bradbury","This visual sourcebook of 25 modern interiors in a range of mountain settings features photographs by Richard Powers and text by interiors writer Dominic Bradbury. Organized into three sections - 'Cabin', 'Chalet', 'Villa' - the houses feature indoor-outdoor living, beautifully crafted materials and a mastery of natural light. Photographs of each house reveal its architecture, interior design and surroundings, while plans provide an additional layer of information. Texts tell the story of how the dwelling was sited to make the most of its location, how construction innovations were introduced, and how such solutions provide a comfortable space from which families can enjoy the great outdoors. From the Highlands of Scotland to the breathtaking summits of the Alps and the craggy, adrenaline-fuelled Rockies, Mountain Modern is a journey to the most stunning homes of our planet.",,"Though we rarely categorize designs by their altitude, here it makes for an interesting collection.",256,"202 x 222 x 28mm | 1,079.98g","14 Oct 2014","Thames & Hudson Ltd","London, United Kingdom",English,,"415 illustrations, 393 in colour",0500517460,"255,995",3.85,US$37.15,,,Hardback,,,,