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  • 築覺 II:閱讀東京建築(增訂版)

    by 建築遊人 ...
    Series Book 2 - 築覺
    東京表參道上那一列國際品牌旗艦店,同時也是聞名國際的「建築博物館」,陳列著安藤忠雄、伊東豊雄、妹島和世與西澤立衛(SANAA)、MVRDV、Herzog & de Meuron、青木淳、隈研吾等國際級大師的作品,連同街頭的國立代代木競技場,在這一條不出一千米長的街道便出現了六座普立茲克建築獎得獎者的作品。東京建築對我們來說絕不陌生,更是建築系學生的朝聖之地。日本建築師設計嚴謹,除了對美學的追求外,對物料選材和細節設計尤其講究,對施工要求更是一絲不苟。當我們閱讀東京建築時,也在感受日本建築師及工程師對建築設計的熱誠與執著。 ... Read more

    $111.00 HKD

  • Humanise

    A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World

    From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings.'This book is a super-accessible guide as to why we shouldn't put up with soulless buildings and how we might change that' GRAYSON PERRY*****Our world is losing its humanity.Too many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about ... Read more

    $138.39 HKD

  • 舊屋翻新裝修解剖書【暢銷更新版】:掌握老化、結構、管路、動線、設備5大關鍵,解決樑柱多、採光差、走道長、空間配置不當問題,升級老屋比買新屋更超值

    第一本徹底剖析 老屋、中古屋 翻新關鍵 的裝修解剖書全面更新版盼都更無望,新屋價難追,不如聰明升級老屋,比買新成屋更超值!一樣是位在台北市大安區35坪的房子,買新大樓,單坪可能比中古老屋貴上兩倍,而且新大樓公設比高,想要享受相同室內坪數,還要多花錢買公設,相較之下,老屋坪數實在,空間可塑性大,但裝修成本高,台灣三大都會區,普遍面臨住宅老化問題,越早繁榮發展的地區,老舊房子越多,建築老化引起的漏水、壁癌,甚至影響結構安全,更不要說內部格局動線不良,採光通風差,水電管路、廚衛設備老舊,機能不敷現代生活使用,但越來越多人看見老屋的性價比競爭力,以及欣賞歲月在空間留下的故事,掀起一波買老屋翻新,或是改造自己老家的風潮,老房子變身潮,不只在台灣,也是全球趨勢,本書教你避免舊屋翻新常見的NG狀況,提供預算分配及必做工程的實用知識,只要掌握抗老化、補結構、換管路、改格局、設備更新5大關鍵,<... ... Read more

    $67.52 HKD

  • Architecture: Writing, Publishing, Marketing

    by Husam Talib ...
    The book presents a new assessment framework, a research method for writing on architecture, and a research method on the book genres on demand in the publishing market based on a case study of sample published books. It provides a powerful path to build an indicator to examine methods, processes, and theories in architecture. The author introduces his experience in testing various writing methods ... Read more

    $101.99 HKD

  • Earthquake Resistant Concrete Structures

    This book introduces practising engineers and post-graduate students to modern approaches to seismic design, with a particular focus on reinforced concrete structures, earthquake resistant design of new buildings and assessment, repair and strengthening of existing buildings. ... Read more

    $2,331.57 HKD

  • Formwork: A practical guide

    To optimise formwork costs and minimise the time for its construction, the contractor needs to understand the guiding principles of safe and efficient formwork construction. He must also have some insight into the relative merits of the various methods, and should appreciate the practical details of formwork construction. This is a practical, heavily illustrated and comprehensive manual for the ... Read more

    $971.10 HKD

  • Interactive Architecture

    Adaptive World

    Edited by Michael Fox ...
    Series series Architecture Briefs
    Recent technological developments in biology, computation, cybernetics, engineering, industrial design, materials, and robotics allow architecture to evolve beyond static functionality and become an active participant—with the capacity to perceive, react to, and connect—with humans and the natural world. The first process-based guide by Michael Fox and Miles Kemp introduced interactive ... Read more

    $122.99 HKD

  • Nature Inside

    A biophilic design guide

    Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of biophilic design, Nature Inside illustrates the implementation of biophilic design in interior design practice, across a range of international case studies – at different scales, and different ... Read more

    $489.37 HKD

  • Fantastic Ferrocement - For Practical, permanent Elven Architecture, Follies, Fairy Gardens and Other Virtuous Ventures

    by Peter Harris ...
    If you have ever wanted to sculpt or build in a permanent material that is extremely strong and can be moulded to any shape, ferrocement is the medium for you - and this concise book shows you how.Tools, techniques and sample projects - a garden pot, angel, dome, and more - are all logically described and illustrated. The many photos showing the building of Cafe Eutopia by the author and his ... Read more

    $46.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play deals with the issues of mercy, justice, truth and their relationship to pride and humility: "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall" ... Read more

    $5.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Indiscernible Elements: Calcium

    I am in your teeth, your bones, your nails. I help your muscles contract. I will help your heart beat. You need me. I am in every brick in the colosseum and in the walls of caves. I am in soil, sand, and statues. Every living thing requires me to function. When the living die, when a building crumbles, I will continue on. I have many jobs, I live many lives. You call me Calcium.Indiscernible ... Read more

    $78.99 HKD

  • The Amazing Kansas City Library

    An unusual investigative reporter's account of the transfer of the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, library collection from a decrepit building in the so-called Compassion Zone to a historic bank building owned by the Kemper family as part of the city's grand revitalization plan. That zone was so-named for its provision of food and shelter to homeless persons and the efforts to keep them within the ... Read more

    $54.99 HKD

  • The Implementation of Animation (Computer Software) in Teaching Sustainable Architecture (Education for Sustainability) with Specific Reference to the Sun.

    Design and Visual Communication - Passive Solar Architectural design (Sustainable Architecture):Extend sustainability practice into the classroom beyond recycling, repurposing, waste management, worm farms, and composting. Introduce sustainable architecture! For children and students of 8 years of age and up. Teachers will benefit from this research! New to SketchUp? Teachers and educators, watch ... Read more

    $23.99 HKD

  • Becoming an Architect – Book 2: The Design Process

    Becoming an Architect (Book 1 of 9), #2

    by Kay, Kay Everbloom ...
    Series Book 2 - Becoming an Architect
    Learn how architects turn ideas into real spaces — step by step.This beginner-friendly guide walks you through the design process with clear examples, simple sketches, and creative thinking tools.Book 2 of the Becoming an Architect series. ... Read more

    $31.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Além da arquitetura: da paixão ao negócio

    os desafios do novo arquiteto empreendedor

    by Renata Pena ...
    Profissionais incrivelmente talentosos estão tão imersos na arte e técnica daquilo que fazem que esquecem da essência de um negócio bem-sucedido. Mas a técnica não reside apenas na qualidade dos traços ou na habilidade de moldar espaços com beleza. Reside também no entendimento do mercado e, acima de tudo, na compreensão profunda das emoções e expectativas de seus clientes. Se falhamos em alinhar ... Read more

    $73.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Construction Superintendent Operations Manual

    Complete Any Construction Job On Time, within Budget, and According to SpecificationsTurn to the updated Second Edition of Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual for step-by-step guidance on managing every aspect of complex construction jobs. From handling construction contracts to managing construction components and technology, this hands-on resource will help you ensure that projects ... Read more

    $651.99 HKD

  • Centro Studi FLA

    Series Book 5 - EUROPEAN PRACTICE
    Realizzato nel 2012 in seguito alla vincita da parte di Giuseppe Marinoni di un concorso internazionale, il Centro studi FLA (Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente) a Seveso appare all’esterno come un volume primario, articolato da fenditure verticali e sezionato dalla facciata vetrata: quinta della piazza e boccascena sulla città. La rigorosa figura ellittica dell’impianto planimetrico si rivela ... Read more

    $37.12 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 圖解貨櫃商業空間設計:全台第一本貨櫃屋全解析,從法規、價格、施工到設計,四大關鍵、一次解決!

    貨櫃屋正夯,教您打造又便宜、又好用的繽紛貨櫃屋!小鳥雖小五臟俱全,帶您觀看美麗又實用的精彩案例。只要跟著書中學,就能擁有屬於自己的創意貨櫃屋。◆北部:林淵源建築師◆中部:陳旻宏中一電工副總◆南部:王啟圳建築師——共同撰文推薦【本書特色】★ 華文圈第一本,貨櫃屋設計全解★ 專業建築師現身說法,提供法規、結構等建議★ 精選國內精美貨櫃屋成功案例★ 室內設計師現身說法,提供專業見解★ 激發創意、介紹貨櫃屋的不同種風貌貨櫃屋的特色工時短、低成本、CP值高,在國內外掀起一股貨櫃城市浪潮。而台灣當然不落人後,除了每年在高雄舉辦貨櫃藝術節,讓民眾知道貨櫃可以怎麼玩之外,全台各地的貨櫃屋市集,也如雨後春筍般越來越多元。貨櫃屋在台灣,較常被拿來當作商業空間使用,但已有一般民眾將貨櫃申請為住家,讓貨櫃屋的使用方向越來越廣。到底打造一個貨櫃屋,有多少眉眉角角?怎麼做才能擁有一個屬於自己的貨櫃屋... ... Read more

    $86.45 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Architectural Detail

    The Architectural Detail is author Edward R. Ford's life's work, and this may be his most important book to date. Ford walks the reader through five widely accepted (and wildly different) definitions of detail, in an attempt to find, once and for all, the quintessential definition of detail in architecture. ... Read more

    $180.49 HKD

  • Profitable and Sustainable Real Estate Investing

    An Investor's Guide

    Sustainability is no longer a niche strategy in real estate investing. It has become a set of constraints that shape risk, valuation, financing, operating costs, and long-term returns.Ignoring those constraints does not make them go away. It simply pushes risk downstream.This book was written to help investors understand that shift and respond to it intelligently.Profitable and Sustainable Real ... Read more

    $77.66 HKD

  • Materials and Meaning in Architecture

    Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings

    Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation.Arguing that architecture is primarily experiencedby the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad ... Read more

    $270.49 HKD

  • InnovatiON-Architecture

    Design, Laboratory, Technology, and Emotion

    Compiles ON-A work philosophy: a constant search for innovative ad hoc solutions for each project, using the most updated technologies and design research.This book exposes and collects the innovations developed through 15 years of work at ON-A, through lengthy conversations between its founders and directors (Eduardo Gutiérrez and Jordi Fernández) and the editor. This is not a usual monograph, ... Read more

    $167.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Systems Upgrade

    (Re)Fabricating Tectonic Prototypes

    The book submits that a deep study of legacy material artifacts, through the lens of contemporary digital design can constitute a valuable bridge between design history and contemporary creative practice.Systems Upgrade focuses on an investigation into the ways that we may re-describe and upgrade these design legacies for extension in future practice. The book explicates this through a deep dive ... Read more

    $167.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dosificación de mezclas para bloques de hormigón

    "LA CALIDAD DE UN BLOQUE DEPENDE DE LA CALIDAD DE LA MEZCLA".Esta guía fue elaborada para apoyar a todo aquel fabricante artesanal de bloques que tiene problemas con la calidad y resistencia de sus productos.Aquí podrá encontrar la información que necesita al respecto y que no existe en ningún otro lado. El conocimiento sobre las dosificaciones es un secreto bien guardado y reservado, hay poca o ... Read more

    $78.99 HKD