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  • Exhibition Design Second Edition

    An Introduction

    by Philip Hughes ...
    Exhibition Design describes the skills needed to become an exhibition designer, including: developing a brief and working with clients; design principles for graphics, circulation, lighting, and accessibility; presenting ideas to clients; and the practicalities of production.A wealth of visual material includes photographs of completed exhibitions by world-renowned designers, concept drawings, ... Read more

    $243.49 HKD

  • The Architecture Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture ... Read more

    $172.99 HKD

  • Structures

    Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

    by J. E. Gordon ...
    In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what ... Read more

    $112.09 HKD

  • Materials and Interior Design

    by Lorraine Farrelly, Rachael Brown ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    The choice of materials is critical to the success of an interior. This book examines every aspect of the the use of materials in interior design, from initial concept and selection to visual representation and practical application.Following a brief introduction, the first five sections offer historical context and detailed guidance on selection, application, representation, communication, and ... Read more

    $243.49 HKD

  • Science and Politics

    by suzy winslet ...
    In this respect, the revolutionaries were descendants of René Descartes, with whom the rationalism so characteristic of modern philosophy began. Some one hundred and fifty years before the popular uprising around the Bastille, he had established a criterion for certain knowledge: it came only from ideas that were claire et distinct. Mathematics, among other things, was able to meet this strict ... Read more

    $77.99 HKD

  • Septic Tank Options & Alternatives

    Your guide to conventional, natural andeco-friendly methods & technologies

    by Féidhlim Harty ...
    Septic Tank Options & Alternatives is a user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-friendly sewage treatment option for your home. With so many different treatment systems and technologies available, it can be a challenge to make the choice that really reflects your values and priorities. This book lists conventional and alternative sewage treatment systems and outlines the pros and ... Read more

    $57.99 HKD

  • Abbe Boulah!

    by Thorbjoern Mann ...
    Abb Boulah! A collection of strange stories featuring pranks, adventures and cantankerous comments by and about the mysterious Abb Boulah and his weirdo friend Bog-Hubert. There are tales from the mythical Fog Island Tavern and Bog-Huberts schemes such as his Island Beach and Beauty Restoration enterprise, the rumors about his secret still in the swamps of North Florida, (producing the potent Eau ... Read more

    $68.69 HKD

  • Haus und Auto

    by Andreas K. Vetter ...
    Haus und Auto ist ein absolutes Muss für Autoliebhaber und Fans spektakulärer Architektur! Rund 45 innovative Beispiele zeigen, wie man seinen vierrädrigen Freund – oder gar seine ganze Sammlung – präsentiert und ihm die gebührende Aufmerksamkeit einräumt. In diesem Buch wird nicht einfach geparkt, vielmehr wird für das Auto eine architektonisch herausragende Räumlichkeit geschaffen, in der es ... Read more

    $348.00 HKD

  • RIBA Architect's Handbook of Practice Management

    9th Edition

    by Nigel Ostime ...
    The professional architect’s business management bible now encompasses the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 to reflect the very latest practice in today’s cutting-edge architectural environment.With an emphasis on the practical aspects of working as an architect, the 9th edition combines clear and comprehensive guidance with a focus on new directions in practice management which will give a modern practice ... Read more

    $585.69 HKD

  • Architectural Styles You Can Identify - Architecture Reference & Specification Book | Children's Architecture Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Are you interested in architecture? Those archs and curves belong to an era. Identify different architectural styles with confidence. Use this wonderful reference book that includes pictures and features in every page. Extending your knowledge beyond your school curriculum is never a bad move. You’ll never know when stock knowledge will come in handy. Grab a copy now. ... Read more

    $30.99 HKD

  • Ariadna, arquitecta

    Una introducción a la teoría de la arquitectura

    by Paz Castillo, Silvia Alvite, Carolina Kogan, Mariana Santángelo, Verónica Gilotaux, Mercedes Dello Russo ...
    Series series Cuadernos de Cátedra
    El territorio de la teoría de la arquitectura es extenso y de difícil delimitación. Este libro propone una incursión en este campo de conocimiento para enfocar algunos debates que tuvieron lugar, fundamentalmente, desde comienzos del siglo XX, a partir del impacto de las nuevas tecnologías del acero y del hormigón armado sobre la concepción del espacio arquitectónico. El principal aporte reside en ... Read more

    $108.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 2012 International Building Code Handbook

    by Douglas W. Thornburg, John R. Henry ...
    A COMPLETE, FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEUpdated to reflect the International Code Council 2012 International Building Code, this time-saving resource makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC requirements and achieve compliance. More than 600 full-color illustrations help to clarify the application and intent of many code provisions, with an emphasis on the ... Read more

    $1,483.99 HKD

  • Architecture Asia: Living in the 21st Century

    Edited by Wu Jiang, Li Xiangning, Zhou Minghao, Wang Ying, Wang Yanze, Wen Huajing, Zheng Xin ...
    Series series Architecture Asia
    Architecture Asia, as the official journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia, aims to provide a forum not only for presenting Asian phenomena and their characteristics to the world but also for understanding diversity and multiculturalism within Asia from a global perspective. In the 21st century, Asia has been developed fast in the wave of globalization, and the living and urban environment ... Read more

    $169.29 HKD

  • Sonic Wilderness: Wild Vinyl Records

    by Mark Harris ...
    Series Book 11 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    Sonic Wilderness accesses the critical value of unusual vinyl records that concern our relationship with nature. These wild records reveal unconventional perspectives on the entanglements of human life with animals, gardens and plants. They form a lyrical unconscious exposing the conventions and ideologies of popular music, their warped perspectives and acoustic radioactivity comprising a ... Read more

    $68.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bringing Architecture to the Next Level

    by Maria Lorena Lehman ...
    Do your architectural designs foster well-being or discomfort in occupants? Do your designs innovate architecture technology in new ways? And do you make design decisions that pull from the latest scientific findings, including biomimicry design or where design meets neuroscience?As an architect, your design process is vital to the quality and outcome of your built environments. Yet how do you ... Read more

    $246.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Die Baustile

    Baukunst Europas von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart

    by Susanne Lücke-David ...
    Series series marixwissen
    Die Europäische Baustilfibel gibt einen Überblick über die stilistische Entwicklung der Architektur Europas von ihren Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart. In der großen Entfernung, aus der ein solcher Abriss nur möglich ist, fällt naturgemäß das Herausragende ins Auge, sei es dass es für sich ein Meisterwerk darstellt, sei es dass es wegweisend für die weitere Entwicklung geworden ist. Aus der ... Read more

    $68.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Culinary Lesson: The Space of Food

    SAC Journal 4

    by Charlotte Birnbaum, Daniel Birnbaum, Mike Bouchet, Sanford Kwinter, Fabrice Mazliah, Tobias Rehberger, David Ruy, Kivi Sotamaa, Carolyn Steel, Jan Aman ...
    Series Book 4 - SAC Journal
    CULINARY LESSONS - The Space of Food is based on a series of events, Culinary Lessons, which were hosted by the Städelschule Architecture Class and which engaged with the relation between food, art and architecture. The series addressed the enormous so- cial, economic and cultural spaces that accompany the production and consumption of food, and attempted to unravel some of these spaces' structure ... Read more

    $128.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A New Manifold

    SAC Journal 1

    by Ben van Berkel, Johan Bettum, Beatriz Colomina, Mirco Becker, Christian Veddeler ...
    Series Book 1 - SAc Journal
    A NEW MANIFOLD, the inaugural issue of SAC JOURNAL, addres- ses the increased specialisation and possible fragmentation of ex- pertise within architecture. Whilst historically always an amalgam of numerous forms of input, architecture is currently facing the necessi- ty to assimilate and process hitherto unknown amounts and rates of information flow. How can architecture relate to the emerging ... Read more

    $128.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principios, herramientas e implementación de Lean Construction

    by Luis Fernando Botero Botero ...
    Principios, herramientas e implementación de Lean Construction aborda el desarrollo de los sistemas de producción desde la producción artesanal, su evolución hacia la producción en masa, hasta el cambio radical del paradigma de producción en el siglo con el modelo Toyota en Japón, cuyas bases fueron utilizadas para proponer la teoría "transformación-flujo-valor" en la construcción. Se describen ... Read more

    $128.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Naturaleza Vibrazional Cósmica. Un sendero filtrado por la Visión Sónica de la Realidad.

    by Marko Guglielmi Reimmortal ...
    La Naturaleza Vibrazional Cósmica: un camino filtrado por la Visión Sónica de la Realidad. Este no es un libro para leer pasivamente, es una invitación a sintonizarte con las frecuencias de la existencia, a percibir la belleza de la vida como una sinfonía para escuchar y con la cual entrar en comunión. Un viaje de descubrimiento donde la ciencia, la tradición y la percepción convergen, guiándonos ... Read more

    $9.49 HKD

  • Plumbing Licensing Study Guide

    by Rex Miller, Mark R. Miller ...
    This book is designed for use as both a text and study guide for those students taking the licensing test in plumbing. Because of the large number of residential dwellings under construction and planned for the near future, this is a growing area. Well trained and knowledgeable plumbers are urgently needed in most of the individual United States and Canada. The field of plumbers, pipefitters, and ... Read more

    $449.89 HKD

  • Architecture in the Baltic States

    Cities, Landscapes and Heritage of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    Edited by Marco Falsetti ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    This book explores the architecture of the Baltic States, a region still relatively unexplored in architectural literature. Nevertheless, this collection of chapters provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the urban architectural environment of the three countries that make up the Baltic region: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.Organised in three parts, with each part focusing on one of the ... Read more

    $507.86 HKD

  • Craft Theory and Contemporary Architecture

    by Grant Alford ...
    This book offers a comprehensive exploration of craft theory in relation to contemporary architecture. Craft is an old and familiar idea, but the line between craft and art or craft and mere manufacturing, for example, is notoriously hard to describe. In architecture, a similarly blurred line between the design process, on the one hand, and the physical making of buildings, on the other, lies at ... Read more

    $476.60 HKD

  • Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design

    Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building

    by Alexander Tsigkas ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design: Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building examines the intersection of philosophy and practice in architecture, exploring life, viability, and interdisciplinary collaboration and offering practical design insights for all beings.This book highlights several key architectural features, including a philosophical exploration of ... Read more

    $507.86 HKD