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  • 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

    €10.99

  • Architecture

    The Definitive Visual History

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Definitive Cultural Histories
    From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.Explore every significant architectural period and style ... Read more

    €11.99

  • Proyecto Arquitectónico En Zonas Sísmicas

    by Alejandro Rojas Contreras ...
    La arquitectura mexicana actual est mostrando su talento en las obras que proyectan. Sin embargo, sea cual fuese el proyecto arquitectnico, es indispensable considerar las condiciones que existirn en eventos ssmicos. No hacerlo as significa exponerse a incertidumbres de servicio o riesgos de estabilidad, que pueden inhabilitar o hacer fallar la estructura que se trate. Fue as como se perdieron en ... Read more

    €4.35

  • Häuser des Jahres 2024

    Die 50 besten Einfamilienhäuser

    by Claire Beermann, Eva Maria Herrmann ...
    HÄUSER DES JAHRES IST EINER DER WICHTIGSTEN WETTBEWERBE DER BRANCHE und wird bereits seit 2011 ausgelobt. Das große Inspirationsbuch zum Award präsentiert die von einer Expertenjury ausgewählten 50 besten Einfamilienhäuser. Die Häuser des Jahres 2024 werden in Text, Bild und mithilfe von Plänen ausführlich vorgestellt und gewähren so Einblick in 50 individuelle Planungsgeschichten von Architekt ... Read more

    €39.99

  • Das Energiesparbuch

    Raus aus der Energiefalle

    by Pascal Dupont Mercier ...
    Energiekosten werden unsere Geldbörse immer nachhaltiger belasten. Das ist nicht gut und kostet viel Geld, was erst einmal verdient werden muss. Geld, dass Sie für andere Zwecke vielleicht besser benötigen würden. Öl, Strom, Gas, Benzin, dies sind Kosten, die dem Bürger die Scheine aus der Tasche zaubern. Das muss aber nicht so sein. Der Expertenratgeber gibt Ihnen erschöpfend Auskunft, sodass Sie ... Read more

    €4.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reforzamiento estructural sismo resistente de viviendas informales en Bogotá

    by Pedro Andrés Héndez ...
    El presente documento expone el desarrollo del trabajo de grado para optar al título de magíster de la maestría en Construcción, de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, titulado: "Reforzamiento estructural sismo resistente de viviendas informales en Bogotá. Criterios para predeterminar las posibilidades de financiación de reforzamiento frente a reconstrucción, a partir de ... Read more

    €4.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Avaliação da qualidade de projetos de edificações

    by Marcia Castilho Correia ...
    Series Book 6 - COLEÇÃO PENSANDO PARA SAÚDE
    A experiência profissional da arquiteta Marcia Castilho Correia como tecnologista em saúde pública na Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) a estimulou no desenvolvimento da pesquisa para melhor conhecimento das estratégias e tecer o seu método de avaliação dos projetos de edificações. Uma experiência de três décadas, que lhe permitiu aprender e, posteriormente, ensinar os passos a serem trilhados por ... Read more

    €9.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Das Haus der Zukunft

    Das große Handbuch für eine ganzheitliche und zukunftsorientierte Bauweise

    by Barbara Brubacher ...
    DER TREND-RATGEBER IM FERTIGHAUSBAU! Dieses Callwey Buch ist der große Ratgeber für zukunftsweisende Trends im Fertighausbau. Als ultimative Inspirationsquelle widmet es sich dem ganzheitlichen Planungs- und Bauansatz eines Fertighauses und zeigt in aller Ausführlichkeit wie klimafreundliche und zukunftssichere Neubauten umgesetzt werden können. Die Kapitel beleuchten die einzelnen Komponenten ... Read more

    €39.99

  • Total Latin American Architecture

    Libretto of Modern Reflections & Contemporary Works

    by Ana de Brea ...
    A selected, fully open, and deep assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture. However, it is a selected ... Read more

    €17.09 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principal Designer's Handbook

    Guide to the CDM Regulations 2015

    by Association for Project Safety ...
    The new CDM regulations came into force on 6th April 2015 changing the face of pre-construction health and safety management on construction projects, large and small. This handbook provides a comprehensive road map to undertaking the new Principal Designer role brings pre-construction health and safety risk management into the hands of architects and other designers. Offering authoritative and ... Read more

    €51.78

  • Inclusion Emergency

    Diversity in architecture

    Edited by Hannah Durham, Grace Choi ...
    Architecture is at a tipping point.Voices of the under-recognised are increasing in volume and are agitating for change. If we don’t collectively listen, re-adjust and change our outlook, we risk limiting the relevance of our profession in today’s society and, ultimately, the places we create.Capturing insight from leading voices in the profession, this book encourages understanding and reflection ... Read more

    €40.11

  • Architectural Acoustics

    A guide to integrated thinking

    by Raj Patel ...
    This book is an authoritative but uniquely accessible and highly illustrated guide to good acoustic design practice for architects, interior designers and acoustic professionals. It provides a user-friendly introduction to architectural acoustics and acoustics technology where the market is crowded with dense and technical texts. It will go through each typology in turn explaining the key acoustic ... Read more

    €59.59

  • Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

    by Marianne Davys Architects Ltd ...
    This book is a practical guide for students or those already running or thinking of running a small practice on how to set up and run a small architectural practice and how to run multiple small projects efficiently. It is split into three distinct sections: Part 1 begins with the practicalities of setting up a small architectural business; Part 2 goes into detail on how to run your small practice ... Read more

    €40.11

  • Construction Contracts

    Questions and Answers

    by David Chappell ...
    This fully revised and updated edition of Construction Contracts: Questions and Answers includes 300 questions and incorporates 42 new judicial decisions, the JCT 2016 updates and the RIBA Building Contracts and Professional Services Contracts 2018 updates.Construction professionals of all kinds frequently need legal advice that is straightforward as well as authoritative and legally rigorous. ... Read more

    €73.33

  • Vacant Land Regeneration

    Novel Strategies for Maximizing Local Impact

    Edited by Rui Zhu, Galen Newman ...
    Vacant Land Regeneration: Novel Strategies for Maximizing Local Impact provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of vacant land regeneration through the lens of influential research, groundbreaking case studies, and future trends, and equips readers with the knowledge needed to transform vacant spaces into valuable community assets. In a rapidly evolving world, regenerating vacant and ... Read more

    €50.41

  • The Secret of the Pyramids

    How Pharaoh Khufu presents us the methods used for building the ancient Egyptian Pyramids

    by Michel Michel, Michael E. Habicht ...
    Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Egyptian pyramids and discover the secrets of their impressive construction. In this groundbreaking reference book, written by an experienced Egyptologist and a French logistician, the invention and construction of the pyramids is illuminated with a detailed study. From the archaeological documentation of the building evidence to the development of ... Read more

    €13.99

  • Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology

    In Alphabetical Order

    by Les Goring ...
    This is an ideal reference book for students (undergraduates and postgraduates) studying Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture, etc. It should also be of use to the Construction-related legal profession, Property Managers and Letting Agents. Builders (and homeowners, interested in identifying faults in their property), should also benefit from this book.Residential Surveying ... Read more

    €66.46

  • A History of Artificially Intelligent Architecture

    Case Studies from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan, 1949–1987

    by Danyal Ahmed ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    A History of Artificially Intelligent Architecture: Case Studies from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan, 1949-1987 provides a comprehensive survey of architectural projects exhibiting intelligence since the Late First Century right up to the present day.Tracing the social, scientific and technological developments, this book analyses case studies from both conceived and executed architectural projects ... Read more

    €49.27

  • Designing Tall Buildings

    Structure as Architecture

    by Mark Sarkisian ...
    This third edition of Designing Tall Buildings is an enhanced and accessible reference that guides the reader through the fundamental principles of designing high-rise buildings.This new edition includes four new chapters, including initial concepts for tall building design, techniques for optimization, considerations for carbon, and the use of alternative materials such as timber. The third ... Read more

    €50.41

  • Out of Architecture

    The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice

    by Jake Rudin, Erin Pellegrino ...
    Out of Architecture is both a call to reassess the architecture profession and its education, and a toolkit for graduates and working architects to untangle their skills, passions, and value from traditional architectural practice and consider alternate pathways.Written by design professionals and expert career consultants, this book is informed by numerous client accounts as well as the authors’ ... Read more

    €28.64

  • Stonemasons' Marks

    Context, History and Purposes

    by Jennifer Alexander ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    This book investigates the historical and functional significance of stonemasons’ marks – symbols inscribed on individual stone blocks – as a communicative practice within the architectural and construction industries.Masons’ marks exist for practical reasons and have been in use for over 4000 years. Marks stood outside literacy and acted as a form of communication within the stone-working ... Read more

    €55.00

  • Early and Unpublished Writings of Christopher Alexander

    Thinking, Building, Writing

    Edited by Howard Davis ...
    This book brings together key works of the noted architect and architectural theorist Christopher Alexander (1936–2022), many of which have not been published before. The book contains twenty-five essays and other works, many chosen from the newly organized Christopher Alexander archive, providing a window into the ideas and thought process of one of the most innovative architectural thinkers of ... Read more

    €48.12

  • Seeing and Making in Architecture

    Design Exercises

    by Taiji Miyasaka ...
    You always aim to achieve that moment of insight that leads to ingenuity and novelty in your design, but sometimes it remains elusive. This book presents a variety of techniques for mapping and making hands-on design/build projects, and relates this work to real architecture. It helps you to learn new ways of seeing and making that will enhance your creative design process and enable you to ... Read more

    €64.16

  • Design Build with The Scarcity and Creativity Studio

    by Christian Hermansen Cordua, Solveig Sandness ...
    From its creation in January 2012, The Scarcity and Creativity Studio has developed a teaching method which reaffirms a commitment to architecture as a service to society, questions the idea of the individual creator in favour of collaborative design, and challenges the traditional master-student relationship.This book documents the projects and, in so doing, explains the practices and pedagogic ... Read more

    €42.39