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Key Buildings from Prehistory to the PresentPlans, Sections, Elevations
The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture – from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects. The buildings are organized by type – from places of worship and public buildings to houses – and are divided into nine chapters, each with an informative intro…
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MorphingA Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects, Designers
Cylinders, spheres and cubes are a small handful of shapes that can be defined by a single word. However, most shapes cannot be found in a dictionary. They belong to an alternative plastic world defined by trigonometry: a mathematical world where all shapes can be described under one systematic language and where any shape can transform into another.This visually striking guidebook clearly and …
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- 9781780677224
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Towards Zero-energy ArchitectureNew Solar Design
This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use. In response to the challenges of global warming and climate change, design and technology enable architects to achieve greater performance standards while at the same time developing an environmental aesthetic. The book showcases ten award-winn…
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Digital Fabrication in Architecture
With the increasing sophistication of CAD and other design software, there is now a wide array of means for both designing and fabricating architecture and its components. The proliferation of advanced modelling software and hardware has enabled architects and students to conceive and create designs that would be very difficult to do using more traditional methods. The use of CAD technologies …
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- 9781780673899
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Structural Engineering for ArchitectsA Handbook
This book provides an understanding of the fundamental theories and practice behind the creation of architectural structures. It aids the development of an intuitive understanding of structural engineering, bringing together technical and design issues. The book is divided into four sections: 'Structures in nature' looks at structural principles found in natural objects. 'Theory' covers genera…
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- 9781780675466
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Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design
The debate surrounding hand drawing versus computer-generated imagery has become a hot topic. Having grown up with computers, today's interior design and architecture students are extremely adept at creating computer imagery, but often lack confidence in their freehand sketching skills, or do not know how to sketch at all. Sketching, and the careful observation that it entails, is essential for…
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- 9781780678054
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Drawing for Interior Design
This book covers all stages of visual presentation as part of the interior design process, from the most basic initial sketches, to models, to fully developed computer-generated visualizations. In four chapters this easy-to-follow text explains the basics, conception, presentation and production. With a varied and comprehensive range of images, this book is an invaluable, inspirational and prac…
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- 9781780675114
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Deployable Structures
Deployable structures can expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties – offering the potential to create truly transforming environments. This book looks at the cutting edge of the subject, examining the different types of deployable structures and numerous design approaches. Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is…
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- 9781780677958
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Detail in Contemporary Bar and Restaurant Design
Bars and restaurants need to be assertive. Customers tend not to visit them to satisfy basic appetites for food or drink but for the social opportunities. Their interiors need to occupy the imagination of their customers and to whet the appetite for a return visit. The design that gets the formula right will do as much to prolong the life of the business as the products on offer. As this book …
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Architecture from Commission to Construction
This book provides an in-depth study of the design and construction processes behind 25 leading contemporary buildings. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international architects. Every stage of each project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sket…
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