Building Construction Handbook, 8th Edition 2010

Butterworth-Heinemann | 2010-04-05 | ISBN: 1856178056 0080963382 | 828 pages | PDF | 49 MB
Building Construction Handbook is an authoritative reference for all students and professionals. It is full of detailed drawings that clearly illustrate the construction of building elements. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice and techniques, representing both traditional procedures and modern developments, are also included to provide the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to building construction.

Review
`Book of the Year...the ideal handy reference for the site office.'
Professional Builder

`I can foresee this book becoming a backbone to many a college library: I wish it had been there during my time as a student.'
Building Technology & Management

`Packed with drawings and annotated diagrams...an extraordinary range of material.'
Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

`Provides a breath of fresh air in a rather staid field.'
Architect & Surveyor

'The student who memorises the Building Construction Handbook will be well informed indeed.'
New Civil Engineer/New Builder

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Working Drawings Handbook By Keith Styles

Architectural Press 1995 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0750624949 | PDF


Covering every aspect of drawing preparation, both manual and computer-aided, this comprehensive manual is an essential tool for students, architects and architectural technologists. Showing what information is required on each type of document, how drawings relate to specifications, and how to organize and document your work, this handbook presents a fully illustrated guide to all the key methods and techniques.

Thoroughly revised and redesigned, this fourth edition has brand new computer-generated drawings throughout and is updated to cover all aspects of computer use in the modern building design process.

1. A working tool that provides practical help, written in an accessible style
2. A comprehensive guide presenting not only what to draw, but how and in what sequence
3. Stylishly presented and concise content makes it easy to learn methods and techniques

Review
'This book must be essential reading for all involved in the production of building drawings.'
- ASI Journal

'A handy manual showing how to produce clear and effective working drawings.'
- RIBA Journal


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Architect's Drawings: A selection of sketches by world famous architects through history

Architectural Press (2005) | English | 224 Pages | PDF | 10 MB
The sketch is a window into the architects mind. As creative designers, architects are interested in how other architects, particularly successful ones, think through the use of drawings to approach their work. Historically designers have sought inspiration for their own work through an insight into the minds and workings of people they often regard as geniuses. This collection of sketches aims to provide this insight. Here for the first time, a wide range of world famous architects' sketches from the Renaissance to the present day can be seen in a single volume. The sketches have been selected to represent the concepts or philosophies of the key movements in architecture in order to develop an overall picture of the role of the sketch in the development of architecture. The book illustrates the work of designers as diverse as Andrea Palladio, Erich Mendelsohn, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Le Corbusier, Michelangelo, Alvar Aalto, Sir John Soane, Francesco Borromini, Walter Gropius, and contemporary architects Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry to name but a few. Each chronologically placed sketch is accompanied by text providing details about the architect's life, a look at the sketch in context, and the connection to specific buildings where appropriate. Style, media and meaning are also discussed, developing an explanation of the architect's thinking and intentions.

As creative designers themselves, architects are interested in how other architects, particularly successful ones, think and draw and approach their work. Historically designers have sought inspiration for their own work through an insight into the minds and workings of people they often regard as geniuses. This collection of sketches aims to provide this insight.

Listed chronologically each sketch will be accompanied by a text which provides: A short synopsis/history of the architect's life; a look at the sketch in this context; the connection to a specific building (where appropriate); techniques of the sketch: style and media; meaning - what the sketch shows about the architect's thinking and intentions followed by a select bibliography for each section.

· Sketches from prominent architects, drawn from an international selection
· A unique insight into how architects use sketches to develop and transfer complex concepts into physical form, enabling readers to improve the connection between their own ideas and designs
· Reveals the secrets of the most successful sketching techniques used by architects for today's designers

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Architects Sketches - Dialogue and Design

Architectural Press 2008 | English | 152 Pages | ISBN: 0750682264 | PDF
Concepts from architects' minds evolve through sketches and as a mode of transference are conveyed to the finished building. This book compares qualities of sketches to reveal unique approaches to the instruments of thinking in which all architects engage. It provides new insight into the relationship between architectural sketches and the process of creative manipulation. Sketches comprise a thinking mechanism, and through the qualities of ambiguity, quickness and change, they initiate a dialogue for architects. As a medium to facilitate communication, recording, discovery and evaluation, their pertinence lies in their ability to exhibit both the precise and the imprecise. Exploring four related theoretical approaches, play, memory-imagination-fantasy, caricature and the grotesque, the book shows how imprecision stimulates imagination to conceive new forms in the dialogue of architectural sketches.

* Beautifully presented work with a wealth of illustrations
* Uses examples from architects past and present to show the evolution of the architectural sketch
* Describes the use of simple sketches to convey complex abstract ideas

About the Author
By Kendra Schank Smith, PhD in History, Theory, Criticism, and Representation, Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, USA

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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

128 pages | The MIT Press (September 30, 2007) | English | ISBN-10: 0262062666 | PDF
This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the  studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep  out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple  language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom.  These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and  presentation—from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities  of color theory—provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy,  making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the  architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a  brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic  to whimsical.

The lesson on "How to Draw a Line" is illustrated by  examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor  level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a  pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between  traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split  neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor  who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned  in Architecture School provides valuable guideposts for navigating the  design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum.  Architecture graduates—from young designers to experienced  practitioners—will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide  back to basics when solving a complex design problem.

About the Author
Matthew Frederick is an architect and urban designer in Cambridge,  Massachusetts. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities,  including Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of  Technology.

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1000 X European Architecture

Verlagshaus Braun | ISBN: 393878010X | 2007 | PDF | 1024 pages
This is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date compendium of contemporary European architecture available in one single volume. Projects from all parts of the continent have been selected to create a representative overview of the latest European architecture. The great variety of European architecture is guaranteed because there is only one project presented per architect with high-quality pictures and plans. Particular emphasis has been placed on making sure that many small creative and surprising buildings are presented alongside more familiar projects.

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House Beautiful 500 + Favorite Paint Colors - 2010

English | PDF | 124 pages | 25.9 MB
House Beautiful one of the leading home design and decorating magazines in the country, introduces its first-ever "bookazine" - 500+ Favorite Paint Colors - filled with color advice and paint recommendations from the editors and the industry's top interior designers. 500+ Favorite Paint Colors is 120 pages of expert color advice divided into seven useful categories: Neutrals, Color by Color, Room by Room, How Do You Want Your Room to Feel?, Naturals, How Bold Are You?, and Solving Problems With Color. It also includes a color personality quiz and tips for balancing your home with color.

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Seven Wonders of Green Building Technology

84 pages | Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT) (January 2010) | English | ISBN-10: 0761342427 | PDF | 17.6 Mb
In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. People have been constructing buildings for thousands of years. But in modern times, people have become more interested in new kinds of building techniques. They want to make buildings that are "green," or good for the environment. Some green builders make houses out of recycled materials. Others make buildings that use the sun and wind for heating and cooling. In some places, whole communities are based on green building technology. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders of green building technology. We'll learn about Earthships, which collect rain for drinking water and make heat and electricity from the sun's rays. We'll visit Menara Mesiniaga, a skyscraper in Malaysia that is cooled by fresh tropical breezes. We'll explore BedZED, a green community in the United Kingdom that has gardens on rooftops, and we'll visit Samso, an island in Denmark that makes its own electricity from wind turbines. These and other buildings and communities are leading the way to a new, greener future.

About the Author
Karen Sirvaitis is an author and editor. She wrote many of the Across the USA TODAY (formerly Hello USA) titles and most recently USA TODAY's Lifeline Biography of Barack Obama.

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Architecture in Detail II - 2010

224 pages | Publisher: Architectural Press (June 2, 2010) | English | PDF | ISBN-10: 0080965350
Following on from Graham Bizley's successful Architecture in Detail, Architecture in Detail II presents 40 case studies of detailing on recent construction projects. Over 150 full colour drawings and photos provide a reference compendium for the professional architect seeking detailing inspiration.

Originally featured in Building Design's In Detail magazine, the included projects represent some of the most interesting and innovative techniques in recent architecture. Graham Bizley's beautifully presented detail drawings allow the architect to easily see how ideas and techniques can be applied to other projects. The book is organised by building type for quick and easy reference.

* Accessible and diverse range of 40 detailing case studies from the UK, on big and small architectural projects
* Presents Graham Bizley's concise and easy to understand drawings of detail in total clarity to consider for design solutions
* Up to date UK projects from 2008 and 2009

Review
"Tonnes of inspiration, and enough technical detail make this book a very useful resource."
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Dream Homes Tennessee: An Exclusive Showcase of Tennessee's Finest Architects, Designers and Builders

Publisher: Panache Partners LLC | edition 2009 | PDF | 37 pages | 13,1 mb
Loaded with hundreds of photographs of high-end custom homes, these gorgeous books are a treat for lovers of residential architecture and a resource for people planning to build their own one-of-a-kind houses. Profiles of top architects and information on local builders and suppliers provide an overview of regional styles and preferences in each locality. Representing many influential and established professionals from Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and throughout Tennessee, this informative guide showcases hundreds of luxury homes designed for modern lifestyles. The meticulous, classical work of Eric Stengel Architecture, the quality turnkey structures of Castle Construction, the modernist-inspired residences of Burkecoffey Architecture & Design, and the masterful portfolio of award-winning Menzer McClure Architects are featured in insightful profiles and page after page of lush photography.

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City by Design: An Architectural Perspective of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area

Publisher: Panache Partners | 2009 | 50 Pages | PDF

Review
"Recommended nationally to design and architectural schools and locally to public libraries in California." —Library Journal

Description
Showcasing prominent commercial structures and the talented architects who brought them to life, these pictorial histories contain outstanding photography of some of the leading cities in the United States. Offering insight into the diversity and progression of metropolitan architecture, different firms represented in this series discuss the influences found in their featured work. Illuminating the unique and defining characteristics of each building, the process that brought it to fruition, and the impact each structure had on the community at large, these artistic chronicles will delight lovers of architecture, travel, and urban living.

An inspiring history of one of the country’s most beloved regions, this celebration exhibits the work of the firms responsible for creating the Bay Area’s architectural fabric. Featured works include the restoration of San Francisco City Hall, the extensive additions to the AIA San Francisco’s headquarters, mixed-use row-house development, and the state-of-the-art de Young Museum.


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Visions of Heaven - The Dome in European Architecture

Victoria Hammond "Visions of Heaven: The Dome in European Architecture"
Princeton Architectural Press | English | 2005-10-06 | ISBN: 1568985495 | 192 pages | PDF
There's an ethereal magic to standing beneath a dome, neck craned, looking up at a vision of the heavens created by some long-ago figure of genius. From the Pantheon to the Hagia Sophia, the power of the dome seems transcendent. Photographer David Stephenson's magnificently kaleidoscopic images of dome interiors capture this evanescent drama, and make Visions of Heaven one of the most spectacularly beautiful books we've ever produced. Traveling from Italy to Spain, Turkey, England, Germany, and Russia, among other countries, and photographing churches, palaces, mosques, and synagogues from the second to the early twentieth century, Stephenson's work amounts to a veritable typology of the cupola. His images present complex geometrical structures, rich stucco decorations, and elaborate paintings as they have never been seen before. Brilliantly calibrated exposures reveal details and colors that would otherwise remain hidden in these dimly lit spaces. Visions of Heaven shows more than 120 images, including the Roman Pantheon, the Byzantine churches of Turkey, the great domes of the Renaissance, the decorative cupolas of the Baroque and the Rococo ages, and a nineteenth-century synagogue in Hungary.

With a full-page color plate of the dome of a great European monument on every page, turning the pages of this volume is not unlike pressing one's eye to a kaleidoscope, with ribs, mosaics, stone, gilt, stucco, wood, or painting spinning in patterns around an ever- present still center. The captions note the name of the monument and its date or dates of construction. A chapter by Victoria Hammond (an art historian in Australia) describing domes in European architecture follows the photos.

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