Environmental Noise Barriers: A Guide to their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition

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• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (June 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415437083
• ISBN-13: 978-0415437080
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Description

"Environmental Noise Barriers" examines both the acoustical and landscaping issues affecting the design of barriers. Detailed consideration is given to materials, engineering, legal and environmental issues as well as the health and social impacts of noise barriers. This extensively revised new edition is updated in line with UK and EU legislation and international provision of barriers. The use of new materials, designs and design thinking are discussed. It includes new methods for improving the acoustic performance of barriers and extended sections on road surfacing, tunnels and railways and aircraft/airport acoustic amelioration. The sections on vegetative barriers, the use of photovoltaics and integrated solutions have been expanded. "Environmental Noise Barriers" is a unique one-stop reference for practitioners, whether acoustical engineers, landscape architects or manufacturers, and for highways departments in local and central authorities.

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Festival Architecture

By C. Macy

Publisher: Routledge

Number Of Pages: 318

Publication Date: 2007-12-22

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415701287

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415701280

Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:

This book focuses on the ephemeral architecture built for festivals and shows how these constructions played a role in the development of Western architectural and urban theory. Festival architecture has allowed architects to experiment with new ideas, new forms and new spatial arrangements.The book is arranged in historical periods from Antiquity to the modern era. The analyses of specific festivals are set in relation to contemporary ideas and theories in architecture and urban design and essays focus on either architecture or urban design. The wealth of illustrations depict many unusual and rarely seen images from European festival tradition. The contributors are well-known architectural historians and art historians.

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Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses

Taylor & Francis | 2002-12-31 | ISBN: 0419235701 | 120 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

This book provides guidance for professionals on the potential for and management of building refurbishment for change of use. Change of use refurbishment activity is becoming increasingly important as changing work patterns and IT reduce the space demands for offices and industrial buildings in cities where social and environmental concerns give significant demand for urban housing. The key issues and opportunities of adaptive reuse must be better understood by investors, marketers, potential users, regulators and the construction industry generally, as the era dominated by the development of new commercial buildings comes to an end in the West.

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Designing Indoor Climate: A Thesis on the Integration of Indoor Climate Analysis in Architectural Design

Publisher: Delft Univ Pr
ISBN: 9040724652
Publication Date: December 2003
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 229
Size: 5 MB
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Book Description:
This is a Ph.D. dissertation. In contemporary architecture education, indoor climate and building installations suffer from a lack of popularity. Students of architecture, filled with great expectations and awe for the famous designers of the 20th century, find inspiration in examples such as Le Corbusier's Villa Savoy, Lloyd Wright's falling water or the Rietveld's Schroder house. Recognizable as this may be, great aesthetics constitute only a small part of creating architecture.
The process of designing and constructing buildings comprises the involvement of a multitude of skills such as creating clear functional layouts, designing solid structures and taking care healthy indoor climates. Most textbooks and magazines contemporary architecture do not cover the less attractive aspects of the indoor climate such as heating, ventilation and cooling unless these services form an important part of the buildings aesthetic identity.
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Concrete Building Pathology

Concrete Building Pathology

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISBN: 0632052511

Publication Date: 2002-07-15

Format: PDF

Number of pages: 328

Size: 3.6 Mb

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Book Description:

This book deals with the diagnosis, prognosis and repair issues associated with concrete buildings. Since the patenting and subsequent large-scale manufacture of modern cement, in the nineteenth century, concrete has become one of the most widely used construction materials in the world. Those concerned with building pathology now need to understand problems specifically related to concrete and to identify appropriate methods of repair and remediation.

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Architectural Design Residences for the Elderly

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Shape as Memory: A Geometric Theory of Architecture

Michael Leyton “Shape as Memory: A Geometric Theory of Architecture"

Publisher; Birkhäuser Basel

Publication Date: 2006-05-19

ISBN: 3764376902

Number of pages: 93

Format: PDF

Size: 2.9 Mb

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Book Description:

How do buildings store information and experience in their shape and form? Michael Leyton has attracted considerable attention with his interpretation of geometrical form as a medium for the storage of information and memory. In this publication he draws specific conclusions for the field of architecture and construction, attaching fundamental importance to the complex relationship between symmetry and asymmetry.

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Design-Tech - Building Science For Architects

By Jason Alread, Thomas Leslie

Publisher: Architectural Press

Number Of Pages: 528

Publication Date: 2007-12-09

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750665572

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750665575

Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

Taking a fresh, holistic approach to the topic of architectural technology, this indispensable book looks at the 'why' as well as the 'how' of building science, providing a comprehensive, clear and concise introduction to the subject.

The demands faced by architects in their training and education are constantly changing. Written by two practicing architects who teach building technology and design, this text ensures that the reader is given the full picture of the discipline, as it integrates technical material with design sensibilities. Incorporating structural design, environmental principles, material science and human factors, this book shows how these topics rely upon and influence one another in architectural design. It also relates the technical with the theoretical, illustrating how technology and design have influenced one another historically. Offering highly practical guidance to the essentials of building design, this book is the first to provide the full spectrum of building science for architects in one volume.

Design-Tech includes hundreds of illustrations and numerous case studies that show how these theories work in practice.

* A single volume integrating structual, environmental and construction engineering basics for architects

* A holistic approach to technology, illustrating how it relates to the history and theory of architecture

* Presents sustainable design as a given, with environmental design principles included throughout the text

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Interior Color by Design: A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners

Interior Color by Design:

A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners

Author: Jonathan Poore

Language: English

Rockport Publishers | ISBN: 1564960374 | September 1994

PDF | 155 pages | 65 Mb

Aims to help designers and homeowners use colour effectively in architectural and interior design. A key concept is the interactive effects of adjacent colours and materials, both of which have a strong influence on the overall design.

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