Explosion-Resistant Buildings

by M.Y.H. Bangash, T. Bangash

Hardcover: 450 pages

Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 10, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3540206183

ISBN-13: 978-3540206187

Book Description:

This excellent book highlights all aspects of the analysis and design of buildings subject to impact, explosion and fire. It is a definitive reference book and contains 10 chapters from a wide international prospective. Three-dimensional finite element and discrete element techniques are included. They are applied to buildings such as the World Trade Center (WTC Twin Towers) and the Federal Building in Oklahoma on the basis of the designers drawings, data and other information. Many small case studies are also included. The book has a comprehensive bibliography and a large appendix providing background analysis and computer subroutines of recently developed programs.

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Medicine By Design - The Architect And The Modern Hospital, 1893-1943

By Annmarie Adams

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press

Number Of Pages: 240

Publication Date: 2008-01-28

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816651140

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780816651146

Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

In the history of medicine, hospitals are usually seen as passive reflections of advances in medical knowledge and technology. In Medicine by Design, Annmarie Adams challenges these assumptions, examining how hospital design influenced the development of twentieth-century medicine and demonstrating the importance of these specialized buildings in the history of architecture. At the center of this work is Montreal’s landmark Royal Victoria Hospital, built in 1893. Drawing on a wide range of visual and textual sources, Adams uses the “Royal Vic”—along with other hospitals built or modified over the next fifty years—to explore critical issues in architecture and medicine: the role of gender and class in both fields, the transformation of patients into consumers, the introduction of new medical concepts and technologies,and the use of domestic architecture and regionally inspired imagery to soften the jarring impact of high-tech medicine. Identifying the roles played by architects in medical history and those played by patients, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals in the design of hospitals, Adams also links architectural spaces to everyday hospital activities, from meal preparation to the ways in which patients entered the hospital and awaited treatment. Methodologically and conceptually innovative, Medicine by Design makes a significant contribution to the histories of both architectural and medical practices in the twentieth century.

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Hamzah & Yeang - Ecology Of The Sky

by Ivor Richards

Hardcover: 248 pages

Publisher: Images Publishing Group (October 2001)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1864700955

ISBN-13: 978-1864700954

Book Description:

Ecology of the Sky, covers the most familiar ground of the two and deals exclusively with Yeang's generic concept of the 'bio-climatic skyscraper'. Ranging from the earliest, relatively conventional-looking towers in Kuala Lumpur to the more recent and exotic,free form creations in Singapore, Mecca, Frankfurt,London and elsewhere, each project is presented in lavish detail. The tasty visuals and project descriptions, which are all written by Richards, are also backed up by copious graphs, diagrams and factual information in the manner of an encyclopedia, charting Yeang's increasingly rigorous, research-based approach. The contents far exceed what is normally expected in architectural monographs and easily surpass previous books on Yeang's related work - a must buy for both old and new fans.

90 MB

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Urban Design - Green Dimensions

by: J C Moughtin, Peter Shirley

Publisher: Architectural Press

Number Of Pages: 272

Publication Date: 2005-02-11

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750662077

Book Description:

In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale. Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments, in order to challenge the conventional wisdom on sustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the application and suitability of current practice, and predicts future design needs. Updating the reader on topics such as energy efficiency, sustainable city forms and the culture of new urbanism,this completely revised and restructured second edition also includes brand new chapters on the Urban Park and Bio-diversity. Sets sustainable urban design in a regional and political context, providing real life attainable guidance · Provides inspiration for planners worldwide through international examples and case studies ·Includes latest hot topics in sustainability to give your designs the cutting edge.

10 MB

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