Monday, August 3, 2009

Architecture In Use: An introduction to the programming, design and evaluation of buildings

Architecture In Use: An introduction to the programming, design and evaluation of buildings

Review
"Explicitly addressed to architecture students, [the book] takes a bold stab at making notions that are often expressed in vague terms concrete...It succeeds in driving home the point that, where architecture is concerned form that poorly serves function is no tonic, architectural or otherwise, for anyone." - Civil Engineering

Architect's Pocket Book

Architect's Pocket Book, Third Edition

Review :

Simply Indispensible,This little gem is essential for any architect, builder, surveyor, engineer, student, in fact anyone connected with the building industry. Information is clearly presented in a no-nonsense style. The well illutrated diagrams help the building regs. appear almost logical...

Architectural Detailing: Function - Constructibility - Aesthetics


Architectural Detailing: Function - Constructibility -  Aesthetics

Description
This edition of the industry standard on architectural detailing includes new sections covering analysis and modification of existing details and design of new details, both basic and advanced. Revised to address sustainability and to reflect the International Building Code®, Architectural Detailing continues to deliver reliable, insightful information on how to design details that will be water- and airtight, control the flows of heat and water vapor, adjust to all kinds of movement, age gracefully, be easy to construct, and still look good.

Conveniently organized by the three major concerns of the detailer—function, constructibility, and aesthetics—this edition features:

  • Richly illustrated examples of detail design, case studies, and practical exercises.
  • New and revised patterns showing form, constructibility, and aesthetics.
  • Everything you need, whether a student or professional, to design details that work.

Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture

Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture, Volume 3