Monday, September 29, 2008

Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition



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Divided into three sections, this edition of "Urban Land Use Planning" deftly balances an authoritative, up-to-date discussion of current practices with a vision of what land use planning should become. It explores the societal context of land use planning and proposes a model for understanding and reconciling the divergent priorities among competing stakeholders; it explains how to build planning support systems to assess future conditions, evaluate policy choices,... More >>

Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Notes on Graphic Design and Visual Communication



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Essential design information that provides a visual vocabulary and an introduction to concepts of design based on the work of well-known designers.... More >>

Notes on Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Courtyards for Modern Living: Contemporary Outdoor Spaces


  • ISBN13: 9781864702828
  • Condition: New
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This book features gardens especially created for inner-city homes.... More >>

Courtyards for Modern Living: Contemporary Outdoor Spaces

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition



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A milestone in modern thought, Space, Time and Architecture has been reissued many times since its first publication in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages. In this revised edition of Mr. Giedion's classic work, major sections have been added and there are 81 new illustrations. The chapters on leading contemporary architects have been greatly expanded. There is new material on the later development of Frank Lloyd Wright and the more recent buildings... More >>

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition

Friday, September 19, 2008

Versailles



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Tracing the transformation of Louis XIII's modest hunting lodge into the spectacular showplace of the French monarchy, photographs of the architecture, interiors, and gardens include the most recent research on the architecturally innovative and influential palace.... More >>

Versailles

Monday, September 15, 2008

Modern Cabin



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Now in paperback, Modern Cabin presents twenty-two contemporary cabins in a variety of locales across North America. Today's cabin speaks to a sophisticated design aesthetic-even if it has a rustic façade. It incorporates up-to-date materials and state-of-the-art techniques, including prefabrication. It is built to last and is often built green. But despite its dramatic shift from the log cabin of yesteryear, the modern cabin at its core hasn't changed: it is still... More >>

Modern Cabin

Friday, September 12, 2008

Green: Architecture Now!


  • ISBN13: 9783836503723
  • Condition: USED - Very Good
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These days, green is the name of the game. There has never been so much interest in the ecological impact of buildings as there is today. This is not a negligible fact in the struggle to control pollution and in the search for responsible "sustainable" methods of construction. Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. With global warming now a sign... More >>

Green: Architecture Now!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam



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Updated to the 2009 International Building Code

Get the realistic practice you need to successfully prepare for the Building Systems division of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) with Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam. 123 challenging sample problems are presented in the same formats as the problems on the exam, including multiple-choice, check-all-that-apply, and fill-in-the-blank. A sample vignette prepares y... More >>

Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers



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Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, 3/e is ideal for courses in Civil Engineering Materials, Construction Materials, and Construction Methods and Materials offered in Civil, Environmental, or Construction engineering departments.

This introduction gives students a basic understanding of the material selection process and the behavior of materials — a fundamental requirement for all civil and construction engineers performing design, co... More >>

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers

Monday, September 1, 2008

Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde


  • ISBN13: 9780262513029
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While it is widely recognized that the advanced architecture of the 1970s left a legacy of experimentation and theoretical speculation as intense as any in architecture's history, there has been no general theory of that ethos. Now, in Architecture's Desire, K. Michael Hays writes an account of the "late avant-garde" as an architecture systematically twisting back on itself, pondering its own historical status, and deliberately exploring architecture's representatio... More >>

Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde