Though much attention has been given to the prefabrication of architecture, there has been little discussion on the influence and importance of prefabrication within the interior environment.
Originally published in 1993, as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, The Meaning and Use of Housing presents a re-evaluation of the use and meaning of residential environments.
The Anthropocene concept highlights that we are now living in a new epoch of earth history where both the rapid accumulation of greenhouse gases and excessive consumption of natural resources endanger human and planetary wellbeing.
The Anthropocene concept highlights that we are now living in a new epoch of earth history where both the rapid accumulation of greenhouse gases and excessive consumption of natural resources endanger human and planetary wellbeing.
This book, the result of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 6th World Congress: Cities in the Third Millennium, examines the issues which must be addressed if we are to have a common understanding of the forces of change.
In the 21st century, the word detail appears constantly in discussions of building, and we use it in many different ways-yet just over 250 years ago, detail meant nothing at all particular to the work of architects, engineers, or builders.
This book explores the history and evolution of city centers and provides practical guidance for designing successful city centers, emphasizing the importance of urban design guidelines in achieving this goal.
This book explores the history and evolution of city centers and provides practical guidance for designing successful city centers, emphasizing the importance of urban design guidelines in achieving this goal.
Von den mächtigen Burgen des Deutschen Ordens bis zu den prunkvollen Schlössern der Hohenzollern – die Baukunst Preußens erzählt die Geschichte einer Region, die sich stetig wandelte.
Up and Running with AutoCAD(R) 2025: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations.
Up and Running with AutoCAD(R) 2025: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations.
Seit Jahrhunderten erhebt sich Notre Dame de Paris majestätisch über die Dächer der Stadt und prägt das Herz und die Seele von Paris wie kein anderes Bauwerk.
Multi-use performing arts centers are among the most complex of all building types and require excellent and flexible acoustics in order to suit the facility's varied programming needs.
Globally renowned architect Tye Farrow bridges the gap in knowledge between the therapeutic medical world and the design community to reveal how the intentional shaping of our environment can support our physical and neurological well-being.
La obra presenta no solo el contexto teórico y normativo sino además las aplicaciones de los residuos de construcción y demolición (RCD) para su uso en espacios urbanos, vías y construcción.
Sehr geehrte Leserinnen und Leser, ich freue mich, Ihnen nach nunmehr zwei Jahren der Recherche und Vorarbeit mein neues Buch über die japanische Handwerkskunst vorstellen zu können.
The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth edition, vividly examining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture, from prehistory to the present, in ways that are both accessible and engaging.
The Design and Installation Guide for Roof Tiling is the definitive guide to obtaining successful results in pitched roofing construction using clay or concrete tiles.
This book illustrates the potential of nature when it comes to rethinking the role of the building envelope, which is responsible for energy flows between the internal and external environment, in the era of climate change.
This book illustrates the potential of nature when it comes to rethinking the role of the building envelope, which is responsible for energy flows between the internal and external environment, in the era of climate change.
This book presents the select proceedings of the Annual Conference on "e;Infrastructure and Built Environment: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies"e; (IBSR 2023).
Sustainable Design for the Built Environment marks the transition of sustainable design from a specialty service to the mainstream approach for creating a healthy and resilient built environment.
