Architectural structure and design

Cities and Natural Process is a book for all concerned with the future of our cities, their design and sustainability, and our quality of life within them.

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.

From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change provides unique insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated with extreme weather and related social, economic and energy events.

Der Arbeitsbereich des „Energieeffizienten Bauens“ bietet eine gute Zukunftsperspektive.

Eco-Efficient Rendering Mortars: Use of Recycled Materials focuses on the use of waste materials into cement-based renders, discussing the origins, treatment processes and properties of relevant wastes.

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development (ICSTEESD 2018).

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018).

Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings: Envelope Technologies and Sustainable Energy Systems examines the intersection of building design and energy systems analysis, paving the way to sustainable, efficient buildings and our communal energy future.

Bringing Graham Harman's philosophy into direct confrontation with contemporary architectural theory in new and creative ways, Is There an Object-Oriented Architecture?

This problem book is a companion volume to the 2nd edition of the book "e;Building Physics: From Physical Principles to International Standards"e;.

This is a book about the intersection of architecture and security, about effective crime prevention and counterterror using the built form.

Dieses Buch ermöglicht die systematische Vorbereitung auf die IHK-Prüfung im Fach "Immobiliengeschäft" im Studium für Bankfachwirte.

** Honorable Mention at the 2019 ERDA Great Places Awards ** Making Places for People explores twelve social questions in environmental design.

This book presents selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Indonesian Architecture and Planning (ICIAP) held during October 13-14 2022 at the Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Arches: Tables for Statistical Analyses presents a table used for simplifying the calculations of numerical determination of the magnitude of the internal forces in various cross-sections.

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS 2020).

Housing is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in Europe and America today and the construction of new homes offers an opportunity to address this issue.

Materialitat und Stofflichkeit von Gebauden und Konstruktionen sind ein wichtiger Aspekt des architektonischen Entwerfens.

This innovative study of contemporary memorial architecture explores how design can translate memories of human loss into tangible structures.

In diesem Buch erläutert Raimund Wurzel Schritt für Schritt, wie private Eigentümer ihre Immobilien erfolgreich veräußern.

This edited collection explores disease transmission and the ways that the designed environment has promoted or limited its spread.

If we want to continue existing on this earth, an era of renewable energy and materials is urgently needed.

This book contains selected papers presented at the 9th edition of the official triennial conference of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP), held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 25-27 July, 2024.

This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020 at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon.

Livable Cities: Urban Heat Islands Mitigation for Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Greening elucidates on livability in urban areas, providing readers with definitions and indicators of what makes a city livable.

This book examines the interrelationship of representational methods and material systems as fundamental drivers of the design process.

Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text covering the full range of renewable energy technologies and their implementation worldwide.

With scripting, computer programming becomes integral to the digital design process.

One of the key motivations and goals for China's social and economic development is the dual carbon target.

This book is a collection of extended versions of papers presented at the KES Covid-19 Challenge international summit.

People who work in an office spend at least a third of their lifetime in these spaces.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022.

Wahrend die Effizienz- und Nachhaltigkeitsoffensive in den meisten Wirtschaftsbereichen in vollem Gang ist, steht das Bauen damit noch ganz am Anfang - okonomisch wie okologisch.

*Winner of the 2021 TAA Textbook Excellence Award*Honorable Mention of the 2021 BTES Book AwardStructures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking is a new type of structures textbook for architects who prefer to learn using the hands-on, creative problem-solving techniques typically found in a design studio.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Montreal, Canada on August 25-28, 2024.

This book collects a set of reflections concerning the planning of contemporary cities by urban design, with a special emphasis on some needs and shortcomings emerged during the coronavirus pandemic.

Probiotic Cities covers a body of work that is at the forefront of emerging knowledge within architecture, towards designing informed indoor and built environment microbiomes.

Property and Money is a simple guide to the investment and financial aspects of commercial property.

Are we our brains?

This book adopts a multidimensional approach to explain current practices and trends in facility management.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (IACESD 2023) hosted under the aegis of the Group of Twenty (G20) and Civil 20 (C20) at Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India.

Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes situates agriculture as a design practice, using a wide range of international case studies and analytical essays to propose lessons for contemporary landscape architects who are interested in integrating agriculture into their designs.

Workplace safety has never been seen as sexy, clever or cool.