Placemaking with Tall Buildings confronts a pressing challenge in contemporary urbanism: the rapid proliferation and unprecedented heights of tall buildings have strained the spatial, social, and cultural frameworks essential to successful placemaking.
This book provides an overview of the correlation between climate change and public health, closely aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 3 (SDG-3).
Digital Technologies for Engineering Construction Information Productivity goes beyond other digital construction books by examining how emerging digital construction technologies and other popular technologies developed by, for example, Microsoft can be used in improving the productivity of construction information.
Architectures of Ageing in Place provides curated critical perspectives, from a practice-based research point of view, of buildings that are purpose built and/or refurbished to accommodate housing and care needs of older people ageing in place in high rise/medium rise integrated communities.
A fun introduction to the art of calligraphy plus how-tos and practice exercises Calligraphy For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an approachable place to start for anyone interested in lettering with flair.
England's sixty or so Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals are among its most iconic buildings and attract thousands of worshippers and visitors every year.
This book presents the proceedings of the 18th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-18), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 13–15, 2024.
This is a unique, previously untold, story of the 25-year project to restore Bold Castle, a well-known landmark and tourist destination in the Thousand Islands.
Placemaking with Tall Buildings confronts a pressing challenge in contemporary urbanism: the rapid proliferation and unprecedented heights of tall buildings have strained the spatial, social, and cultural frameworks essential to successful placemaking.
The book explores the design, production and construction processes of the multi-layer facade systems towards the principles of environmental and energy sustainability through the drafting of an explanatory and operative reference instrument.
This book provides an overview of the correlation between climate change and public health, closely aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 3 (SDG-3).
In this book, Michael Cassidy argues that the built environment should be designed to last physically for a very long time, saving on valuable material resources.
Digital Technologies for Engineering Construction Information Productivity goes beyond other digital construction books by examining how emerging digital construction technologies and other popular technologies developed by, for example, Microsoft can be used in improving the productivity of construction information.