United Nations University Press (2006) / ISBN 928081124X / 312 pages / PDF / RS / 9MB
Developing countries are rapidly urbanizing and most of the world's population will soon be living in cities, making it crucial to examine how cities can be developed on a sustainable basis. Japan is one of the most urbanized countries in the world and offers a remarkable series of lessons for sustainable urban planning.
Island Press (2006) / ISBN 1597260509 / 224 pages / PDF / RS / 6MB
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC’s School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners—anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment.
Butterworth-Heinemann (2004) / ISBN 0750657332 / 368 pages / PDF / RS / 6MB
This practical guide to the assessment and repair of historic buildings is invaluable for structural engineers, architects, surveyors and builders working in all aspects of building conservation. Taking a practical step-by-step approach, the authors discuss the appraisal of buildings and the differences in structural behaviour between new and existing structures. Each stage in the appraisal is explained, using examples from the authors' own work.
Birkhäuser Basel (2006) / ISBN 3764374764 / 176 pages / PDF / RS / 55MB
Experiencing water in nature, and surprises derived from conducting experiments in a water studio. Running through practical design samples and case studies with water in architect.
Architectural Press (2004) / ISBN 0750661305 / 456 pages / PDF / RS / 9MB
The Architect's Legal Handbook is the established leading textbook on law for architectural students and most widely used reference on the law for architects in practice.
Wiley-Blackwell | ISBN: 0632039256 | 2002-05-30 | PDF | 454 pages | English | 35.6 Mb
The Architects' Handbook provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers, building surveyors and others involved in the construction industry. It is organised by building type and concentrates very much on practical examples.
The construction industry is subject to more risk and uncertainty than perhaps any other industry. Yet, surprisingly, managerial techniques used to identify, analyse and respond to risk were not applied in the industry until the 80's. Existing texts deal with the theoretical concepts of risk and the techniques that identify and manage it. This book provides a set of tools that enable these management techniques to be put into practice in the construction industry.
Images Publishing Group (October 2001) / ISBN 1864700955 / 248 pages / PDF /
Ecology of the Sky, covers the most familiar ground of the two and deals exclusively with Yeang's generic concept of the 'bio-climatic skyscraper'. Ranging from the earliest, relatively conventional-looking towers in Kuala Lumpur to the more recent and exotic, free form creations in Singapore, Mecca, Frankfurt, London and elsewhere, each project is presented in lavish detail.
