From Bauhaus to Our House

Tom Wolfe, "From Bauhaus to Our House"

Pic...r | 2009-11-24 | ISBN: 0312429142 | 128 pages | MOBI | 1 MB

Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (The Atlantic Monthly), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word.

"A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions…

Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry (Spon Research)

Vaughan Coffey, "Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry (Spon Research)"

Publisher: Spon Press | ISBN 10: 0415425948 | 2010 | PDF | 272 pages | 3.2 MB

Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture…

Green Roof Systems: A Guide to the Planning, Design and Construction of Building Over Structure

Susan Weiler, Katrin Scholz-Barth, "Green Roof Systems: A Guide to the Planning, Design and Construction of Building Over Structure"

W..ey | 2009 | ISBN: 0471674958 | 320 pages | PDF | 22,1 MB

Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible…

BIM and Integrated Design: Strategies for Architectural Practice

Randy Deutsch, "BIM and Integrated Design: Strategies for Architectural Practice"

W..ey | 2011 | ISBN: 0470572515 | 272 pages | PDF | 17,1 MB

The first book devoted to the subject of how BIM affects individuals and organizations working within the ever-changing construction industry, BIM and Integrated Design discusses the…

Peter Zumthor - Penser L'architecture

Peter Zumthor - Penser L'architecture

Language: French | Publisher: Birkhäuser | ISBN: 303460582X | 2010 | PDF | 112 pages | 6 mb

Pour sa troisième édition, ce petit ouvrage essentiel s'enrichit de deux nouveaux essais.

The Modern Airport Terminal : New Approaches to Airport Architecture

The Modern Airport Terminal : New Approaches to Airport Architecture

Spon Press; 2nd edition | November 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0203646878 | 277 pages | PDF | 17.73 MB

This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found…

The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage

Anthony Jennings, Clive Aslet, "The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage"

Con....um | 2009-12-28 | ISBN: 0826426581 | 296 pages | PDF | 7,2 MB

This is a comprehensive survey of the social, historical and architectural importance of the English parsonage and its future. Traditional English rectories and…

Architecture In Detail (Repost)

Architecture In Detail

Publisher: Architectural Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0750685859 | Pages: 200 | PDF | 29,87 MB

This book is a collection of detailed studies of recent construction projects that will help all architects learn and expand the possibilities of their own work. Projects have been selected for…

Public Intimacy: Architecture and the Visual Arts

Giuliana Bruno, Anthony Vidler, "Public Intimacy: Architecture and the Visual Arts"

The MIT Press | 2007-03-16 | ISBN: 0262524651 | 256 pages | PDF | 3,4 MB

In this thoughtful collection of essays on the relationship of architecture and the arts, Giuliana Bruno addresses the crucial role that architecture plays…

Microgeneration: Low energy strategies for larger buildings

Dave Parker - Microgeneration: Low energy strategies for larger buildings

Publisher: Architеctural Prеss | 2008-10-24 | ISBN: 0750684704 | PDF | 224 pages | 5.81 MB

Spiralling fuel costs, frequent power cuts, 'energy wars' with fuel rich countries holding consumers to ransom - these are just some of the issues…

Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

James A. LaGro , "Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design"

W,..ey | 2008 | ISBN: 0471797987 | 384 pages | PDF | 16,7 MB

Site analysis is the key to a well-designed project. In fact, the careful and complete analysis of a site and…

Современные пространственные конструкции (железобетон, металл, дерево, пластмассы). Справочник

Современные пространственные конструкции (железобетон, металл, дерево, пластмассы). Справочник

2003 | Дыховичный Ю.А., Жуковский Э.З., Ермолов В.В. и др. | Высшая школа | Русский | ISBN: 5060020584 | Pages 543 | DjVu | 15.72Mb

В справочнике систематизированы материалы, охватывающие комплекс проблем и вопросов, связанных с проектированием и строительством эффек тивных пространственных…

The Alphabet and the Algorithm

Mario Carpo, "The Alphabet and the Algorithm"

The MIT Press | 2011-02-04 | ISBN: 0262515806 | 184 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

Digital technologies have changed architecture--the way it is taught, practiced, managed, and regulated. But if the digital has created a "paradigm shift" for architecture, which paradigm is…

Ethics for the Built Environment

Peter Fewings, "Ethics for the Built Environment"

Spon Press | 2008-10-26 | ISBN: 0415429838 | 400 pages | PDF | 3,2 MB

Praise for Construction Project Management by Peter Fewings:

"The complexity of the subject matter has at least been reinforced in an informative document with a large helping of…

Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem Spaces

Tim Dixon, Mike Raco, Philip Catney, David Lerner, "Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem Spaces"

Wiley-Blackwell | 2007-10-30 | ISBN: 1405144033 | 400 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration presents a comprehensive account of UK policies, processes and practices in brownfield regeneration and takes an integrated…