Architectural Design & Structure Books

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1. Designing Kinetics for Architectural Facades

   By Jules Moloney

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-61034-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Performalism: Between Form, Function and Performance in Contemporary Architecture

   By Yasha Grobman, Eran Neuman

   Today, with the advent of digital media technologies and the ability to conceptualize, express and produce complex forms using digital means, the question of the status of the architectural form is once again under consideration. Indeed, the computer "liberated? architecture from the tyranny of the...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-58361-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Around and About Stock Orchard Street

   By Sarah Wigglesworth

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-57529-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. The Structural Basis of Architecture, 2nd Edition

   By Bjorn Sandaker, Arne Eggen, Mark Cruvellier

   Analyzing the structural principles behind many of the best known works of architecture from the past and present, this book places the subject in contemporary context. This is a book about structures, which shows students how to "see" structures as integral to architecture, how knowledge of...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-41547-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. Daylighting

   By Peter Tregenza, Michael Wilson

   This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides full coverage of the subject of daylighting and shows how new research is being applied in different contexts. The book is well structured - each chapter covering a different aspect of lighting and usefully referenced to an appendix at the end...

   February 2011 | 978-0-419-25700-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Sustainability and the Design of Transport Interchanges

   By Brian Edwards

   The interchange is a new form of transport building which integrates into a single whole various modes of public transport, putting the passenger first (rather than the infrastructure). This book presents design principles for transport interchanges and offers analysis of best practice in the UK...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-46449-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. The Art of Structures

   By Aurelio Muttoni

   This book describes the complete panorama of supporting structures and their function by describing how loads are sustained and transmitted to the ground. With a minimum of mathematics, the reader is guided through the analysis of some of the world’s most famous designs and structures from a...

   October 2010 | 978-0-415-61029-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Managing the Brief for Better Design, 2nd Edition

   By Alastair Blyth, John Worthington

   Briefing is not just presenting a set of documents to the design team; it is a process of developing a deep understanding about client needs. This book provides both inspiration to clients and a framework for practitioners. The coverage extends beyond new build, covering briefing for services and...

   June 2010 | 978-0-415-46031-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Procuring Innovative Architecture

   By Leon van Schaik, Geoffrey London

   The case studies in this book describe how clients’ promotion of innovative communities of practice has led to important collections of architectural works. The book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of their approaches. Architects and clients will understand what to look for as they...

   May 2010 | 978-0-415-42942-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    Dictionary of Ecodesign: An Illustrated Reference

    By Ken Yeang, Lillian Woo

    The first guide to the terminology of sustainable design. Written by an internationally renowned expert in the field, this illustrated dictionary provides over 1500 definitions and explanations of ecodesign terms. Providing a unique resource for the practitioner and student, ...

    March 2010 | 978-0-415-45899-3 | Hardback (Routledge)