Built Environment News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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National Urban Design Awards February 2013
This year The Temporary City has been nominated for Urban Design Groups Publisher Award 2013
The Urban Design Group's annual celebration of excellence in urban design will this year be held at the Royal Overseas League in St James's, Central London and will showcase some of the best examples of urban design work produced in the UK and beyond over the past 12 months.
For more information about the Urban Design Group
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Book Review: Composition, Non-Composition
A brilliant review by Anthony Vidler of Composition, Non-Composition in the Architectural Review.
‘Lucan’s narrative, as he develops this ‘story of a word’, is never dry or dull, as the question is always addressed through examples – whether drawn from the rule books, or analyzed as the processes by which projects emerge.’
for more information about the book click the link http://ow.ly/hkAGC
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Transcultural Cities (January 2013)
In Transcultural Cities Jeffrey Hou and a cross-disciplinary team of authors argue for a more critical and open approach that sees today’s cities, urban places, and placemaking as vehicles for cross-cultural understanding.
For more information or to order your copy of the book click here
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Earthscan from Routledge Blog: 28th January Post
We are pleased to announce the Earthscan from Routledge blog comeback. With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here.
Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to join in with the conversation.
The second entry by Steffen Lehmann, series editor of the new Earthscan Series on Sustainable Design can be found below!
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Earthscan from Routledge Blog - 14th January Post
We are pleased to announce the Earthscan from Routledge blog comeback. With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here.
Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to join in with the conversation.
The first entry by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill, authors of the new book Enough Is Enough can be found below!
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Planning and Place in the City (December 2012)
In Planning and Place in the City, Marichela Sepe explores the preservation, reconstruction and enhancement of cultural heritage and place identity. She outlines the history of the concept of placemaking, and sets out the range of different methods of analysis and assessment that are used to help pin down the nature of place identity. This book also uses the author's own survey-based method called PlaceMaker to detect elements that do not feature in traditional mapping and identifies appropriate planning interventions.
For more information or to order a copy of the book click here
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Fundamental Building Technology 2nd Edition ( January 2013)
'The second edition of this excellent text builds on the detail of the original – each chapter contains clear and concise information on all parts of the construction process from site investigations to finishes using high quality diagrams to support the text. Each chapter also contains self-assessment questions which help the student gauge their understanding of the main concepts – I would recommend this book not only to academics but to new vocational practitioners as an essential read. Brilliant.'
Ian Butt, Programme Leader HNC/D Construction and the Built Environment, City of Bath College
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Building Surveys 8th Edition (February 2013)
Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for over 30 years, evolving throughout its eight editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report, making it indispensable to those practicing in or studying this field.
To order a copy of the book click here
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The Tall Buildings Reference Book (April 2013)
The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today.
To order a copy of this book click here
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RIBA Publishing titles now available from Routledge
We are delighted to announce that RIBA Publishing books are now available via Routledge, for customers outside of the UK and Ireland.
RIBA Enterprises remains the exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland.
