Building Types Books

New and Published Books

1. The World's Greenest Buildings

   Promise Versus Performance in Sustainable Design

   By Jerry Yudelson, Ulf Meyer

   The World’s Greenest Buildings tackles an audacious task. Among the thousands of green buildings out there, which are the best, and how do we know? Authors Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer examined hundreds of the highest-rated large green buildings from around the world and asked their owners to...

   Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Non-traditional Houses

   Identifying Non-traditional Houses in the UK 1918-75 (AP 294)

   By Harry Harrison, Stephen Mullin, Barry Reeves, Alan Stevens

   Non-traditional houses was first published as a book in 2004 and is now available in a fully searchable pdf format on CD ROM. The CD ROM gives building surveyors, engineers and architects easy access to a vast reference library detailing 450 non-traditional house types classified by form of...

   Published December 18th 2012 by IHS BRE Press
3. Nurseries: A Design Guide

   By Mark Dudek

   Architecture can inspire young children; the very shape and form of a daycare center can not only stimulate their imagination but can help children form strong relationships and help promote development. This design guide presents all the elements of building design that combine to create the very...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. Best Tall Buildings 2012

   CTBUH International Award Winning Projects

   Edited by Antony Wood

   Best Tall Buildings 2012 contains overviews of the nominees and winning projects from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s annual awards. The book provides vital statistics, images, plans and in depth accounts of the architectural design and sustainability features of the year’s best...

   Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge
5. Design and Construction of High-Performance Homes

   Building Envelopes, Renewable Energies and Integrated Practice

   Edited by Franca Trubiano

   Both professionals and students are increasingly committed to achieving high-performance metrics in the design, construction and operation of residential buildings. This book responds to this demand by offering a comprehensive guide which features: architectural innovations in building skin...

   Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
6. Hotel Lobbies and Lounges

   The Architecture of Professional Hospitality

   Edited by Tom Avermaete, Anne Massey

   Series: Interior Architecture

   This series investigates the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of interiors. The volumes in the Interior Architecture series can be used as handbooks for the practitioner and as a critical introduction to the history of material culture and architecture. Hotels occupy a particular place...

   Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge
7. Guide To Natural Ventilation in High Rise Office Buildings

   Edited by Antony Wood, Ruba Salib

   Tall buildings are not the only solution for achieving sustainability through increased density in cities but, given the scale of current population shifts, the vertical city is increasingly being seen as the most viable solution for many urban centers. However, the full implications of...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
8. Latin American Modern Architectures

   Ambiguous Territories

   Edited by Patricio del Real, Helen Gyger

   Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region’s rich and varied architecture. It will also introduce you to major projects that have not been written about in English. A...

   Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
9. Designed for Habitat

   Collaborations with Habitat for Humanity

   By David Hinson, Justin Miller

   If you're looking for ways to give back to your community, then this book, the first to profile thirteen projects designed and built by architects and Habitat for Humanity, will help. Detailed plans, sections, and photographs show you how these projects came about, the strategies used by each team...

   Published July 22nd 2012 by Routledge
10. Dwelling with Architecture

    By Roderick Kemsley, Christopher Platt

    The dwelling is the most fundamental building type, nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number of ways. It is first a book about houses and particularly the theme ‘dwelling and the land’. It examines the poetic and prosaic issues inherent in claiming a piece of...

    Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge