Structure, Materials and Detailing Books

New and Published Books

1. Architecture Re-assembled

   The Use (and Abuse) of History

   By Trevor Garnham

   Beginning from the rise of modern history in the eighteenth century, this book examines how changing ideas in the discipline of history itself has affected architecture from the beginning of modernity up to the present day. It reflects upon history in order to encourage and assist the reader in...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
2. Principles of Structure, Fifth Edition

   By Ken Wyatt, Richard Hough

   Since its first publication in 1974, Principles of Structure has established itself at the forefront of introductory texts for students of architecture, building and project management seeking a basic understanding of the behavior and design of building structures. It provides a simple quantitative...

   Published February 7th 2013 by CRC Press
3. 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 6th 2013 by Routledge
4. Green Buildings Pay

   Design, Productivity and Ecology, 3rd Edition

   By Brian Edwards, Emanuele Naboni

   This third edition of Green Buildings Pay presents new evidence and new arguments concerning the institutional and business case that can be made for green design. The green argument has moved a long way forward since the previous edition, and this fully updated book addresses the key issues faced...

   Published January 6th 2013 by Routledge
5. Planning and Place in the City

   Mapping Place Identity

   By Marichela Sepe

   Under the influence of globalization, the centres of many cities in the industrialised world are losing their place identity, the set of cultural markers that define a city’s uniqueness and make it instantly recognisable. A key task for planners and residents, working together, is to preserve...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Urban Design Reader

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Michael Larice, Elizabeth Macdonald

   Series: Routledge Urban Reader Series

   The second edition of The Urban Design Reader draws together the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly 50 generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le Corbusier, Lynch, and Jacobs to more recent...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
7. 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
8. Two Degrees: The Built Environment and Our Changing Climate

   By Alisdair McGregor, Cole Roberts, Fiona Cousins

   The Earth’s temperature has been rising. To limit catastrophic outcomes, the international scientific community has set a challenging goal of no more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) average temperature rise. Economists agree we will save trillions of dollars by acting early. But...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
9. Translucent Building Skins

   Material Innovations in Modern and Contemporary Architecture

   By Scott Murray

   Exploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book examines the tectonics, the history and the influence of translucency as a defining characteristic in architecture....

   Published October 7th 2012 by Routledge
10. Composition, Non-composition

    By Jacques Lucan

    In architecture, composition refers to the conception of a building according to principles of regularity and hierarchy, or according to the principles of obtaining equilibrium. However, it is not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that the notion of composition becomes truly associated...

    Published August 30th 2012 by Routledge