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Reinterpreting Sustainable Architecture
Theories, Discourses, Practices
Sustainability is now one of the key debates shaping cities. It has been suggested that 'sustainable architecture isn't a prescription. It's an approach, an attitude.…
read moreJanuary 2011 | Paperback: 978-0-415-30683-6 (Routledge)
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Environment, Technology and Sustainability
This second volume in the Technologies of Architecture series - the only series of books tuned to the architectural technology syllabus - explores the environmental…
read moreJuly 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40379-5 (Taylor & Francis)
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Sustainable Urban Design
An Environmental Approach, 2nd Edition
By the end of the 21st Century it is thought that three-quarters of the world’s population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44782-9 (Taylor & Francis)

History, Performance and Conservation
Ideal for students of architectural technology, this volume of the Technologies of Architecture series covers the technologies available and the processes necessary for the conservation…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43420-1 (Taylor & Francis)
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Ethics for the Built Environment
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…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42983-2 (Taylor & Francis)

Understanding the Building Regulations
4th Edition
Praise for previous editions:
'Covers all the requirements of the Building Regulations as we know them today. It is clear and concise in its explanations ...…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45272-4 (Taylor & Francis)
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Cladding of Buildings
4th Edition
This key text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference resource.
Written by well-known specialists in the…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38387-5 (Taylor & Francis)

Innovative Surface Structures
Technologies and Applications
The book focuses on the recent innovations in computational techniques, material and digital fabrication technology that are revolutionizing the design, analysis and construction of surface…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41967-3 (Taylor & Francis)

Materials, Specification and Detailing
Foundations of Building Design
Continuing in the holistic philosophy of the Technologies of Architecture series, this volume examines the various layers of knowledge, skills and mechanisms that make up…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40359-7 (Taylor & Francis)
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On Span and Space
Exploring Structures in Architecture
In this richly illustrated book with many practical examples, Bjorn Sandaker provides readers with a better understanding of the relationship between technology and architecture.
As…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35792-0 (Routledge)
