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A visual journey through the history of landscape design For thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2010-02-12
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This book offers a thorough introduction to the entire field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, as well as how to apply this architectural...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2010-02-12
Collection :
Portfolio
ePub
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'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial TimesThis is the story of one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the architect behind it.Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
ePub
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The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural theory. Explores various moments of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-01-19
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120,95€
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Endorsed by the Society of Light and Lighting, this practical book offers comprehensive guidance on how colour, light and contrast can be incorporated within buildings to enhance their usability. The book provides state-of-the-art, clear guidance as well as a valuable...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-01-06
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85,95€
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The role of the building envelope - related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user - is significant and, because of the sustainability aspect, is coming into focus more and more. Since the introduction of the double leafed façade, it is...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-12-15
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This book offers practical solutions to achieving sustainable urban design and development, and helps designers communicate these solutions effectively to planners, developers and policy makers. Addressing sustainability issues in relation to the design and planning of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-11-24
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93,95€
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Explore exciting options for a career in landscape architecture Blending aesthetics and environmental consciousness, landscape architecture is one of the fastest growing fields, according to the US Department of Labor. Becoming a Landscape Architect gives you a...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-10-08
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You don't have to be a high-tech wizard to understand the Revit software using Introducing Revit Architecture 2009: BIM for Beginners, the perfect guide for architects of any generation. Start with an overview of BIM concepts before tackling the Revit interface, then...
Editeur :
Sybex
Parution :
2009-09-28
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In De architectura (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. Because it is the only antique treatise on architecture to have survived,...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2009-09-24
ePub
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This book covers all stages of visual presentation as part of the interior design process, from the most basic initial sketches, to models, to fully developed computer-generated visualizations. In four chapters this easy-to-follow text explains the basics, conception,...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2009-09-14
Collection :
Portfolio Skills
ePub
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Vividly imagining the second coming and capture of Christ during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, this parable recounted in The Brothers Karamazov is a profound, nuanced exploration of faith, suffering, human nature and free will. Included here too are Dostoyevsky's...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2009-08-27
ePub
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Architectural Management represents the state of the art of research and practice in the field and includes contributions from leading international figures. The book looks back at over a decade of research into architectural management, considers the present challenges...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-13
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124,95€
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This practical step-by-step guide - designed for use at your computer - gives clear, compact instructions and self-test exercises to help you learn 2-D drawing using AutoCAD. The text is written for use on all AutoCAD releases from 2000 to 2008. ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-03-25
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Standard Letters in Architectural Practice, 4th Edition This book provides over 300 standard letters for architects and contract administrators to use at all stages of contract administration. The letters are grouped into sections which correspond with the RIBA Plan of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-03-16
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104,95€
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This core textbook brings together for the first time the technical, legal, social and philosophical issues under the umbrella of architectural technology. Part 1 covers the influences that affect the way we build - the environmental agenda, the human factors,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-12
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44,95€
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Why are buildings detailed the way they are? Why do architects and engineers seem to come to the same kind of solutions to their detailing problems? Are we satisfied with such a situation? With environmental concerns so high on designers' agendas, the answer to this...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-12
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Offre spéciale
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60,95€
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Understanding Meaningful Environments: Architectural Precedents and the Question of Identity in Creative Design intends to put forward a discussion on the use of precedents and the production of innovative designs as well as to discuss the relationship between...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-10-15
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This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials. Providing detailed current...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-09-22
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Conservation of architecture - and the conversation of Modern architecture in particular – has assumed new challenges. Rather than attempting to return a Modern building to its resumed original state, the challenge of these proceedings is to revalue the essence of the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-15
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