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Solar House : A Guide for the Solar Designer
Terry Galloway
Paperback - $115.95
Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning and building a solar house.
The author uses his exp ...
Designing for the Disabled : The New Paradigm
Selwyn Goldsmith
Hardcover - $283.95
"Designing for the Disabled" breaks the mold of prevailing design-for-the-disabled practices and procedures. The book indicts the current "for the disabled" access legislation and introduces the concept of architectural disability, thus setting the a ...
Structures : Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
J. E. Gordon
Paperback - $32.95
"Rich and readable...personal, witty and ironic." --"Scientific American"
Building with Lime : A Practical Introduction
Stafford Holmes
Paperback - $77.95
* The lime "bible" * Essential for restorers of historic buildings and anyone working with traditional materials Lime has been used in building for thousands of years and, used well, it continues to be the best and most versatile binder in the world. ...
Building with Large Clay Blocks : Details, Products, Built Examples
Theodor Hugues
Paperback - $76.95
In modern masonry work it is customary to use large size blocks in building. They fulfil all the construction requirements even in singlelayer outside walls. Using two houses as examples all details are presented clearly and comprehensively in a scal ...
Dressed Stone : Types of Stone, Details, Examples
Theodor Hugues
Paperback - $72.95
The use of dressed stone has a long-standing tradition. Not only does building with this fascinating material require skill and experience, innovative applications now present planners and practitioners with considerable new challenges.
This book ...
Timber Construction : Details, Products, Case Studies
Theodor Hugues
Paperback - $72.95
New materials and stricter energy-efficiency requirements have brought about radical changes in timber construction in recent years. Whether built on site or pre-fabricated, this publication provides a concise survey of modern timber construction, th ...
Architecture's New Media : Principles, Theories, and Methods of Computer-Aided Design
Yehuda E. Kalay
Hardcover - $115.95
Computer-aided design (CAD) technology has already changed the practice of architecture, and it has the potential to change it even more radically. With "Architecture's New Media, Yehuda Kalay offers a comprehensive exposition of the principles, meth ...