A practical guide to SketchUp addressing the specific needs of interior designers Already a common and popular tool for architects and landscape architects, SketchUp is increasingly finding a place in the professional workflow of interior designers. SketchUp for Interior Design is a practical introduction for interior designers and students who want to learn to use the software for their uniq…
En este libro se estudia la manera en la que el arquitecto configura la estructura. La relación entre la estructura y lo que la envuelve. Cómo la estructura se manifiesta en la arquitectura. Cuándo y por qué la estructura se oculta. Cuándo y por qué la estructura se emplea como efecto ilusorio, bien de la gravedad, bien del espacio. Pero sobre todo querrÃamos comprobar que la estructura …
Explore the evolution of London's public spaces and the forces that shape them. This insightful study delves into the design, planning, and social impact of London's public spaces, from post-war developments to contemporary projects. Discover the complex relationships between designers, planners, and the public, and how these influence the creation of civic spaces. Learn about the key design…
Forty years on from the first moon landing, architecture in Space is entering a new era. Over the last decade, there has been a fundamental shift in the Space industry from short-term pioneering expeditions to long-term planning for colonisation, and new ventures such as Space tourism. Architects are now involved in designing the interiors of long-term habitable structures in Space, such as the…
La estructura de análisis de este libro está dividida en tres partes, comenzando por los proyectos y culminando en la tesis, pasando por los ensayos teóricos, en un intento por entender cabalmente el arco vital de la formación del pensamiento arquitectónico desde el puro pragmatismo hasta el rigor especulativo. La primera parte de este ensayo está dedicada a los proyectos, es una selecciÃ…
Planning is central to ensuring children and young people live in safe, secure places, that they are included and can be active. There can be few aspects of planners' work that do not directly impact on children, from designing city centres, to implementing policies that will minimise the environmental effects of industrial practices. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (19…
Architects and contract administrators spend a great deal of time writing letters of various types. Many of them are routine and repetitive in character, but they require proper consideration if potentially dangerous liability situations are to be avoided. This book provides some 285 standard letters for use at all stages of project administration. To assist the user, they are grouped into se…
Los nuevos hábitos de vivir y trabajar generan un presente en constante mutación y un futuro cada vez más incierto. Esta dinámica nos sugiere que dejemos de concebir las viviendas como un producto acabado y cerrado, preparado para satisfacer usos especÃficos ineludibles. Los formatos familiares y modelos de convivencia son cada vez más variados y complejos, cambiando de estado con crecien…
This useful guide sets out clearly a bespoke urban design process for practice, developed by the authors. The process works through urban analysis; policy and people; strategic framework; concepts and options; design layering and technical detail; to delivery of place. It considers design across multiple scales within the built environment and describes the complexity of project management in d…
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 Work: the aim is to cover all the common situations encountered in practice. This Fourth Edition has been revised to take account of the extensive changes to virtually the whole …