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The Gypsum Construction Handbook
The tried-and-true Gypsum Construction Handbook is a systematic guide to selecting and using gypsum drywall, veneer plaster, tile backers, ceilings, and conventional plaster building materials. A widely respected training text for aspiring architects and engineers, the book provides detailed product information and efficient installation methodology. The Seventh Edition features updates in gyps…
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Architecture in ContextDesigning in the Middle East
Architecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East provides a foundation for understanding the critical context of architecture and design in this region. It does this by: * presenting a practical overview of architectural know-how in the Middle East, and its potential for cultivating a sense of place * introducing local architectural vocabularies and styles, and how they can still be rea…
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Becoming an Architect
" Becoming an Architect will inspire future architects, career consultants, and human resources professionals alike, providing all the information you'll need to make intelligent decisions about careers in architecture." —From the Foreword by Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, 2014 AIA National President Starting a career as an architect is an exciting prospect, but it's important to do your rese…
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Kitchen and Bath Design PrinciplesElements, Form, Styles
The industry standard, full-color guide to practical kitchen and bath design Kitchen and Bath Design Principles is The National Kitchen and Bath Association's complete guide to uniting function and style in these important rooms. This full-color guide is heavily illustrated, with a revised layout and graphic design that presents information more clearly for visual learners. The updated second …
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Sustainable Steel BuildingsA Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes
Sustainable Steel Buildings reviews steel and its potential as a sustainable building material and shows how steel can be used to deliver buildings and structures with a high level of sustainability. The book's main focus is on the advantages and disadvantages of steel and how those characteristics can be used under a range of international certification systems (DGNB, LEED, BREEAM, openhouse …
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BIM DesignRealising the Creative Potential of Building Information Modelling
Building information modelling (BIM) is revolutionising building design and construction. For architects, BIM has the potential to optimise their creativity while reducing risk in the design and construction process, thus giving them a more significant role in the building process. This book demonstrates how innovative firms are using BIM technologies to move design away from the utilitarian pr…
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Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building
The Fully Updated, Indispensible Study of Sustainable Design Principles Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the first textbook to merge principles, theory, and practice into an integrated workflow. This book introduces the technologies and processes of sustainable design and shows how to incorporate sustainable concepts at every design stage. This comprehensive primer…
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Confronting SuburbanizationUrban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central an…
This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. * Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to the analysis of the global phen…
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Architecture WorkbookDesign through Motive
Organised into 9 parts that highlight a wide range of architectural motives, such as 'Architecture as Theatre', 'Stretching the Vocabulary' and 'The City of Large and Small', the workbook provides inspiring key themes for readers to take their cue from when initiating a design. Motives cover a wide-range of work that epitomise the theme. These include historical and Modernist examples, things o…
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Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam
GUIDE TO THE LEED ® GREEN ASSOCIATE V4 EXAM PASS THE LEED ® GA V4 EXAM WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE The Guide to the LEED ® Green Associate V4 Exam is a motivating, engaging guide to LEED ® design, packed with expert advice from one who has taken – and passed – the exam. Fully updated with the latest advances in sustainable design thought and technology, this book goes …
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