ArchitectureWeek— With over 1200 illustrations, plans, and detail drawings, this is an encyclopedia of technical information for building and construction. The book is divided into sections on materials, building components, building types, case studies, and a catalog of components, all drawn to a common scale, providing everything the professional or the student might need to transform their designs into built projects.
ArchitectureWeek— In an age of diminishing natural resources, architects and their clients need to know about an environmentally sustainable alternative to new construction: new life for old buildings. This book presents six generation-old buildings, each threatened with demolition, that were salvaged by incorporating updated program elements to serve a new generation of users. The case studies relate how each project was analyzed in terms of energy use, structural stability, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. With a seamless melding of new and old construction, the results are born-again buildings created for a fraction of the cost and consuming far fewer materials than a new facility.
ArchitectureWeek— A critique of the construction industry that is "fragmented, barely globalized, and behind other sectors in introducing disruptive innovations to its basic processes." The book calls for reform while criticizing architecture as social engineering and environmentalist dogma.
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Irish Stone Walls Author: Patrick McAfee Publisher: The O'Brien Press Year: 1997
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ArchitectureWeek— Combines photography of the beautiful Irish countryside with a practical handbook of the ancient craft of stone masonry.
The Timberframe Plan Book Author: Michael Morris and Dick Pirozzolo Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Year: 2000
Amazon Price: $24.95
ArchitectureWeek— Thirty-four plans, along with tips from some of the field's premier builders and designers, demonstrating the art of a centuries-old building craft. Sections on framing, joinery, and siting.
ArchitectureWeek— Advice about organization structures that respond to changing markets and technologies, and about construction processes that enable the industry to earn fair profits by providing customers with higher quality.
ArchitectureWeek— An illustrated review of modern construction options with examples by well known designers. Chapters on materials, structure, walls, roofs, environmental design, and internal fittings.
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