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The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm - Hardcover

$126.65

by Rena M. Klein (Author)The definitive guide to management success for sole practitioners and leaders of small design firms Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be challenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings, rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm's day-to-day activities. To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to r...

Foundations of Landscape Architecture - Paperback

$94.97

by Norman Booth (Author)Front JacketA visually engaging introduction to landscape architectural design Landscape architectural design seeks to create environments that accommodate users' varying lifestyles and needs, incorporate cultural heritage, promote sustainability, and integrate functional requirements for optimal enjoyment. Foundations of Landscape Architecture introduces the foundational concepts needed to effectively integrate space and form in landscape design. With over five hundre...

Computational Design Thinking - Paperback

$69.05

by Achim Menges (Author), Sean Ahlquist (Author)The current transition from Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods. Representation is being replaced by simulation, and the crafting of objects is moving towards the generation of integrated systems through designer-authored computational processes. While there is a particular history of such an approach in architecture, its relative newness requires the cont...

Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development - Paperback

$133.85

by John Tillman Lyle (Author)Landscape Architecture Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development Winner, 1994 MeritAward for Communications, American Society of LandscapeArchitects "Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development is nothing lessthan a user's manual for planet Earth that integrates theprinciples of ecological design with practical realities betterthan anything I've read. John Lyle has written the best book nowavailable on the theory and practice of sustainability . . .ess...

Capital Campaigns from the Ground Up: How Nonprofits Can Have the Buildings of Their Dreams - Hardcover

$143.28

by Stanley Weinstein (Author)The nonprofit leader's complete source on setting, pursuing, and meeting building campaign goals Here's the guidance you need to accomplish one of the most important steps in the growth of an organization: the campaign for funding and completing a significant building project. This book lays out a detailed road map for successfully managing all aspects of project realization. Moving easily from preparation to design to fundraising, Capital Campaigns from the Groun...

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by Sean Stanwick (Author), Loraine Fowlow (Author)Wine tourism is experiencing exponential growth and the pressure is now on wine producers to commission the best architects to create appealing spaces that will celebrate and promote the culture of wine. Today's winery is designed as much for the winery tour as for wine production itself. Illustrated with striking examples of 40 of the world's most beautiful wineries, Wine by Design introduces the most exciting new designs and covers the newes...

$188.57

by John Chris Jones (Author)Since its initial publication in 1970, Design Methods has been considered the seminal work on design methodology. Written by one of the founders of the design methods movement, it has been highly praised in international journals and has been translated into Japanese, Romanian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. As Jones states in the preface: "Alongside the old idea of design as the drawing of objects that are then to be built or manufactured there are many new ideas o...

Ethics and Urban Design: Culture, Form, and Environment - Hardcover

$185.69

by Gideon S. Golany (Author)"The city," according to urban design scholar Gideon Golany, is"the largest and most complicated project ever produced byhumankind." In Ethics and Urban Design, he challenges designprofessionals to reexamine their basic assumptions about the urbanenvironment and offers design strategies based on enduring humanvalues. In search of answers to the paradoxical problems of the moderncity, Golany takes the reader through the sweep of humansettlements from the dawn of ci...

Moisture Control Handbook: Principles and Practices for Residential and Small Commercial Buildings - Hardcover

$188.57

by Joseph Lstiburek (Author), John Carmody (Author)In the climate-controlled buildings of today, moisture problemsaffect not only the useable life expectancy of the structure, butthe comfort and health of the occupants. This reference is thefirst to apply up-to-date moisture control and treatment techniquesin a problem/solution format. Opening with an introductoryexplanation of the nature and causes of mold, mildew, andcondensation, the book gives specific advice on heated, cooled, andcombina...

Conserving Buildings: A Manual of Techniques and Materials - Paperback

$138.17

by Martin E. Weaver (Author)Dieser Band ist eine praktische und aktuelle Informationsquelle für Auftragnehmer - Architekten, Architekturstudenten, Ingenieure - und Hausbesitzer, die mit der Erhaltung und Restaurierung historischer Gebäude zu tun haben. Eigenschaften, Zusammensetzung und Ursachen des Verfalls verschiedener Baumaterialien werden ausführlich erklärt. 188 Photos und Zeichnungen erleichtern das Verständnis.Back JacketThe updated paperback edition of Weaver's landmark work--the ess...

Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning - Hardcover

$145.37

by Henry Sanoff (Author)Dieses Buch behandelt Design und Planung als Gemeinschaftsprojekt, d.h. Gemeinde oder Auftraggeber eines neuen Projektes werden zusammen mit den Experten aktiv in den Designproze eingebunden, und zwar von Anfang an. Diese Methode wird für kleine und gro e Projekte genutzt - angefangen beim Wohnungsbau über Parkanlagen und soziale Einrichtungen über Nachbarviertel und ganze Städte. Unterteilt in zwei gro e Themenkomplexe behandelt das Buch in Teil 1 die Grundlagen und ...

Trees in the Urban Landscape: Site Assessment, Design, and Installation - Hardcover

$133.85

by Peter J. Trowbridge (Author), Nina L. Bassuk (Author)This hands-on guidebook provides practical, applied information on design considerations, site planning and understand-ing, plant selection, installation, and maintenance of trees in challenging urban environments.Back JacketThe complete guide to using plants in urban landscape design Trees in the Urban Landscape offers all the critical tools for successful planting in urban landscapes, from design conceptualization to daily maintenance....

Handbook of Construction Tolerances - Hardcover

$136.73

by David Kent Ballast (Author)The comprehensive guide to construction tolerances, newly revised and updated How much may a steel frame be out of plumb? What are the expected variations of a precast concrete panel? What is required to successfully detail finish materials on masonry? Updating and expanding on its popular first edition, the Handbook of Construction Tolerances, Second Edition remains the only comprehensive reference to the thousands of industry standard tolerances for the manuf...

A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry - Paperback

$53.95

by Kate Clair (Author), Cynthia Busic-Snyder (Author)Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 images, A Typographic Workbook, Second Edition explains the process successful designers use to select, space, and creatively integrate fonts. This essential text demonstrates the use of type as a dynamic and expressive communication tool. This edition provides new and updated coverage of a broad range of topics-from a logical, clear historical overview of the craft to the latest digital technologies....

The Architect's Guide to the U.S. National CAD Standard - Hardcover

$149.69

by Dennis J. Hall (Author), Charles Green (Author)A definitive user's guide to the U.S. National CAD Standard The Architect's Guide to the U.S. National CAD Standard helps make the National CAD Standard (NCS) more accessible to architects by presenting: * Clear and succinct explanations of concepts and options in the NCS * A step-by-step approach to seamlessly implement standardized drawings in any size firm * Successful strategies design firms can use to best take advantage of the NCS requ...

Baseball and Softball Fields: Design, Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance - Hardcover

$154.01

by James C. Puhalla (Author), Jeffrey V. Krans (Author), J. Michael Goatley (Author)Create the flawless playing field your team and its fans deserve. This book covers it all, from stadium and field design to fences and drainage to amenities for spectators. In practical, non-technical language, the authors outline the most common problems you?re likely to encounter and provide solutions for each, including special considerations for all major North American climate zones. With contributions fr...

Sustainable Golf Courses: A Guide to Environmental Stewardship - Hardcover

$159.77

by Ronald G. Dodson (Author), Arnold Palmer (Foreword by)Sustainable Golf Courses is the most authoritative guidebook on environmental stewardship of planned and existing golf courses available, written by the leading expert and endorsed by the USGA. The book serves as a reference and guide for all who are involved in golf course design, development, and management, and integrates practical, scientifically-based siting, design, and management practices based on accepted principles for sustain...

The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed - Hardcover

$129.53

by Thomas a. Nikolai (Author)Let renowned expert Thomas Nikolai bring you up to speed on establishing and maintaining the best green speeds for your course. He covers it all: playability, environmental and weather factors, mowing, turfgrass species selection... every consideration that influences how fast and how far a given putt will go. Dr. Nikolai -- turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State and green speed specialist for The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America -- dist...

Turf Management in the Transition Zone - Hardcover

$154.01

by John Dunn (Author), Kenneth Diesburg (Author)The transition zone is the toughest area in which to maintain quality turf. It is a zone where temperature and precipitation vary greatly from season to season and where more intensive maintenance of seasonal grasses is required.This is the only book to cover the maintenance of intensive turfgrasses found in such zones. Easy to read and practical this book offers the superintendent or turf manager accessible information in a complex and difficul...

Pugin's Gothic Ornament: The Classic Sourcebook of Decorative Motifs with 100 Plates - Paperback

$14.95

by Augustus C. Pugin (Author)One hundred plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements.Back JacketAn architect and archaeologist born in France, Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832) fled to England during the Revolution and worked there for 17 years in the London office of the noted architect John Nash. Pugi...

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by John D. McCardle (Author)This book is about the history of Napier in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, and also about the art deco buildings constructed following the devastating earthquake in 1931. For each calendar month this calendar notebook contains: a pictorial example of Napier's beautiful art deco buildings, information on important events in Napier's history, interesting historical facts and pictures, and it also has space on a monthly calendar page to write in birthdays, a...

Horse-Drawn Commercial Vehicles: 255 Illustrations of Nineteenth-Century Stagecoaches, Delivery Wagons, Fire Engines, Etc. - Paperback

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by Donald H. Berkebile (Editor), Don H. Berkebile (Editor)Over 250 authentic royalty-free depictions of lunch wagons, ice wagons, freight wagons, fire engines, stagecoaches, hearses, and many other vintage vehicles, shown in detailed engravings and photographs, culled from rare trade periodicals in the Smithsonian Institution. Detailed captions. Introduction.Back JacketJourney back to a bygone era when city streets and country roads were thronged with a rich assortment of horse-powered vehicl...

The Seven Lamps of Architecture - Paperback

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by John Ruskin (Author)I believe architecture must be the beginning of arts, and that the others must follow her in their time and order; and I think the prosperity of our schools of painting and sculpture, in which no one will deny the life, though many the health, depends upon that of our architecture. -- John Ruskin.In August of 1848, John Ruskin and his new bride visited northern France, for the gifted young critic wished to write a work that would examine the essence of Gothic architectu...

Castles: Their Construction and History - Paperback

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by Sidney Toy (Author)The art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of history. Powerful military works, dating from the remotest periods, have been found in Asia Minor, in Greece, and in the basins of the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Nile rivers. The medieval castle, with its strategic, crenellated ramparts and aura of legend and romance, represents perhaps the most familiar form of a long-crucial art. This concise, scholarly volume traces the history of...

California Bungalows of the Twenties - Paperback

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by Henry L. Wilson (Author)Reprint of rare catalog includes front or front-angled elevations, floor plans and interior sketches for dozens of authentic bungalow designs, many unique to the California landscape. Detailed descriptions point out special features and possibilities of each design, and include estimates of costs. 231 black-and-white illustrations. Number of Pages: 128 Dimensions: 0.35 x 10.95 x 8.1 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 24, 1993

Turn-Of-The-Century Doors, Windows and Decorative Millwork: The Mulliner Catalog of 1893 - Paperback

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by The Mulliner Box & Planing Co (Author)In the late nineteenth century, the Mulliner Box & Planing Company of Quincy, Illinois, provided its customers with an abundantly illustrated catalog displaying an immense and varied supply of interior and exterior millwork elements. This unabridged republication of that now-rare document offers unparalleled insight into the style and appearance of an extensive variety of decorative woodwork items that provided finishing touches to houses, cott...

The Railroad Station: An Architectural History - Paperback

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by Carroll L. V. Meeks (Author)Profusely illustrated book chronicles evolution of station architecture in Europe and America, 1830s to 1950s. 231 views - photographs, illustrations, floor plans, and cutaways. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.82 x 9.27 x 6.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 13, 2012

100 Turn-Of-The-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans - Paperback

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by Manson (Author)When Brickbuilder, an early 20th-century trade publication, sponsored a major nationwide competition for bungalow designs, over 600 drawings were submitted by architects and draftsmen from around the country. This book, reprinted from a rare catalog published in 1912, contains the 100 winning entries from that event. The competition had two important criteria: the principal construction material was to be brick, and the complete cost -- exclusive of the land -- would be abo...

Form and Design in Classic Architecture - Paperback

$26.95

by Arthur Stratton (Author)Informative, readable text and 100 handsome illustrations of magnificent buildings make this book appealing not only to architects and architectural historians, but also to anyone with even a casual interest in architecture and design. It explains in simple terms the ways in which the relationship of exterior and interior elements creates unity. Number of Pages: 239 Dimensions: 0.7 x 10.9 x 8.2 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 18, 2004

Brunelleschi: Studies of His Technology and Inventions - Paperback

$16.15

by Frank D. Prager (Author), Gustina Scaglia (Author)A pioneer of Italian Renaissance architecture, Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) is most famous for his daring and original ideas, among them the magnificent dome of Florence's famed cathedral -- Santa Maria del Fiore. For the project, which was started in 1420 and substantially completed by 1434, Brunelleschi designed a huge dome without supporting framework. The construction took place during much of his lifetime and formed the basis of It...

100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings - Paperback

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by A. J. Bicknell &. Co (Author)Originally published in 1878, this now-rare collection of designs supplies views of a remarkable variety of modestly priced structures: houses, villas, cottages, many others. Handsome drawings of perspective views and elevations, some of which include floor plans, plus suggestions for interior design. 98 black-and-white illustrations. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.22 x 9.26 x 6.16 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 25, 2011

Victorian Architectural Details: Designs for Over 700 Stairs, Mantels, Doors, Windows, Cornices, Porches, and Other Decorative Elements - Paperback

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by A. J. Bicknell &. Co (Author)Originally published over 130 years ago by one of America's leading architectural firms, this volume provided prospective homeowners and other customers with a wide range of design alternatives. While the collection includes elevations and floor plans for a variety of handsome, private residences and commercial structures, the emphasis is on architectural details -- from cornices, dormer windows and piazzas, to balconies, fireplace mantels, and gable orname...