Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation

From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous and varied duties doctors must perform, it may fall to the design profession to implement changes, many based on research, to improve healthcare experiences. From location and layout to furnishings and positive distractions, this book provides evidence-based information about the physical environment to help doctors and those who design medical workspaces improve the experience of health care.

Along with its research base, a special...

Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam is a comprehensive study guide for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam. Written by a LEED expert and consultant who actually passed the exam, this guide provides a first-hand account of preparation strategies that work. The book is designed to work with how people study, organized for quick navigation, with sample questions and flashcards throughout. The companion website offers additional study aids, including more sample test questions and...

The digital expansion of construction, simulation and design methods in architecture is increasingly being complemented by a sensual dimension. GAM.10 focuses on the current forms of this novel world of design experiences and sheds light on the role of intuition in the dialogue between a person and digital design devices.

Die zeichnerische Umsetzung, Darstellung und Prasentation von Entwurfsideen zahlt -trotz CAD - immer noch zu den elementaren handwerklichen Voraussetzungen des Architekturberufs. Die zeichnerische Skizze bleibt weiterhin wichtigstes Arbeitsmittel im Entwurfsprozess und bildet die unverwechselbare "Handschrift" des Archtitekten. Das Buch setzt an bei den elementaren Schwierigkeiten des Anfangers und prasentiert unkompliziert den Vorgang der Bildfindung in seinen Einzelschritten: Andenken/Anskizzieren - Konzipieren/Konstruieren - Komplettieren/Prasentieren. Angesprochen werden dabei...

Despite their often remarkable performance, new and 'disruptive' technologies often meet with resistance from the general public. Design - sometimes assumed to play a purely aesthetic role - is central in making revolutionary technology acceptable to society. Mastering design allows technological breakthroughs to transcend the innovation stage and to enter daily life.

In this clear and accessible book, Nicolas Henchoz and Yves Mirande offer a new vision for the discipline. A wide range of practical case studies examine how the principles discussed in the book can renew the...

Through a progressive series of exercises - accompanied by observational studies, examples and applied theory - Conversations with Form: A Workbook for Students of Architecture improves designers' understanding, dexterity and resilience in making form. It specifically focuses on the skills needed to succeed in the everyday context in which the vast majority of architects will ultimately design and build, wherein no one designs in isolation and existing conditions never represent a tabula rasa.

The text begins by familiarizing readers with utilizing step-by-step...