ilość książek w kategorii: 2770
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Architectural Acoustics
ISBN: 9780786413980 / Angielski / Miękka / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work describes acoustics and the factors to be considered in constructing a room with good sound quality. Intonation, tuning and temperaments of classical music, environmental noise, vibration control, sound measurement, sound systems, acoustic models, and acoustical design for various purposes, including acoustics for chamber music, synagogues, churches, and classrooms, are among the topics. The work looks at places like Clemens Theatre, Congress Hall, Binns Rehearsal Room, and Philharmonic Hall as models of small and large buildings with excellent acoustics. Many diagrams and other...
This work describes acoustics and the factors to be considered in constructing a room with good sound quality. Intonation, tuning and temperaments of ...
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227,12 |
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Ice Palace That Melted Away: How Good Design Enhances Our Lives
ISBN: 9780816637300 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Bill Stumpf's incisive book, he argues that good design is not about fashion, but about quality of life. The ice palace of the title refers to an elaborate construction built in St. Paul in 1992; for Stumpf, this castle symbolizes a sense of community and a love of play that has been lost in the wake of America's quest for speed and efficiency. Among his pet peeves are cramped airplanes, run-down taxis, aspirin bottle caps, malls, burglar alarms, and grocery bags with no handles. Things don't have to be this way, he assures us, as he offers many whimsical and practical... In Bill Stumpf's incisive book, he argues that good design is not about fashion, but about quality of life. The ice palace of the title refers to a... |
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Commissioning Buildings in Hot Humid Climates: Design & Construction Guidelines
ISBN: 9780824709006 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared in cooperation with Disney Development Company, this book deals exclusively with aspects of the design, construction or operation of buildings for which even relatively minor errors can have devastating results when the building is located in a hot, humid climate. Disney's consistent adherence to the principles outlined in this manual has dramatically reduced problems in its new construction. The information presented combines the experience of CH2M Hill, the largest environmental engineering firm in the U.S., and Disney, one of the premier facility planning and management firms in...
Prepared in cooperation with Disney Development Company, this book deals exclusively with aspects of the design, construction or operation of building...
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406,13 |
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Building Product Models: Computer Environments, Supporting Design and Construction
ISBN: 9780849302596 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together aspects of efforts in building modelling from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, this text presents the concepts, technology, and methods used to work out what will become the building product model - a digital representation for architecture, civil engineering, and building construction. Organized into three sections (history, current tools and concepts, and existing efforts and research issues), this resource provides the field of building product modelling with a standard reference as well as a text for university courses.
Bringing together aspects of efforts in building modelling from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, this text presents the concepts, technology, and me...
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741,23 |
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Digital Design: Research and Practice
ISBN: 9781402012105 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "CAAD Futures" is a bi-annual conference that aims to promote the advancement of computer-aided architectural design in the service of those concerned with the quality of the built environment. The conferences are organized under the auspices of the CAAD Futures Foundation, which has its secretariat at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. This book contains papers prepared for the 10th CAAD Futures conference that took place at the National Cheng Kung University, 28 to 30 April, 2003. The chapters provide an overview of the state-of-the-art in research on... "CAAD Futures" is a bi-annual conference that aims to promote the advancement of computer-aided architectural design in the service of those concer... |
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949,78 |
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Principles of Architectural Detailing
ISBN: 9781405107549 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
With environmental concerns so high on designers' agendas, the answer to this third question has to be 'no'. Collectively architects, engineers and specifiers need to revisit how they detail the built environment, and address the most important and potentially difficult area of the joint between materials and components. In Principles of Architectural...
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299,03 |
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The Design Quality Manual: Improving Building Performance
ISBN: 9781405130882 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process.
Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, co...
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560,91 |
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Village and Farm Cottages
ISBN: 9781410207128 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important architectural pattern books, originally published in 1856.Contents: The House Considered in its Influence on the OccupantsThe Value of a Permanent HomeHome in the CountryThe VillageThe Choice of a LotThe Adoption of a PlanPrinciples as Applied to DetailsCottages of One StoryCottages of One Story and AtticHill-Side CottagesHouses of Two StoriesFarm HousesDouble CottagesInteriorsHints on ConstructionThe Improvement of GroundsThe Garden
One of the most important architectural pattern books, originally published in 1856.Contents: The House Considered in its Influence on the OccupantsTh...
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130,44 |
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Learning from Fire: A Fire Protection Primer for Architects
ISBN: 9781410216038 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study represents a new and promising approach to the fire question - an approach in which the issue of fire safety is taken as an opportunity for the designer. The members of the Architecture Life Safety Group (of the University of California) have taken the position that the protection of life and property from the devastation of fire is a significant and exciting architectural problem, the solution of which is an important element in the achievement of a humane, useful and attractive environment.
This study represents a new and promising approach to the fire question - an approach in which the issue of fire safety is taken as an opportunity for...
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154,76 |
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The Missing Museum
ISBN: 9781412086783 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author was invited by the London police to design build operate and finance a popular educational exhibition about policing London to be located at Bow Street Police Station. It was to help young people, ethnic communities and tourists to learn about the British way of policing, past and present. This is his frank and fascinating account of planning and financing the project up until it was brought to an end when the grand historic building, which was to be used, ceased to be available.
Andrew Thorburn tells the history of policing in Bow Street, and sets out how the building was to... The author was invited by the London police to design build operate and finance a popular educational exhibition about policing London to be located a...
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78,96 |
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Feng Shui for Architecture
ISBN: 9781413419603 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the design, building, remodeling, and decorating of their homes to support the well being of its occupants in all aspects of their lives. Aside from its many inspirations and resources, this book is also the result of questions that have arisen in classes taught by the author and issues brought up by students, as well as by architects, designers, and clients.
Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the desi...
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86,81 |
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Feng Shui for Architecture
ISBN: 9781413419610 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the design, building, remodeling, and decorating of their homes to support the well being of its occupants in all aspects of their lives. Aside from its many inspirations and resources, this book is also the result of questions that have arisen in classes taught by the author and issues brought up by students, as well as by architects, designers, and clients.
Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the desi...
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126,29 |
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Designing with Solar Power: A Source Book for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BiPV)
ISBN: 9781844071470 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the basics of solar power and electrical concepts, investigating the ways in which photovoltaics can be integrated into the design and creation of buildings equipped for the demands of the 21st century. This title explores the potential for building-integrated photovoltaics (BiPV), in both buildings and other structures.
Covers the basics of solar power and electrical concepts, investigating the ways in which photovoltaics can be integrated into the design and creation...
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741,23 |
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Solar Architecture in Cool Climates
ISBN: 9781844072811 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * A must-read for practitioners, teachers and others interested in or working with energy use in the built environment, including a delightful set of examples -- Anne Grete Hestnes, former President of the International Solar Energy Society* Includes case studies from Europe and North America, dealing with new-build, retrofitting, and conceptual projects that outline future potential * Written in a clear, accessible style, approaching the topic in a thematic manner, this will be an invaluable primer for both building professionals and studentsTo implement new techniques in daily practice,...
* A must-read for practitioners, teachers and others interested in or working with energy use in the built environment, including a delightful set of ...
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660,00 |
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Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface
ISBN: 9783037780466 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface. It is simple and clean, and commonly seen in advertising, signage, and literature. The R has a curved leg, and the i and j have square dots. The Q has a straight angled tail, and the counterforms inside the O, Q, and C are oval. It is an all-purpose type design that can deliver practically any message clearly and efficiently. It is one of the most popular typefaces of all time. Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface presents 400 examples of Helvetica in action, selected from two diametrically opposed worlds. Superb applications by renowned designers are juxtaposed...
Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface. It is simple and clean, and commonly seen in advertising, signage, and literature. The R has a curved leg, and the...
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92,91 |
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The Modulor and Modulor 2
ISBN: 9783764361884 / Angielski / Miękka / 579 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fundamental work in the history of architecture - as a beautiful facsimile edition. A fundamental work in the history of architecture - as a beautiful facsimile edition. |
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224,57 |
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Developing writing Strategies for Professionals- Meshing Value with each Professional
ISBN: 9783836421980 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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234,00 |
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Design Engineering: AKT: Adams Kara Taylor
ISBN: 9788496540668 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A manual for new relations between radical engineering and design: In its ten years of its existence, Adams Kara Taylor has become one of the most innovative engineering firms working today. Through frequent collaborations with leading architects like Zaha Hadid, Foreign Office Architects, Norman Foster, and Will Alsop, the members of AKT have become the engineers of choice for ground-breaking projects that redefine the conventional boundaries between structural engineering and architecture. Their holistic approach expands structural thinking to include technical solutions, aesthetics, and...
A manual for new relations between radical engineering and design: In its ten years of its existence, Adams Kara Taylor has become one of the most inn...
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197,20 |
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Interactive Structures 2.0, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM : Visualizing Structural Behavior. For Windows or Mac OS X
ISBN: 9780470262696 / Angielski / Other Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding structures is core to the education of the professional architect and engineer.
Using three-dimensional computer generated models, animations, audio narration, and interactive quizzes, this unique product explains the fundamentals of structural behavior and analysis in an easy-to-understand manner. Interactive Structures utilizes a multi-media format that permits users to draw a direct relationship between structural analysis theory and its practical application within existing buildings. This approach is better suited to the skills, disposition and... Understanding structures is core to the education of the professional architect and engineer.
Using three-dimensional computer generated ... |
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320,67 |
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Design Relationships- Integrating User Information into Product Development
ISBN: 9783836426343 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Galvao has produced a well grounded methodology for making and
managing design decisions. Tom MacTavish, Vice President Human Interaction Research, Motorola Labs Companies focusing on technical innovation are making products that place ever higher demands on users abilities to understand and operate them. Innovation fails and resources are lost when products do not match user-interaction requirements. This book examines how to design user-product relationships into the core of a products architecture, based on the information from product functions and user studies. Introduced is a... Dr. Galvao has produced a well grounded methodology for making and
managing design decisions. Tom MacTavish, Vice President Human Interact... |
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