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Some architects dream of 3D-printing houses. Some even fantasise about 3D-printing entire cities. But what is the real potential of 3D printing for ar…

Architects are facing a crisis of agency. For decades, they have seen their traditional role diminish in scope as more and more of their responsibilit…

A complete introduction to analyzing and enjoying a wide variety of movies, for film students and movie lovers alike Thinking About Movies: Watching, …

A comprehensive reference of materials for interior designers and architects Choosing the right material for the right purpose is a critical—and often…

A Companion to the British and Irish Short Story provides a comprehensive treatment of short fiction writing and chronicles its development in Britain…

We are entering a new era of architecture that is technologically enhanced, virtual and synthetic. Contemporary architects operate in a creative envir…

The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series provides substantive information on the business of architecture and its affiliated profess…

THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS, REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE CURRENT DIGITAL-DRAWING TECHNIQUES Hand drawing is an integral part of the …

The classic programming guide for architects and clients¿¿—fully updated and revised Architectural programming is a team effort that requires close co…

Building on the strength of Keith Walker’s acclaimed The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1984), leading scholar Nicholas Fisher presents a th…

The Architects' Handbook provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be…

Written by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume in the Professional Practice Essentials Ser…

For the first time, more than 15 years after four boys from London were first thrown together to form what would go on to become one of the most succe…

Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than …

A much-needed reference to the latest thinking in universal design Universal Design: Creating Inclusive Environments offers a comprehensive survey of …

This book reveals the inside track on the making of Terminal 5: the courage, the ground-breaking management thinking and the many lessons learnt from …

Civic Revolutionaries offers a practical guide for renewing the great American tradition of spirited, breakthrough community leadership. By their very…

An introduction to the concepts and principles of architectural structures in an easy-to-read format Written as an easy-to-understand primer on the to…

A highly illustrated reference tool, this handbook provides comparative visual analysis of major urban extensions and masterplans around the world. It…

This comprehensive and authoritative guide offers an evidence-based overview of healing gardens and therapeutic landscapes from planning to post-occup…

Loose-Fit Architecture: Designing Buildings for Change September/October 2017 Profile 249 Volume 87 No 5 ISBN 978 1119 152644 Guest-Edited by Alex Lif…

When nature inspires our architecture-not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function-we will have made great strides as a s…

A single-source guide to harnessing the power of 3D visualization tools for analysis and representation of landscapes Current technology allows design…

An essential introduction to applying research for busy architects and designers The competitive design market and the need to create enduring value p…

Studying Shakespeare’s Contemporaries is an accessible guide to non-Shakespearian English drama of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Featuring w…

We are now on the brink of a new era in construction – that of autonomous assembly. For some time, the widespread adoption of robotic and digital fabr…

A newly updated and comprehensive guide to all aspects of visual design From doing a quick sketch to producing a fully rendered model, the ability to …

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strate…

A practical, single-source guide tosuccessful strategies for landscape architecture research As the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage …

Take a holistic approach to contemporary interior design. The interior design process is changing. In order to create truly engaging work, designers a…

This introduction to the field of urban design offers a comprehensive survey of the processes necessary to implement urban design work, explaining the…

Here's the essential information you need to initiate designs for preschools and kindergartens as well as elementary, middle, and high schools. Filled…

For both the preservation professional and urban planner, this book shows how preservation is a key to the creation of livable cities. The author Eric…

Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation complements Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation, combining the histo…

The first European edition of Francis DK Ching’s classic visual guide to the basics of building construction. For nearly four decades, the US publicat…

The bestselling introduction to designing the written word Typographic Design: Form & Communication is the definitive reference for graphic designers,…

The architect's interest in continuing education has increased as a result of the national trend of state initiatives requiring continuing education f…

Luke Him Sau/Lu Qianshou (1904–1991) is best known internationally and in China as the architect of the iconic Bank of China Headquarters in Shanghai.…

The complete resource on performing sustainable renovations for both Historic and modern existing buildings This forward-looking and insightful guide …

The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites «Going green» is no longer a choice; it's a nece…

Updated with a new Introduction by the authors and a foreword by Richard Florida, this book is a comprehensive guide book for urban designers, planner…

The comprehensive study guide for understanding interior codes This revised and updated seventh edition of the Study Guide for the Codes Guidebook for…

Sustainable Preservation takes a nuanced look at the hundreds of choices that adaptive reuse requires architects to make—from ingenious ways to redepl…

A Companion to Luis Buñuel presents a collection of critical readings by many of the foremost film scholars that examines and reassesses myriad facets…

Now updated–the step-by-step secrets to capturing great moments on film With all the recent advancements in filmmaking technology, more people than ev…