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This engaging book introduces new readers of eighteenth-century texts to some of the major works, authors, and debates of a key period of literary his…

Ideal for architects, engineers, or contractors seeking the LEED Building Design & Construction (BD&C) credential, the book is a clearly organized stu…

Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was prac…

Learn to apply the International Building Code and International Existing Building Code to historic buildings Written for architects, engineers, prese…

As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are employi…

This primer for architects explores the basic physical principles and requirements of every aspect of passive and active controls in buildings. Avoidi…

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STRUCTURAL GLASS FACADES FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS Once an experimental building form, structural glass facades…

This accessible cultural history explores 400 years of British imperial adventure in India, developing a coherent narrative through a wide range of co…

Discover sustainable methods for designing crucial building systems for architects. This indispensable companion to Norbert Lechner's landmark volume …

The all-in-one interior detailing guide that unites creative and technical aspects A well-executed interior space requires the successful combination …

Prepare for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam with an expert who has been there – and passed! Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam is a comprehens…

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Dionysus Resurrected analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides’ The Bacchae. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day …

The key to successful project control is the fusing of cost to schedule whereby the management of one helps to manage the other. Project Control: Inte…

The newly updated guide to design process modeling techniques Designing with Models, Third Edition is the revised, step-by-step guide to basic and adv…

Offers a close reading of individual texts with attention to their cultural and canonical context Examines the history and evolution of the novel to 1…

“Although the live-work concept is now accepted among progressive urban design and planning professionals, the specifics that define the term, and its…

An essential guide for a firm of any size to effectively position itself in the marketplace For an architecture or design firm to survive and prosper …

The process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and design Sustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a …

1611: Authority, Gender, and the Word in Early Modern England explores issues of authority, gender, and language within and across the variety of lite…

This astute guide to the literary achievements of American novelists in the twentieth century places their work in its historical context and offers d…

The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature is a comprehensive collection of poems, short stories, novellas, novels, plays, autobiogr…

This book gives a radically new reading of Russia’s cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and…

A comprehensive guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures Focused on the design process for architects and relat…

Victorian Poets: A Critical Reader features a collection of critical essays focusing on various aspects of Victorian-era poetry from the 1830s to the …

Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 is the authoritative guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland…

An innovative look at design solutions for building lifelong neighborhoods Livable Communities for Aging Populations provides architects and designers…

Architecture, Sustainable Design A comprehensive book on the sustainable design of research laboratories Today's research laboratories are complex and…

A quarter of a century on from its original publication, Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures the subversion, excitement and exoticism that…

The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines …

Now almost 20 years old, the digital turn in architecture has already gone through several stages and phases. Architectural Design (AD) has captured t…

The Great American Dream of cruising down the parkway, zipping from here to there at any time has given way to a true nightmare that is destroying the…

Get the single-source solutions guide to the sustainable management of water resources. Why is water the environmental issue? The answer is simple: wi…

A unique graphical guide for using architectural terminology to jump-start the design process This design studio companion presents architectural term…

A visually engaging introduction to landscape architectural design Landscape architectural design seeks to create environments that accommodate users'…

Essential information for the design of senior living facilities Building Type Basics for Senior Living, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for…

The new student edition of the definitive reference on architectural interiors Interior Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a carefully edited treat…

Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively g…

This new edition of the groundbreaking Romanticism: An Anthology is the only book of its kind to contain complete texts of a wide range of Romantic wo…

The writings of Jean Baudrillard have dramatically altered the face of critical theory and promise to pose challenges well into the 21st century. His …

A practical guide to the maintenance and repair of old and historic buildings Carrying out work in accordance with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior'…

Otl Aicher's writings are explorations of the world, a substantive part of his work. In moving through the history of thought and design, building and…

A highly original architectural history of Solomon’s Temple and Islam’s Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social and cultural history of the region T…

Get organized and streamline your workflow with this A-Z accountability system. Design is only part of an interior designer’s job—you’re also responsi…

The complete guide to portfolio development for interior designers It's a widely known fact that interior designers need a strong visual presence in t…