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In the next few years, emerging practices in interactive architecture are set to transform the built environment. ‘Smart’ design was once regarded as the preserve of museum exhibits or Jumbotrom advertising screens

Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of rooms, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their correct use is important for delivering high quality acoustics

America has always presented a unique challenge to architects: should they emulate the Old World or respond to the demands of the New? David Handlin tells the complex story with lucidity and insight. Almost from its seventeenth-century...

This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an insight into...

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...

Have you ever wanted to have information about the world's most influential practising architects at your fingertips? Written by three architectural journalists, this book cuts the world's greatest and most provocative practising...

An extensively updated new edition of a classic architectural text. Today's most comprehensive compendium of architectural drawing types and methods, both hand drawn and computer generated, "Architectural Drawing: A Visual...

A collection of CAD-compatible traditional standard details in architecture. These details can be applied to a variety of building types, from residential structures to commercial and retail building types. Features extensive...

Taking the reader through the history and significance of models in architecture from the magic of the Egyptian scale model to the present day, Albert Smith reveals the tremendous potential of this design tool as a thinking and communicative device.

Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture from its earliest days to the year 1870. The first truly comprehensive anthology that brings together...