Inside Smartgeometry : expanding the architectural possibilities of computati…

Smartgeometry (SG) is a key influence on the architectural community who explore creative computational methods for the design of buildings. An informal international network of practitioners and researchers, the group meets annually to experiment with new technologies and collaborate to develop digital design techniques. When SG was founded in 2001 by London-based architects and friends Hugh W…

Starting a practice : a plan of work. Second Edition

The second edition of the popular Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work is a fully revised and updated guide to planning, setting up and running your architectural practice. Mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, it approaches starting a business as if it were a design project complete with briefing, sketch layouts and delivery. Comprehensive, accessible and easy to use, Starting a Practice provid…

Research methods for the architectural profession

Research Methods for the Architectural Profession introduces research as a systematic process, describes how to formulate research questions, provides an in-depth explanation of different research methods (qualitative, quantitative, and experimental), and explains how to select appropriate research methods and execute research studies. It describes the process of documentation, knowledge dissem…

Architecture from the inside out : from the body, the senses, the site, and t…

Previous ed.: published as Architecture inside out. 2000.

Practical ethics in architecture and interior design practice

This book presents the basics of design practice through ethical scenarios, ushering design students into real-world experiential learning. Index : page 307-312.

BIM handbook : a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers,…

"The BIM Handbook presents the technology and processes behind BIM and how architects, engineers, contractors and sub-contractors, construction and facility owners (AECO) can take advantage of the new technology and work process. Unlike CAD, BIM is a major paradigm shift in the documentation, work processes and exchange of project information. It facilitates collaboration and further automation…

BIM handbook : a guide to building information modeling for owners, designers…

Discover BIM: A better way to build better buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they function, a…

Design management for architects. Third Edition.

The book explores the benefits of design management from the context of managing design projects and the management of the architectural businesses. Index : page 187-191.

Speaking of architecture : interviews about practice, discourse, and what com…

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9781957183183

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233 p. ; 22 cm.

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Feasibility studies : an architect's guide

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9781914124280

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112 p. ; 24 cm.

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Hot to cold : an odyssey of architectural adaptation

Architecture is the art and science of accommodating the lives we want to live. Our cities and buildings aren't givens; they are the way they are because that is as far as we have come to date. They are the best efforts of our ancestors and fellow planetizens, and if they have shortcomings, it is up to us to continue that effort, pick up where they left off. Bjarke Ingels Group's (BIG) grand mi…

Tenun doyo dan sulam tumpar : seni wisata kutai barat

Di jantung Kalimantan terdapat seni wastra yang tak ternilai harganya, tenun doyo dan sulam tumpar. Tenun doyo unik karena dibuat dari serat daun doyo serta ditenun dengan teknik ikat. Sulam tumpar yang semarak dengan warna-warni cerah merupakan salah satu dari tiga teknik sulam asli Indonesia. Buku ini menyajikan keindahan tenun doyo dan sulam tumpar dari Kabupaten Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timu…

Architecture depends

Polemics and reflections on how to bridge the gap between what architecture actually is and what architects want it to be. Architecture depends—on what? On people, time, politics, ethics, mess: the real world. Architecture, Jeremy Till argues with conviction in this engaging, sometimes pugnacious book, cannot help itself; it is dependent for its very existence on things outside itself. Despit…

Design management

The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Guide: Design Management is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance. Each guide takes a core project task - in this case the role of the Design Lead - and explains the essential activities and considerations required at each stage of the new Plan of Work.

Contract administration

Providing practical guidance on how to run efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA plan of work 2013, this book explains the essential activities and considerations required at each stage.

Ethnography for designers

Ethnography for Designers teaches architects and designers how to listen actively to the knowledge people have about their own culture. This approach gives structure to values and qualities. It does this by noting the terms and underlying structure of thought people use to describe aspects of their culture. By responding to underlying cognitive patterns, the architect can both respond to the us…