Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; a Handbook

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Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. It presents a broad and contemporary review of materials, technologies and processes and provides information and opinion essays about the cultural and historic aspects of technology.

It covers tectonics and construction in elegant detail but, even more importantly, this book delves into the conceptual intentions behind the tectonics, at every scale. Underlying this enormously practical book is a respect for the primacy of design, the belief that building is not simply a fact of engineering or technology, but the translation and culmination of a creative act that can only be successfully completed if the technical principles of construction are wellunderstood. The major lessons I have learned are related to masonry walls -- veneer walls; cavity walls; and single-wythe walls.Le livre se subdivise en quatre chapitres - Matériaux - Modules, Éléments, Structures, Édifices - et contient en annexe un catalogue présentant les éléments de construction. Since the first edition was published in 2005, it has been adopted as a textbook at many universities.

Data ontology is a branch of knowledge representation that deals with the organization of data and information. For this reason, over the last 14 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for students and teachers, but also for architects. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Moreover, some projects and interesting built examples are documented with focus on each material (masonry, concrete, timber and steel). Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

patio house, shell construction - expansion - core and shell construction, entrance lift, and three new selected projects. The book could be a lot more exhaustive without getting bigger but rather chopping out some of the many interesting but non-essential history excerpts. Construire l'architecture propose dans cette quatrième édition française une vue d'ensemble des principes fondamentaux de la conception architecturale.Experience with the preceding edition has shown that the book has become an indispensable handbook for reference and reading not only for students and teachers but also for architects.