Friday, August 5, 2011

Dwell - June 2011





Dwell - June 2011
English | 164 pages | HQ PDF | 90.00 Mb

Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life.





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Architectural Record - August 2011





Architectural Record - August 2011
English | PDF | 132 pages | 54.4MB


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Architectural Record - July 2011





Architectural Record - July 2011
English | 124 pages | True PDF | 26.00 Mb


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Architectural Record - June 2011





Architectural Record - June 2011
English | 132 pages | True PDF | 34.50 Mb


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Architectural Record - May 2011


Architectural Record - May 2011
English | 244 pages | True PDF | 52.70 Mb

Architectural Record - April 2011





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Architectural Record - 02 / 2011





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Architectural Record magazine - 01 / 2011


Architectural Record magazine - 01 / 2011

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Understanding Construction Drawings (5th Edition)


Understanding Construction Drawings (5th Edition)
Delmar Cengage Learning | ISBN : 1435464478 | May 7, 2009 | 391 pages | PDF | 14MB

Updated to the 2006 International Building and Residential Codes, the fifth edition of Understanding Construction Drawings continues to highlight a range of real construction projects - from residential dwellings to commercial structures. This enhanced edition combines information and a hands-on approach to learning. The text provides thorough coverage that builds the foundation for a broad understanding of the entire construction process.


Monday, August 1, 2011

Architectures of the Near Future (Architectural Design)


Architectures of the Near Future (Architectural Design)
Nic Clear -
Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 0470699558 | English | 139 pages | PDF | 17.3 MB

In this highly pertinent issue, guest-editor Nic Clear questions received notions of the future. Are the accepted norms of economic growth and expansion the only means by which society can develop and prosper? Should the current economic crisis be making us call into question a future of unlimited growth? Can this moment of crisis – economic, environmental and technological – enable us to make more informed choices about the type of future that we want and can actually achieve? Architectures of the Near Future offers a series of alternative voices, developing some of the neglected areas of contemporary urban life and original visions of what might be to come. Rather than providing simplistic and seductive images of an intangible shiny future, it rocks the cosy world of architecture with polemical blasts.
- Draws on topics as diverse as synthetic space, psychoanalysis, Postmodern geography, post-economics, cybernetics and developments in neurology.
- Includes an exploration of the work of JG Ballard.
- Features the work of Ben Nicholson.

basics: Architecture and Dynamics


"basics: Architecture and Dynamics"
Franziska Ullmann,
Sp ger | 2011 | ISBN: 3709103231 | 208 pages | PDF | 23,9 MB

What elements constitute space? What s a solitaire and what makes a solitaire a monument? Why is a building profane and what makes a space a sacred space? Why seem Zaha Hadid s buildings to be dynamic buildings? These and many other issues are addressed in "Basics". In a direct confrontation of text and pictures of international buildings, meaning and effect of basic architectural elements are studied both discretely and within compounds starting from Wassily Kandinsky s visual arts related analysis "Point and Line to Plane". Transferred on natural and artificial objects, the effect of these elements is not primarily based on the external appearance but rather on the tension inherent to forms. Thus, the 2nd edition of this standard book is now available in English. It has been revised and a foreword by architecture theorist Otto Kapfinger added.

Construction Technology


Construction Technology
Pre ntice H al | 2005 | ISBN: 0131286420 | 634 pages | PDF | 51,3 MB

Construction Technology covers the basic elements of substructure (site works, setting out and foundations) and superstructure (flooring and roofs, simple finishes, fittings and fixtures), as well as basic services such as water, gas electricity and drainage, and considers low-rise framed industrial and commercial buildings. * An ideal reference for students on construction crafts courses, this is an essential text for all students new to the subject, whether they are on GNVQ, BTEC HNC/D or degree programmes in construction or related sectors.
* Completely updated to take into account new Building Regulation requirements. Includes information on construction techniques updated in line with new regulations. * New chapter - Access and Facilities for the Disabled - includes domestic and commercial areas. * Additional information covering the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Town and Country Planning Act 1990. * Ideal introduction: assumes no previous knowledge of the subject.Covers conventional methods of on-site construction. * Presents a rational, logical progression of subjects following the construction sequence. * Represents contemporary and established practice. Keeps key elements of historic practice for maintenance reference. * Detailed illustrations capture core information. * Contains up-to-date references to current legislation and regulations, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 and the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996.