Architectural structure and design Books

This volume demonstrates how urban climate science can provide valuable information for planning healthy cities. The book illustrates the idea of "Science in Time, Science in Place" by providing worldwide case-based urban climatic planning applications...

The book provides an open and integrated view of creativity in the 21st century, merging theories and case studies from design, psychology, sociology, computer science and human-computer interaction, while benefitting from a continuous dialogue within a...

This book collects a set of reflections concerning the planning of contemporary cities by urban design, with a special emphasis on some needs and shortcomings emerged during the coronavirus pandemic. With the ultimate goal of designing accessible,...

This book gathers new empirical findings fostering advances in the areas of digital and communication design, web, multimedia and motion design, graphic design, branding, and related ones. It includes original contributions by authoritative authors based...

This book presents the new approach of resource-driven bamboo construction (RDBC), developing a clear assessment framework and operational solution to improve the value of resources and the sustainability of bamboo constructions. The book discusses how...

This book emphasizes the important message that architects and structural engineers must strive to ensure that the buildings they design and construct should not be major contributors to climate change. Rather, they should be exploring the use of green...

An approach to socio-technical HCI called Human Work Interaction Design (HWID) emerged around 2005. It has grown steadily, and now is the time for sharing this research with a wider audience. In this book, the HWID approach is used to discuss...

This book gathers revised and selected contributions to the 5th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2021, organized online on January 18-28, 2021, from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada. It describes original strategies in which...

Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics' contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the...

Understanding emotions is becoming ever more valuable in design, both in terms of what people prefer as well as in relation to how they behave in relation to it. Approaches to conceptualising emotions in technology design, how emotions can be...

Interaction design is acknowledged as an important area of study, and more especially of design practice. Hugely popular and profitable consumer devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, are seen as owing much of their success to the way they have been...

This book is the result of recent research that deals with the built environment and innovative materials, carried out by specialists working in universities and centers of research in different professional fields ─ architecture, engineering, physics ─...

This book offers an extensive, interdisciplinary overview of dynamic textiles. Specifically, it discusses new findings and design concepts concerning the integration of smart materials into textile substrates and their corresponding dynamic behavior...

PCM Enhanced Building Envelopes presents the latest research in the field of thermal energy storage technologies that can be applied to solar heating and cooling with the aim of shifting and reducing building energy demand. It discusses both practical...

Constructive design research, is an exploratory endeavor building exemplars, arguments, and evidence. In this monograph, it is shown how acts of designing builds relevance and articulates knowledge in combination. Using design acts to build new...

This book focuses on solar energy conversion systems that can be implemented in the built environment, at building or at community level. The quest for developing a sustainable built environment asks for specific solutions to provide clean energy...

The book reveals how green buildings are currently being adapted and applied in developing countries. It includes the major developing countries such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, Cambodia, Ghana, Nigeria and countries from the...

This book focuses on the emerging role of human factors in understanding, communicating with and engaging users. It reports on innovative approaches, highlighting visuals cues, such as new typographies, geometries and graphics for mobile and computer...

This book provides readers with a snapshot of cutting-edge methods and procedures in industrial design, with a particular focus on human-centered and user-experience design, service design, sustainable design and applications of virtual & augmented...

This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Network's 28thanniversary congress at the University of Kingston in London. The forum highlighted the integration of renewables and sustainable buildings as the best means to...

This book proposes an economic and environmental assessment tool to help private and public building designers and owners determine the global sustainability value of green buildings from a life cycle perspective. As it demonstrates, sustainable life...

This book presents a new approach to building renovation, combining aspects of various professional disciplines, integrating green building design, structural stability, and energy efficiency. It draws attention to several often-overlooked qualities of...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent and advanced research findings on energy production and management in the important Ural industrial region of Russia. The authors consider economic problems of energy development, management...

This book describes the development of a system dynamics-based model that can capture the future trajectories of housing energy and carbon emissions. It approaches energy and carbon emissions in the housing sector as a complex socio-technical problem...

"A book for the businesses of tomorrow"THE EUROPEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE REVIEWFrom Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity by Albin KaelinIn a world craving sustainable solutions, Albin Kaelin emerges as a visionary,...

Despite the growing emphasis on energy efficiency in building design, our indoor environments often fall short of providing optimal conditions for health and well-being. Indoor air quality, temperature, and lighting levels play crucial roles in occupant...

A significant challenge has arisen as the way people interact with their environments undergoes significant changes, requiring crucial adjustments to existing environments, design methods, and educational systems. The relationship between these elements...

This guidebook shows how India plans to meet its ambitious rooftop solar energy targets and why identifying new business models, better engaging utilities, and developing new market mechanisms will speed up its adoption. It explains how factors such as...

This guidebook analyzes India's plans to use rooftop solar power to boost its renewable energy, explains the benefits it offers, and details why new business models and market mechanisms would drive greater adoption. It examines India's renewable energy...

JOIN NICHOLAS VARIAS ON A THOUGHT-PROVOKING JOURNEY OF CREATIVITY AND EXPLORATION WITH HIS LATEST BOOK BRAINSTORMING FOR A BEAUTIFUL PLANET. IN THIS COMPELLING WORK, VARIAS CHALLENGES US TO THINK BEYOND THE SURFACE AND DELVE DEEPER INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL...

 The book ‘Vrihad Vastushastra-ek Mahagrantha’ is a very special work ever done on scientific Vastu that starts from the basic fundamentals of traditional Vastu Shastra, accelerates in the scientific era of Vastu & leads to logical...

""A Concise Glossary Of Terms Used In Grecian, Roman, Italian And Gothic Architecture"" is a book written by John Henry Parker in 1866. The book is a comprehensive guide to the terminology and vocabulary used in the field of architecture, specifically...

Il libro ""Il Palazzo Del Museo Civico In Vicenza (1855)"" di Antonio Magrini ����� una guida dettagliata sul Palazzo del Museo Civico di Vicenza. Questo edificio storico ����� stato costruito nel XV secolo e ospita una vasta collezione di arte e oggetti...

Il libro ""Il Disegno E La Geometria Nelle Scuole Di Arte Industriale E Decorativa (1887)"" di Antonino Messina ����� un testo che si occupa dell'insegnamento del disegno e della geometria nelle scuole di arte industriale e decorativa. Il volume,...

Das Buch ""Die Technischen Vollendungs-Arbeiten Der Holz-Industrie: Das Schleifen, Beizen, Poliren, Lackiren, Anstreichen Und Vergolden Des Holzes"" wurde im Jahr 1895 von Louis Edgar Andes verfasst. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit den verschiedenen...

""Die Organisation der Gew������lbe im christlichen Kirchenbau"" ist ein Buch von Heinrich Leibnitz, das im Jahr 1855 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Architektur von Kirchen und insbesondere mit der Gestaltung von Gew������lben...

Das Buch ""Die Harmonie in der Baukunst, Teil 1: Mathematische Grundlagen des angewendeten Proportionierungs-Systems"" wurde im Jahr 1891 von W. Schultz ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit den mathematischen Grundlagen eines...

Il libro ""Delle Belle Arti In Sicilia V3-4: Dal Sorgere Del Secolo XV Alla Fine Del XVI"" ����� stato scritto da Gioacchino Di Marzo e pubblicato nel 1864. Questo libro ����� il terzo e il quarto volume di una serie che esplora l'arte in Sicilia dal XV...

""Dello Sviluppo Civile Di Ragusa"" ����� un libro scritto da Giuseppe Gelcich nel 1884. Il libro tratta della storia della citt������ di Ragusa, situata sulla costa adriatica della Croazia. Gelcich esamina la storia della citt������ dall'antichit������...

De Particuliere Landerijen (1885) is een historisch boek geschreven door C. H. F. Riesz. Het boek beschrijft de geschiedenis van particuliere landerijen in Nederland, vanaf de middeleeuwen tot aan de negentiende eeuw. Het behandelt onderwerpen zoals de...

Le Catalogue du Mus�����e de la Soci�����t����� Arch�����ologique de Touraine (1871), publi����� par l'Imprimerie Ladeveze, est un ouvrage qui recense les collections arch�����ologiques du mus�����e de la Soci�����t����� Arch�����ologique de Touraine. Ce...

Le livre ""Catalogue De La Collection De Camps: Conservee Au Departement Des Manuscrits De La Bibliotheque Nationale (1896)"" �����crit par De La Ronciere et Charles Bourel est un catalogue complet de la collection de manuscrits de Camps conserv�����e au...

Catalogue Analytique Des Manuscrits: De La Bibliotheque D'Abbeville (1885) est un livre �����crit par Alcius Ledieu. Il s'agit d'un catalogue analytique des manuscrits de la biblioth�����que d'Abbeville, publi����� en 1885. Le livre contient des...

Le livre ""Cartulaire De La Commune De Bouvignes V1 (1862)"" de Borgnet, Jules est un recueil de documents historiques concernant la commune de Bouvignes, en Belgique. Le cartulaire est un registre m�����di�����val qui contient des actes officiels, des...

""Dell'Isola di Capri dalla et������ remotissima sino ai tempi presenti"" ����� un libro scritto nel 1887 da Antonio Canale che racconta la storia dell'isola di Capri, situata nel Golfo di Napoli. Il libro descrive l'isola dall'antichit������ fino ai...

""Brevi Notizie Archeologiche Sull' Origine Delle Chiese Di Roma"" ����� un libro scritto da Giovanni Battista Bontus nel 1825. Questo testo fornisce una descrizione dettagliata sull'origine delle chiese di Roma, esaminando l'architettura, la storia e la...

Das Buch ""Beschreibung Der Residenzstadt Altenburg Und Ihrer Umgebung: Mit Durchgangiger Berucksichtigung Der Vergangenheit Fur Fremde Und Einheimische"" wurde im Jahr 1841 von der Schnuphase'schen Buchhandlung ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um...