Materials in architecture Books

Early Chicago and Illinois is a historical book written by Edward Gay Mason and published in 1890. The book provides a detailed account of the early history of Chicago and Illinois, covering the period from the earliest explorations of the region by...

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This new textbook has two main themes. The first is Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), the second is the wide range of developing products for the construction industry.

Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the legitimacy of dominant conservation concepts and methods.

This second edition of this well-respected book covers all aspects of the traffic design and control of vertical transportation systems in buildings, making it an essential reference for vertical transportation engineers, other members of the design...

Energy Management and Operating Costs in Buildings introduces the reader to the principles of managing and conserving energy consumpton in buildings people use for work or leisure.

This book forms the proceedings of a workshop held in Hiroshima in June 1998 and derive from the work of a Technical Committee of the Japan Concrete Institute. Topics include test and prediction methods, the science of autogenous shrinkage, strain and...

Architectural Topographies is a critical dictionary for architects and landscape architects in which the graphic lexicon can be read from a beginning, the ground, to a conclusion, the specific case studies. Meant as a tool to help you recognise, analyse,...

Tunnelling has become a fragmented process, excessively influenced by lawyers'notions of confrontational contractual bases. This prevents the pooling of skills, essential to the achievement of the promoters' objectives. Tunnelling: Management by Design...

Histoire De La Ville Et Principaut����� D'Orange (1741) est un livre �����crit par Bonaventure De Sisteron. Ce livre raconte l'histoire de la ville et de la principaut����� d'Orange, situ�����es dans le sud de la France. L'auteur y d�����crit les...

The Pitney Pavement: Discovered By Samuel Hasell Of Littleton, 1828 (1832) is a historical book written by Samuel Hasell. The book is about the discovery of an ancient pavement in Pitney, a small village in Somerset, England. Hasell, who was a resident...

The Parish and Church of Godalming is a historical book written by Samuel Welman in 1900. The book provides a comprehensive description of the parish and church of Godalming, a town in Surrey, England. It covers the history of the town from its Saxon...

This book offers an efficient set of step-by-step tips and overarching lessons about how to gather useful, meaningful, and socially-informed data about clients' and other stakeholders' experiences in architecture and interior design professions.In...

Written by an architect with many years' experience in practice and teaching, this book is a well-illustrated introduction to the great range of materials used in much of the world's building and construction. It is the only book of its type on the...

Since the establishment of the CAAD Futures Foundation in 1985, CAAD experts from all over the world meet every two years to present and document the state of the art of research in Computer Aided Architectural Design...

Pendennis and St. Mawes: A Historical Sketch of Two Cornish Castles is a book written by Samuel Pasfield Oliver and published in 1875. The book provides a detailed account of the history of two castles located in Cornwall, England - Pendennis and St...

Memorials of the Congregational Church: Or Old Independent Meeting House, Milborne Port is a historical book written by Emma Raymond Pitman in 1883. The book is about the Congregational Church located in Milborne Port, a small town in Somerset, England...

""Opening of the Layton Art Gallery, Thursday, April 5th, 1888"" is a historical document written by D.K. The book provides a detailed account of the inauguration ceremony of the Layton Art Gallery in 1888. The author describes the various exhibits on...

Beaut�����s Historiques de la Maison d'Autriche V1 (1811) de Perin, Ren����� est un livre qui explore l'histoire et la beaut����� de la Maison d'Autriche. L'auteur examine les diff�����rentes p�����riodes de l'histoire de cette famille royale, en se...

The book ""Proceedings Of The Seventh National Conference On City Planning, Detroit, June 7-9, 1915"" is a collection of papers and presentations from the seventh annual conference on city planning held in Detroit, Michigan in 1915. The conference was...

Das Buch ""Der Tempel Salomo's: Eine Arch�����ologische Untersuchung"" von Carl Friedrich Keil wurde 1839 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende arch�����ologische Untersuchung des Tempels von K������nig Salomo in Jerusalem. Der Autor...

Memorials Of The Past is a historical book written by A Citizen Of Philadelphia and published in 1848. The book contains a collection of historical documents, letters, and other materials that provide insight into the early years of the United States...

Homes, Works, and Shrines of English Artists: With Specimens of Their Styles is a book written by Frederick William Fairholt and published in 1873. The book provides a comprehensive account of the lives and works of English artists, their homes, and...

Histoire Du Couvent Des Minimes De Lyon (1879) est un livre �����crit par J. B. Vanel qui raconte l'histoire du couvent des Minimes de Lyon. Ce couvent a �����t����� fond����� au XVIe si�����cle par le roi Fran�����ois Ier et les fr�����res Minimes. Le...

Histoire Sigillaire De La Ville De Saint-Omer (1860) est un livre �����crit par Alexandre Hermand. Il s'agit d'une �����tude historique de la ville de Saint-Omer ������ travers l'analyse de ses sceaux. Le livre couvre la p�����riode allant du XIIe...

Inventaire G�����n�����ral des Archives Historiques de l'Yonne, Partie 1 (1852) est un livre �����crit par Maximilien Quantin. Il s'agit d'un catalogue des archives historiques de la r�����gion de l'Yonne en France. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs...

Il libro ""Sulla Storia Civile Ed Artistica Senese: Due Discorsi"" ����� stato scritto da Gaetano Milanesi nel 1862. Quest'opera ����� composta da due discorsi che trattano della storia civile e artistica di Siena. Nel primo discorso, Milanesi esamina la...

The Riviera, Or The Coast From Marseilles To Leghorn: Including The Interior Towns Of Carrara, Lucca, Pisa And Pistoia is a travel guidebook written by Charles Bertram Black and published in 1898. The book provides a comprehensive description of the...

There is clearly potential for the industrial production of open buildings, buildings where the parts which are designed to allow a high degree of freedom for layout, construction and adaptation. Industrialized open building has the potential to...

Contaminated land is a problem both in the short and long term as it cannot be used without remediation. The investigation and analysis of the problem, along with the legal responsibilities surrounding the issues, continue to present difficulties to...

This book is the most comprehensive and flexible theory of chloride ingress in concrete to date. Based on test results and field observations, the book demonstrates the easy application of this theory to practice. The information is presented in a clear...

This book examines the ways in which aluminium and its alloys satisfy the requirements of civil engineering structures and the applications in which they compete with steel. The first edition has become known as an authoritative design reference book on...

Structural Competency for Architects is a comprehensive volume covering topics from structural systems and typologies to statics, strength of materials, and component design. The book includes everything you need to know about structures for the design...

Challenged by the recent economic crisis, the building and construction industry is currently seeking new orientation and strategies. Here mass customisation is uncovered as a key strategy in helping to meet this challenge. The term mass customisation...

Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it...

FPL-GTR-217. This document provides guidance on wood preservation options in the context of historic preservation. Preserving wooden building materials is critical to historic preservation practitioners. Biodeterioration can be minimized through design,...

""Dello Anfiteatro di Pola"" ����� un libro scritto da Pietro Stancovich nel 1822. Il libro ����� una descrizione dettagliata dell'anfiteatro romano di Pola, una citt������ situata in Istria, in Croazia. Stancovich, un ingegnere e archeologo italiano, ha...

""Delle Fortificazioni Volterrane Libri Due"" ����� un libro scritto da Gaspero Amidei nel 1864. Si tratta di un'opera che descrive le fortificazioni della citt������ di Volterra, in Toscana, e che si compone di due libri. Il primo libro tratta delle...

""Della Campagna Romana Nel Medio Evo"" ����� un libro scritto da Giuseppe Tomassetti nel 1885. Questo libro ����� una descrizione completa della Campagna Romana durante il Medioevo. L'autore esplora la storia, la cultura e la vita quotidiana della gente...

The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation. General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the...

"A organização deste livro celebra os dez anos de existência do LAPAC (Laboratório de Automação e Prototipagem para Arquitetura e Construção) da Unicamp, concebido pela professora Gabriela Celani e gerido por ela e sua extensa equipe de orientandos,...

Se o final do século passado ficou marcado pela incorporação da prancheta eletrônica nos ambientes de projeto com a utilização dos programas de CAD, percebe-se, nos dias de hoje, uma maior exploração da tecnologia CAM, a propagação da plataforma BIM, bem...

Bosquejo de Buenos Aires V1: Capital de la Naci������n Argentina (1886) es un libro escrito por A. Galarce que ofrece una descripci������n detallada de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en el a�����o 1886. El libro est����� dividido en varios cap������tulos que...

Bischwiller Depuis Cent Ans (1875) est un livre �����crit par Eugene Bourguignon qui traite de l'histoire de la ville de Bischwiller en France. Le livre couvre une p�����riode de cent ans, de 1775 ������ 1875, et pr�����sente une analyse...

Das Buch ""Bilder aus der Mainzer Geschichte"" wurde 1857 von Johann Heinrich Hennes ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Darstellung der Geschichte der Stadt Mainz in Bildern. Das Werk ist in deutscher Sprache verfasst und enth�����lt zahlreiche...

Berigt Aangaande Het Oud Archief Der Stad Hattem (1851) is een boek geschreven door Paul Nijhoff. Het boek behandelt het oude archief van de stad Hattem, een stad in de Nederlandse provincie Gelderland. Het bevat historische informatie over de stad en...

Das Buch ""Beschreibung des im Herzogthum Bremen belegenen Alten Landes"" wurde im Jahr 1847 von Christian von Zesterfleth ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Region Altes Land, die sich im heutigen Bundesland...