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Keith Moskow
McGraw-Hill Professional | 2008 |PDF | 208 pages | 47 Mb







DESCRIPTION


A vital working tool for all building professionals interested in green architecture and construction, Sustainable Facilities presents an in-depth look at 20 facilities that were designed for environmental organizations and were constructed and now operate using green building methods and materials.

Featuring contributions by leading architects in green building, this expert resource examines each building_from planning through operations-- covering new construction, energy-efficient design, operational cost savings, historic preservation, renovation and expansion, land conservation, and LEED ratings.

Packed with 200 black & white and full-color illustrations, Sustainable Facilities takes readers through the Woods Hole Research Center… Chesapeake Bay Foundation Environmental Center…Conservation Law Foundation Headquarters… Marion Art and Environmental Center… …Thoreau Center for Sustainability… California EPA Headquarters Building…Forestech Centre…Institute for Forestry and Nature Research…and many other facilities. This skills-building reference features:

Discussions of 20 facilities_from planning to operations
Contributions by leading architects in green building
Answers to FAQs about sustainable methods and materials
Guidance on the advantages and obstacles involved with green projects
Methods for weighing up-front costs against operating costs for facilities
Essential for architects, engineers, and contractors, Sustainable Facilities presents state-of-the-art guidance on all the materials, methods, and costs needed for success in green design and building.

A groundbreaking resource in the literature of green architecture and construction, Sustainable Facilities offers building professionals everywhere a compelling, in-depth look at 20 facilities that were designed for environmental organizations and were constructed and now operate using green building methods and materials.

Written by award-winning architect Keith Moskow, together with a team of leading architects in green building, the book focuses on the unique challenges of each building—from planning through operations-- covering new construction, energy-efficient design, operational cost savings, historic preservation, renovation and expansion, land conservation, and LEED ratings.

Sustainable Facilities also explores the advantages and obstacles building teams face on green projects, and explains how to weigh up-front costs against operating costs for facilities.

In addition, this cutting-edge reference provides answers to many frequently asked questions about sustainable methods and materials such as:

How did the design process differ from that of a conventional building?
Has the building performed up to expectations?
Were the initial building costs higher than conventional costs?
What effect has the building had on its users?
Has the building changed people's perceptions of sustainability?
Filled with 200 outstanding black & white and full-color illustrations, Sustainable Facilities examines a wide range of noted green buildings in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, including:

Woods Hole Research Center (Falmouth, MA)
Conservation Law Foundation Headquarters (Boston, MA)
Appalachian Mountain Club's Highland Lodge (Crawford Notch, NH)
Doyle Conservation Center, (Leominster, MA)
Bay Education Center (Providence, RI)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Philip Merrill Environmental Center (Annapolis, MD)
PEEC Visitor Activity Center (Dingmans Ferry, PA)
Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (Gwinnett County, GA)
World Birding Center (Rio Grande, TX)
Kresge Foundation Building (Troy, MI)
National Outdoor Leadership School Headquarters (Lander, WY)
National Park Service, Carl T. Curtis Midwest Regional Headquarters (Omaha, NE)
California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (Sacramento, CA)
Thoreau Center for Sustainability (San Francisco, CA)
IslandWood (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Marion Art and Environmental Center (Marion, IA)
The Robert Redford Building (Santa Monica, CA)
Federal Environmental Agency Headquarters (Dessau, Germany)
The Forestech Centre (East Gippsland, Australia)
Institute for Forestry and Nature Research (Wageningen, Netherlands)
Authoritative and up-to-date, Sustainable Facilities now equips architects, engineers, and contractors with a state-of-the-art guide to green design, construction, and operations. The reference contains information on materials, methods, and costs that will enable them to take an integrated team approach to green design and building for facilities of all kinds.

About the Author
Keith Moskow is principal of Moskow Linn Architects, a firm specializing in sustainable and environmentally sensitive architecture. He has won awards from the American Institute of Architects, The Boston Society of Architects, The Municipal Arts Society of New York, The Centre for Critical Architecture, San Francisco, and AIA Chicago. Mr. Moskow is also the author of Houses of Martha's Vineyard.


LIST OF CONTENT


1 Appalachian Mountain Club, Highland Lodge and Education Center,
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire 2
2 The Doyle Conservation Center, Leominster, Massachusetts 12
3 Conservation Law Foundation Corporate Headquarters, Boston, Massachusetts 22
4 Woods Hole Research Center, Gilman Ordway Campus, Falmouth, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 32
5 Bay Education Center, Providence, Rhode Island 42
6 Pocono Environmental Education/Visitor Activity Center, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania 52
7 Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis, Maryland 62
8 Kresge Foundation Headquarters, Troy, Michigan 72
9 Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, Buford, Georgia 82
10 Marion Arts and Environmental Center at Lowe Park, Marion, Iowa 92
11 Carl T. Curtis, Midwest Regional Headquarters Building, National Park Service, Omaha, Nebraska 102
12 World Birding Center, Mission, Texas 112
13 National Outdoor Leadership School Headquarters, Lander, Wyoming 122
14 IslandWood, Bainbridge Island, Washington 132
15 The Joe Serna, Jr.—California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA) Headquarters Building, Sacramento, California 142
16 The Thoreau Center for Sustainability, San Francisco, California 152
17 The Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, California 162
18 Forestech, Baimsdale, Australia 172
19 Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau, Germany 182
20 Institute for Forestry and Nature Research (IBN), Wageningen, The Netherlands 192


EDITORIAL REVIEW

T.E. Vigran
Taylor & Francis | 041542853X | 2008 | PDF | 364 pages | 5 Mb







DESCRIPTION


Covering all aspects of sound and vibration in buildings, this book explores room acoustics, sound insulation, and noise and vibration problems connected to service equipment and external sources.

From the Back Cover

Covering all aspects of sound and vibration in buildings, this book explores room acoustics, sound insulation, and noise and vibration problems connected to service equipment and external sources. Measuring techniques connected to these fields are also brought in. It is designed for advanced level engineering studies and is also valuable as a guide for practitioners and acoustic consultants who need to fulfil the demands of building regulations.

The main focus of the book is on the design of elements and structures to provide high sound insulation and high absorbing power, emphasising the acoustical performance of buildings. Examples are predominantly taken from industrial buildings and understanding of the physical principles involved is therefore essential. Chapters include; vibration phenomena, sound waves in fluids and solid media.


LIST OF CONTENT


CHAPTER 1
Oscillating systems. Description and analysis

CHAPTER 2
Excitation and response of dynamic systems

CHAPTER 3
Waves in fluid and solid media

CHAPTER 4
Room acoustics

CHAPTER 5
Sound absorbers

CHAPTER 6
Sound transmission. Characterization and properties of single walls and floors

CHAPTER 7
Statistical energy analysis (SEA)

CHAPTER 8
Sound transmission through multilayer elements

CHAPTER 9
Sound transmission in buildings. Flanking sound transmission


EDITORIAL REVIEW

B. Camenson
McGraw-Hill | 0071545565 | 2008 | PDF | 192 pages | 1 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Ideal for college students or anyone ready to go back to school, this series explores specific areas of interest and helps job seekers determine which job in that field suits them.

Breaks down specific educational requirements and additional training
Surveys the salaries and job opportunities to help seekers find the perfect match

From the Back Cover
Architecture is one of the oldest career choices known to us and is a field in which your work can last more than a lifetime. The buildings and structures that surround us in our everyday lives tell the tales of our culture and values for generations to come. Perhaps you want to leave your own mark on our ever-changing landscape!
In Careers in Architecture, you will find out about the variety of jobs within the architecture field--residential, commercial, and institutional architecture; historic preservation; landscape architecture; engineering; urban and regional planning; and more.

Up-to-date salary statistics and descriptions of the work culture will give you a comprehensive look at what to expect on the job. Careers in Architecture also includes advice on where and how to fulfill educational requirements as well as professional organizations for further information--everything you need to enter the exciting field of architecture! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.


LIST OF CONTENT


P A R T O N E
CAREERS IN ARCHITECTURE

C H A P T E R 1
The Field of Architecture 3
A history of architectural education • The duties of the architect
Working conditions for architects • Employment opportunities
Job outlook for architects • Types of architectural offi ces
Getting that fi rst job • Starting your own fi rm • Sample intern
job openings • Earnings for architects • Related fi elds • Firsthand
accounts

C H A P T E R 2
Preparing for a Career in Architecture 17
Types of degrees • Paths to the professional degree • Course
of study • Specialization • The portfolio • Selecting a school
Financing your education • Sample programs • Student statistics
Skills an architect must have • Training periods • Architect
Registration Examination (ARE) • Preparing early • Intern
Development Program (IDP) • Intern Development Program
(IDP) core competencies

C H A P T E R 3
Residential, Commercial,
and Institutional Architecture 37
Specializing • Sample job listings • Firsthand accounts

C H A P T E R 4
Historic Preservation 51
Preservation categories • Related fi elds • Architectural
conservators • Architectural historians • Historic interior
designers • Associations involved with historic preservation
Firsthand accounts

C H A P T E R 5
Teaching Architecture 63
Job outlook for architecture faculty • Who teaches architecture
Faculty responsibilities • Salaries for architecture faculty
Training for university faculty • Finding that job • Sample job
listings • Firsthand account

P A R T T W O
RELATED FIELDS

C H A P T E R 6
Landscape Architecture 75
Working conditions • Employment fi gures • Job outlook
Training for landscape architects • Skills needed for landscape
architecture • Intern landscape architects • Self-employment
Related fi elds • Job hunting • Sample job listings • Salaries for
landscape architects • Firsthand accounts

C H A P T E R 7
Engineering 95
Engineering specializations • Possible employers • Training for
engineers • Licensure • Getting started and advancing • Sample
program • Salaries for engineers • Job outlook • Continuing
education for engineers • Sample job listings • Firsthand account

C H A P T E R 8
Urban and Regional Planning 109
Duties • Working conditions for planners • Employment fi gures
Job outlook • Training for planners • Salaries • Sample job listings
Firsthand account

C H A P T E R 9
Construction and Cost Estimation 119
Duties of construction managers • Training for construction
managers • Certifi cation for construction managers • Salaries
for construction managers and contractors • Job outlook for
construction managers • Duties of cost estimators • Training for
cost estimators • Certifi cation for cost estimators • Salaries for
cost estimators • Job outlook for cost estimators • Sample job
listing • Firsthand accounts

C H A P T E R 1 0
More Firsthand Accounts from the Field 137

A P P E N D I X A
Professional Associations 151

A P P E N D I X B
Further Reading 173

A P P E N D I X C
Accredited Training Programs for Architecture in the
United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada 177

A P P E N D I X D
Accredited Programs in Landscape Architecture 199


EDITORIAL REVIEW

Daniel Page
Springer | 1848822553 | 2009 | PDF | 642 pages | 10 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Provides a practically driven approach to teaching computer architecture, while still offering breadth and continuity to the reader
Inclusion of mathematical preliminaries, enforces the linkage between the theory and practice
Uses Verilog as a means to bridge the gap between a high-level, systems architecture approach and a low-level, digital logic approach, offering a level of integration between the topics

Computer architecture, which underpins computer science, is a topic in which "getting things done" is paramount: The ability to understand trade-offs before selecting between and implementing well-considered design options is often as important as the study of those options at a more theoretical level.

This easy-to-follow A Practical Introduction to Computer Architecture blends traditional teaching approaches with the use of mathematics, together with the use of a hardware description language (Verilog) and a concrete processor (MIPS32) as vehicles for "hands-on" modelling and experimenting with digital logic and processor design. This unique approach encourages readers to derive their own conclusions via experimentation, enabling them to discover for themselves the fundamental and exciting topics of computer architecture.

The book is divided into three parts, covering each of the three levels of abstraction: the digital logic layer, the instruction set and micro-architecture layer, and the hardware/software interface. The first part deals with the basic tools and techniques which underpin the rest of the book, whereas the second part deals with the broad topic of processor design and implementation. The final part bridges the gap between hardware and software by examining the programming tools and operating-system concepts that support the development and execution of programs.

Topics and features:
• Includes a wide-ranging introductory chapter, familiarising the reader with both the subject and the book’s contents
• Outlines basic methods for evaluating processors, with a focus on performance
• Investigates advanced topics in processor design, such as superscalar and vector processors
• Presents a detailed description of a development tool-chain
• Provides a stand-alone tutorial on using SPIM, a MIPS32 simulator
• Focuses on aspects of compilers which are closely tied to the processor, covering register allocation, instruction selection and scheduling
• Explores real implementations of concepts such as scheduling and interrupt handling
• Examines the concept of efficient programming
• Concludes every chapter with a set of example problems, and contains an appendix that discusses solutions
• Supplies additional supportive material, such as example source code and electronic lecture slides, at http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/home/page/teaching/pica.html

This practical, reader-friendly textbook has been written with undergraduates in mind, and is suitable for self-study. The book can also be used by postgraduate students as a supportive reference for use in combination with more specialised textbooks.

Dr. Dan Page is a lecturer at the University of Bristol, affiliated with both the Languages and Architecture Group and the Cryptography and Information Security Group. He was one of the founders of Identum (now part of Trend Micro), which is involved in delivering cryptographic expertise and products to industrial customers.

Written for:
Undergraduates


LIST OF CONTENT


Part I Tools and Techniques

1 Mathematical Preliminaries
2 Basics of Digital Logic
3.1 Introduction

Part II Processor Design

4 A Historical and Functional Perspective
5 Basic Processor Design
6 Measuring Performance
7 Arithmetic and Logic
8 Memory and Storage
9 Advanced Processor Design

Part III The Hardware/Software Interface

10 Linkers and Assemblers
11.1 Introduction
12 Operating Systems
13.1 Introduction

Part IV Appendices

SPIM: A MIPS32 Simulator
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Configuring SPIM
A.3 Controlling SPIM
A.4 Example Program Execution
A.5 Using System Calls


EDITORIAL REVIEW

P.E. Vermaas, P.A. Kroes, A. Light, S. Moore
Springer | 9048127335 | 2009 | PDF | 362 pages | 2 Mb








DESCRIPTION


This volume provides the reader with an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It contains twenty-five essays that focus on engineering designing in its traditional sense, on designing in novel engineering domains, including ICT, genetics, and nanotechnology, designing of socio-technical systems, and on architectural and environmental designing. These essays are preceded by an introductory text structuring the field of philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture as one in which a series of similar philosophical, societal and ethical questions are asked.

This volume enables the reader to overcome the traditional separation between engineering designing and architectural designing. The emerging discipline of designing socio-technical systems is shown to form an intermediate between engineering and architecture to which the philosophical and ethical analyses of both domains apply. This volume thus announces a challenging cross-fertilization between the philosophy and ethics of engineering and of architecture that will lay down the integrated ground works for the renewed interests in the importance of design in modern society.


LIST OF CONTENT


Part I Engineering Design

Design, Use, and the Physical and Intentional Aspects of Technical Artifacts 21
Maarten Franssen
Designing is the Construction of Use Plans 37
Wybo Houkes
The Designer Fallacy and Technological Imagination 51
Don Ihde
Technological Design as an Evolutionary Process 61
Philip Brey
Deciding on Ethical Issues in Engineering Design 77
Anke Van Gorp and Ibo Van de Poel
Morality in Design: Design Ethics and the Morality of Technological Artifacts 91
Peter-Paul Verbeek
Thinking about Design: Critical Theory of Technology and the Design Process 105
Patrick Feng and Andrew Feenberg
Design Culture and Acceptable Risk 119
Kiyotaka Naoe
Alienability, Rivalry, and Exclusion Cost: Three Institutional Factors for Design 131
Paul B. Thompson

Part II Emerging Engineering Design

Friends by Design: A Design Philosophy for Personal Robotics Technology 143
John P. Sullins
Beyond Engineering: Software Design as Bridge over the Culture/Technology Dichotomy 159
Bernhard Rieder and Mirko Tobias Schäfer
Technology Naturalized: A Challenge to Design for the Human Scale 173
Alfred Nordmann
Re-Designing Humankind: The Rise of Cyborgs, a Desirable Goal? 185
Daniela Cerqui and Kevin Warwick
Designing People: A Post-Human Future? 197
Inmaculada de Melo-Martín
Redesigning Man? 209
C. T. A. Schmidt
Design: Structure, Process, and Function: A Systems Methodology Perspective 217
Kristo Miettinen
Co-Designing Social Systems by Designing Technical Artifacts: A Conceptual Approach 233
Ulrich Krohs
Beyond Inevitability: Emphasizing the Role of Intention and Ethical Responsibility in Engineering Design 247
Kathryn A. Neeley and Heinz C. Luegenbiehl
Design and Responsibility: The Interdependence of Natural, Artifactual, and Human Systems 259
S. D. Noam Cook

Part III Architectural Design

Form and Process in the Transformation of the Architect’s Role in Society 273
Howard Davis
Expert Culture, Representation, and Public Choice: Architectural Renderings as the Editing of Reality 287
Steven A. Moore and Rebecca Webber
Diverse Designing: Sorting Out Function and Intention in Artifacts 301
Ted Cavanagh
Design Criteria in Architecture 317
Joseph C. Pitt
Cities, Aesthetics, and Human Community: Some Thoughts on the Limits of Design 329
J. Craig Hanks
Nature, Aesthetic Values, and Urban Design: Building the Natural City 341
Glenn Parsons


EDITORIAL REVIEW


Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture is a significant contribution to the expanding field of design studies. It brings questions of design into philosophy and thereby brings diverse philosophical perspectives to bear on conceptual, methodological, epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues of design. It is also the first collection of philosophical papers to bridge the divide between critical reflections on design in engineering and in architecture. After the publication of this well edited collection, it will be difficult for philosophy to ignore design as a theme as worthy of attention as such phenomena as scientific theory, aesthetic creativity, or political law. Indeed, as a phenomenon design may well span theory, creativity, and law in ways that can contribute to a deeper understanding of each and to their mutual relations. In addition, this collection is to be commended for the interdisciplinary character of many of its contributions and the multinational perspectives provided by its diverse contributors from Europe, North America, and Japan.

- Carl Mitcham is Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines. He also serves on the adjunct faculty of the European Graduate School and the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His “Thinking through Technology: The Path between Engineering and Philosophy” (1994) is a widely respected contribution; more recently he served as editor-in-chief of the 4-volume “Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics” (2005).

R. Meier, K. Frampton, J. Rykwert
Rizzoli | 0847819965 | 1999 | PDF | 444 pages | 57 Mb








DESCRIPTION


The third volume in Rizzoli's bestselling monograph series on the eminent modernist presents 24 of his post -1985 masterworks, including the internationally acclaimed Getty Center arts and humanities complex in Los Angeles. Other projects documented in this significant survey include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and the Church of the Year 2000, to be built in Rome.

About the Author

Richard Meier received his architectural training at Cornell University and established his office in New York City in 1963. Since that time, his international practice has included museums, courthouses, city halls, corporate headquarters, educational facilities, and public housing in addition to private houses. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania


LIST OF CONTENT


Smith House
Bronx Development Center
Douglas House
Olivetti Branch Office Prototype
The Atheneum
The Hartford Seminary
Frankfurt Museum of Art
Siemens Corporate Headquarters
The Getty Center
Westchester House
Ackerberg House
Grotta House
The Hague City Hall and Central Library
Ulm Exhibition and Assembly Building
Weishaupt Forum
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Royal Dutch Paper Mills Headquarters
Madison Square Garden Site Redevelopment
Canal+ Headquarters
Rachofsky House
Islip Courthouse
Neugebauer House
Phoenix Courthouse
Church of the Year 2000
The Richard Meier Archive


EDITORIAL REVIEW


Amazon.com Review

While architectural styles keep changing, Richard Meier is a rock of constancy, holding fast to the forms and principles of classic 20th-century modernism. His pristine white buildings, precise and articulated, proclaim that rationality and clarity still have the power to impress us in an age of unfettered stylistic experimentation. Others may seize the role of Dionysus, but he is content to be Apollo.
This is the third installment of a series of monographs on Meier's architecture; the first volume was published in 1985. It records 23 works designed or completed between 1992 and 1999. The best known of these is the legendary Getty Center in Los Angeles, but that billion-dollar Wagnerian extravaganza has not distracted Meier from turning out many other impressive structures of large and small scale, including the Hague City Hall and Central Library, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Rachovsky House in Dallas. Two-thirds of the projects are in Europe or Asia, suggesting that America may not be taking full advantage of this native son's abilities.

This large-format, square book is handsomely assembled, with 444 pages and more than 650 well-reproduced color and black-and-white photos and finely honed line drawings. Essays by architectural historians Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert and a postscript by architect Arata Isozaki--all major figures in their fields--provide valuable analysis that completes this impressive volume. --John Pastier

Philip Ball
HarperCollins | 0061154296 | 2008 | PDF | 336 pages | 7 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?

Universe of Stone shows that the Gothic cathedrals encode a far-reaching shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. For the first time, they began to believe in an orderly, rational world that could be investigated and understood. This change marked the beginning of Western science and also the start of a long and, indeed, unfinished struggle to reconcile faith and reason.

By embedding the cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres. Beautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone argues that Chartres is a sublime expression of the originality and vitality of a true "first renaissance," one that occurred long before the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Francis Bacon.

About the Author

Philip Ball is a consulting editor for Nature magazine and a regular commentator on science in Great Britain. His book Bright Earth was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and he won Great Britain's prestigious Aventis Prize for Science Books for Critical Mass. He lives in London.


LIST OF CONTENT


1 The Isle Rises
Chartres in the Kingdom of France 8
2 A Change of Style
The Invention of Gothic 23
3 Heaven on Earth
What is a Cathedral? 52
4 Seek Not to Know High Things
Faith and Reason in the Middle Ages 69
5 Building by Numbers
Science and Geometry at the School of Chartres 100
6 Masters of Works
The Men Who Planned the Cathedrals 136
7 Hammer and Stone
Medieval Masons 170
Photographic Insert
8 Underneath the Arches
House of Forces 193
9 Holy Radiance
The Metaphysics of Light 233
10 Hard Labour
How the Cathedral Rose 256
11 A New Beginning
The First Renaissance 281


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"A lively biography of Chartres Cathedral ...Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details...and evokes its raison d’être." -- The New Yorker

"Anyone who has been thrilled by the great Gothic cathedrals will revel in this study of both the spiritual and architectural qualities of those medieval wonders. Ball’s passion, sharp critical mind and fluid prose open a window onto the remote, alien world we call the Middle Ages." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Ball leaves no stone unturned . . . A revelatory look at a seminal period in art history." -- Kirkus Reviews

"There is no better general introduction to the subject... [Ball’s] account is bold and plausible." -- Wall Street Journal

William J. Mitchell
The MIT Press | 0262633647 | 2008 | PDF | 160 pages | 2 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Artifacts (including works of architecture) play dual roles; they simultaneously perform functions and carry meaning. Columns support roofs, but while the sturdy Tuscan and Doric types traditionally signify masculinity, the slim and elegant Ionic and Corinthian kinds read as feminine. Words are often inscribed on objects. (On a door: "push" or "pull.") Today, information is digitally encoded (dematerialized) and displayed (rematerialized) to become part of many different objects, at one moment appearing on a laptop screen and at another, perhaps, on a building facade (as in Times Square). Well-designed artifacts succeed in being both useful and meaningful. In World's Greatest Architect, William Mitchell offers a series of snapshots—short essays and analyses—that examine the systems of function and meaning currently operating in our buildings, cities, and global networks.

In his writing, Mitchell makes connections that aren't necessarily obvious but are always illuminating, moving in one essay from Bush-Cheney's abuse of language to Robert Venturi's argument against rigid ideology and in favor of graceful pragmatism. He traces the evolution of Las Vegas from Sin/Sign City to family-friendly resort and residential real estate boomtown. A purchase of chips leads not only to a complementary purchase of beer but to thoughts of Eames chairs (like Pringles) and Gehry (fun to imitate with tortilla chips in refried beans). As for who the world's greatest architect might be, here's a hint: he's also the oldest.

About the Author

William J. Mitchell is the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences and directs the Smart Cities research group at MIT's Media Lab. He was formerly Dean of the School of Architecture and Head of the Program in Media Arts and Sciences at MIT. He is the author of Imagining MIT: Designing a Campus for the Twenty-First Century, Placing Words: Symbols, Space, and the City, Me++: The Cyborg Self and the Networked City, e-topia: "Urban Life, Jim--but Not as We Know It," City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn, and The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era, all published by The MIT Press.


LIST OF CONTENT

1 Kicking the Bottle 1
2 Paper Wonders 5
3 Viva Venturi 9
4 Sin No More 13
5 Loveliest of Trees 17
6 Alberti’s An iversary 21
7 The Net Has a Thousand Eyes 25
8 Surveillance Cookb ook 33
9 Forget Foreign Wars 37
10 Everyday Low 41
11 Texas Chain Store 45
12 Right Place at the Wrong Time 49
13 Best Practices 53
14 Mama Don’t Take My Megapixels 57
15 In struments and Algorithms 61
16 Theory of Black Holes 65
17 Elegy in a Landfill 69
18 Theory of Ev erything 73
19 Deep Focus 77
20 Dappled Things 81
21 Morphology of the Biopic 85
22 Little Blue Coupe 89
23 Bicycle Socialism 93
24 Faux Book 97
25 Man of Steel 101
26 It’s Not Easy 105
27 Imagined Wall Street 109
28 The Eagle Flies 113
29 Architectural Assassination 115
30 Urban Plastination 119
31 Civic Im unology 123
32 World’s Greatest Architect 131


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"Here's a provocative collection of witty, insightful, and argumentative essays that helps us think about the world of architecture and design in new and startling ways."
— Steve Paul, Kansas City Star

"Like the extraordinary Whole Earth Catalog of our youth, these brilliant essays create patterns of possibility that allow the reader to see and design one's personal connection between each essay. The allusions to various cultural icons and their views on topics ranging from maps and communication to modern culture and creativity make this book a must read for the hungry mind. World's Greatest Architect is incisively written and along with William Mitchell's other contributions, firmly establishes his place in the pantheon of learning professionals."
—Richard Saul Wurman

S. Polley
Taylor & Francis | 0415452724 | 2008 | PDF | 298 pages | 6 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Do you need a concise, jargon-free and compact guide to the UK building regulations?

Simon Polley boils down the regulations to their basic features, explaining the core principles behind them. Easy to read and light enough to carry around with you, this is the ideal introduction to a vital part of your remit as a building control officer, architect or surveyor.

Updated with the 2008 changes to Parts L and F and revisions to Part B and illustrated with cartoons.


LIST OF CONTENT


Introduction
1. The Building Regulations 2000
2. Approved Document to Support Regulation 7: Materials and Workmanship
3. Approved Document A: Structure
4. Approved Document B: Fire Safety
5. Approved Document C: Site Preparation and Resistance to Moisture
6. Approved Document D: Toxic Substances
7. Approved Document E: Resistance to the Passage of Sound
8. Approved Document F: Ventilation
9. Approved Document G: Hygiene
10. Approved Document H: Drainage and Waste Disposal
11. Approved Document J: Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
12. Approved Document K: Protection from Falling Collision and Impact
13. Approved Document L: Conservation of Fuel and Power
14. Approved Document M: Access and Facilities for Disabled People
15. Approved Document N: Glazing – Safety in Relation to Impact, Opening and Cleaning
16. Approved Document P: Electrical Safety.


EDITORIAL REVIEW


'Covers all the requirements of the Building Regulations as we know them today. It is clear and concise in its explanations ... A good book.' – Clerk of Works Journal

'A clear and concise introduction to the Building Regulations and Approved Documents ... Up-to-date … well presented and should benefit the student and any person wishing to find out about the Building Regulations and how to make an application to their Local Council.' – ASI Journal

K. Moraes Zarzar and A. Guney
IOS Press | 158603913X | 2008 | PDF | 132 pages | 2 Mb







DESCRIPTION


Understanding Meaningful Environments: Architectural Precedents and the Question of Identity in Creative Design intends to put forward a discussion on the use of precedents and the production of innovative designs as well as to discuss the relationship between precedents and identity in a world undergoing a rapid process of globalization. This publication provides insights into how the strategy of making use of design precedents as a source of knowledge rather than initiating a project from tabula rasa leads to efficient, effective, and/or innovative results, based, in particular, on the work of Le Corbusier and Santiago Calatrava.

In the sense that architects’ ideologies and intentions did not form a main position in this account, one may say that it is not a value-added approach. However, in this publication, this other side of the use of precedents is explored, i.e. recollection and intention, because in addition to innovations, the critical use of precedents seems to help in the production of buildings/places that embody a critical notion of identity. The goal of this study is to provide a reflection on the themes mentioned, as well as to briefly discuss methods for precedent analysis.


LIST OF CONTENT


The use of architectural precedents in creative design
K. Moraes Zarzar
Architecture of place and cognitive biases
J.-H. Bay
Parametric simulation and pre-parametric design thinking
N. Wang and J.-H. Bay
How Lewis Mumford rethought regionalist precedents
L. Lefaivre
The question of identity in design
K. Moraes Zarzar
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: The articulation between formal and informal city
R. Segre
Architectural precedent analysis
A. Guney
Afterword
T. De Jong


EDITORIAL REVIEW

M.A. Rockland
Rutgers University Press | 0813543754 | 2008 | PDF | 208 pages | 3 Mb









DESCRIPTION


Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 108 million vehicles crossing it in 2007. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this majestic structure.

Intimate and engaging, Michael Rockland’s rich narrative presents perspectives on the GWB, as it is often called, that span history, architecture, engineering, transportation, design, the arts, politics, and even post-9/11 mentality. Stunning archival photos, from the late 1920s when the bridge was built through the present, are a powerful complement to the bridge’s history. Rockland covers the competition between the GWB and the Brooklyn Bridge that parallels the rivalry between New Jersey and New York City. Readers will learn about the Swiss immigrant Othmar Ammann, an unsung hero who designed and built the GWB, and how a lack of funding during the Depression dictated the iconic, uncovered steel beams of its towers, which we admire today. There are chapters discussing accidents on the bridge, such as an airplane crash landing in the westbound lanes and the sad story of suicides off its span; the appearance of the bridge in media and the arts; and Rockland’s personal adventures on the bridge, including scaling its massive towers on a cable.

Movies, television shows, songs, novels, countless images, and even PlayStation 2 games have aided the GWB in becoming a part of the global popular culture. This tribute will captivate residents living in the shadow of the GWB, the millions who walk, jog, bike, skate, or drive across it, as well as tourists and those who will visit it some day.


About the Author:

Michael Aaron Rockland is a professor of American studies at Rutgers, New Brunswick. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike (Rutgers University Press), listed by the State Library as one of the ten best books ever written about New Jersey, and the novel A Bliss Case, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Rockland is also a regular contributor to New Jersey Monthly magazine


LIST OF CONTENT


1 A Day on the G.W.B. 13
2 The George and the Brooklyn: New Jersey and New York 27
3 Othmar Ammann 39
4 Building the Bridge 55
5 The Accidental Icon 69
6 “The Martha” and the Bus Station 81
7 Dramas, Dangers, and Disasters 93
8 The George Washington Bridge in Literature 107
9 The George Washington Bridge in the Other Arts 123
10 Life Along the Walkways 135
11 The G.W.B. and Me 147


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“The subtitle of “The George Washington Bridge” is “Poetry in Steel, which belies the utilitarian nature of the world’s busiest bridge…a poetic tribute …of one of the world’s most majestic spans.”—New York Times

"Like the magnificent bridge it honors, this book is graceful, intelligently composed, elegant, durable, and solid as steel"—Phillip Lopate, author of Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan

"The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel is a well-rounded tribute to a national landmark. The author weaves together history, popular culture, behind-the-scene tours, and personal insight in his living portrait of a modern marvel."—Darl Rastorfer, author of Six Bridges: The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann

"This is a comprehensive look at the planning for the only bridge across the Hudson connecting New Jersey and New York, a span traversed by millions."
—Patricia C. Turner, The Star-Ledger

"Michael Aaron Rockland, the author of the stunning and encyclopedic The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel has created a book of almost poetic beauty. His writing is fluid and easy to read, gripping the reader so that it's hard to quit reading. He has gathered an astounding collection of facts about this bridge."
—Bernardsville News

"Part history book, part aesthetic appreciation, the book resembles its subject with its spare and elegant prose."—Manhattan Times

D. Van Den Heuvel, M. Mesman, W. Quist and B. Lemmens
IOS Press | 1586039172 | 2008 | PDF | 568 pages | 20 Mb








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Conservation of architecture - and the conversation of modern architecture in particular - has assumed new challenges. Rather than attempting to return a modern building to its resumed original state, the challenge of these proceedings is to revalue the essence of the manifold manifestations of modern architecture and redefine its meanings in a rapidly changing world of digital revolution, worldwide mobility and environmental awareness. This volume aims to provide a variety of platforms for the exchange of ideas and experience. A large, international group of architects, historians, scholars, preservationists and other parties involved in the processes of preserving, renovating and transforming modern buildings has been invited to investigate the paradox of the modern monument, and to reflect on the manifold dilemmas of change and continuity.

The general theme is elaborated through five sub-themes. The sub-theme 'Change and Continuity' addresses the tensions between change and continuity from a historical-theoretical perspective. 'Restructuring Cities and Landscapes' focuses on the larger scale of city and landscape, while 'Shifts in Programme and Flexibility' draws attention to the scale of the building or building complex, and questions limits of re-use and flexibility. The fourth sub-theme deals with education and the fifth sub-theme 'Progress, Technology and Sustainability' considers specific issues of techniques and materials.


LIST OF CONTENT


Modern Architecture is Durable: Using Change to Preserve / M. Casciato
Introduction / Organising Committee 10th International DOCOMOMO Conference
Change and Continuity 1
Change and Continuity 2
Change and Continuity 3
Change and Continuity 4
Cities and Landscape 1
Cities and Landscape 2
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 1
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 2
Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 1
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 2
Short Papers
Change and Continuity
Restructuring Cities and Landscape
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability
Exhibition


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Deutsche Gesellshaft Für Sonnenenergie
Earthscan Publications | 1844074420 | 2008 | PDF | 396 pages | 31 MB







DESCRIPTION


Growth in photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing worldwide continues to increase. In parallel, appropriate standards and certification schemes are being developed. During this period, clear guidance is crucial for integrating this technology into working practices of professionals in the building sector.
This bestselling guide has become the essential tool for any installer, engineer and architect, offering guidance and detailing every subject necessary for successful project implementation, from the technical design to the legal and market issues of PV installation. Beginning with resource assessment and an outline of the core components, this guide comprehensively covers system design, economic analysis, installation, operation and maintenance of PV systems.
The second edition has been fully updated to reflect the state-of-the-art in technology and concepts and includes: a new chapter on marketing and the history of PV; new information on the photovoltaic market; new material on lightning protection; a new section on building integrated systems; and new graphics, data, photos and software.


LIST OF CONTENT


The basics 1
solar radiation , albedo , PV systems
5 Position and speetrum of the sun II 15
silieon , solar eells , pyranometers
I0 Eleetrieal properties of solar eeBs 39
voltage , gel batteries , funetions
I0 Standalone inverters 114
Planning and designing gridconnected systems 4
voltage , gel batteries , string inverters
Planning and designing standalone systems 179
SoItware and simulation programs Ior PV systems 6
eharge , ealeulated , path diagram
Mounting systems and building integration 215
thermal insulation , faeade , strueture
Installing commissioning and operating PV systems 309
Distribution Network Operator , modules , thermal insulation
I0 Tax issues in eonnection with grideonnected P systems 336
solar power , reeyeling , insuranee
Subsidies Ior photovoltaic systems 351
renewable energy , photovoltaie , Western Australia
ReIerences 357


EDITORIAL REVIEW

M. Bill Wong
Butterworth-Heinemann |2008 |PDF | 256 pages | 6 Mb







DESCRIPTION


The plastic analysis method has been used extensively by engineers for designing steel structures. Simpler structures can be analyzed using the basic virtual work formulation, but more complex frames are evaluated with specialist computer software. This new book sets out a method for carrying out plastic analysis of complex structures without the need for specialist tools.

The book provides an introduction to the use of linear programming techniques for plastic analysis. This powerful and advanced method for plastic analysis is important in an automated computational environment, in particular for non-linear structural analysis.

A detailed comparison between the design codes for the United States and Australia and the emerging European Eurocodes enables practising engineers to understand the issues involved in plastic design procedures and the limitations imposed by this design method.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. Structural Analysis—Stiffness Method 1
2. Plastic Behavior of Structures 55
3. Plastic Flow Rule and Elastoplastic Analysis 81
4. Incremental Elastoplastic Analysis—Hinge by Hinge Method 107
5. Manual Methods of Plastic Analysis 139
6. Limit Analysis by Linear Programming 163
7. Factors Affecting Plastic Collapse 195
8. Design Consideration 219


EDITORIAL REVIEW

Theodor Krauthmmer
CRC Press |2008 | PDF | 528 pages | 15 Mb








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In today's world, reasonably predictable military operations have been replaced by low intensity conflicts-less predictable terrorist activities carried out by determined individuals or small groups that possess a wide range of backgrounds and capabilities. Because of the threats posed by this evolving type of warfare, civil engineers and emergency personnel face new challenges in designing facilities to protect lives and property and in conducting effective rescue operations and forensic investigations. Addressing these needs, Modern Protective Structures develops realistic guidelines for the analysis, design, assessment, retrofit, and research of protected facilities.

After introducing a comprehensive risk management approach, the author provides a general background on explosive devices and their capabilities as well as explosive effects and the processes that generate them. He then discusses the effects of conventional and nuclear explosions. The book subsequently considers the significant design differences between conventional and nuclear loads and between existing design procedures and state-of-the-art information from recent research. It also summarizes existing blast-resistant design approaches and describes the dynamic responses of structural systems to blasts, shocks, and impacts. Additional coverage includes the behavior of specific structural connections, the traditional concept of P-I diagrams, and progressive collapse. The book concludes with a systematic and balanced protective design approach.

Tackling the analytical, design, assessment, and hazard mitigation issues associated with short-duration dynamic loads, this book examines how impulsive loads affect various types of buildings and facilities. It provides the necessary material to help ensure the safety of persons, assets, and projects.


LIST OF CONTENT


INTRODUCTION
General Background
Protective Planning and Design Philosophy
Protection Methodology, Threat, and Risk Assessment
From Threat and Hazard Environment to Load Definition
Technical Resources and Blast Mitigation Capabilities
Analysis Requirements and Capabilities
Protective Technology: Current State and Future Needs
Summary

EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND EXPLOSIONS
Introduction
Characteristics of Explosive Processes, Devices, and Environments
Explosives, Explosions, Effects, and Their Mitigation

CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTS
Introduction
Airblast
Penetration
HE-Induced Ground Shock, Cratering, and Ejecta
Cratering, Ejecta, and Ground Shock from Nuclear Devices
Fragmentation
Fire, Chemical, Bacteriological, and Radiological Environments

CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR LOADS ON STRUCTURES
Conventional Loads on Structures
Nuclear Loads on Structures
Step-by-Step Procedures for Deriving Blast Design Loads

BEHAVIORS OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Introduction
Government and Non-Government Manuals and Criteria
Distances from Explosion and Dynamic Loads
Material Properties of Steel and Concrete
Flexural Resistance
Shear Resistance
Tensile and Compressive Members
Principal Reinforcement
Cylinders, Arches, and Domes
Shear Walls
Frames
Natural Periods of Vibration
Advanced Considerations
Application to Structural Design
Practical Damage and Response Limits

DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
Introduction
Simple Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) Analysis
Multi Degree of Freedom (MDOF) Systems
Continuous Systems
Intermediate and Advanced Computational Approaches
Validation Requirements for Computational Capabilities
Practical Computation Support for Protective Analysis and Design Activities

CONNECTIONS, OPENINGS, INTERFACES, AND INTERNAL SHOCK
Connections
Openings and Interfaces
Internal Shock and Its Isolation
Internal Pressure

PRESSURE-IMPULSE DIAGRAMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Background
Characteristics of P-I Diagrams
Analytical Solutions of P-I Diagrams
Numerical Approach to P-I Curves
Dynamic Analysis Approach
Dynamic Structural Model
Application Examples for SDOF and P-I Computational Approaches

PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE
Introduction
Background
Progressive Collapses of Different Types of Structures
Department of Defense and General Services Administration Guidelines
Advanced Frame Structure Analysis
Summary

A COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTIVE DESIGN APPROACH
Introduction
Background
Protection Approaches and Measures
Planning and Design Assumptions
Siting, Architectural, and Functional Considerations
Load Considerations
Structural Behavior and Performance
Structural System Behavior
Structural System and Component Selection
Multi-Hazard Protective Design
Other Safety Considerations
Development and Implementation of Effective Protective Technology
Summary

REFERENCES
INDEX


EDITORIAL REVIEW

Yan Xiao, Masafumi Inoue, Shyam K. Paudel
CRC Press |2008 |PDF | 312 pages | 10 Mb







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Bamboo materials are well available in the world. Bamboo has much shorter maturity than trees, thus can be harvested with shorter cycles of plantation. Despite the fact that human society has a long history of using bamboo, there is still a lack of modern and industrialized application of bamboo materials in construction. Promoting the application of bamboo in construction could provide a potential solution to the sustainable, green and environment-friendly development of construction industry.

Modern Bamboo Structures is the first of its kind covering the applications of bamboo materials in modern structures. These proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS-2007, Changsha, China, 28-30 October 2007) include the state-of-the-art on materials, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, construction of modern bamboo structures. Modern Bamboo Structures will be essential for researchers, engineers and administrators involved in structural engineering, civil engineering, agriculture engineering, forestry, environmental engineering and urban development.


LIST OF CONTENT


Bamboo: Low cost and energy saving construction materials 5
Bamboo in construction 23
Engineered bamboo as a building material 33
Development of a new type Glulam—GluBam 41

Regional Report

Development of bamboo structure in India 51
Conceptual development of bamboo concrete composite structure in a typical Tribal Belt, India 65
Bamboo design workshop expressions with bamboo material 75
Investigating laminated bamboo lumber as an alternate to wood lumber in residential construction in the United States 83
Preservation of bamboo forest by local citizens in Kitakyushu City, Japan 97
An experiment with a locally constructed bouccherie treatment plant in Nepal 103
Patent analysis of bamboo exploitation and utilization in China 111

Material properties

Mechanical properties of Colombian glued laminated bamboo 121
Manufacture of drift pins and boards made from bamboo fiber for timber structures 129
Reinforcement using bamboo board and rod around bolt hole at fastener joint in timber structure 139
Flexural properties of bamboo sliver laminated lumber under different hygrothermal conditions 151
Experimental study on flexural behavior of glulam and laminated veneer lumber beams 159
Effects of machine strength grading methods on dimension lumber grades for Chinese fir plantation 171
The research of joint composed by laminated bamboo lumber 181

Structural applications of bamboo

Application of bamboo connector to timber structure—Introduction of construction
and dismantlement of Japanese government pavilion Nagakute in Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan 191
Small bamboo structure made by architecture students at the University of Kitakyushu, Japan 201
Development of prefabricated bamboo mobile house 209
Design and construction of a two-story modern bamboo house 215
Prefabricated low cost housing using bamboo reinforcement and appropriate technology 223
Design and construction of a modern bamboo pedestrian bridge 231
Construction of world first truck-safe modern bamboo bridge 239

Composites of bamboo and other materials

Experimental verifi cation of bamboo-concrete composite bow beam with ferro-cement bond 247
Experimental verifi cation of bamboo-concrete composite column with ferro-cement bond 253
Wind analysis of bamboo based shed structure and design of base connection for bambcrete column 259
Status and future of the wood-bamboo composite panel industry in China 267
Experimental study of mechanical behavior of bamboo-steel composite floor slabs 275
Chemical composition analysis of hybrid bamboo 285
Preliminary study on the application of bamboo in blast protective wall 291


EDITORIAL REVIEW

A. Williams
Butterworth-Heinemann | 1856175502 | 2008 | PDF | 624 pages | 4 Mb







DESCRIPTION


Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb provides a comprehensive review of the classical methods of structural analysis and also the recent advances in computer applications. The prefect guide for the Professional Engineer's exam, Williams covers principles of structural analysis to advanced concepts. Methods of analysis are presented in a concise and direct manner and the different methods of approach to a problem are illustrated by specific examples. In addition, the book include the clear and concise approach to the subject and the focus on the most direct solution to a problem. Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers? understanding of the topics.

Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb is perfect for anyone who wishes to have handy reference filled with equations, calculations and modeling instructions as well as candidates studying for professional engineering registration examinations. It will also serve as a refresher course and reference manual for practicing engineers. Registered professional engineers and registered structural


LIST OF CONTENT


PART 1: ANALYSIS OF DETERMINATE STRUCTURES
1 PRINCIPLES OF STATICS
2 STATICALLY DETERMINATE PIN-JOINTED FRAMES
3 ELEMENTS IN FLEXURE
4 ELASTIC DEFORMATIONS
5 INFLUENCE LINES
6 SPACE FRAMES

ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
SUBJECT INDEX

PART 2: ANALYSIS OF INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
1 STATICAL INDETERMINACY
2 VIRTUAL WORK METHODS
3 INDETERMINATE PIN-JOINTED FRAMES
4 CONJUGATE BEAM METHODS
5 INFLUENCE LINES
6 ELASTIC CENTER AND COLUMN ANALOGY METHODS
7 MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHODS
8 MODEL ANALYSIS
9 PLASTIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
10 MATRIX AND COMPUTER METHODS
11 ELASTIC INSTABILITY
12 ELASTIC-PLASTIC ANALYSIS

ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11


EDITORIAL REVIEW

T.C. Wong, B. Yuen, C. Goldblum
Springer | 1402065418 | 2008 | PDF | 218 pages | 5 Mb







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The book is intended to be a landmark publication to showcase Singapore academics’ and practising planners’ work and thinking in the globalisation age. The book takes a reflective approach in reviewing the direction, impact and significance of sustainable development in Singapore planning and the future challenges facing the city-state looked upon by many developing countries as a ‘model’.

The book analyses and provides an insight to Singapore’s planning system and practices associated with sustainable development. It contributes and produces an impact on urban planning literature in a renewed perspective about Singapore that reflects the reality and need to address sustainability in the triangular relationship of economic, environmental and social developments.

Audience:
University libraries, students and government agencies with an interest in understanding the rationale of policy formation, planning system and its implementation in Singapore.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. Achieving Sustainable Industrial Development Through a System of Strategic Planning and Implementation: The Singapore Model
Kum Chun Seetoh and Amanda Hwee Fang Ong

2.Conclusion: Beyond Sustainable Development?
Belinda Yuen

3.Integrated Resort in the Central Business District of Singapore: The Land Use Planning and Sustainability Issues
Tai-Chee Wong

4.Nature and Sustainability of the Marine Environment
Loke Ming Chou

5.Planning the World Metropolis on an Island-City Scale: Urban Innovation as a Constraint and Tool for Global Change
Charles Goldblum

6.Public Housing in Singapore: A Sustainable Housing Form and Development
Tony Tan Keng Joo and Tai-Chee Wong

7.Singapore River: Six Strategies for Sustainability
Chwee Lye Low

8.Singapore's Natural Environment, Past, Present and Future: A Construct of National Identity and Land Use Imperatives
Min Geh and Ilsa Sharp

9.Singapore's Urban Transport: Sustainability by Design or Necessity?
Paul A. Barter

10.Sustainability Planning and Its Theory and Practice: An Introduction
Tai-Chee Wong and Charles Goldblum


EDITORIAL REVIEW

J.H. Kilde
Oxford University Press | 0195336062 | 2008 | PDF | 248 pages | 7 Mb








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Jeanne Halgren Kilde's survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individual's perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of Christian creed, cult, and code, and is represented spatially and materially in church buildings.

Kilde explores these categories chronologically, from the early church to the twentieth century. She considers the form, organization, and use of worship rooms; the location of churches; and the interaction between churches and the wider culture.

Church buildings have been integral to Christianity, and Kilde's important study sheds new light on the way they impact all aspects of the religion. Neither mere witnesses to transformations of religious thought or nor simple backgrounds for religious practice, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. A Method for Thinking about Power Dynamics in Christian Space, 3
2. Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire, 13
3. Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches, 39
4. From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City, 61
5. Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation, 91
6. Formalism and Non- or Antiformalism in Worship and Architecture, 131
7. Historicism, Modernism, and Space, 161
8. Concluding Observations, 199


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"Jeanne Kilde is a gifted teacher and a mature scholar who has been studying and writing about material culture since before it was fashionable to do so. Her works are careful, imaginative, and daring, and this treatment of the linkages of power and space is brilliant. The book's depth and reach are breathtaking, and its implications are manifold." --Calvin J. Roetzel, Sundet Professor of New Testament and Christian Studies, University of Minnesota

"Kilde's book is one that has long been needed. It provides a concise introduction to the periods of church-building, enlivened by a clearly articulated point of view. It is focused on a selection of important churches. And it is informed by an interpretive grid that readers will find tremendously useful as a starting point for analysis and discussion. This book will be welcomed warmly as an interesting, accessible introduction to the subject." --Richard Kieckhefer, author of Theology in Stone: Church Architecture from Byzantium to Berkeley

M. Treib
Routledge | 0415700426 | 2008 | PDF | 240 pages | 15 Mb








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Representing Landscape Architecture offers a broad investigation of how the designed landscape is and has been represented: for design study, for criticism and even for its realization.

It has been said that we can only realize what we can imagine. But in order to realize we must convey ideas to others as well as to ourselves. Representation is by no means neutral and the process of communication, the process by which the imagination takes its first form, itself necessarily limits the range of our design possibilities. Computers further remove from cognitive processes and raise new questions about methods and limits.

Written by a team of renowned practitioners and academics, this book is the best available reference to date on the many dimensions of landscape representation.


LIST OF CONTENT


Part 1: Looking Backward and Forward
Part 2: Representing the Landscape Design Process
Part 3: Drawings and Models
Part 4: Words and Media


EDITORIAL REVIEW