Simplified Site Design
1st Edition
Published on 21. April 1992
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-471-53029-9 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the general problems of designing and constructing sites for buildings. Coverage includes: site construction and planning, placing buildings on sites, landscape planning, drainage, site traffic for vehicles and pedestrians, parking, lighting, handicap facilities and much more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-53029-9 (9780471530299)
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Persons
JAMES AMBROSE is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.
Content
Aspects of Site Design.
Determination of Site Conditions.
Site Planning.
Building/Site Relations.
Developing the Site Form.
Landscaping.
Site Construction.
Special Concerns for Sites.
Case Studies.
Use of Computers.
References.
Glossary.
Appendices.
Study Aids.
Index.
Determination of Site Conditions.
Site Planning.
Building/Site Relations.
Developing the Site Form.
Landscaping.
Site Construction.
Special Concerns for Sites.
Case Studies.
Use of Computers.
References.
Glossary.
Appendices.
Study Aids.
Index.