Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised
Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day
Published on 11. January 2018
272 pages
978-1-63159-578-3 (ISBN)
Description
The updated and revised edition of The Architecture Reference & Specification Bookcontains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, all in a format that is easy to use.
Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details, overwhelmingly more than architects need to know on any given day. In contrast, The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes in an easy-to-use reference covering the most indispensable-and most requested-types of architectural information.
The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.
Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details, overwhelmingly more than architects need to know on any given day. In contrast, The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes in an easy-to-use reference covering the most indispensable-and most requested-types of architectural information.
The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
File size
45,56 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-63159-578-3 (9781631595783)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Julia McMorrough
Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised
Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day
Book
01/2018
2nd Edition
Rockport Publishers
€25.50
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Person
Julia McMorrough has been the design architect for a wide range of project types, including hospitals, libraries, university buildings, and schools for firms in Boston, Kansas City, and New York City. She received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas and a Master of Science in Architecture from Columbia University. She lives in Columbus, OH.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1 Materials
- 1: Wood
- 2: Masonry and Concrete
- 3: Metals
- 4: Building Enclosures
- 5: Finishes
- 2 Systems
- 6: Structural Systems
- 7: Mechanical Systems
- 8: Lighting
- 9: Plumbing
- 3 Measure and Drawing
- 10: Measurement and Geometry
- 11: Architectural Drawing Types
- 12: Architectural Documents
- 13: Hand Drawing
- 14: Digital Production
- 4 Codes and Guidelines
- 15: Building Codes
- 16: ADA and Accessibility
- 17: Parking
- 18: Stairs
- 19: Doors
- 5 Proportion and Form
- 20: The Human Scale
- 21: Interior Spaces
- 6 Context
- 22: Timeline
- 23: Architectural Elements and Ideas
- 24: Form and Organization
- 25: Glossary
- 26: Resources
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- About the Author
