Rob|Arch 2012: Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design (2013)

English | 2013 | ISBN: 3709114640 | ISBN-13: 9783709114643 | 320 pages | PDF | 42,8 MB

This volume collects about 20 contributions on the topic of robotic construction methods.

It is a proceedings volume of the robarch2012 symposium and workshop, which will take place in December 2012 in Vienna.

Contributions will explore the current status quo in industry, science and practitioners.

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Architectures for Baseband Signal Processing (2013)

2013 | 268 Pages | PDF | 8.26 Mb

This book addresses challenges faced by both the algorithm designer and the chip designer, who need to deal with the ongoing increase of algorithmic complexity and required data throughput for today��s mobile applications. The focus is on implementation aspects and implementation constraints of individual components that are needed in transceivers for current standards, such as UMTS, LTE, WiMAX and DVB-S2. The application domain is the so called outer receiver, which comprises the channel coding, interleaving stages, modulator, and multiple antenna transmission. Throughout the book, the focus is on advanced algorithms that are actually in use in modern communications systems. Their basic principles are always derived with a focus on the resulting communications and implementation performance. As a result, this book serves as a valuable reference for two, typically disparate audiences in communication systems and hardware design.

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Sustainable Buildings in Practice: What the Users Think (2010)

Publication Date: February 25, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0415399327 | ISBN-13: 978-0415399326 | Edition: 1

Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users’ needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants’ needs are not something which should be sensibly ignored.

This book presents an unbiased evaluation of thirty of the most cutting-edge, sustainable buildings in the world, in terms of the users’ perceived comfort, health and productivity. The author has visited the buildings, interviewed the design teams and examined the findings of a sixty-question standardized user questionnaire.

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Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Volume 3, Southern England (2006)

2006 | ISBN-10: 052158132X | 744 pages | PDF | 34 Mb

This is the third volume of Anthony Emery's magisterial survey, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500. Across the three volumes Emery has examined afresh and re-assessed over 750 houses, the first comprehensive review of the subject for 150 years.

Covered are the full range of leading homes, from royal and episcopal palaces to manor houses, as well as community buildings such as academic colleges, monastic granges and secular colleges of canons. This volume surveys Southern England and is divided into three regions, each of which includes a separate historical and architectural introduction as well as thematic essays prompted by key buildings. The text is complemented throughout by a wide range of plans and diagrams and a wealth of photographs showing the present condition of almost every house discussed. This is an essential source for anyone interested in the history, architecture and culture of medieval England and Wales.

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Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, 3th edition (2000)

English | 2000 | ISBN: 0471352926 | 246 pages | PDF | 101.25 Mb

For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impact on thinking and problem-solving. In Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Third Edition, Paul Laseau demonstrates that more versatile and facile sketching leads to more flexible, creative approaches to design challenges. To encourage this flexibility and stimulate graphic thinking, he introduces numerous graphic techniques that can be applied in a variety of situations. He also helps readers acquire a solid grasp of basic freehand drawing, representational drawing construction, graphic note-taking, and diagramming.


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Courtyard Houses: A Housing Typology (2007)

| 2007 | ISBN: 3764378409 | 112 pages | File type: PDF | 5,5 mb

To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations.

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Metropolitan sustainability: Understanding and improving the urban environment (2012)

2012 | ISBN: 0857090461 | English | 776 pages | PDF | 13.95 MB

Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the ability to achieve sustainability in urban environments has never been more acute. The contributors critically review the fundamental issues and applied science, engineering and technology that will enable all cities to achieve a greater level of metropolitan sustainability, and assist nations in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations.

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Renovatio Urbis: Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II (The Classical Tradition in Architecture)

2011 | 368 Pages | ISBN: 0415473853 | PDF | 10 MB

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius IIthis book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the changes. Each chapter focuses on a particular project, from the Palazzo dei Tribunali to the Stanza della Segnatura, and examines their topographical and symbolic contexts in relationship to the broader vision of Julian Rome.

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Solar Technologies for Buildings (2003)

| July 2003 | ISBN: 047148637X | File type: PDF | 5.4 mb

A complete overview of solar technologies relevant to the built environment, including solar thermal energy for heating and cooling, passive solar energy for daylighting and heating supply, and photovoltaics for electricity production Provides practical examples and calculations to enable component and system simulation e.g. Calculation of U-values, I-V curve parameters and radiance distribution modelling.
Discusses the new trends in thermal energy use, including the architectural integration of collector systems, integrated ventilation photovoltaics facades and solar powered absorption cooling systems
Coverage of cutting-edge applications such as active and passive cooling techniques and results from ongoing research projects

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Urban Street Design Guide (2013)

2013 | ISBN: 1610914945 | English | 192 pages | PDF | 24 MB

The NACTO Urban Street Design Guide shows how streets of every size can be reimagined and reoriented to prioritize safe driving and transit, biking, walking, and public activity.

Unlike older, more conservative engineering manuals, this design guide emphasizes the core principle that urban streets are public places and have a larger role to play in communities than solely being conduits for traffic.

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Municipal Architecture (2013)

2013 | 267 Pages | ISBN: 9881566169 | PDF | 20 MB

Municipal Architecture looks at the specific challenges facing architects in creating municipal spaces which increasingly have to provide both space for people to work alongside more open spaces used by the general public.

Recent examples of Judicial, Governmental, Embassies, Fire Stations and also Homeless Shelters are included.

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Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (13th Edition) (2012)

2012 | 768 pages | PDF | 105.37 MB

In his revision of Engineering Mechanics, R.C. Hibbeler empowers students to succeed in the whole learning experience. Hibbeler achieves this by calling on his everyday classroom experience and his knowledge of how students learn inside and outside of lecture. This text is ideal for civil and mechanical engineering professionals.

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Interior Design Illustrated (3rd Edition) (2012)

English | 2012 | PDF | 384 pages | 86 Mb

The bestselling guide to interior design updated and expanded for a new generation
For over three decades, Francis D.K. Ching's integrated, comprehensive approach to presenting the elements of architecture and design has helped millions of students and professionals alike visualize and make sense of complex concepts. As functional as it is beautiful, this richly illustrated Third Edition of Ching's classic, Interior Design Illustrated, is a visual introduction to designing for interior spaces, to the building elements and environmental systems within them, and to the details of furnishings and interior finishes. Beginning designers will appreciate this updated and expanded edition's for its concise and accessible presentation of key concepts and practices, while established designers will cherish it for its many practical insights into the relationship between building structures and interior spaces.

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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History (2012)

English | 2012 | PDF | 400 pages | 36,7 Mb

This innovative volume is the first to provide the design student, practitioner, and educator with an invaluable comprehensive reference of visual and narrative material that illustrates and evaluates the unique and important history surrounding graphic design and architecture. Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History closely examines the relationship between typography, image, symbolism, and the built environment by exploring principal themes, major technological developments, important manufacturers, and pioneering designers over the last 100 years. It is a complete resource that belongs on every designer's bookshelf.

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Good Lighting for Offices and Office Buildings (1992)

Good Lighting for Offices and Office Buildings

Fördergemeinsch | 1992 | ISBN: 3926193204 | 42 Pages | File type: PDF | 5.4 mb

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The Art-Architecture Complex (2011)

English | 2011 | 316 pages | EPUB | 26,85 Mb

More than any art, today’s global style conveys both the dreams and delusions of modernity. Foster demonstrates that a study of the “art-architecture complex” provides invaluable insight into broader social and economic trajectories in urgent need of analysis.

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