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Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors : Basic Skills
Authors: W. OTIE KILMER and ROSEMARY KILMER
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003
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Contents:
Part I—Drawing, Equipment, and Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1 DRAWING AS COMMUNICATION
Drawing for Idea Generation
Drawing as a Design and Presentation Media
Drawing as Guide for Construction
CHAPTER 2 DRAFTING EQUIPMENT AND ITS CARE
Drawing Tables and Surfaces
Drawing Papers and Plastic Films
Pencils, Leads, and Pens
Parallel Bar, T-Square, and Drafting Machines
Triangles, Templates, and Compasses
Scales
Erasers, Erasing Shields, and Brushes
Additional Equipment
CHAPTER 3 DRAWING AND DRAFTING FUNDAMENTALS
Starting the Drawing
Line Types
Drafting Standards, Abbreviations, and Symbols
Lettering
CHAPTER 4 DRAWING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
Multiview Drawings
Single-view Drawings
Perspective Drawings
Part II—Contract Documents
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONTRACTS
Specifications
Contracts
Construction Drawings
Guidelines for Preparing Construction Drawings
Drawing Conventions and Representations
CHAPTER 6 FLOOR PLANS
Scale of Floor Plans
Drafting Standards
Dimensioning Floor Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Floor Plans
CHAPTER 7 ELEVATIONS
Exterior Elevations
Interior Elevations
Scale of Interior Elevations
Drafting Standards for Interior Elevations
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning Elevations
Checklist for Interior Elevations
CHAPTER 8 SECTIONS
Types of Section Drawings
Drafting Standards
Building Sections
Sections of Interior Spaces
Wall Sections
Detail and Object Sections
Checklist for Section Drawings
CHAPTER 9 SPECIALTY DRAWINGS AND DETAILS
Purpose of Specialty Drawings
Stairs and Ramps
Millwork
Cabinetry
Fireplaces
CHAPTER 10 SCHEDULES
Door Schedules
Checklist for Door Schedules
Window Schedules
Checklist for Window Schedules
Finish Schedules
Checklist for Finish Schedules
Other Schedules
CHAPTER 11 FINISH PLANS
Scale of Finish Plans
Drafting Standards for Finish Plans
Designation of Materials in Finish Plans
Dimensioning Finish Plans
Checklist for Finish Plans
CHAPTER 12 FURNITURE INSTALLATION PLANS
Scale of Furniture Installation Plans
Drafting Standards for Furniture Installation Plans
Dimensioning Furniture Installation Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Furniture Installation Plans
CHAPTER 13 FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT PLANS
Scale of Drawings
Drafting Standards
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning of Furnishings and Equipment Plans
Checklist for Furnishings and Equipment Plans
CHAPTER 14 REFLECTED CEILING AND ELECTRICAL PLANS
Reflected Ceiling Plans
Electrical Plans
CHAPTER 15 MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING PLANS
Mechanical (HVAC) Plans
Plumbing Plans
Drafting Standards for Plumbing Drawings
CHAPTER 16 REPRODUCTION METHODS AND COMPUTERS
Reproductions of Drawings
Using Computers for Design, Communication, and Drafting
Appendix A MasterFormat™ Level Two Numbers and Titles
Appendix B Section Format Outline
Appendix C Sample ADA Guidelines
Appendix D Abbreviations for Construction Drawings
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Contents:
Part I—Drawing, Equipment, and Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1 DRAWING AS COMMUNICATION
Drawing for Idea Generation
Drawing as a Design and Presentation Media
Drawing as Guide for Construction
CHAPTER 2 DRAFTING EQUIPMENT AND ITS CARE
Drawing Tables and Surfaces
Drawing Papers and Plastic Films
Pencils, Leads, and Pens
Parallel Bar, T-Square, and Drafting Machines
Triangles, Templates, and Compasses
Scales
Erasers, Erasing Shields, and Brushes
Additional Equipment
CHAPTER 3 DRAWING AND DRAFTING FUNDAMENTALS
Starting the Drawing
Line Types
Drafting Standards, Abbreviations, and Symbols
Lettering
CHAPTER 4 DRAWING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
Multiview Drawings
Single-view Drawings
Perspective Drawings
Part II—Contract Documents
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONTRACTS
Specifications
Contracts
Construction Drawings
Guidelines for Preparing Construction Drawings
Drawing Conventions and Representations
CHAPTER 6 FLOOR PLANS
Scale of Floor Plans
Drafting Standards
Dimensioning Floor Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Floor Plans
CHAPTER 7 ELEVATIONS
Exterior Elevations
Interior Elevations
Scale of Interior Elevations
Drafting Standards for Interior Elevations
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning Elevations
Checklist for Interior Elevations
CHAPTER 8 SECTIONS
Types of Section Drawings
Drafting Standards
Building Sections
Sections of Interior Spaces
Wall Sections
Detail and Object Sections
Checklist for Section Drawings
CHAPTER 9 SPECIALTY DRAWINGS AND DETAILS
Purpose of Specialty Drawings
Stairs and Ramps
Millwork
Cabinetry
Fireplaces
CHAPTER 10 SCHEDULES
Door Schedules
Checklist for Door Schedules
Window Schedules
Checklist for Window Schedules
Finish Schedules
Checklist for Finish Schedules
Other Schedules
CHAPTER 11 FINISH PLANS
Scale of Finish Plans
Drafting Standards for Finish Plans
Designation of Materials in Finish Plans
Dimensioning Finish Plans
Checklist for Finish Plans
CHAPTER 12 FURNITURE INSTALLATION PLANS
Scale of Furniture Installation Plans
Drafting Standards for Furniture Installation Plans
Dimensioning Furniture Installation Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Furniture Installation Plans
CHAPTER 13 FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT PLANS
Scale of Drawings
Drafting Standards
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning of Furnishings and Equipment Plans
Checklist for Furnishings and Equipment Plans
CHAPTER 14 REFLECTED CEILING AND ELECTRICAL PLANS
Reflected Ceiling Plans
Electrical Plans
CHAPTER 15 MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING PLANS
Mechanical (HVAC) Plans
Plumbing Plans
Drafting Standards for Plumbing Drawings
CHAPTER 16 REPRODUCTION METHODS AND COMPUTERS
Reproductions of Drawings
Using Computers for Design, Communication, and Drafting
Appendix A MasterFormat™ Level Two Numbers and Titles
Appendix B Section Format Outline
Appendix C Sample ADA Guidelines
Appendix D Abbreviations for Construction Drawings
Urban Open Spaces
Author: Helen Woolley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005
Size: 12.06 MB
Size: 12.06 MB
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Contents:
SECTION ONE: The Benefits and Opportunities of Open Spaces
Introduction
Chapter 1: Social benefits and opportunities
Chapter 2: Health benefits and opportunities
Chapter 3: Environmental benefits and opportunities
Chapter 4: Economic benefits and opportunities
SECTION TWO: Urban Open SpacesÐSpaces for All
Introduction: open space typologies
Spaces for all
Chapter 5: Domestic urban open spaces
Chapter 6: Neighbourhood urban open spaces
Chapter 7: Civic urban open spaces
Chapter 8: A new deal for urban open spaces?
SECTION THREE: Urban Open SpacesÐCase Studies
Introduction
Neighbourhood and recreational urban open spaces
Sherwood, Longsands and Cottam, Preston, Lancashire
Northwestern Gardens, Llandudno
Stormont Estate Playpark, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Redgates School Sensory Garden for Children with Special Educational Needs, Croydon
Spring Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire
Stockley Golf Course, London
Civic urban open spaces
Victoria Square, Birmingham
The Peace Gardens, Sheffield
Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh
Mold Community Hospita
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh
Curzon Street Courtyard, London
Marie Curie ‘Garden of Hope’, Finchley, London
Dockside Regeneration at Chatham Maritime
Black Country Route Sculptures
Victoria Quays, Sheffield Canal Basin
SECTION ONE: The Benefits and Opportunities of Open Spaces
Introduction
Chapter 1: Social benefits and opportunities
Chapter 2: Health benefits and opportunities
Chapter 3: Environmental benefits and opportunities
Chapter 4: Economic benefits and opportunities
SECTION TWO: Urban Open SpacesÐSpaces for All
Introduction: open space typologies
Spaces for all
Chapter 5: Domestic urban open spaces
Chapter 6: Neighbourhood urban open spaces
Chapter 7: Civic urban open spaces
Chapter 8: A new deal for urban open spaces?
SECTION THREE: Urban Open SpacesÐCase Studies
Introduction
Neighbourhood and recreational urban open spaces
Sherwood, Longsands and Cottam, Preston, Lancashire
Northwestern Gardens, Llandudno
Stormont Estate Playpark, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Redgates School Sensory Garden for Children with Special Educational Needs, Croydon
Spring Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire
Stockley Golf Course, London
Civic urban open spaces
Victoria Square, Birmingham
The Peace Gardens, Sheffield
Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh
Mold Community Hospita
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh
Curzon Street Courtyard, London
Marie Curie ‘Garden of Hope’, Finchley, London
Dockside Regeneration at Chatham Maritime
Black Country Route Sculptures
Victoria Quays, Sheffield Canal Basin
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Turning a Town Around : a proactive approach to urban design
Author: Tony Hall
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007
Size: 11.44 MB
Size: 11.44 MB
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Contents:
Introduction and context
Part One: A Proactive Approach
1 Getting organised
2 Urban design as spatial policy
3 Guides, briefs and master plans
4 The process of negotiation
Part Two: Origins and Outcomes
5 Achieving residential quality
6 Pursuing an urban renaissance
7 Living in the centre
Conclusion
Introduction and context
Part One: A Proactive Approach
1 Getting organised
2 Urban design as spatial policy
3 Guides, briefs and master plans
4 The process of negotiation
Part Two: Origins and Outcomes
5 Achieving residential quality
6 Pursuing an urban renaissance
7 Living in the centre
Conclusion
Principles Of Architectural Detailing
Authors: Stephen Emmitt, John Olie and Peter Schmid
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005
Size: 21.55 MB
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Contents:
Part A – Fundamental Issues
A1 Detailing – The Creative Link
Unsettling matters
The place and meaning of architectural details
Supporting an ecological approach
Agenda
A2 The Philosophy of Detailing
A philosophy
Making choices
Mechanisms to promote long-term thinking
A3 Developing Details
A suitable starting point
Detailing joints
Learning to detail
(First) principles
A collaborative approach
Towards a framework 58
A4 The Basic Model of Architectural Detailing
A metaphysical journey
The basic model
Using the basic model
Summary
Part B – Guidelines
B1 Materials and Energy
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B2 Building Components and Structure
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B3 Morphological Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B4 Process of Production
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B5 Goals and Performance
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B6 Indoor Climate
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B7 Ecological Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B8 Human Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B9 The Knot
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Practical considerations and summary
Part C – Developing Architectural Details
C1 Developing Details and Joints
Introduction – why details?
Joints
The performance of joints
The general building model
The factors fl ower
C2 The Language of Detail
The language analogy
Morphological language
A typology of joints
Style rules
Comparison between two morphological principles
Consequences
C3 The Nine-Plus-One Step Procedure
A morphological method
Worked example 1: window in a cavity wall
Worked example 2: wall/pitched roof junction
Worked example 3: wall/fl at roof junction
Refl ection
C4 Managing the Detailing Phase
An argument for effective management
Design control
The thinking organisation
Developing creative clusters
C5 Collaborative Working
Co-operation and communication
Holistic participation: the method
Future developments
Afterword
Appendices
1 Recommended Reading
2 Guidance for Students
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Contents:
Part A – Fundamental Issues
A1 Detailing – The Creative Link
Unsettling matters
The place and meaning of architectural details
Supporting an ecological approach
Agenda
A2 The Philosophy of Detailing
A philosophy
Making choices
Mechanisms to promote long-term thinking
A3 Developing Details
A suitable starting point
Detailing joints
Learning to detail
(First) principles
A collaborative approach
Towards a framework 58
A4 The Basic Model of Architectural Detailing
A metaphysical journey
The basic model
Using the basic model
Summary
Part B – Guidelines
B1 Materials and Energy
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B2 Building Components and Structure
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B3 Morphological Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B4 Process of Production
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B5 Goals and Performance
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B6 Indoor Climate
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B7 Ecological Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B8 Human Factors
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Keywords
B9 The Knot
Underlying issues
Guidelines
Practical considerations and summary
Part C – Developing Architectural Details
C1 Developing Details and Joints
Introduction – why details?
Joints
The performance of joints
The general building model
The factors fl ower
C2 The Language of Detail
The language analogy
Morphological language
A typology of joints
Style rules
Comparison between two morphological principles
Consequences
C3 The Nine-Plus-One Step Procedure
A morphological method
Worked example 1: window in a cavity wall
Worked example 2: wall/pitched roof junction
Worked example 3: wall/fl at roof junction
Refl ection
C4 Managing the Detailing Phase
An argument for effective management
Design control
The thinking organisation
Developing creative clusters
C5 Collaborative Working
Co-operation and communication
Holistic participation: the method
Future developments
Afterword
Appendices
1 Recommended Reading
2 Guidance for Students
Surrealism and Architecture
Editors: Thomas Mical
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2005
Size: 21.55 MB
Size: 21.55 MB
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Contents:
1 Introduction
Thomas Mical
2 ‘Un salon au fond d’un lac’: the domestic spaces of surrealism
Krzysztof Fijalkowski
3 Aragon’s armoire
Gray Read
4 “Home poor heart”: the architecture of Cornell’s desire
Dickran Tashjian
5 Matta’s lucid landscape
Bryan Dolin
6 Menace: surrealist interference of space
Silvano Levy
7 Daphne’s legacy: architecture, psychoanalysis and petrification in Lacan and Dali
Spyros Papapetros
8 The ghost in the machine
Alexander Gorlin
9 “. . . The gift of time”: Le Corbusier reading Bataille
Nadir Lahiji
10 Introjection and projection: Frederick Kiesler and his dream machine
Stephen Phillips
11 Invernizzi’s exquisite corpse: the Villa Girasole: an architecture of surrationalism
David J. Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and Paul Lewis
12 The tangency of the world to itself: the Casa Malaparte and the metaphysical tradition
Jacqueline Gargus
13 Modernist urbanism and its monsters
David Pinder
14 Surrealism and the irrational embellishment of Paris
Raymond Spiteri
15 Re-enchanting the city: the utopian practices of the Paris group of the surrealist movement
Jill Fenton
16 Landscape surrealism
Fernando Magallanes
17 Surreal city: the case of Brasilia
Richard J. Williams
18 Latencies and imago: Blanchot and the shadow city of surrealism
M. Stone-Richards
19 Surrealism’s unexplored possibilities in architecture
Jean La Marche
20 The most architectural thing
Kari Jormakka
21 Acropolis, now!
James Williamson
1 Introduction
Thomas Mical
2 ‘Un salon au fond d’un lac’: the domestic spaces of surrealism
Krzysztof Fijalkowski
3 Aragon’s armoire
Gray Read
4 “Home poor heart”: the architecture of Cornell’s desire
Dickran Tashjian
5 Matta’s lucid landscape
Bryan Dolin
6 Menace: surrealist interference of space
Silvano Levy
7 Daphne’s legacy: architecture, psychoanalysis and petrification in Lacan and Dali
Spyros Papapetros
8 The ghost in the machine
Alexander Gorlin
9 “. . . The gift of time”: Le Corbusier reading Bataille
Nadir Lahiji
10 Introjection and projection: Frederick Kiesler and his dream machine
Stephen Phillips
11 Invernizzi’s exquisite corpse: the Villa Girasole: an architecture of surrationalism
David J. Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and Paul Lewis
12 The tangency of the world to itself: the Casa Malaparte and the metaphysical tradition
Jacqueline Gargus
13 Modernist urbanism and its monsters
David Pinder
14 Surrealism and the irrational embellishment of Paris
Raymond Spiteri
15 Re-enchanting the city: the utopian practices of the Paris group of the surrealist movement
Jill Fenton
16 Landscape surrealism
Fernando Magallanes
17 Surreal city: the case of Brasilia
Richard J. Williams
18 Latencies and imago: Blanchot and the shadow city of surrealism
M. Stone-Richards
19 Surrealism’s unexplored possibilities in architecture
Jean La Marche
20 The most architectural thing
Kari Jormakka
21 Acropolis, now!
James Williamson
Monday, 15 December 2008
Primitive : Original Matters In Architecture
Editors: Odgers, Flora Samuel and Adam Sharr
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2006
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2006
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Contents:
Part 1: Original matters
1 Primitive: the word and concept
Adrian Forty
Part 2: Negotiating origins
2 The primitive as modern problem: invention and crisis
Dalibor Vesely
3 Origins redefined: a tale of pigs and primitive huts
Mari Hvattum
4 The primitive hut: fantasies of survival in an all-white world
Lorens Holm
5 Gottfried Semper’s primitive hut: duration, construction and self-creation
Jonathan A. Hale
6 Mineral matters: formation and transformation
Richard Weston
Part 3: Questioning colonial constructs
7 Post-colonizing the primitive
Felipe Hernلndez and Lea Knudsen Allen
8 Notes for an alternative history of the primitive hut
Stephen Cairns
9 Reinventing ‘primitiveness’: Henri Lacoste and the Belgian Congo Pavilion at the 1931 International Colonial Exposition in Paris
Johan Lagae
10 The radicalization of the primitive in Brazilian modernism
Styliane Philippou
11 The need to be critical
Robert Brown
Part 4: Urban myths
12 Practically primitive
David Leatherbarrow
13 Giants and columns
Nicholas Temple
14 The emblematic city: John Wood and the re-founding of Bath
Jo Odgers
15 Alvar Aalto and the primitive suburb
Harry Charrington
16 Metaphorical Manhattan – ‘Paradise Lost’
Lorna McNeur
Part 5: Making marks
17 The perception of self-negation in the space of emptiness: the primitive in Tadao Ando’s architecture
Jin Baek
18 The ‘primitive surface’: carving, modelling, marking and transformation
Stephen Kite
19 The modern-day primitive hut? ‘Self-building’ with Jung, Aalto and Le Corbusier
Flora Samuel and Sarah Menin
20 The wisdom of the sands
Simon Unwin
Part 6: Primitive futures?
21 Digital commerce and the primitive roots of architectural consumption
Richard Coyne
22 Primitive and the everyday: Sergison Bates, Lefebvre and the guilt of architectural expertise
Adam Sharr
23 Heart of Darkness: air of comfort
Helen Mallinson
24 Primitive: from which construction begins
Peter Salter
25 The United Cultures of Britain
CJ Lim
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Contents:
Part 1: Original matters
1 Primitive: the word and concept
Adrian Forty
Part 2: Negotiating origins
2 The primitive as modern problem: invention and crisis
Dalibor Vesely
3 Origins redefined: a tale of pigs and primitive huts
Mari Hvattum
4 The primitive hut: fantasies of survival in an all-white world
Lorens Holm
5 Gottfried Semper’s primitive hut: duration, construction and self-creation
Jonathan A. Hale
6 Mineral matters: formation and transformation
Richard Weston
Part 3: Questioning colonial constructs
7 Post-colonizing the primitive
Felipe Hernلndez and Lea Knudsen Allen
8 Notes for an alternative history of the primitive hut
Stephen Cairns
9 Reinventing ‘primitiveness’: Henri Lacoste and the Belgian Congo Pavilion at the 1931 International Colonial Exposition in Paris
Johan Lagae
10 The radicalization of the primitive in Brazilian modernism
Styliane Philippou
11 The need to be critical
Robert Brown
Part 4: Urban myths
12 Practically primitive
David Leatherbarrow
13 Giants and columns
Nicholas Temple
14 The emblematic city: John Wood and the re-founding of Bath
Jo Odgers
15 Alvar Aalto and the primitive suburb
Harry Charrington
16 Metaphorical Manhattan – ‘Paradise Lost’
Lorna McNeur
Part 5: Making marks
17 The perception of self-negation in the space of emptiness: the primitive in Tadao Ando’s architecture
Jin Baek
18 The ‘primitive surface’: carving, modelling, marking and transformation
Stephen Kite
19 The modern-day primitive hut? ‘Self-building’ with Jung, Aalto and Le Corbusier
Flora Samuel and Sarah Menin
20 The wisdom of the sands
Simon Unwin
Part 6: Primitive futures?
21 Digital commerce and the primitive roots of architectural consumption
Richard Coyne
22 Primitive and the everyday: Sergison Bates, Lefebvre and the guilt of architectural expertise
Adam Sharr
23 Heart of Darkness: air of comfort
Helen Mallinson
24 Primitive: from which construction begins
Peter Salter
25 The United Cultures of Britain
CJ Lim
Mediating Modernism Architectural Cultures in Britain
Author: Andrew Higgott
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2007
Size: 9.35 MB
Size: 9.35 MB
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Contents:
1 Making it new: the discourses of architecture and modernism in Britain
2 The mission of modernism: James Richards and the Architectural Review
3 The forgetting of art: the Abercrombie Plan for post-war London
4 The shift to the specific: the new interpretation of materiality in Brutalism and the Functional Tradition
5 The opposite of architecture: Archigram and Architectural Design in the 1960s
6 Searching for the subject: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association School
7 Architecture as discourse: rethinking the culture of architecture
1 Making it new: the discourses of architecture and modernism in Britain
2 The mission of modernism: James Richards and the Architectural Review
3 The forgetting of art: the Abercrombie Plan for post-war London
4 The shift to the specific: the new interpretation of materiality in Brutalism and the Functional Tradition
5 The opposite of architecture: Archigram and Architectural Design in the 1960s
6 Searching for the subject: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association School
7 Architecture as discourse: rethinking the culture of architecture
Inclusive Design : Designing and Developing Accessible Environments
Authors: Rob Imrie and Peter Hall
Publisher: Spon Press, First published 2001
Size: 7.64 MB
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Contents:
PART I
Debates
1 Inclusive design and development in the built environment
2 Barriers to disabled people’s inclusion in the built environment
3 Access directives in the development and design process
PART II
Illustrations
4 Developers’ responses to the building needs of disabled people
Case study: Bluewater, Dartford, UK
5 Architects and disabling design practices
Case study: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
6 Shaping access through institutional and project team dynamics
Case study: Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, UK
PART III
Reflections
7 Alternative directions in property development, disability and design
Endnotes
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Contents:
PART I
Debates
1 Inclusive design and development in the built environment
2 Barriers to disabled people’s inclusion in the built environment
3 Access directives in the development and design process
PART II
Illustrations
4 Developers’ responses to the building needs of disabled people
Case study: Bluewater, Dartford, UK
5 Architects and disabling design practices
Case study: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
6 Shaping access through institutional and project team dynamics
Case study: Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, UK
PART III
Reflections
7 Alternative directions in property development, disability and design
Endnotes
Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape
Author: Simon Bell
Publisher: Spon Press, First published 1993
Size: 8.29 MB
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Contents:
1 Basic elements
2 Variables
3 Organization
4 Case studies
Glossary
1 Basic elements
2 Variables
3 Organization
4 Case studies
Glossary
Design-Tech Building Science for Architects
Authors: Jason Alread and Thomas Leslie
Publisher: Architectural Press, First Edition 2007
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Contents:
Introduction: Basic Design Parameters
I.1 Human factors: anthropomorphics
I.2 Human factors: basic human comfort
I.3 Environment: basic climatology
I.4 Environment: solar geometry
Chapter 1 – Pre-design
1.1 Programming and program/brief analysis
1.2 Site analysis
1.3 Site and building ecology
Chapter 2 – Circulation
2.1 Life safety
2.2 Accessibility
2.3 Stairs
2.4 Elevators and escalators
Chapter 3 – Materials
3.1 Materials: wood
3.2 Materials: masonry
3.3 Materials: steel
3.4 Materials: glass
3.5 Materials: concrete
3.6 Materials: aluminum
Chapter 4 – Structural Design
4.1 Forces and loads
4.2 Stresses
4.3 Shear and bending
4.4 Shape and strength: beams
4.5 Column design
4.6 Slabs and plates
4.7 Foundations
4.8 Frames
4.9 Long-span structures
4.10 Appendix: Structural sizing charts for preliminary design
Chapter 5 – Building Components
5.1 Building envelope I: small scale
5.2 Curtain walls
5.3 Interior finish materials
5.4 Site design and construction (written by Heidi Hohmann)
5.5 Detailing
5.6 Custom fabrication
Chapter 6 – Building Services
6.1 Environmental control: passive ventilation
6.2 Environmental control: active ventilation
6.3 Environmental control: illumination
6.4 Plumbing
6.5 Environmental control: acoustics
6.6 Electrical and data services
Contents:
Introduction: Basic Design Parameters
I.1 Human factors: anthropomorphics
I.2 Human factors: basic human comfort
I.3 Environment: basic climatology
I.4 Environment: solar geometry
Chapter 1 – Pre-design
1.1 Programming and program/brief analysis
1.2 Site analysis
1.3 Site and building ecology
Chapter 2 – Circulation
2.1 Life safety
2.2 Accessibility
2.3 Stairs
2.4 Elevators and escalators
Chapter 3 – Materials
3.1 Materials: wood
3.2 Materials: masonry
3.3 Materials: steel
3.4 Materials: glass
3.5 Materials: concrete
3.6 Materials: aluminum
Chapter 4 – Structural Design
4.1 Forces and loads
4.2 Stresses
4.3 Shear and bending
4.4 Shape and strength: beams
4.5 Column design
4.6 Slabs and plates
4.7 Foundations
4.8 Frames
4.9 Long-span structures
4.10 Appendix: Structural sizing charts for preliminary design
Chapter 5 – Building Components
5.1 Building envelope I: small scale
5.2 Curtain walls
5.3 Interior finish materials
5.4 Site design and construction (written by Heidi Hohmann)
5.5 Detailing
5.6 Custom fabrication
Chapter 6 – Building Services
6.1 Environmental control: passive ventilation
6.2 Environmental control: active ventilation
6.3 Environmental control: illumination
6.4 Plumbing
6.5 Environmental control: acoustics
6.6 Electrical and data services
Sunday, 14 December 2008
Stadia : A Design and Development Guide
Author: Geraint John, Rod Sheard and Ben Vickery
Publisher: Architectural Press, Fourth edition 2007
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Contents:
1 The stadium as a building type
2 The future
3 Masterplanning
4 External planning
5 Form and structure
6 Security and anti-terrorism measures
7 Activity area
8 Sports and multi-purpose use
9 Crowd control
10 Providing for disabled people
11 Spectator viewing
12 Spectator seating
13 Private viewing and facilities
14 Circulation
15 Food and beverage catering
16 Toilet provision
17 Retail sales and exhibitions
18 The media
19 Administrative operations
20 Facilities for players and offi cials
21 Services
22 Maintenance
23 Operation and funding
24 Sustainable Design
25 Stadia and tourism
Appendix 1 Stadia briefi ng guide
Appendix 2 Video screens and electronic scoreboards
Appendix 3 Case studies of recent stadia developments
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Arizona Cardinals Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, UK
AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA
Auf Schalke Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Aveiro Municipal Stadium, Aveiro, Portugal
Braga Municipal Stadium, Braga, Portugal
BritOval Stadium, London, UK
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, USA
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Nanjing Sports Park, Nanjing, China
Oita Stadium, Oita, Japan
PETCO Park, San Diego, California, USA
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA
RheinEnergie Football Stadium, Cologne, Germany
Salzburg Stadium, Salzburg, Austria
Soldier Field, Chicago, USA
Stade de France, Paris, France
Stattegg Sports and Leisure Facility, Stattegg, Graz/Styria, Austria
Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Wimbledon AELTC Centre Court, London, UK
Bibliography
Index of architects and engineers
Index of stadia and arenas
1 The stadium as a building type
2 The future
3 Masterplanning
4 External planning
5 Form and structure
6 Security and anti-terrorism measures
7 Activity area
8 Sports and multi-purpose use
9 Crowd control
10 Providing for disabled people
11 Spectator viewing
12 Spectator seating
13 Private viewing and facilities
14 Circulation
15 Food and beverage catering
16 Toilet provision
17 Retail sales and exhibitions
18 The media
19 Administrative operations
20 Facilities for players and offi cials
21 Services
22 Maintenance
23 Operation and funding
24 Sustainable Design
25 Stadia and tourism
Appendix 1 Stadia briefi ng guide
Appendix 2 Video screens and electronic scoreboards
Appendix 3 Case studies of recent stadia developments
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Arizona Cardinals Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, UK
AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA
Auf Schalke Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Aveiro Municipal Stadium, Aveiro, Portugal
Braga Municipal Stadium, Braga, Portugal
BritOval Stadium, London, UK
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, USA
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Nanjing Sports Park, Nanjing, China
Oita Stadium, Oita, Japan
PETCO Park, San Diego, California, USA
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA
RheinEnergie Football Stadium, Cologne, Germany
Salzburg Stadium, Salzburg, Austria
Soldier Field, Chicago, USA
Stade de France, Paris, France
Stattegg Sports and Leisure Facility, Stattegg, Graz/Styria, Austria
Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Wimbledon AELTC Centre Court, London, UK
Bibliography
Index of architects and engineers
Index of stadia and arenas
Brickwork
Author: John Carruthers
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, First published 2000
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, First published 2000
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Contents:
1 Contributing to the provision of a healthy and safe working environment
2 Setting out a small building
3 Brick walling details
4 Walling details
5 Access equipment
6 Site drainage
7 Decorative bonding
8 Basic calculations
Contents:
1 Contributing to the provision of a healthy and safe working environment
2 Setting out a small building
3 Brick walling details
4 Walling details
5 Access equipment
6 Site drainage
7 Decorative bonding
8 Basic calculations
Architect's Essentials of Professional Development
Author: Jean R. Valence
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003
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Contents:
1 Competitive Edge
Competitive Edge and Professional Development
Improving Competitive Edge: The Purpose of This Book
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
2 Strategy
Strategic Principles
FreemanWhite: Connecting Business and Educational Plans
Moving from Strategic Principles to Strategic Plan
The Lukmire Partnership: A Succinct Five-Year Plan
Assessing Learning Strategy
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
3 Assessment
The Assessment Pyramid
Using the Assessment Pyramid
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
4 Program Planning and Design
Planning: Means-to-Needs
Designing the Umbrella Program
Designing Individual Learning Units: Snapshots
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors 109
5 Curriculum
Curriculum Design
Course Design
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
6 Coaching and Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Variations on Lessons Learned
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
7 Mentoring
Finding Good Mentors
Institutionalizing Mentoring
Strategy
Peer Mentoring
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
8 Implementation
Implementation Timeline
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
9 Evaluation
Evaluating the Learning System
Evaluating Learning
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
10 Learning from Learning
Learning for Competitive Advantage
Learning Hard Lessons
Three Beneficial Lessons
The Third Lesson
APPENDIX
Suggested Learning Objectives for
Chapter 1: Competitive Edge
Chapter 2: Strategy
Chapter 3: Assessment
Chapter 4: Program Planning and Design
Chapter 5: Curriculum
Chapter 6: Coaching and Lessons Learned
Chapter 7: Mentoring
Chapter 8: Implementation
Chapter 9: Evaluation
Chapter 10: Learning from Learning
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1 Competitive Edge
Competitive Edge and Professional Development
Improving Competitive Edge: The Purpose of This Book
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
2 Strategy
Strategic Principles
FreemanWhite: Connecting Business and Educational Plans
Moving from Strategic Principles to Strategic Plan
The Lukmire Partnership: A Succinct Five-Year Plan
Assessing Learning Strategy
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
3 Assessment
The Assessment Pyramid
Using the Assessment Pyramid
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
4 Program Planning and Design
Planning: Means-to-Needs
Designing the Umbrella Program
Designing Individual Learning Units: Snapshots
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors 109
5 Curriculum
Curriculum Design
Course Design
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
6 Coaching and Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Variations on Lessons Learned
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
7 Mentoring
Finding Good Mentors
Institutionalizing Mentoring
Strategy
Peer Mentoring
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
8 Implementation
Implementation Timeline
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
9 Evaluation
Evaluating the Learning System
Evaluating Learning
Mavericks and Sole Proprietors
10 Learning from Learning
Learning for Competitive Advantage
Learning Hard Lessons
Three Beneficial Lessons
The Third Lesson
APPENDIX
Suggested Learning Objectives for
Chapter 1: Competitive Edge
Chapter 2: Strategy
Chapter 3: Assessment
Chapter 4: Program Planning and Design
Chapter 5: Curriculum
Chapter 6: Coaching and Lessons Learned
Chapter 7: Mentoring
Chapter 8: Implementation
Chapter 9: Evaluation
Chapter 10: Learning from Learning
Understanding The City
Author: John Eade and Christopher Mele
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 2002
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Part I: Introduction
1 Understanding the City
John Eade and Christopher Mele
Part II: A Middle Ground? Difference, Social Justice,and the City
2 Rescripting Cities with Difference
Ruth Fincher, Jane M. Jacobs, and Kay Anderson
3 The Public City
Sophie Watson
4 Social Justice and the South African City
David M. Smith
5 The Dangerous Others: Changing Views on Urban Risks and Violence in France and the United States
Sophie Body-Gendrot
Part III: The Global and Local, the Information Age, and American Metropolitan Development
6 Power in Place: Retheorizing the Local and the Global
Michael Peter Smith
7 Depoliticizing Globalization: From Neo-Marxism to the Network Society of Manuel Castells
Peter Marcuse
8 Urban Analysis as Merchandising: The “LA School” and the Understanding of Metropolitan Development
Mark Gottdiener
Part IV: Urban Research in Particular Regions of the Globe
9 State Socialism, Post-socialism, and their Urban Patterns: Theorizing the Central and Eastern European Experience
Chris Pickvance
10 The China Difference: City Studies Under Socialism and Beyond
Dorothy J. Solinger and Kam Wing Chan
11 Economic Miracles and Megacities: The Japanese Model and Urbanization in East and Southeast Asia 222
J. S. Eades
Part V: Urban Processes and City Contexts: India and the Middle East
12 Cities of the Past and Cities of the Future: Theorizing the Indian Metropolis of Bangalore
Smriti Srinivas
13 The Syntax of Jerusalem: Urban Morphology, Culture, and Power
Shlomo Hasson
14 Muslim Civil Society in Urban Public Spaces: Globalization, Discursive Shifts, and Social Movements
Paul M. Lubeck and Bryana Britts
Part VI: Urban Processes and City Contexts: The United States
15 The Bullriders of Silicon Alley: New Media Circuits of Innovation, Speculation, and Urban Development
Michael Indergaard
16 Fear and Lusting in Las Vegas and New York: Sex, Political Economy, and Public Space
Alexander J. Reichl
17 Efficacy or Legitimacy of Community Power? A Reassessment of Corporate Elites in Urban Studies
Leonard Nevarez
18 Dream Factory Redux: Mass Culture, Symbolic Sites, and Redevelopment in Hollywood
Jan Lin
Part I: Introduction
1 Understanding the City
John Eade and Christopher Mele
Part II: A Middle Ground? Difference, Social Justice,and the City
2 Rescripting Cities with Difference
Ruth Fincher, Jane M. Jacobs, and Kay Anderson
3 The Public City
Sophie Watson
4 Social Justice and the South African City
David M. Smith
5 The Dangerous Others: Changing Views on Urban Risks and Violence in France and the United States
Sophie Body-Gendrot
Part III: The Global and Local, the Information Age, and American Metropolitan Development
6 Power in Place: Retheorizing the Local and the Global
Michael Peter Smith
7 Depoliticizing Globalization: From Neo-Marxism to the Network Society of Manuel Castells
Peter Marcuse
8 Urban Analysis as Merchandising: The “LA School” and the Understanding of Metropolitan Development
Mark Gottdiener
Part IV: Urban Research in Particular Regions of the Globe
9 State Socialism, Post-socialism, and their Urban Patterns: Theorizing the Central and Eastern European Experience
Chris Pickvance
10 The China Difference: City Studies Under Socialism and Beyond
Dorothy J. Solinger and Kam Wing Chan
11 Economic Miracles and Megacities: The Japanese Model and Urbanization in East and Southeast Asia 222
J. S. Eades
Part V: Urban Processes and City Contexts: India and the Middle East
12 Cities of the Past and Cities of the Future: Theorizing the Indian Metropolis of Bangalore
Smriti Srinivas
13 The Syntax of Jerusalem: Urban Morphology, Culture, and Power
Shlomo Hasson
14 Muslim Civil Society in Urban Public Spaces: Globalization, Discursive Shifts, and Social Movements
Paul M. Lubeck and Bryana Britts
Part VI: Urban Processes and City Contexts: The United States
15 The Bullriders of Silicon Alley: New Media Circuits of Innovation, Speculation, and Urban Development
Michael Indergaard
16 Fear and Lusting in Las Vegas and New York: Sex, Political Economy, and Public Space
Alexander J. Reichl
17 Efficacy or Legitimacy of Community Power? A Reassessment of Corporate Elites in Urban Studies
Leonard Nevarez
18 Dream Factory Redux: Mass Culture, Symbolic Sites, and Redevelopment in Hollywood
Jan Lin
Towards A New Architecture
Author: Le Corbusier
Publisher: Doover Publications, First Published in 1986
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Introduction
Argument
The Engineer's Aesthetic and Architecture
The Remunders Of Architecture:
I Plan
II Surface
III Plane
Regulating Lines
Eyes Which Do Not see:
I. Liners
II. Airplanes
III. Automobiles
Architecture:
I. The Lesson Of Rome
II. The Illusion Of Plans
III. Pure Creation and The Mind
Mass Production Houses
Architecture Of Revolution
Roman Villas : A Study in Social Structure
Author: J.T. Smith
Publisher: ,Routledge, First published 1997
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PART I: AIMS AND METHODS
1 Aims and scope of the book
2 Methods and assumptions
PART II: TYPES OF PLAN
PART I: AIMS AND METHODS
1 Aims and scope of the book
2 Methods and assumptions
PART II: TYPES OF PLAN
3 Hall houses
4 Row-type houses
5 Developed forms of row-house
6 Developed forms of hall houses
7 Problematic house types
8 The porticus-with-pavilions: pavilions
9 The porticus-with-pavilions: porticuses
10 The elements and forms of villa complexes
11 Palaces, peristyle houses and luxury villas
12 The villas of south-east Europe
PART III: THE VILLA SYSTEM IN OPERATION: MODES OF CHANGE
13 The late pre-Roman Iron Age background
14 Modes of Romanisation
15 Patterns of villa development
16 A model of development
4 Row-type houses
5 Developed forms of row-house
6 Developed forms of hall houses
7 Problematic house types
8 The porticus-with-pavilions: pavilions
9 The porticus-with-pavilions: porticuses
10 The elements and forms of villa complexes
11 Palaces, peristyle houses and luxury villas
12 The villas of south-east Europe
PART III: THE VILLA SYSTEM IN OPERATION: MODES OF CHANGE
13 The late pre-Roman Iron Age background
14 Modes of Romanisation
15 Patterns of villa development
16 A model of development
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
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Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems : A guide for installers, architects and engineers
Author: The German Energy Society
Publisher: First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008
Publisher: First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008
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Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Photovoltaic Basics
1.1 PV array systems and PV applications
1.2 Solar radiation
1.3 The photovoltaic effect and how solar cells work
1.4 Solar cell types
1.5 Electrical properties of solar cells
CHAPTER 2 PV Modules and Other Component s of Gr id-Connected Systems
2.1 PV modules
2.2 PV array combiner/junction boxes, string diodes and fuses
2.3 Grid-connected inverters
2.4 Cabling, wiring and connection systems
2.5 Direct current load switch (DC main switch)
2.6 AC switch disconnector
CHAPTER 3 Si t e Surveys and Shading Analysis
3.1 On-site visit and site survey
3.2 Consulting with the customer
3.4 Shading analysis
3.5 Shade analysis tools using software
3.6 Shading, PV-array configuration and system concept
3.7 Shading with free-standing/rack-mounted PV arrays
3.7.1 Reducing the mutual shading losses of rack-mounted PV modules
3.8 Checklists for building survey
CHAPTER 4 Planning and Sizing Gr id-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
4.1 System size and module choice
4.2 System concepts
4.3 Inverter installation site
4.4 Sizing the inverter
4.5 Selecting and sizing cables for grid-tied PV systems
4.6 Selection and sizing of the PV array combiner/junction box and the DC main disconnect/isolator switch
4.7 Lightning protection, earthing/grounding and surge protection
CHAPTER 5 System Sizing, Design and Simulation Sof tware
5.1 Use of sizing, design and simulation programs
5.2 Checking the simulation results
5.3 Simulation of shading
5.4 Market overview and classification
5.5 Programme descriptions
CHAPTER 6 Mount ing Systems and Building Integration
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Roof Basics
6.2.1 The roofs tasks
6.3 Sloping roofs
6.4 Flat roofs
6.5 Facade basics
6.6 Photovoltaic facades
6.9 Mounting systems for free-standing installations
CHAPTER 7 Installing, Commissioning and Operat ing Gr id-Connected Photovol taic Systems
7.1 General installation notes
7.2 Example installation of a grid-connected PV system
7.3 Guarantee 283
7.4 Breakdowns, typical faults and maintenance for PV systems
7.5 Troubleshooting
7.6 Monitoring operating data and presentation
7.7 Long-term experience and quality
CHAPTER 8 Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Modules in stand-alone PV systems
8.3 Batteries in stand-alone PV systems
8.4 Charge controllers
8.5 Stand-alone inverters
8.6 Planning and designing stand-alone systems
8.7 Measuring electricity consumption
8.8 Sizing the PV array
8.9 Sizing of the cable cross sections
8.10 Battery sizing
8.11 Use of an inverter
8.12 Photovoltaics in decentral electricity grids/mini-grids
CHAPTER 9 Economics and Envi ronmental Issues
9.1 Cost trends
9.2 Technological trends
9.3 Economic Assessment
9.4 Environmental impact
CHAPTER 10 Market ing and Promotion
10.1 Marketing PV: The basics
10.2 Greater success through systematic marketing
10.3 A good sales talk is fun
10.3.1 What does 'successful selling' mean?
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Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Photovoltaic Basics
1.1 PV array systems and PV applications
1.2 Solar radiation
1.3 The photovoltaic effect and how solar cells work
1.4 Solar cell types
1.5 Electrical properties of solar cells
CHAPTER 2 PV Modules and Other Component s of Gr id-Connected Systems
2.1 PV modules
2.2 PV array combiner/junction boxes, string diodes and fuses
2.3 Grid-connected inverters
2.4 Cabling, wiring and connection systems
2.5 Direct current load switch (DC main switch)
2.6 AC switch disconnector
CHAPTER 3 Si t e Surveys and Shading Analysis
3.1 On-site visit and site survey
3.2 Consulting with the customer
3.4 Shading analysis
3.5 Shade analysis tools using software
3.6 Shading, PV-array configuration and system concept
3.7 Shading with free-standing/rack-mounted PV arrays
3.7.1 Reducing the mutual shading losses of rack-mounted PV modules
3.8 Checklists for building survey
CHAPTER 4 Planning and Sizing Gr id-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
4.1 System size and module choice
4.2 System concepts
4.3 Inverter installation site
4.4 Sizing the inverter
4.5 Selecting and sizing cables for grid-tied PV systems
4.6 Selection and sizing of the PV array combiner/junction box and the DC main disconnect/isolator switch
4.7 Lightning protection, earthing/grounding and surge protection
CHAPTER 5 System Sizing, Design and Simulation Sof tware
5.1 Use of sizing, design and simulation programs
5.2 Checking the simulation results
5.3 Simulation of shading
5.4 Market overview and classification
5.5 Programme descriptions
CHAPTER 6 Mount ing Systems and Building Integration
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Roof Basics
6.2.1 The roofs tasks
6.3 Sloping roofs
6.4 Flat roofs
6.5 Facade basics
6.6 Photovoltaic facades
6.9 Mounting systems for free-standing installations
CHAPTER 7 Installing, Commissioning and Operat ing Gr id-Connected Photovol taic Systems
7.1 General installation notes
7.2 Example installation of a grid-connected PV system
7.3 Guarantee 283
7.4 Breakdowns, typical faults and maintenance for PV systems
7.5 Troubleshooting
7.6 Monitoring operating data and presentation
7.7 Long-term experience and quality
CHAPTER 8 Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Modules in stand-alone PV systems
8.3 Batteries in stand-alone PV systems
8.4 Charge controllers
8.5 Stand-alone inverters
8.6 Planning and designing stand-alone systems
8.7 Measuring electricity consumption
8.8 Sizing the PV array
8.9 Sizing of the cable cross sections
8.10 Battery sizing
8.11 Use of an inverter
8.12 Photovoltaics in decentral electricity grids/mini-grids
CHAPTER 9 Economics and Envi ronmental Issues
9.1 Cost trends
9.2 Technological trends
9.3 Economic Assessment
9.4 Environmental impact
CHAPTER 10 Market ing and Promotion
10.1 Marketing PV: The basics
10.2 Greater success through systematic marketing
10.3 A good sales talk is fun
10.3.1 What does 'successful selling' mean?
Places of the Soul - Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art
Author: Christopher Day
Publisher: Architectural Press, Second edition 2004
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1 Architecture: does it matter?
2 Architecture with health-giving intent
3 Architecture as art
4 Building for planetary health
5 Building for human health
6 Qualities and quantities
7 Conversation or conflict?
8 Space for living in
9 Design as a listening process: creating places with users and builders
10 Ensouling buildings
11 Building as a health-giving process
12 Healing silence: the architecture of peace
13 Children and environment
14 The urban environment
Sustainable values, murban pressures
Urban life: urban needs
Cities as places
Cities for people
Cities for life
Eco-cities: Utopia or mpracticality?
15 Building for tomorrow
1 Architecture: does it matter?
2 Architecture with health-giving intent
3 Architecture as art
4 Building for planetary health
5 Building for human health
6 Qualities and quantities
7 Conversation or conflict?
8 Space for living in
9 Design as a listening process: creating places with users and builders
10 Ensouling buildings
11 Building as a health-giving process
12 Healing silence: the architecture of peace
13 Children and environment
14 The urban environment
Sustainable values, murban pressures
Urban life: urban needs
Cities as places
Cities for people
Cities for life
Eco-cities: Utopia or mpracticality?
15 Building for tomorrow
Le Corbusier In Detail
Author: Flora Samuel
Publisher: Architectural Press, First edition 2007
Publisher: Architectural Press, First edition 2007
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Introduction
1 Standardization and unity
1.1 Standardization
1.2 Standard materials
1.3 Standard structures
1.3.1 Concrete frames
1.3.2 Steel structures
1.3.3 Vaulted roofs
1.4 Conclusion
2 Somatic detail
2.1 Anthropomorphism
2.2 Touch
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Introduction
1 Standardization and unity
1.1 Standardization
1.2 Standard materials
1.3 Standard structures
1.3.1 Concrete frames
1.3.2 Steel structures
1.3.3 Vaulted roofs
1.4 Conclusion
2 Somatic detail
2.1 Anthropomorphism
2.2 Touch
2.2.1 Walls and pilotis
2.2.2 Door handles and handrails
2.2.3 Furniture
2.2.4 Floors
2.3 Colour
2.4 Space
2.5 Sound
2.6 Conclusion
3 Light and dark
3.1 Meaning
3.2 Windows
3.2.1 Horizontal windows
3.2.2 Glass walls (pan de verre)
3.2.3 Brise soleil
3.2.4 Ondulatoires
3.3 Rooflights
3.4 Reflection
3.5 Artificial lighting
3.6 Conclusion
4 Framing
4.1 Views
4.2 Objects
4.3 Space
4.4 Conclusion
5 Elements of the architectural promenade
5.1 Doors
5.2 Stairs and ramps
5.3 Conclusion
6 Rituals
6.1 Altars
6.2 Fire – the hearth
6.3 Water
6.4 Conclusion
7 Clouds 1959
7.1 Brazil
7.2 Geography lesson
7.3 Perspective
7.4 Interior urbanism
Conclusion
2.2.2 Door handles and handrails
2.2.3 Furniture
2.2.4 Floors
2.3 Colour
2.4 Space
2.5 Sound
2.6 Conclusion
3 Light and dark
3.1 Meaning
3.2 Windows
3.2.1 Horizontal windows
3.2.2 Glass walls (pan de verre)
3.2.3 Brise soleil
3.2.4 Ondulatoires
3.3 Rooflights
3.4 Reflection
3.5 Artificial lighting
3.6 Conclusion
4 Framing
4.1 Views
4.2 Objects
4.3 Space
4.4 Conclusion
5 Elements of the architectural promenade
5.1 Doors
5.2 Stairs and ramps
5.3 Conclusion
6 Rituals
6.1 Altars
6.2 Fire – the hearth
6.3 Water
6.4 Conclusion
7 Clouds 1959
7.1 Brazil
7.2 Geography lesson
7.3 Perspective
7.4 Interior urbanism
Conclusion
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Airport Planning & Management
Authors: Alexander T. Wells & Seth B. Young
Publisher: McGraw Hill, 5th edition 2004
Size: 4.15 MB
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Part I: Airports and airport systems
1 Airports and airport systems: An introduction
2 Airports and airport systems: Organization
3 Airports and airport systems: A historical and legislative perspective
Part II: The components of the airport
4 The airfield
5 Airspace and air traffic control
6 Airport terminals and ground access
Part III: Airport operations and financial management
7 Airport operations management under FAR Part 139
8 Airport security
9 Airport financial management
Part IV: Airport public administration and planning
10 The economic, political, and social role of airports
11 Airport planning
12 Airport capacity and delay
13 The future of airport management
1 Airports and airport systems: An introduction
2 Airports and airport systems: Organization
3 Airports and airport systems: A historical and legislative perspective
Part II: The components of the airport
4 The airfield
5 Airspace and air traffic control
6 Airport terminals and ground access
Part III: Airport operations and financial management
7 Airport operations management under FAR Part 139
8 Airport security
9 Airport financial management
Part IV: Airport public administration and planning
10 The economic, political, and social role of airports
11 Airport planning
12 Airport capacity and delay
13 The future of airport management
Time Saver Standards For Interior Design and Space Planning ___ RE-UPLOADED
Editors: Julius Panero; Editor-Martin Zelnik; Editor-Joseph De Chiara
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Innovation in Architecture
Authors: Alan J.Brookes and Dominique Poole
Publisher: Spon Press, First published 2004
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Contents:
1 Introduction
Alan J.BrookesDominique Poole
2 Exploring, rehearsing, delivering
Mike Davies
3 Concept before calculation
Tony Hunt
4 A process-oriented architecture
David Kirkland
5 Material innovation and the development of form
Mark Lovell
6 More than architecture: David Marks and Julia Barfield
Dominique Poole
7 An engineer’s perspective
Mike Cook
8 Touch the earth lightly: Richard Horden
Dominique Poole
9 Production processes, sources and uses of materials: Eva Jiricna
Alan J.Brookes
10 Constructing the ephemeral— innovation in the use of glass
Luke Lowings and James Carpenter
11 The tradition of the primitive with modern materials— an Australian perspective 139
Chris Clarke
12 A passion for building: Volkwin Marg
Alan J.Brookes
13 The incredible lightness of being
Chris Wilkinson
Contents:
1 Introduction
Alan J.BrookesDominique Poole
2 Exploring, rehearsing, delivering
Mike Davies
3 Concept before calculation
Tony Hunt
4 A process-oriented architecture
David Kirkland
5 Material innovation and the development of form
Mark Lovell
6 More than architecture: David Marks and Julia Barfield
Dominique Poole
7 An engineer’s perspective
Mike Cook
8 Touch the earth lightly: Richard Horden
Dominique Poole
9 Production processes, sources and uses of materials: Eva Jiricna
Alan J.Brookes
10 Constructing the ephemeral— innovation in the use of glass
Luke Lowings and James Carpenter
11 The tradition of the primitive with modern materials— an Australian perspective 139
Chris Clarke
12 A passion for building: Volkwin Marg
Alan J.Brookes
13 The incredible lightness of being
Chris Wilkinson
Façades Principles of Construction
Author: Ulrich Knaack, Tillmann Klein,Marcel Bilow, Thomas Auer
Publisher: Birkhauser, 2007
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Contents:
1 Introduction
2 From Wall to Façade
Solid wall construction
Warm façade, cold façade
Openings in solid wall construction
Bridging the gap
Single glazing
Box window
Insulated glazing
Walls with skeletal structure
Half-timbered construction
Platform and balloon framing
Resolution of the wall into loadbearing structure and façade
Post-and-beam façade
Post façade
Beam façade
Curtain wall
System façade
Double façades
Second-skin façade
Box-window façade
Corridor façade
Shaft-box façade
Alternating façade
Integrated façade
3 Principles of Construction
Areas of construction
Façade bearing structures and load transfer
Grid and positioning of the façade within the building
Systems used in façade construction
Post-and-beam construction
Unit system façade
Designing with systems
Openings in façade constructions
Hardware
Windows
Assembly
4 Detailing and Tolerances
Building grid and positioning of components
Combination of functions
Detailing principles
Layering of details
Examples of detail development
Masonry cladding
Post-and-beam façade
Unit system façade
Parapet
Plinth unit
Joints
Tolerances
5 Climate and Energy
Façade as interface to the exterior
User comfort
Thermal requirements
Visual requirements
Hygienic requirements
Acoustic requirements
Regulating the comfort level with the façade
Ventilation
Heating
Cooling
Sun and glare protection
Light-directing systems
6 Adaptive Façades
Sun
Light
Heat
Greenhouse effect
History of adaptive façades
Collector façade
Trombe wall
Transparent heat insulation
Exhaust-air façade
Double façade
Box-window façade
Shaft-box façade
Corridor façade
Second-skin façade
Alternating façade
Integrated façade
7 Case Studies
Unit system façade:
Debitel Headquarters, Stuttgart
Solid concrete façade:
Zollverein School of Management and Design, Essen
Free-form metal façade:
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Timber-frame structure with multiple cladding:
Hageneiland Housing, Ypenburg
8 A Look Into the Future
The forces driving new developments
Materials and technology
Technology transfer
Nano coatings
Adhesive materials technology
Smart materials
Production and assembly
Free-form façades
Modular construction
Composite building materials
Generative manufacturing methods
Computer technology
Evaluation strategies
Façade functionality
Design tools
The integrated envelope
2 From Wall to Façade
Solid wall construction
Warm façade, cold façade
Openings in solid wall construction
Bridging the gap
Single glazing
Box window
Insulated glazing
Walls with skeletal structure
Half-timbered construction
Platform and balloon framing
Resolution of the wall into loadbearing structure and façade
Post-and-beam façade
Post façade
Beam façade
Curtain wall
System façade
Double façades
Second-skin façade
Box-window façade
Corridor façade
Shaft-box façade
Alternating façade
Integrated façade
3 Principles of Construction
Areas of construction
Façade bearing structures and load transfer
Grid and positioning of the façade within the building
Systems used in façade construction
Post-and-beam construction
Unit system façade
Designing with systems
Openings in façade constructions
Hardware
Windows
Assembly
4 Detailing and Tolerances
Building grid and positioning of components
Combination of functions
Detailing principles
Layering of details
Examples of detail development
Masonry cladding
Post-and-beam façade
Unit system façade
Parapet
Plinth unit
Joints
Tolerances
5 Climate and Energy
Façade as interface to the exterior
User comfort
Thermal requirements
Visual requirements
Hygienic requirements
Acoustic requirements
Regulating the comfort level with the façade
Ventilation
Heating
Cooling
Sun and glare protection
Light-directing systems
6 Adaptive Façades
Sun
Light
Heat
Greenhouse effect
History of adaptive façades
Collector façade
Trombe wall
Transparent heat insulation
Exhaust-air façade
Double façade
Box-window façade
Shaft-box façade
Corridor façade
Second-skin façade
Alternating façade
Integrated façade
7 Case Studies
Unit system façade:
Debitel Headquarters, Stuttgart
Solid concrete façade:
Zollverein School of Management and Design, Essen
Free-form metal façade:
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Timber-frame structure with multiple cladding:
Hageneiland Housing, Ypenburg
8 A Look Into the Future
The forces driving new developments
Materials and technology
Technology transfer
Nano coatings
Adhesive materials technology
Smart materials
Production and assembly
Free-form façades
Modular construction
Composite building materials
Generative manufacturing methods
Computer technology
Evaluation strategies
Façade functionality
Design tools
The integrated envelope
Disclosing Horizons : Architecture, perspective and redemptive space
Author: Nicholas Temple
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2007
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Contents:
1 Order and chaos, or “What to leave out?”
Taking measures
Nietzsche’s perspectivism
Being-in-the-world
Alterity and infinity
Visible and invisible
What to leave out?
2 Number, geometry and dialectic
The origin of geometry
Pythagoras and the unutterable
The Meno
The Timaeus
Ad triangulum versus ad quadratum
Triangulating perspective
The School of Athens
Louis Kahn’s Yale Art Gallery
3 Light, memory and colour
Medieval transformations
From memory to recorded document
Light metaphysics
Optical science
Grosseteste’s light
The Bishop’s Eye
Light and perspective
Light and the colour of experience
Steven Holl’s Chapel of St Ignatius
4 Topography, rhetoric and the vanishing point
Horizontal and vertical worlds
Convivial settings
Alberti’s eye
Nicholas Cusanus
The Papal Window
ءlvaro Siza’s Galician Centre for Contemporary Art
5 Unity in multiplicity
Baroque and universality
Distentio animi and the dome
Athanasius Kircher
Leibniz and the monad
J. B. Fischer von Erlach
Hofbibliothek
Peter Zumthor’s St Benedict’s Church
6 Nature and immensity
Transgressing boundaries
The picturesque and the sublime
Chambers and oikoumene
Boullée’s visionary perspectives
Casper David Friedrich’s studio
Rem Koolhaas’ EuraLille and “l’Espace Piranesien”
7 Disjointed views
Attention and perspective
Attention and distraction
Illusion of a “mastering totalisation”
Magnification and distortion
Gustave Moreau’s house
Eric Parry’s artists’ studios, London
Conclusion: architecture that looks back at us
Notes
Publisher: Routledge, First published 2007
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Contents:
1 Order and chaos, or “What to leave out?”
Taking measures
Nietzsche’s perspectivism
Being-in-the-world
Alterity and infinity
Visible and invisible
What to leave out?
2 Number, geometry and dialectic
The origin of geometry
Pythagoras and the unutterable
The Meno
The Timaeus
Ad triangulum versus ad quadratum
Triangulating perspective
The School of Athens
Louis Kahn’s Yale Art Gallery
3 Light, memory and colour
Medieval transformations
From memory to recorded document
Light metaphysics
Optical science
Grosseteste’s light
The Bishop’s Eye
Light and perspective
Light and the colour of experience
Steven Holl’s Chapel of St Ignatius
4 Topography, rhetoric and the vanishing point
Horizontal and vertical worlds
Convivial settings
Alberti’s eye
Nicholas Cusanus
The Papal Window
ءlvaro Siza’s Galician Centre for Contemporary Art
5 Unity in multiplicity
Baroque and universality
Distentio animi and the dome
Athanasius Kircher
Leibniz and the monad
J. B. Fischer von Erlach
Hofbibliothek
Peter Zumthor’s St Benedict’s Church
6 Nature and immensity
Transgressing boundaries
The picturesque and the sublime
Chambers and oikoumene
Boullée’s visionary perspectives
Casper David Friedrich’s studio
Rem Koolhaas’ EuraLille and “l’Espace Piranesien”
7 Disjointed views
Attention and perspective
Attention and distraction
Illusion of a “mastering totalisation”
Magnification and distortion
Gustave Moreau’s house
Eric Parry’s artists’ studios, London
Conclusion: architecture that looks back at us
Notes
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Building Acoustics
Author: Tor Erik Vigran
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, First published 2008
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Contents:
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
Architecture : Comfort and Energy
Editors: C. Gallo, M. Sala, A.A.M. Sayigh
Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1998
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Introduction
Chapter 1—Thermal comfort and the development of bioclimatic concept in building design
Chapter 2—Vernacular and contemporary buildings in Qatar
Chapter 3—Principles of thermal comfort
Chapter 4—Bioclimatism in vernacular architecture
Chapter 5—The utilization of microclimate elements
Chapter 6—Daylighting
Chapter 7—Ventilation
Chapter 8—Technology for modem architecture
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Introduction
Chapter 1—Thermal comfort and the development of bioclimatic concept in building design
Chapter 2—Vernacular and contemporary buildings in Qatar
Chapter 3—Principles of thermal comfort
Chapter 4—Bioclimatism in vernacular architecture
Chapter 5—The utilization of microclimate elements
Chapter 6—Daylighting
Chapter 7—Ventilation
Chapter 8—Technology for modem architecture
Architectural Design and Ethics : Tools for Survival
Author: Thomas Fisher
Publisher: Architectural Press, First edition 2008
Publisher: Architectural Press, First edition 2008
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Contents:
Chapter 1: Our collapsing global bridge
Places
Earth
Air
Water
Fire
Principles
Instead of superfl uous form, make everything count
Instead of quantity, focus on qualities
Chapter 2: How nature suffers in the naturalistic fallacy
Places
Home
Housing
University
School
Principles
Instead of throwing away, reuse or recycle
Instead of ignoring sources, attend to the source of everything
Chapter 3: Why having less is more
Places
Cemetery
Mounds
Temple
Cathedral
Principles
Instead of consuming things, treat everything as sacred
Instead of wanting more, seek doing with less
Chapter 4: When virtues are no vice
Places
Hospital
Healing garden
Golf course
Playground
Principles
Instead of expensiveness, focus on affordability
Instead of excluding others, provide everyone a place
Chapter 5: Drafting a new social contract
Places
City
Suburb
Town
Country
Principles
Instead of cutting us off from nature, connect us to it
Instead of reducing the ecological diversity of a site, improve it
Chapter 6: The needs of duty
Places
Corporations
Office
Store
Factory
Principles
Instead of creating objects to possess, build community
Instead of specialized things that can only have one use, make them multi-functional
Chapter 7: The consequences of ignoring consequences
Places
Laboratory
Museum
Loft
Fort
Principles
Instead of radical experiments, see everything in evolutionary terms
Instead of focusing on abstractions, attend to what is real
Chapter 1: Our collapsing global bridge
Places
Earth
Air
Water
Fire
Principles
Instead of superfl uous form, make everything count
Instead of quantity, focus on qualities
Chapter 2: How nature suffers in the naturalistic fallacy
Places
Home
Housing
University
School
Principles
Instead of throwing away, reuse or recycle
Instead of ignoring sources, attend to the source of everything
Chapter 3: Why having less is more
Places
Cemetery
Mounds
Temple
Cathedral
Principles
Instead of consuming things, treat everything as sacred
Instead of wanting more, seek doing with less
Chapter 4: When virtues are no vice
Places
Hospital
Healing garden
Golf course
Playground
Principles
Instead of expensiveness, focus on affordability
Instead of excluding others, provide everyone a place
Chapter 5: Drafting a new social contract
Places
City
Suburb
Town
Country
Principles
Instead of cutting us off from nature, connect us to it
Instead of reducing the ecological diversity of a site, improve it
Chapter 6: The needs of duty
Places
Corporations
Office
Store
Factory
Principles
Instead of creating objects to possess, build community
Instead of specialized things that can only have one use, make them multi-functional
Chapter 7: The consequences of ignoring consequences
Places
Laboratory
Museum
Loft
Fort
Principles
Instead of radical experiments, see everything in evolutionary terms
Instead of focusing on abstractions, attend to what is real
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Landscape and History since 1500
Author: Ian D. Whyte
Publisher: Reaktion Books Ltd, First published 2002
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Contents:
1 Landscape and History
2 Early Modern Landscapes
3 Enlightenment, Picturesque and Romantic Landscapes
4 Industrial and Imperial Landscapes
5 Modern and Post-Modern Landscapes
2 Early Modern Landscapes
3 Enlightenment, Picturesque and Romantic Landscapes
4 Industrial and Imperial Landscapes
5 Modern and Post-Modern Landscapes
The Design Quality Manual
Author: Martin Cook
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007
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Contents:
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview of design quality and building performance
1.2 Building procurement systems
1.3 Chequered history of building procurement systems
1.4 Cultural context of building procurement systems – public v. private?
1.5 Architects and social status
1.6 Architecture: art, profession or commercial enterprise?
1.7 Client’s changing needs and objectives
1.8 References
2 Building procurement
2.1 Evolution of the building industry and professionalism
2.2 Modern building procurement systems
2.3 Traditional building procurement
2.4 Variants of the traditional system
2.5 Design and build
2.6 Variants of design and build
2.7 Management contracting
2.8 Construction management
2.9 Design and manage
2.10 British Property Federation system
2.11 Project management
2.12 Professional development system
2.13 New Engineering Contract
2.14 Private Finance Initiative
2.15 Building procurement guidance
2.16 Chapter summary
2.17 References
3 Schools
3.1 Historical evolution of schools
3.2 The modern era of school building
3.3 Twentieth century schools
3.4 Twenty-first century schools
3.5 PFI schools in England and Wales – Introduction
3.6 PFI schools in England and Wales – Design Quality Matrices
3.7 PFI schools in England and Wales – Overall summary matrix
3.8 PFI schools in England and Wales – Architecture
3.9 PFI schools in England and Wales – Environmental engineering
3.10 PFI schools in England and Wales – User comfort
3.11 PFI schools in England and Wales – Whole life costs
3.12 PFI schools in England and Wales – Detail design
3.13 PFI schools in England and Wales – Conclusions
3.14 PFI schools in England and Wales – Recommendations
3.15 PFI schools in England and Wales – Summary
3.16 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Introduction
3.17 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Description of the project
3.18 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Design Quality Matrices
3.19 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Overall summary matrix
3.20 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Architecture
3.21 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Environmental engineering
3.22 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User comfort
3.23 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Whole life costs
3.24 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Detail design
3.25 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User satisfaction
3.26 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Conclusions
3.27 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Recommendations
3.28 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Summary
3.29 International case studies
3.30 Further international case studies
3.31 References
4 Hospitals
4.1 Historical evolution of hospitals
4.2 The modern era of hospital building
4.3 Twenty-first century hospitals
4.4 Benchmarking hospitals – Introducing a design quality method
4.5 Benchmarking hospitals – The Design Quality Matrices
4.6 Benchmarking hospitals – Architecture
4.7 Benchmarking hospitals – Environmental engineering
4.8 Benchmarking hospitals – User comfort
4.9 Benchmarking hospitals – Whole life costs
4.10 Benchmarking hospitals – Detail design
4.11 Benchmarking hospitals – User satisfaction
4.12 Benchmarking hospitals – Building aspects of clinical safety
4.13 Benchmarking hospitals – Recommendations
4.14 Environmental sustainability
4.15 International case studies
4.16 Further international case studies
4.17 Chapter summary
4.18 References
5 Housing
5.1 Historical evolution of housing
5.2 The modern era of housing
5.3 Twenty-first century housing
5.4 Benchmarking housing – Introduction
5.5 References
Appendix BRE’s Design Quality Matrices
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview of design quality and building performance
1.2 Building procurement systems
1.3 Chequered history of building procurement systems
1.4 Cultural context of building procurement systems – public v. private?
1.5 Architects and social status
1.6 Architecture: art, profession or commercial enterprise?
1.7 Client’s changing needs and objectives
1.8 References
2 Building procurement
2.1 Evolution of the building industry and professionalism
2.2 Modern building procurement systems
2.3 Traditional building procurement
2.4 Variants of the traditional system
2.5 Design and build
2.6 Variants of design and build
2.7 Management contracting
2.8 Construction management
2.9 Design and manage
2.10 British Property Federation system
2.11 Project management
2.12 Professional development system
2.13 New Engineering Contract
2.14 Private Finance Initiative
2.15 Building procurement guidance
2.16 Chapter summary
2.17 References
3 Schools
3.1 Historical evolution of schools
3.2 The modern era of school building
3.3 Twentieth century schools
3.4 Twenty-first century schools
3.5 PFI schools in England and Wales – Introduction
3.6 PFI schools in England and Wales – Design Quality Matrices
3.7 PFI schools in England and Wales – Overall summary matrix
3.8 PFI schools in England and Wales – Architecture
3.9 PFI schools in England and Wales – Environmental engineering
3.10 PFI schools in England and Wales – User comfort
3.11 PFI schools in England and Wales – Whole life costs
3.12 PFI schools in England and Wales – Detail design
3.13 PFI schools in England and Wales – Conclusions
3.14 PFI schools in England and Wales – Recommendations
3.15 PFI schools in England and Wales – Summary
3.16 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Introduction
3.17 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Description of the project
3.18 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Design Quality Matrices
3.19 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Overall summary matrix
3.20 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Architecture
3.21 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Environmental engineering
3.22 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User comfort
3.23 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Whole life costs
3.24 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Detail design
3.25 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User satisfaction
3.26 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Conclusions
3.27 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Recommendations
3.28 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Summary
3.29 International case studies
3.30 Further international case studies
3.31 References
4 Hospitals
4.1 Historical evolution of hospitals
4.2 The modern era of hospital building
4.3 Twenty-first century hospitals
4.4 Benchmarking hospitals – Introducing a design quality method
4.5 Benchmarking hospitals – The Design Quality Matrices
4.6 Benchmarking hospitals – Architecture
4.7 Benchmarking hospitals – Environmental engineering
4.8 Benchmarking hospitals – User comfort
4.9 Benchmarking hospitals – Whole life costs
4.10 Benchmarking hospitals – Detail design
4.11 Benchmarking hospitals – User satisfaction
4.12 Benchmarking hospitals – Building aspects of clinical safety
4.13 Benchmarking hospitals – Recommendations
4.14 Environmental sustainability
4.15 International case studies
4.16 Further international case studies
4.17 Chapter summary
4.18 References
5 Housing
5.1 Historical evolution of housing
5.2 The modern era of housing
5.3 Twenty-first century housing
5.4 Benchmarking housing – Introduction
5.5 References
Appendix BRE’s Design Quality Matrices
Structures and Construction In Historic Building Conservation
Editor: Michael Forsyth
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007
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1 What is conservation engineering? Dina F. D’Ayala and Michael Forsyth
2 The philosophy of conservation engineering Ian Hume
3 The Building Regulations and related legislation Peter Norris
4 Metric survey techniques for historic buildings Bill Blake
5 Investigating, monitoring and load testing historic structures Ian Hume
6 Basic soil mechanics, foundations and repair of settlement damage David Cook
7 Effects of induced movement Michael Bussell
8 Repairs to historic structures Ian Hume
9 Numerical modelling of masonry structures Dina F. D’Ayala
10 Use of iron and steel in buildings Michael Bussell
11 Conservation of concrete and reinforced concrete Michael Bussell
12 Fire safety and historic buildings Steve Emery
13 The effects of road traffic vibration on historic buildings Ian Hume
14 Scaffolding and temporary works for historic structures Ian Hume
Housing : The Essential Foundations
Editor: Paul Balchin and Maureen Rhoden
Publisher: Routledge,First edition 1998
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1 AN OVERVIEW OF PRE-THATCHERITE HOUSING POLICY
Paul Balchin
Introduction
The Victorian origins of housing policy
The development of housing policy, 1914–39
Post-war housing policy, 1945–51
The uneasy consensus, 1952–79
Housing finance reform
Changing patterns of tenure, 1913–79
Conclusions
2 THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING
Gregory Bull
Introduction
Demand and supply and the determination of market equilibrium
Price, income and supply elasticities
Price controls and the market: an example of the effects of rent control and of short- and long-run supply elasticities
The macro-economy
Case study 2.1: An economic analysis of the problems of rent-setting in the social rented sector
Conclusions
3 HOUSING POLICY AND FINANCE
Paul Balchin, David Isaac and Maureen Rhoden
Introduction
Housing supply and housing need
House-building
The marketisation of the private rented sector
Local authority housing: investment, rents and subsidies
The changing role of local authorities: from providers to enablers
Privatisation
Housing associations and local housing companies: the new providers?
Owner-occupation: intervention or liberalisation?
Affordability and subsidisation
Housing tenure
Case study 3.1: The finance of private rented housing
Case study 3.2: Earnings, rents and house prices
Conclusions
4 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOUSING
Maureen Rhoden
Housing and elderly people
Women and housing
Black and ethnic minority households
Health and housing
Conclusions
5 TOWN PLANNING AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
John O’Leary
Introduction
Planning and housing: common history and common concerns
Legislative developments, 1875–1930s
Post-war legislation
Planning, housing and design in the post-war years
Planning and private sector house-building in the 1960s and 1970s
Planning in the 1980s
The planning system and housing in the 1990s
Environmental assessment
Planning and housing: the future agenda
Conclusions
6 HOUSING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Jane Weldon
Introduction
The groups involved in design and development
Case study 6.1: Housing development for Ujima Housing Association
Case study 6.2: King’s Bridge Court, Isle of Dogs, London
Maintenance policy and practice
Building rehabilitation
Case study 6.3: Extension to terraced Victorian housing
Case study 6.4: Major refurbishment of two blocks of flats and maisonettes
Case study 6.5: Hall and Braithwaite Tower, Paddington Green Estate, City of Westminster
Case study 6.6: Conversion of redundant barns within the Peak District National Park
Case study 6.7: Alteration and adaptation of a ground-floor flat for a disabled person
Building failures
Conclusions
7 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING
Pauline Forrester
Health and housing
The legal background to environmental health control in the private sector
Housing conditions
Enforcement powers
Unfit dwellings
Disrepair and nuisance
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
Conclusions
8 LEGAL STUDIES, PROPERTY AND HOUSING LAW
Mark Pawlowski
Legal studies
Property and housing law
Case study 8.1
Case study 8.2
9 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
R.Shean McConnell
Introduction
The economic and political contexts to housing management
Accountability
Tenant management of housing
What is management?
Organisations and their structure
Governance, corporate planning and management
The management of change
Planning and decision-making
Quality leadership
Management by objectives (MbO)
Human resource planning and management
Motivation and morale at work
Conflict and its resolution
Communication
Conclusions
10 POLICY-MAKING AND POLITICS
Maureen Rhoden
Executive, legislative and judicial functions of central government
Local policy-making processes
Theories on local government politics
Housing associations
Conclusions
11 CONCLUSION
Paul Balchin, Maureen Rhoden and John O’Leary
1 AN OVERVIEW OF PRE-THATCHERITE HOUSING POLICY
Paul Balchin
Introduction
The Victorian origins of housing policy
The development of housing policy, 1914–39
Post-war housing policy, 1945–51
The uneasy consensus, 1952–79
Housing finance reform
Changing patterns of tenure, 1913–79
Conclusions
2 THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING
Gregory Bull
Introduction
Demand and supply and the determination of market equilibrium
Price, income and supply elasticities
Price controls and the market: an example of the effects of rent control and of short- and long-run supply elasticities
The macro-economy
Case study 2.1: An economic analysis of the problems of rent-setting in the social rented sector
Conclusions
3 HOUSING POLICY AND FINANCE
Paul Balchin, David Isaac and Maureen Rhoden
Introduction
Housing supply and housing need
House-building
The marketisation of the private rented sector
Local authority housing: investment, rents and subsidies
The changing role of local authorities: from providers to enablers
Privatisation
Housing associations and local housing companies: the new providers?
Owner-occupation: intervention or liberalisation?
Affordability and subsidisation
Housing tenure
Case study 3.1: The finance of private rented housing
Case study 3.2: Earnings, rents and house prices
Conclusions
4 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOUSING
Maureen Rhoden
Housing and elderly people
Women and housing
Black and ethnic minority households
Health and housing
Conclusions
5 TOWN PLANNING AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
John O’Leary
Introduction
Planning and housing: common history and common concerns
Legislative developments, 1875–1930s
Post-war legislation
Planning, housing and design in the post-war years
Planning and private sector house-building in the 1960s and 1970s
Planning in the 1980s
The planning system and housing in the 1990s
Environmental assessment
Planning and housing: the future agenda
Conclusions
6 HOUSING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Jane Weldon
Introduction
The groups involved in design and development
Case study 6.1: Housing development for Ujima Housing Association
Case study 6.2: King’s Bridge Court, Isle of Dogs, London
Maintenance policy and practice
Building rehabilitation
Case study 6.3: Extension to terraced Victorian housing
Case study 6.4: Major refurbishment of two blocks of flats and maisonettes
Case study 6.5: Hall and Braithwaite Tower, Paddington Green Estate, City of Westminster
Case study 6.6: Conversion of redundant barns within the Peak District National Park
Case study 6.7: Alteration and adaptation of a ground-floor flat for a disabled person
Building failures
Conclusions
7 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING
Pauline Forrester
Health and housing
The legal background to environmental health control in the private sector
Housing conditions
Enforcement powers
Unfit dwellings
Disrepair and nuisance
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
Conclusions
8 LEGAL STUDIES, PROPERTY AND HOUSING LAW
Mark Pawlowski
Legal studies
Property and housing law
Case study 8.1
Case study 8.2
9 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
R.Shean McConnell
Introduction
The economic and political contexts to housing management
Accountability
Tenant management of housing
What is management?
Organisations and their structure
Governance, corporate planning and management
The management of change
Planning and decision-making
Quality leadership
Management by objectives (MbO)
Human resource planning and management
Motivation and morale at work
Conflict and its resolution
Communication
Conclusions
10 POLICY-MAKING AND POLITICS
Maureen Rhoden
Executive, legislative and judicial functions of central government
Local policy-making processes
Theories on local government politics
Housing associations
Conclusions
11 CONCLUSION
Paul Balchin, Maureen Rhoden and John O’Leary
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Introduction To Residential Layout
Author: Mike Biddulph
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann ,First edition 2007
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Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Ensuring commercial viability
3 Building place and defining space
4 Environmentally benign development and design
5 Access and movement
6 Integrating other uses
7 Safe and easy to find your way around
8 Contemporary residential townscape
9 Social life in outdoor residential spaces
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann ,First edition 2007
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Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Ensuring commercial viability
3 Building place and defining space
4 Environmentally benign development and design
5 Access and movement
6 Integrating other uses
7 Safe and easy to find your way around
8 Contemporary residential townscape
9 Social life in outdoor residential spaces
Monday, 1 December 2008
Designing the Reclaimed Landscape
Editor: Alan Berger
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, First published 2008
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Contents:
Part I Contextualizing landscape alteration through historic, systemic, and biologic perspectives
1 Valuing alteration
Frederick Turner
2 Disturbance ecology and symbiosis in mine-reclamation design
Peter Del Tredici
3 Gold and the gift: theory and design in a mine-reclamation project
Rod Barnett
4 Mines and design in their natural context
Dorion Sagan
5 Ecological succession and its role in landscape reclamation
Eric D. Schneider
6 Interrogating a landscape design agenda in the scientifically based mining world
Belinda Arbogast
Part II Interdisciplinary responses and opportunities in reclamation
7 Science, art, and environmental reclamation: three projects and a few thoughts
T. Allan Comp
8 The Wellington Oro mine-site cleanup: integrating the cleanup of an abandoned mine site with the community’s vision of land preservation and affordable housing
Victor Ketellapper
9 Building partnerships for post-mining regeneration: Post-Mining Alliance at the Eden Project
Caroline Digby
10 Community-based reclamation of abandoned mine lands in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado
William Simon
11 Case studies of successful reclamation and sustainable development at Kennecott mining sites
Jon Cherry
Part III Technology, representation, and information in reclamation design
12 Digital simulation and reclamation: strategies for altered landscapes
Alan Berger and Case Brown
13 Open-pit opportunities: pre-mine design strategies
Alan Berger and Case Brown
14 Reclaiming the woods: trail strategies for the Golden Horseshoe’s historic mining roads
Alan Berger and Bart Lounsbury
15 Real-time coal mining and reclamation: the Office of Surface Mining’s Technical Innovation and Professional Services program
Billie E. Clark, Jr.
Part IV Future directions and programs in US reclamation policy and law
16 The land revitalization initiative: landscape design and reuse planning in mine reclamation
Edward H. Chu
17 The legal landscape
Robert W. Micsak
Frederick Turner
2 Disturbance ecology and symbiosis in mine-reclamation design
Peter Del Tredici
3 Gold and the gift: theory and design in a mine-reclamation project
Rod Barnett
4 Mines and design in their natural context
Dorion Sagan
5 Ecological succession and its role in landscape reclamation
Eric D. Schneider
6 Interrogating a landscape design agenda in the scientifically based mining world
Belinda Arbogast
Part II Interdisciplinary responses and opportunities in reclamation
7 Science, art, and environmental reclamation: three projects and a few thoughts
T. Allan Comp
8 The Wellington Oro mine-site cleanup: integrating the cleanup of an abandoned mine site with the community’s vision of land preservation and affordable housing
Victor Ketellapper
9 Building partnerships for post-mining regeneration: Post-Mining Alliance at the Eden Project
Caroline Digby
10 Community-based reclamation of abandoned mine lands in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado
William Simon
11 Case studies of successful reclamation and sustainable development at Kennecott mining sites
Jon Cherry
Part III Technology, representation, and information in reclamation design
12 Digital simulation and reclamation: strategies for altered landscapes
Alan Berger and Case Brown
13 Open-pit opportunities: pre-mine design strategies
Alan Berger and Case Brown
14 Reclaiming the woods: trail strategies for the Golden Horseshoe’s historic mining roads
Alan Berger and Bart Lounsbury
15 Real-time coal mining and reclamation: the Office of Surface Mining’s Technical Innovation and Professional Services program
Billie E. Clark, Jr.
Part IV Future directions and programs in US reclamation policy and law
16 The land revitalization initiative: landscape design and reuse planning in mine reclamation
Edward H. Chu
17 The legal landscape
Robert W. Micsak
Environmental Noise Barriers
Authors: Benz Kotzen and Colin English
Publisher: E & FN Spon, an imprint of Routledge, First published 1999
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Contents:
1 Introduction
Background
Environmental noise barrier terminology
Noise is a landscape issue
Barrier use: a contrast in provision
References
2 Defining the need for barriers
Legislation and policy
Introduction
The Land Compensation Act, 1973
The Noise Insulation Regulations, 1975
The Highways Act, 1980
National Government policy
Local government policy
Alternative European approaches
The Noise Insulation (Railways and Other Guided
Transport Systems) Regulations, 1996
European Union directives
Risk to health
Design process
Acoustic assessment
Landscape decision-making process
Landscape assessment
Assessment of visual intrusion
DMRB assessment, consultation and design process
Summary of mitigation design strategies
References
3 Acoustic performance of barriers
Introduction
Barrier theory
Sound insulation
Barrier placement
Barrier length
Bunds versus screens
Dealing with reflections from barriers
Reflections from high-sided vehicles
Improving the acoustic performance of a screen
Introduction
Cantilevered barriers
Tunnels
Galleried barriers
Louvred covers
Diffracting-edge modifications
Noise leakage through gaps
Varying longitudinal profiles
Noise screening by vegetation
Acoustic performance testing
References
4 Barrier morphology and design
Anatomy of barriers – elements and characteristics
Top section and top edge
Middle sectio
Bottom section and bottom edge
Barrier façades
Ends
Vertical profile – angled and cantilevered barriers
Support structures, transitions and foundations
Fixings
Other considerations
Viewing at speed
Two-faced barriers
Barriers: Vertical or horizontal landscape elements?
Repetition
Pattern
Texture
Colour
Light and shade
Profiling
Materials and design
Choosing materials – visual neutrality and compatibility
Reference
5 Types of barrier and barrier materials
Introduction
DMRB guidelines
Noise barrier types
Earth mounds
Earth mounds and planting
Timber barriers
Sheet-metal barriers
Concrete barriers
Brick barriers
Plastic, PVC and fibreglass barriers
Transparent barriers
Cantilevered barriers
Thatch barriers
Bio-barriers
Integrated barriers
Barrier materials on bridges
Barriers and solar panels
Tunnels
Escape routes
Planting and barriers
References
6 Engineering, safety, environmental and cost considerations
Introduction
Engineering considerations
Environmental considerations
Costs
Contents:
1 Introduction
Background
Environmental noise barrier terminology
Noise is a landscape issue
Barrier use: a contrast in provision
References
2 Defining the need for barriers
Legislation and policy
Introduction
The Land Compensation Act, 1973
The Noise Insulation Regulations, 1975
The Highways Act, 1980
National Government policy
Local government policy
Alternative European approaches
The Noise Insulation (Railways and Other Guided
Transport Systems) Regulations, 1996
European Union directives
Risk to health
Design process
Acoustic assessment
Landscape decision-making process
Landscape assessment
Assessment of visual intrusion
DMRB assessment, consultation and design process
Summary of mitigation design strategies
References
3 Acoustic performance of barriers
Introduction
Barrier theory
Sound insulation
Barrier placement
Barrier length
Bunds versus screens
Dealing with reflections from barriers
Reflections from high-sided vehicles
Improving the acoustic performance of a screen
Introduction
Cantilevered barriers
Tunnels
Galleried barriers
Louvred covers
Diffracting-edge modifications
Noise leakage through gaps
Varying longitudinal profiles
Noise screening by vegetation
Acoustic performance testing
References
4 Barrier morphology and design
Anatomy of barriers – elements and characteristics
Top section and top edge
Middle sectio
Bottom section and bottom edge
Barrier façades
Ends
Vertical profile – angled and cantilevered barriers
Support structures, transitions and foundations
Fixings
Other considerations
Viewing at speed
Two-faced barriers
Barriers: Vertical or horizontal landscape elements?
Repetition
Pattern
Texture
Colour
Light and shade
Profiling
Materials and design
Choosing materials – visual neutrality and compatibility
Reference
5 Types of barrier and barrier materials
Introduction
DMRB guidelines
Noise barrier types
Earth mounds
Earth mounds and planting
Timber barriers
Sheet-metal barriers
Concrete barriers
Brick barriers
Plastic, PVC and fibreglass barriers
Transparent barriers
Cantilevered barriers
Thatch barriers
Bio-barriers
Integrated barriers
Barrier materials on bridges
Barriers and solar panels
Tunnels
Escape routes
Planting and barriers
References
6 Engineering, safety, environmental and cost considerations
Introduction
Engineering considerations
Environmental considerations
Costs
Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005
Authors: Bob Martens & Andre Brown
Publisher: Springer, 2005
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Contents:
Keynote Papers
Virtual Heritage, Reconstruction and Histories
Digital Design, Representation and Visualization
Design Methods, Process and Creativity
Knowledge Based Design and Generative Systems
Human-machine Interaction: Connecting the Physical and the Virtual
Form and Fabric: Computer Integrated Construction and Manufacturing
Virtual Heritage, Reconstruction and Histories
Digital Design, Representation and Visualization
Design Methods, Process and Creativity
Knowledge Based Design and Generative Systems
Human-machine Interaction: Connecting the Physical and the Virtual
Form and Fabric: Computer Integrated Construction and Manufacturing
Building Information Modelling and Construction Management
Linking Education, Research and Practice
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