Architecture in the United States Oxford History of Art

Authors: Upton, Dell.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

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Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1 An American Icon
Chapter 2 Community 

Chapter 3 Nature

Chapter 4 Technology

Chapter 5 Money

Chapter 6 Art

Notes

List of Illustrations

Bibliographic Essay

Timeline

The Designer's Workspace : ultimate office design

Authors: Douglas B. Caywood
Publisher: Architectural Press, First published 2004
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Contents:
Part One: Small Firms (1^19 employees)
Part Two: Medium Sized Firms (20^49 employees)
Part Three: Large Firms (50 employees and larger)
Reality of Design Overview
Workspace Design Checklist
Design Approach
Where to Begin?
Restoration or Adaptive Reuse
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
‘To Do Or Not To Do’
After the Move . . .
Graphics for Today’s Firm ^ Lasting Impressions
Conclusion

Architectural Model as Machine

Authors: Albert C. Smith

Publisher: Architectural Press, First published 2004

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Contents:
1 Define/Divine/Design
2 The changing mechanism of the scale model
3 Scale model as machine
4 Machine as scale model machine
5 Pandora and the modern scale model machine

Archeticture : Ecstasies of Space, Time, and the Human Body

Authors: Krell, David Farrell
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1997

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Contents:
1- IntroductionArchetictureSpell it New?
2- One.Tic-TalkSpace, Time, and Lovemaking in Plato's Timaeus
3- Two.Ecstatic SpatialityLiberations of Space in Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger
4- Three.Unhomelike PlacesArchetictural Sections of Heidegger and Freud

A Companion to Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic

Authors: Conrad Rudolph

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2006
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Contents:
1 Introduction: A Sense of Loss: An Overview of the Historiography of Romanesque and Gothic Art
Conrad Rudolph
2 Vision
Cynthia Hahn
3 Reception of Images by Medieval Viewers
Madeline Harrison Caviness
4 Narrative
Suzanne Lewis
5 Formalism
Linda Seidel
6 Gender and Medieval Art
Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz
7 Gregory the Great and Image Theory in Northern Europe during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Herbert L. Kessler
8 Art and Exegesis
Christopher G. Hughes
9 Whodunnit? Patronage, the Canon, and the Problematics of Agency in Romanesque and Gothic Art
Jill Caskey
10 Collecting (and Display)
Pierre Alain Mariaux
11 The Concept of Spolia
Dale Kinney
12 The Monstrous
Thomas E. A. Dale
13 Making Sense of Marginalized Images in Manuscripts and Religious Architecture
Laura Kendrick
14 Romanesque Architecture
Eric Fernie
15 Romanesque Sculpture in Northern Europe
Colum Hourihane
16 Modern Origins of Romanesque Sculpture
Robert A. Maxwell
17 The Historiography of Romanesque Manuscript Illumination
Adam S. Cohen
18 The Study of Gothic Architecture
Stephen Murray
19 Gothic Sculpture from 1150 to 1250
Martin Büchsel
20 Gothic Manuscript Illustration: The Case of France
Anne D. Hedeman
21 Glazing Medieval Buildings
Elizabeth Carson Pastan
22 Toward a Historiography of the Sumptuous Arts
Brigitte Buettner
23 East Meets West: The Art and Architecture of the Crusader States
Jaroslav Folda
24 Gothic in the East: Western Architecture in Byzantine Lands
Tassos C. Papacostas
25 Architectural Layout: Design, Structure, and Construction in Northern Europe
Marie-Thérèse Zenner
26 Sculptural Programs
Bruno Boerner
27 Cistercian Architecture
Peter Fergusson
28 Art and Pilgrimage: Mapping the Way
Paula Gerson
29 “The Scattered Limbs of the Giant”: Recollecting Medieval Architectural Revivals
Tina Waldeier Bizzarro
30 The Modern Medieval Museum
Michelle P. Brown

Innovations in Hospice Architecture

Authors: Stephen Verderber and Ben J. Refuerzo

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, First published 2006

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Contents:
Part 1 A HISTORY OF HOSPICE
1 An architectural history of hospice
2 On dying, nature, and the machine
Part 2 DESIGNING HOSPICE
3 Recent trends
4 Designing for palliative care
Part 3 CASE STUDIES
5 Case studies
References and notes

Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture

Author: Catherine Dee
Publisher: Spon Press, First published 2001

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Contents:

1 Landscape fabri
2 Spaces
3 Paths
4 Edges
5 Foci
7 Detail

Environment and Children - Passive Lessons from the Everyday Environment

Author: Christopher Day

Publisher: Architectural Press, First edition 2007
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Contents:
PARTI ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN
1. Design by adults: experience by children
Environment and child development
Places as exploratoria
Experience and learning
Experience of place
Different thinking: different learning: different needs
Gender differences
Design for children
2. Childhood: a journey
Childhood
Children and environment: developing consciousness
The in-between world
Play: preparation for life
Environment and development
3. Developmental needs: challenge and certainty
Conflicting needs
Reassurance by design
Security to venture out from
Semi-protected play
Stretching boundaries
Adventure
Creativity: known meeting unknown
The known and the unknown
PART II HEALTH: PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL
4. Social relationships and place
School society
Bullying
Young and old
Learning sociability
Linking places
Social identity and place
5. Issues of health
Dirt and hygiene: surfaces and textures
Invisible factors
Materials and air quality
Indoor climate
Outdoor air
Electro-climate
Geopathology
Remedial action
PART III ENVIRONMENT AS AN EDUCATIONAL AID
6. Our senses: meeting the world
From sensory experience to integrated thinking
Sensory stimulus and attention
Our many senses
The physical senses
Scent
Touch
Warmth
Sound
Sight
Balance
Movement
The finer senses
The senses and thinking
7. Light and darkness: age and situation
Light and health
Thinking and dreaming: openness and security
Daylight
Windows
Artificial light
Light and mood
8. Colour and children
Colour: what is it?
Physiological and mood effects
Colour experience
Outdoor colour
Light, substance and colour
Colour for children
9. Space: shape and quality
Response to space
Space-language: from life-energy to thought
Function and space-mood
Usability and space
Classrooms
Things and spaces
PART IV PLACES FOR CHILDREN
10. What places teach: silent lessons
Silent lessons
Materials and mood
Appearance messages
Permeability and opacity
Place messages
Imprinted values
Invisible education
11. Welcoming arrival
The journey experience
Arrival: meeting a place
Being there
Indoor journeys
Inner and outer journeys
The arrival journey: pedagogical function
Journeys of welcome
PARTV ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN
12. Outdoor places
Outdoor need
Gardens for the soul
Vegetable gardens
Kindergarten gardens
Outdoor learning
Educational benefits
School grounds
Greening playgrounds
13. Environment for the developing child
Children and environment
Small children
Mid-childhood
Teenagers
Nourishing children’s developmental journey
PART VI SUSTAINABILITY LESSONS FROM SURROUNDINGS
14. Learning to care for the environment
From reverence to conscious care
Absorbing values
15. Making nature’s cycles visible
Cycles and nature
Solar cycles
Seasonal cycles
The nutrient cycle
Sewage
The water cycle
Cycles and life
16. Living with the elements
The elements and us
The elements, one by one
Earth
Water
Air
Fire
The elements and everyday life
17. Levels of life
Children and animals
Animals and school
Farm animals, food and the foundations of life
Songbirds
Insects
Aquatic life
Lessons from the living world
18. Learning sustainability through daily experience
Towards a sustainable lifestyle
Facing the future: developing sustainability consciousness
Energy use
Recognizing the sun’s energy
Thinking green
Environmental audit
School audit
Sustainability in daily view
Neighbourhood environmental audit
19. Sustainable schools
Hidden benefits
Sustainability implications for schools
Design for sustainability
Heating, cooling and energy issues
Energy conservative design
Solar heating
Cooling
Ventilation
Water issues
How much water can we get from rain?
Travel
Eco-schools
PART VII ENVIRONMENT TO SERVE AND INSPIRE
20. From ends to means

Designing the City : Towards a more sustainable urban form

Author: Hildebrand Frey
Publisher: E & FN Spon, First published 1999

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Contents:
Part One The Current Debate about the Sustainable City
1. What Urban Design Is and Why it is so Important Today
2. Compact, Decentralised or What? The Sustainable City Debate
3. Micro- and Macro-structures of a More Sustainable City
Part Two Application of the Model Urban Structure to Glasgow
4. Glasgow—A Typical Post-industrial City
5. Application of Micro- and Macro-structure: the Case of Glasgow
6. Strategic Design of Districts of the City of Glasgow
Epilogue

Color Drawing Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers

Author: Doyle, Michael E
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US), 1999
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Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Part I Color Drawing for Communication
1 Initial Considerations
Phenomena of Color and Light
The Dimensions of Color
2 Media and Paper
Media
Paper
3 Technique
Ways to Apply Color Media
Impressions of Materials
Creating the Effects of Light
The Retrocolor Technique
Toned Backgrounds
4 Elements, Materials, and Finishes
Interior Materials
Space-Defining Planes
Furnishing and Fixtures
Lighting
Accessories
Exterior Materials
Ground Plane Materials
Wall Plane Materials and Windows
The Overhead Plane: Roofs and Skies
5 Scale Elements: Figures and Automobiles
Drawing Figures in Color
Automobiles
Part IIColor Drawing for Presentation
6 Color and Composition in Illustration
How Colors Relate to One Another: The Contrast of Colors
Color Contrast and Image Composition
7 Approaches to Creating Color Design Drawings
The First Consideration: Make the Line Drawing
The Second Consideration: Create a Value Strategy
The Third Consideration: The Transfer
The Fourth Consideration: Paper and Color
Additional Layers of Information
Revisions and Repairs
8 Presentation and Distribution of Color Design Drawings
Presentation
Distribution of Color Design Drawings: The Sketchpack
Glossary

Building Services Design Methodology : A practical guide

Author: David Bownass

Publisher: Spon Press, 2001

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1 Introduction
1.1 Chapter contents
1.2 The aim of the book
1.3 How to use the book
2 The building services designer's role and responsibilities
2.1 Chapter contents
2.2 Mechanical building services systems
2.3 Building services design tools
2.4 Legal responsibilities
2.5 Contractual responsibilities
2.6 Professional responsibilities
2.7 Chapter review
References
Further reading
3 Design in engineering construction
3.1 Chapter contents
3.2 The design process
3.3 Design responsibility
3.4 Chapter review
References
Further reading
4 Feasibility studies
4.1 Chapter contents
4.2 Determining where you are in the development process
4.3 The initial brief
4.4 Feasibility studies
4.5 Project evaluation and value management
4.6 Feasibility reports
4.7 The project brief
4.8 Actual spend and cost committed
4.9 Chapter review
References
Further readin
5 Concept design stage
5.1 Chapter contents
5.2 Introduction
5.3 De®ning the requirements
5.4 Sources of design information
5.5 Hierarchy of legislation
5.6 Develop the design options
5.7 Evaluate the options and determine the best ®t solution
5.8 Concept design report
5.9 CDM requirements
5.10 Chapter review
References
Further reading
6 The design brief
6.1 Chapter contents
6.2 The function of a design brief
6.3 The contents of a typical design brief document
6.4 Introduction
6.5 Scope of engineering
6.6 Interfaces
6.7 Design standards and criteria
6.8 Design deliverables
6.9 Health and safety
6.10 Environment
6.11 Key acceptance criteria
6.12 Design programme
6.13 Procurement
6.14 Design brief development
6.15 Chapter review
7 Scheme design stage
7.1 Chapter contents
7.2 The design process 86
7.3 Developing the design information
7.4 Design work
7.5 Value engineering
7.6 CDM requirements
7.7 Risk assessments
7.8 Scheme design deliverables
7.9 Scheme design responsibility
7.10 Chapter review
References
Further reading
8 Detail design stage
8.1 Chapter contents
8.2 General
8.3 Design activities
8.4 Design margins
8.5 Detail design good practice feedback
8.6 Value engineering
8.7 CDM requirements
8.8 Improving construction productivity
8.9 Detail design deliverables
8.10 Chapter review
References
Further reading
9 Construction design information
9.1 Chapter contents
9.2 Construction design information
9.3 The content of construction design information
9.4 Managing the construction design information
9.5 Chapter review
10 Construction
10.1 Chapter contents
10.2 Construction
10.3 Health and safety
10.4 Quality plan 135
10.5 Inspection and testing
10.6 Commissioning
10.7 Handover
10.8 Chapter review
References
Further reading
11 Design feedback
11.1 Chapter contents
11.2 Reasons for feedback
11.3 The feedback process
11.4 The design process summary
11.5 Chapter review
11.6 Feedback on the book
References