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Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change

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Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change
Architectural Press (December 30, 2004) | ISBN: 0750659114 | 384 pages | PDF | RS | 8MB

A timely and fascinating book on the crucial issue of energy use in buildings which accounts for half of our total energy use.

Ancient Town-Planning

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F. Haverfield “Ancient Town-Planning”
Publisher: IndyPublish | Pages: 116 | 2007-11-13 | ISBN: 1435371062 | PDF | 1 Mb

Graphic History of Architecture

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Book Description
What is a hammer-beam roof? Where does a voissoir fit in an arch? What churches did Nicholas Hawksmoor design? Now architecture students and others interested in the history of the built environment can consult a single reference book to find the answers to these and to hundreds of other questions, quickly and in the form most easily comprehended: clear and logical drawings. There are 2000 drawings in this book covering the history of Western architecture from Egypt through Wright, Saarinen, and Fuller.

A Living Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin Architects

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John Rattenbury “A Living Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin Architects”
Publisher:Pomegranate Communications | Pages: 296 | 2000-09 | ISBN: 0764913662 | PDF | 80 Mb
Three hundred full-color illustrations and elucidating text showcase the work of the Taliesin Architects, a firm started by the students and coworkers of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright after his death in 1959. Guided by a desire to create buildings in harmony with nature; to make a positive contribution to the way people live; and to keep Wright’s vision alive, this book offers an overview of Taliesin Architects’ work of the past forty years and a succinct summary of his design principles.

Sherpa Architecture

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Valerio Sestini “Sherpa Architecture”
Publisher: Unipub | Pages: 78 | 1978-06 | ISBN: 9232016125 | PDF | 1 Mb
For many years Nepal had been closed to visitors, except for rare permission given to groups seeking to climb its towering peaks or to small numbers of scientists carrying out research on the flora and fauna of the Himalayas.