Architectural Research Methods, 2nd Edition

2013 | ISBN: 0470908556 | English | 480 pages | PDF | 70 MB

From searching for the best glass to prevent glare to determining how clients might react to the color choice for restaurant walls, research is a crucial tool that architects must master in order to effectively address the technical, aesthetic, and behavioral issues that arise in their work.

Architectural Graphics, 4th Edition

2002 | ISBN: 0471209066 | English | 224 Pages | PDF | 48 MB

The completely updated, illustrated bestseller on architectural graphics with over 500,000 copies sold

Architectural Graphics presents a wide range of basic graphic tools and techniques designers use to communicate architectural ideas. Expanding upon the wealth of illustrations and information that have made this title a classic, this Fourth Edition provides expanded and updated coverage of drawing materials, multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings. Also new to this edition is the author's unique incorporation of digital technology into his successful methods. While covering essential drawing principles, this book presents: approaches to drawing section views of building interiors, methods for drawing modified perspectives, techniques for creating accurate shade and shadows, expert styles of freehand sketching and diagramming, and much

Design Management for Architects

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2014 | ISBN-10: 1118394461 | 304 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB 

This guide integrates theory and practice to offer practical solutions for architects to improve their design management skills. 

This unique guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of the design project and the design office.