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Bamboo Gridshells
This highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing, naturally available, renewable resource which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. In this unique text, David Rockwood demonstrates the viability of bamboo as a building material and considers the advantages – as well as the challenges – of working with bamboo. Its properties, workability, connections, assembly, erection processes, structural behavior, and final use are explored in detail through a series of design-build experiments and case studies from Hawai’i and Vietnam. The only book available on the subject, Bamboo Gridshells provides a comprehensive introduction to this emerging technology which will be of interest to anyone working in the areas of sustainable or environmental design, ecological construction, low technology strategies, or alternative materials.
Thy Will Be Done in Me
The hidden hunger within many of us is a deep, spiritual emptiness that we often try to satisfy with the transitory promises of this world. With his book, Thy Will Be Done in Me: Living the Lord’s Prayer, David gently points the way toward a real relationship with our God, providing the nourishment our souls desire. I find his words to be insightful, inspirational and challenging; but most importantly...true. – David Rockwood, author of “Tutoring Tommy”. Today, where social media has changed the face of community, it is refreshing to read a book that reminds us of the true source and nature of all relationships – Community in Christ. In his own charming, candid and witty way, David Westphal speaks to our deep longing for substantive and meaningful relationships. This is not a “how-to” book for spirituality. It is your guide for a lifelong journey with God – Elizabeth Westphal, Lutheran pastor
Conceptual Landscapes
Conceptual Landscapes explores the dilemma faced in the early moments of design thinking through a gradient of work in landscape and environmental design media by both emerging and well-established designers and educators of landscape architecture. It questions where and, more importantly, how the process of design starts. The book deconstructs the steps of conceptualizing design in order to reignite pedagogical discussions about timing and design fundamentals, and to reveal how the spark of an idea happens – from a range of unique perspectives. Through a careful arrangement of visual essays that integrate analog, digital, and mixed-media works and processes, the book highlights difference...
Integrating Building Performance with Design
Integrating Building Performance with Design shows you the importance of designing for building performance early in your architectural design process. The book offers you simple tools and exercises, along with examples of built professional work and successful student projects illustrated by more than 100 full color images to help you with your work. Topics include site, solar orientation, thermal comfort, building enclosure, daylighting, passive heating and cooling, active heating and cooling, indoor air quality, stormwater, and rainwater harvesting.
Architectural Drawing
The classic architectural drawing compendium now in a richly updated edition Today's most comprehensive compendium of architectural drawing types and methods, both hand drawn and computer generated, Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods remains a one-of-a-kind visual reference and an outstanding source of guidance and inspiration for students and professionals at every level. This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the growing influence of digital drawing. Features include: More than 1,500 drawings and photographs that demonstrate the various principles, methods, and types of architectural drawing Examples by an impressive array of notable archite...
