Kingston Wm. Heath Ph.D., "Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design: Cultural Process and Environmental Response"

Architectural Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0750659335 | 216 pages | PDF | 28,5 MB

A governing principle of sustainable architecture is that buildings need to reflect upon and respond to the environment they are placed in. Through a series of international case studies, Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design re-examines vernacular architectural theory and looks at what gives buildings a sense of place.

The book equips the professional architect with the tools to realise socially responsible principles as part of the design process. The case studies of contemporary architects' work provide real examples of how the study of vernacular architecture can contribute directly to practice in sustainable design. It considers architecture and design as integrated social processes, not just technical or aesthetic exercises, thus showing how local building traditions can become part of a wider architectural and social fabric.

Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design will appeal to professionals around the world in the fields of architecture, architectural heritage and urban design.

* A series of international case studies demonstrates the place of vernacular architecture in the design process for a wide selection of contemporary architects' work.
* Offers a clear analysis of the vernacular building tradition, placing architecture in its social context.
* Introduces a new, socially and environmentally inspired approach to sustainable design.

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice [Architecture / Design] by David Littlefield

Author:David Littlefield | Publisher:Architectural Press | 144 Pages | 2004-12-28 | ISBN-0750660996 | PDF | 5.9 MB

This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an insight into the problems and challenges others have faced when setting up a design business. Accessible and informative, this handbook is the ideal first point of reference when starting a practice.
Architects have many different reasons for setting up in practice; equally, there are many ways of running your own business. This handbook helps you consider whether or not you should set up on your own, examining issues such as financing, office space, recruitment, IT and workingo ut a business plan. Some architects want to stay small, while others have ambitions to grow into large businesses. Some grow big accidentally. And then there are those who pick and choose their work carefully, and even turn down undesirable contracts, while others will grab at everything possible. This book woudl explore these different models and illustrate how different kinds of practice develop into successful businesses.
Importantly, the book will stress that these issues are crucial - you may be the best designer in the world, but unless your business is well managed you will fail. On the other hand, some successful architects spend a lot of time looking for new work and attending to management issues, rarely finding the time for design work. This book would illustrate how architects have struck a balance between these two extremes.

Peter Coleman, "Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design"

Architectural Press | 2006-10-11 | ISBN: 0750660015 | 472 pages | PDF | 176 MB

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed "mall" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation.

This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and considerations that make a successful retail center: location, catchment user needs, as well as access and layout. Covering everything from site master planning to the essentials of public facilities and the technical systems, this is essential reading for architects of contemporary shopping centers.

A series of international examples showcasing different types of shopping environments are included to cover the wide range of designs that have occurred in recent years. From the "out of town" mall to retail parks and mixed use town center developments, the best of contemporary design is illustrated to provide both practical information and inspiration.

* A unique and inspirational guide to shopping centre design
* An international range of full colour illustrations explore the key contemporary issues in retail design and planning
* Packed with essential technical information and design detail

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Frank Lloyd Wright (Treasures of Art) by Rh Value Publishing

Publisher: Gramercy | Number Of Pages: 80 | Publication Date: 1999-08-17 | Sales Rank: 870562 | ISBN: 051716115X | PDF | 59 Mb

The importance of the architect to the quality and character of any society is not usually as widely regarded as it deserves to be. While every past civilization is, to a considerable extent, recognized and judged by its architecture, its creators are in general little known or revered; it would seem as though the buildings which are of such importance to our lives have spontaneously appeared as if by magic. Civilizations are more widely evaluated by their literature, music, painting and sculpture and other useful artefacts, while architecture is merely taken for granted.

In this century, however, where great and far-reaching developments have occurred which require examination and justification, architects have come to be regarded with a mixture of interest, suspicion and sometimes dismay. All this has served to transform the interest of the general public in architecture and the architect is beginning to be appreciated and valued.
When they have great strength of character, lucidity of exposition and, in the view of the media, an interesting personal history as well, they have become publicly recognized figures of social importance. None more so than the subject of this book whose personality and achievement has, unlike many of his peers, dominated the first half of this century. With such figures as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, he is recognized as a creative architectural genius. His singular individual achievement, as a native-born American, was to gather together the strands of American historical architecture and create a corpus of work which is both modern and essentially American.

Frank Lloyd Wright's career, sometimes tragic, sometimes tempestuous—at all times creative—has been examined and re-examined in numerous studies and articles both during his lifetime and since his death in 1959 shortly before his most famous and notorious Guggenheim Museum in New York was completed. And his life continues to demand re-examination as the progress of architectural philosophy inspires dramatic stylistic change. This concise consideration of his life and work offers a careful analysis of this complex, powerful and confident personality as well as the architectural legacy left behind by him.

Landscape Architecture 2009 / 02
American Socity for Landscape Architects | 2009 / 02 | ISSN 00238031 | PDF | 124 pages | 52.6 MB

Books on nature in Southeast Asia is another area in which Select Books has slowly established a niche in. We were approached by National Parks to help to manage the books gift section in the 2008 Singapore Garden Festival. It was a good experience for us, and we've gone on to establish a respectable collection of book on nature and gardening. Here is a list of our popular books on nature in Southeast Asia:

• Raffles' Ark Redrawn: Natural History Drawings from the Collection of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles by H.J. Noltie. An illustrated catalogue of the 123 colourful natural history drawings of the Raffles Family Collection, acquired by the British Library in 2007. In February 1824, Sir Stamford Raffles and his wife Sophia set sail for Britain on the Fame, with the collections made during his years of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. These included two to three thousand drawings, priceless Malay manuscripts and living animals, including a tiger specially tamed for the trip. Tragically the ship caught fire with the loss of all the collections. During the next ten weeks until the next boat sailed, a Chinese and a French artist managed to replace about 80 of the drawings that, with earlier drawings, including some made on the Malaysian island of Penang for the East India Company surgeon William Hunter, form the core of the collection.

• Private Lives: An Exposé Of Singapore's Mangroves edited by Peter Ng and Wang Luan Keng et al. The immense ecological importance of mangroves is increasingly being recognised by planners but perhaps not by the general public. Singapore has already lost 90% of its mangroves. Scientists and photographers have worked together in this study of the inhabitants of the remaining 10%. The need for replanting and diversity of endurance of the many inhabitants of the mangroves is made clear. The many parts they play in the maintenance of ecological health even in today's largely urban situations are highlighted. With colour photographs, scientific identification data, bibliography and index.

• Pitcher Plants of Borneo by Anthea Phillipps; Anthony Lamb and Chien C Lee. All the 36 species of pitcher plants currently known from Borneo are covered in this lavishly illustrated second edition. There are detailed accounts of each species, written in an accessible style and including quotes from the works of old explorers and collectors. The non-scientific but informative style of the first edition, published in 1996, has been maintained, whilst new species have been added, and information and taxonomy updated. With excellent colour photographs, references and index.

• Brighten Your Life With Orchids: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Orchids in the Tropics by Eric Simon. A former officer of the Selangor Agriculture Department, Eric Simon is these days a horticulture consultant and an orchid show judge. He has more than 40 years of experience with orchids under his belt. In this fully illustrated handbook, he gives orchid fanciers a chance to successfully grow their own vandas, dendobriums, cattleyas, phalaenopsis, oncidiums and terrestrials. He offers instructions and advice in layman language on orchid type, growing conditions, propagation methods, fertilizers, potting, pests, and other crucial factors for getting the best out of orchids in a tropical climate.

• A Photographic Guide to Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore by G. Davison and Chew Yen Fook. The forests and coastline of Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations. This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide designed to suit any birdwatcher visiting Malaysia and Singapore. It features thumbnail silhouettes, two regional distribution maps showing the best birding localities, tips on birdwatching and information on bird biology and behaviour. A total of 252 species of the commoner and more conspicuous birds from a wide range of habitats are featured.

Books on nature in Southeast Asia is another area in which Select Books has slowly established a niche in. We were approached by National Parks to help to manage the books gift section in the 2008 Singapore Garden Festival. It was a good experience for us, and we've gone on to establish a respectable collection of book on nature and gardening. Here is a list of our popular books on nature in Southeast Asia:

• Raffles' Ark Redrawn: Natural History Drawings from the Collection of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles by H.J. Noltie. An illustrated catalogue of the 123 colourful natural history drawings of the Raffles Family Collection, acquired by the British Library in 2007. In February 1824, Sir Stamford Raffles and his wife Sophia set sail for Britain on the Fame, with the collections made during his years of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. These included two to three thousand drawings, priceless Malay manuscripts and living animals, including a tiger specially tamed for the trip. Tragically the ship caught fire with the loss of all the collections. During the next ten weeks until the next boat sailed, a Chinese and a French artist managed to replace about 80 of the drawings that, with earlier drawings, including some made on the Malaysian island of Penang for the East India Company surgeon William Hunter, form the core of the collection.

• Private Lives: An Exposé Of Singapore's Mangroves edited by Peter Ng and Wang Luan Keng et al. The immense ecological importance of mangroves is increasingly being recognised by planners but perhaps not by the general public. Singapore has already lost 90% of its mangroves. Scientists and photographers have worked together in this study of the inhabitants of the remaining 10%. The need for replanting and diversity of endurance of the many inhabitants of the mangroves is made clear. The many parts they play in the maintenance of ecological health even in today's largely urban situations are highlighted. With colour photographs, scientific identification data, bibliography and index.

• Pitcher Plants of Borneo by Anthea Phillipps; Anthony Lamb and Chien C Lee. All the 36 species of pitcher plants currently known from Borneo are covered in this lavishly illustrated second edition. There are detailed accounts of each species, written in an accessible style and including quotes from the works of old explorers and collectors. The non-scientific but informative style of the first edition, published in 1996, has been maintained, whilst new species have been added, and information and taxonomy updated. With excellent colour photographs, references and index.

• Brighten Your Life With Orchids: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Orchids in the Tropics by Eric Simon. A former officer of the Selangor Agriculture Department, Eric Simon is these days a horticulture consultant and an orchid show judge. He has more than 40 years of experience with orchids under his belt. In this fully illustrated handbook, he gives orchid fanciers a chance to successfully grow their own vandas, dendobriums, cattleyas, phalaenopsis, oncidiums and terrestrials. He offers instructions and advice in layman language on orchid type, growing conditions, propagation methods, fertilizers, potting, pests, and other crucial factors for getting the best out of orchids in a tropical climate.

• A Photographic Guide to Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore by G. Davison and Chew Yen Fook. The forests and coastline of Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations. This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide designed to suit any birdwatcher visiting Malaysia and Singapore. It features thumbnail silhouettes, two regional distribution maps showing the best birding localities, tips on birdwatching and information on bird biology and behaviour. A total of 252 species of the commoner and more conspicuous birds from a wide range of habitats are featured.

Mohamed Boubekri - Daylighting, Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies

Architectural Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0750667249 | Pages: 160 | PDF | 14.70 MB

Daylighting, Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health, considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field.

As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings, the book examines the question of daylighting from the perspective of the health of building occupants. It gathers and reviews all the latest and pertinent medical and architectural research related to natural light, or lack thereof, and its effect on people.

* Documents medical research findings which establish a link between light quality and health
* Considers design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings
* Develops understanding and awareness of the importance of natural light in buildings

Daylighting, Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies is a timely and essential text for professional architects and all others concerned with the effects of daylighting on health, architecture and building design.

* Outlines appropriate design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings
* Demonstrates a link between light quality and health and explains the importance of natural light in buildings
* Brings together the latest medical and architectural research on this important topic

Travel, Space, Architecture (Design and the Built Environment)

Jilly Traganou | ISBN: 0754648273 | PDF | 353 pages | April 2009 | 8 MB


Cultural theorists have, over the past few decades, examined the role of travel in spatial definition, and have noted its significance in the constant exchange and interaction between cultures. Whilst travelling has also been the subject of architectural research, particularly concerning the work of internationalist architects of the early 20th Century, deeper issues of travel, such as mapping, displacement, foreigness and otherness, have been largely neglected in architectural theory. This book brings architectural thinking in line with the cultural theory debates and argues that, rather than architecture being 'rooted' to place as has traditionally been asserted, border crossing and cross-cultural encounters have always been a prevailing paradigm of the spatial conceptualisation, representation and production of space. It brings together case studies ranging from those between Japan and Europe in the period of early modernity, to central Europe and the Mediterranean within the framework of modern architecture, and to the USA and the European East in the cold-war era, unveiling (mis)readings and exchanges that are embedded in subsequent cultural productions. It also addresses the influence of globalization on contemporary urban design and architecture, examining the impact of immigration on metropolitan environments and the spread of signature architectural practices throughout the world. In doing so, "Travel, Space, Architecture" promotes an original understanding of architecture as a practice concerned with a realm much broader than that of building, and of the influence of travel on designing and producing spatial conceptions and forms.

Christopher Cuttle - Lighting by Design, Second Edition

Architectural Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0750687681 | Pages: 264 | PDF | 9.00 MB

Lighting by Design provides guidance on where to find inspiration for lighting ideas, how to plan the technical detail and how to execute the plan to create safe, effective and beautiful schemes.

Christopher Cuttle's unique three level approach uses Observation, Visualisation and Realisation as the means to achieve these aims. Cuttle is a well known figure in the UK, US and Australia and New Zealand, with a wealth of experience of both teaching and practice.

This new edition is fully updated and produced in full colour with many new diagrams and photographs. It will be immensely useful to professional and student architects, interior designers and specialist lighting designers.

* Benefit from Cuttle's extensive knowledge, experience and enthusiasm
* A technical guide that provides a thorough explanation of lighting theory
* Now with full colour images for clearer demonstration of key points

Martin Nicholas Kunz - Cafe & Restaurant Design

Te Neues Publishing Company | 2005 | ISBN: 3832790179 | Pages: 400 | PDF | 20.34 MB

Modern society’s most intense and vibrant interaction takes place over tables and bars. Architects all over the world have enhanced and orchestrated this experience. Ranging over nine countries and four continents, this book presents an international selection of distinctive cafés and restaurants built in recent years by the world’s hippest architects and designers. Filled with dramatic effects, innovative lighting, and infinite solutions to the challenges of space and material, these hot spots, meeting places, and intimate venues are designed to suit the ever-changing moods of a selective and fickle clientele. This compact yet lavishly illustrated book, aimed at professionals and anyone who enjoys the latest and best in restaurant design, includes over 400 photographs of remarkable spaces and also offers a comprehensive study of contemporary interior architecture.

Over the last few months, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in the number of internet orders for Feng Shui-related books, particularly from Europe. And not just for basic introductory volumes, either, but manuals on advanced techniques. Here are a few of our popular books on Feng Shui:

• Feng Shui in Chinese Architecture by Evelyn Lip. Feng shui, literally "wind" and "water", is an ancient Chinese art of placement that was faithfully practised 3000 years ago for the orientation of tombs, palaces, and dwellings. It aims at finding the most harmonious and auspicious siting plans for built structures through careful consideration of the earth's energy flow (qi), the influence of the Five Elements and a complex calculation of time cycles. This book is one of the few that deal with intangible aspects of traditional Chinese architecture and landscape design. It examines the functional qualities as well as the metaphysical aspects of some of the most classical buildings and landscape gardens in China, such as the austere palaces in the Forbidden City, the temple of the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven), the stunning gardens of the Summer Palace, and many more.

• Xuan Kong Flying Stars Feng Shui by Joey Yap. Many books have been written on the subject of Flying Stars, a Classical Feng Shui sub-system popular amongst Feng Shui practitioners in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. In this first book in the Xuan Kong Feng Shui series, Joey Yap explains Flying Stars in the course of eight chapters. The reader can expect to learn techniques and tips on not just how to interpret a chart, but how to solve problems relating to negative stars. He will also learn how to unlock the potential of the Flying Stars in a property using methods and techniques practised in the field by professional Feng Shui consultants and how this can be done without the use of any symbolic object or without the placement of any 'good luck' cure.

• The Imperial Guide to Feng Shui & Chinese Astrology: The Only Authentic Translation from the Original Chinese by Thomas Aylward. The Chinese state had adopted the Art of Scheduling and Positioning as Imperial orthodoxy for centuries before the 1911 collapse of imperial China. It was believed that the universe communicated its assessment of the Emperor's performance through astral and terrestrial portents - portents that only masters in the Art of Scheduling and Positioning could interpret. Today, Feng Shui (the art of positioning) and Chinese astrology (the science of auspicious scheduling) have captured the popular imagination, but in the process those classical disciplines have been diluted sometimes beyond recognition. Now an accomplished scholar of Chinese language, literature and philosophy restores them in this first and only authentic translation of the original Chinese treatise on the Art of Scheduling and Positioning. This Imperial Guide reveals the organic connection between Feng Shui and astrology; illuminates the most complex aspects of Feng Shui and astrology theory in accessible language and lucid imagery; introduces essential concepts of Chinese cosmology and explains how they relate to the whole of traditional Chinese thought, and what they mean for the modern world.

• Essentials of Four Pillars of Destiny by Tan Khoon Yong and Goh Guan Leong. In this foundation course in the study of the Four Pillars of Destiny, the authors explain in individual chapters elementary theories such as Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the Heavenly Stems, the Earthly Branches, the Ten Deities and others. Each chapter ends with some revision questions. Case studies are provided, as is a general revision paper at the end of the book.

• Total Feng Shui: Bring Health, Wealth, And Happiness into Your Life by Lillian Too. Feng Shui expert Lillian Too writes yet another illuminating book on this ancient Chinese art. The author shares the secret formulas, empowerment techniques and the use of symbols of protection to improve and enrich your life. The chapters are laid out clearly and simply and illustrated by diagrams so that even the layman can follow the general principles and practical techniques of Feng Shui.

Over the last few months, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in the number of internet orders for Feng Shui-related books, particularly from Europe. And not just for basic introductory volumes, either, but manuals on advanced techniques. Here are a few of our popular books on Feng Shui:

• Feng Shui in Chinese Architecture by Evelyn Lip. Feng shui, literally "wind" and "water", is an ancient Chinese art of placement that was faithfully practised 3000 years ago for the orientation of tombs, palaces, and dwellings. It aims at finding the most harmonious and auspicious siting plans for built structures through careful consideration of the earth's energy flow (qi), the influence of the Five Elements and a complex calculation of time cycles. This book is one of the few that deal with intangible aspects of traditional Chinese architecture and landscape design. It examines the functional qualities as well as the metaphysical aspects of some of the most classical buildings and landscape gardens in China, such as the austere palaces in the Forbidden City, the temple of the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven), the stunning gardens of the Summer Palace, and many more.

• Xuan Kong Flying Stars Feng Shui by Joey Yap. Many books have been written on the subject of Flying Stars, a Classical Feng Shui sub-system popular amongst Feng Shui practitioners in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. In this first book in the Xuan Kong Feng Shui series, Joey Yap explains Flying Stars in the course of eight chapters. The reader can expect to learn techniques and tips on not just how to interpret a chart, but how to solve problems relating to negative stars. He will also learn how to unlock the potential of the Flying Stars in a property using methods and techniques practised in the field by professional Feng Shui consultants and how this can be done without the use of any symbolic object or without the placement of any 'good luck' cure.

• The Imperial Guide to Feng Shui & Chinese Astrology: The Only Authentic Translation from the Original Chinese by Thomas Aylward. The Chinese state had adopted the Art of Scheduling and Positioning as Imperial orthodoxy for centuries before the 1911 collapse of imperial China. It was believed that the universe communicated its assessment of the Emperor's performance through astral and terrestrial portents - portents that only masters in the Art of Scheduling and Positioning could interpret. Today, Feng Shui (the art of positioning) and Chinese astrology (the science of auspicious scheduling) have captured the popular imagination, but in the process those classical disciplines have been diluted sometimes beyond recognition. Now an accomplished scholar of Chinese language, literature and philosophy restores them in this first and only authentic translation of the original Chinese treatise on the Art of Scheduling and Positioning. This Imperial Guide reveals the organic connection between Feng Shui and astrology; illuminates the most complex aspects of Feng Shui and astrology theory in accessible language and lucid imagery; introduces essential concepts of Chinese cosmology and explains how they relate to the whole of traditional Chinese thought, and what they mean for the modern world.

• Essentials of Four Pillars of Destiny by Tan Khoon Yong and Goh Guan Leong. In this foundation course in the study of the Four Pillars of Destiny, the authors explain in individual chapters elementary theories such as Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the Heavenly Stems, the Earthly Branches, the Ten Deities and others. Each chapter ends with some revision questions. Case studies are provided, as is a general revision paper at the end of the book.

• Total Feng Shui: Bring Health, Wealth, And Happiness into Your Life by Lillian Too. Feng Shui expert Lillian Too writes yet another illuminating book on this ancient Chinese art. The author shares the secret formulas, empowerment techniques and the use of symbols of protection to improve and enrich your life. The chapters are laid out clearly and simply and illustrated by diagrams so that even the layman can follow the general principles and practical techniques of Feng Shui.

Ahmed Elghazouli, "Seismic Design of Buildings to Eurocode 8"

Taylor & Francis | 2009-06-17 | ISBN: 0415447623, 0203888944 | 320 pages | PDF | 10,5 MB

As the new Eurocode 8 on the Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance has acquired the status of a full Euronorm, practical information and training has become urgently needed, especially in relation to the underlying principles of seismic behaviour and the design of building structures. This book covers seismic design in a clear but brief manner and links the principles to the code, illustrated with design examples. Concrete and steel buildings, and their foundations, are given special emphasis but the book is also applicable to many other types of structure and sub-structure.The book stems from practical short courses on seismic design, run jointly by the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED) and Imperial College London. Its contributors are either senior academics with significant consulting experience, or leading practitioners, which gives the book a strong industry emphasis. It will be of value to a wide range of practising civil and structural engineers at different stages of their careers; and should also be of direct use to academics preparing courses and worked examples on seismic design to EC8, to advanced undergraduate students, and to Masters level students in Earthquake, Structural or Geotechnical Engineering.

Richard Harper, "Inside the Smart Home"

Springer | 2003-08-14 | ISBN: 1852336889 | 264 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

"A fascinating insight into potentially one of the most exciting developments that affects each and every one of us as we move forward into the 21st Century. This book indicates the direction industry must take if we are to achieve the dream of living in a Smart Home." Steve Hearnden, Mobile Telecommunications Consultant, UK

"A timely and much needed compliment to more technology-led explorations of the Smart Home. It draws attention to the complexity, diversity and conceptual richness of domestic life and critically reflects on the adoption and use of technologies in the home to date." Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Sapient Ltd, UK

If the predictions of leading electronics and consumer companies are to be believed, in the future you may never again have to worry about forgetting to switch the lights off, or locking the front door when you leave your home. Even mundane chores such as visiting your local supermarket to stock up your fridge will become a thing of the past, as the Smart Homes of the future will be able to decide what is needed and order them for us. Inside the Smart Home looks at the designs and technologies behind these new innovations, along with their time-saving, environmental and security benefits, amongst others. Despite these clear advantages however, Smart Homes have so far failed to reach the levels of success originally anticipated, thereby forcing designers to further examine the roles and practicalities of these new technologies. Through the use of detailed case studies from such international giants as Orange, Ariston, Philips Electronics and Electrolux, this book clearly demonstrates what will be possible for our domestic settings in the future if we continue to develop the concept of the Smart Home.

Memories of Wind and Waves: A Self-Portrait of Lakeside Japan by Dr. Junichi Saga gathers the richly detailed stories of thirty-three elderly men and women who spent their lives working on or around Japan's second largest lake, Kasumigaura, located about 40 miles from Tokyo. The stories were compiled by Dr. Saga through personal interviews over a number of years. They tell of the common people's lives - of hardship, of simple joys, of the love of nature, of the fear of nature. Many stories are heart-rending because of the matter-of-fact way in which the storyteller speaks of stoically enduring and overcoming past hardships.

A poignant passage was by told by Mrs Hama Suzuki (1906-1997), who was married at age 19 to a riverboat captain. Her husband became blind as a result of drinking bad alcohol during the War, and she was left to fend for her whole family and their small farm:

I carried rice to Shinjuku in Tokyo, one sack at a time, twice a day. I'd get up at two-thirty a.m., make rice and miso soup for my husband and kids' breakfast, make lunches for everybody, and get on the four a.m. train, catching snatches of sleep when I could. By the time I got back, it was ten. Then I'd go back with the second sack. When I got home it was three p.m. - time to work in the fields. The moon watched over me while I worked. I'd get in at eleven p.m., and my husband would snap, "Where'd you been all this time? Out with some other man, is that it?" He didn't mean what he was saying, but it was hard on him, being alone all day. Then I'd do the laundry, grab a little sleep, and get up at two. That went on for years.

I always had my health. That and a lot of friends to share my troubles. As long as you're alive, you'll have troubles. I don't mind - I've had my fun too. Now it's all behind me, the children are grown, and my husband and I spend our days together in peace, so all's well that ends well.

What is poignant is not the hardship per se. Many still go through similar hardships, or worse, in many parts of the world. Instead, the poignancy comes from a sense of the inevitability of life and death that one has when reading these recollections by common people, many of whom have since passed away. A person can endure hardship and overcome challenges, eventually achieving a sense of serenity and relative peacefulness, and then ... life ends. There is no ultimate reward, no prize, except perhaps the sense of fulfilment seeing loved ones around. But even that ends one day.

Memories of Wind and Waves: A Self-Portrait of Lakeside Japan by Dr. Junichi Saga gathers the richly detailed stories of thirty-three elderly men and women who spent their lives working on or around Japan's second largest lake, Kasumigaura, located about 40 miles from Tokyo. The stories were compiled by Dr. Saga through personal interviews over a number of years. They tell of the common people's lives - of hardship, of simple joys, of the love of nature, of the fear of nature. Many stories are heart-rending because of the matter-of-fact way in which the storyteller speaks of stoically enduring and overcoming past hardships.

A poignant passage was by told by Mrs Hama Suzuki (1906-1997), who was married at age 19 to a riverboat captain. Her husband became blind as a result of drinking bad alcohol during the War, and she was left to fend for her whole family and their small farm:

I carried rice to Shinjuku in Tokyo, one sack at a time, twice a day. I'd get up at two-thirty a.m., make rice and miso soup for my husband and kids' breakfast, make lunches for everybody, and get on the four a.m. train, catching snatches of sleep when I could. By the time I got back, it was ten. Then I'd go back with the second sack. When I got home it was three p.m. - time to work in the fields. The moon watched over me while I worked. I'd get in at eleven p.m., and my husband would snap, "Where'd you been all this time? Out with some other man, is that it?" He didn't mean what he was saying, but it was hard on him, being alone all day. Then I'd do the laundry, grab a little sleep, and get up at two. That went on for years.

I always had my health. That and a lot of friends to share my troubles. As long as you're alive, you'll have troubles. I don't mind - I've had my fun too. Now it's all behind me, the children are grown, and my husband and I spend our days together in peace, so all's well that ends well.

What is poignant is not the hardship per se. Many still go through similar hardships, or worse, in many parts of the world. Instead, the poignancy comes from a sense of the inevitability of life and death that one has when reading these recollections by common people, many of whom have since passed away. A person can endure hardship and overcome challenges, eventually achieving a sense of serenity and relative peacefulness, and then ... life ends. There is no ultimate reward, no prize, except perhaps the sense of fulfilment seeing loved ones around. But even that ends one day.

Thomas Fisher - Architectural Design and Ethics: Tools for Survival

Architectural Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0750669853 | Pages: 264 | PDF | 6.69 MB

Architectural Design and Ethics offers both professional architects and architecture students a theoretical base and numerous suggestions as to how we might rethink our responsibilities to the natural world and design a more sustainable future for ourselves.

As we find ourselves on the steep slope of several exponential growth curves - in global population, in heat-trapping atmospheric gases, in the gap between the rich and poor, and in the demand for finite resources, Fisher lays down a theory of architecture based on ethics and explores how buildings can and do provide both social and moral dimensions. The book also has practical goals, demonstrating how architects can make better and more beautiful buildings whilst nurturing more responsible, sustainable development.

Architectural Design and Ethics will prove an invaluable text not only to those in the architecture field, but to anyone simply interested in the ethical issues surrounding our built environment.

* Joins the dots between architectural form, ethics and professional practice
* Uses the history of ethics to present relevant lessons for today's practitioners
* A wake up call to architects, advocating a greater focus on ethics over aesthetics

Eric Wing "Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required"

Sybex | English | 2009-05-11 | ISBN: 0470447222 | 984 pages | PDF | 25 MB

Author and Revit Architecture expert Eric Wing walks you through designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building. The continuous tutorial begins with the Revit interface and standard conventions for placing walls, doors, and windows, then progresses through the buildings design as would happen in the real world. Youll learn how to work with structural grids, beams, and foundations; add text and dimensions; build floors layer by layer; join exterior and interior walls; and create roofs and ceilings as well as stairs, ramps, and railings. Youll also be introduced to using embedded families and formulas, crucial site considerations, and importing and exporting to various formats.

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services

Wiley | 2003 | ISBN: 0471218421 | Pages: 448 | PDF | 1.67 MB

The definitive resource for designer-led projects

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services offers authoritative knowledge and industry insight to architects considering entry into the burgeoning practice of design-build project delivery. Written by architects and other professionals with expertise in risk management, law, ethics, finance, and contracts, this instructive guide addresses the roles architects can assume during a design-build project, including leading the project, acting as subcontractor, and forming a joint venture with a contractor.

Developed by the AIA Design-Build Professional Interest Area, this book offers the real-world expertise of thirty industry leaders from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, who share their experience and know-how on such topics as:

* Starting out in design-build
* Risks and rewards of design-build delivery
* Succeeding in a design-build practice
* Design-build education
* Essential practice information
* Ethics and licensing laws

State laws regulating both architects and contractors are summarized to help busy firms bring design-build projects through to successful completion in a variety of jurisdictions.

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services is the most complete, definitive resource for architects, contractors, and attorneys involved in designer-led projects.

Our latest publication in the Autumn Wonders imprint is Hike It! Bras Basah & Waterloo. It is the first book in the new Hike It! series, which is supported under the National Heritage Board's Heritage Industry Incentive Programme.

Hike It! aims to provide student with a fun yet enriching introduction to the history, people, food and culture of Singapore. Armed with the books, children can discover the nooks and crannies of streets and back-lanes, and learn about their significance in Singapore’s history and culture.

We felt that a walking guide would be especially useful for children. Many aspects of Singapore’s history and culture cannot be properly appreciated without actually visiting the locations. Conversely, actually visiting older parts of Singapore can provide an intimate and powerful sense of historical events and cultural significance and an appreciation of what day-to-day life was like in the past. Walking tours therefore provide the potential for great educational value, particularly for Singaporean children, many of whom now live in sanitised housing and private estates, with no opportunities for visiting the older parts of Singapore.

The text was written by Chia Po Linn, and is in the form of an explorer’s journal. The writing conveys a sense of intrigue and the excitement of new discovery, and immerses children in the joy of exploration.

The design and illustrations are by the very talented people at OpalWorks, led by Xavier Comas. The finely crafted details in the illustrations will appeal to children’s natural curiosity.

The book will be launched at the Mint Museum of Toys this National Day (Sunday, August 9, 2009) at 1pm.

Admission to this beautiful and nostalgia-inducing museum is free for invited guests for this book launch. So, please email us (info@selectbooks.com.sg) if you'd like to attend. There are limited places so do tell us early.

Our latest publication in the Autumn Wonders imprint is Hike It! Bras Basah & Waterloo. It is the first book in the new Hike It! series, which is supported under the National Heritage Board's Heritage Industry Incentive Programme.

Hike It! aims to provide student with a fun yet enriching introduction to the history, people, food and culture of Singapore. Armed with the books, children can discover the nooks and crannies of streets and back-lanes, and learn about their significance in Singapore’s history and culture.

We felt that a walking guide would be especially useful for children. Many aspects of Singapore’s history and culture cannot be properly appreciated without actually visiting the locations. Conversely, actually visiting older parts of Singapore can provide an intimate and powerful sense of historical events and cultural significance and an appreciation of what day-to-day life was like in the past. Walking tours therefore provide the potential for great educational value, particularly for Singaporean children, many of whom now live in sanitised housing and private estates, with no opportunities for visiting the older parts of Singapore.

The text was written by Chia Po Linn, and is in the form of an explorer’s journal. The writing conveys a sense of intrigue and the excitement of new discovery, and immerses children in the joy of exploration.

The design and illustrations are by the very talented people at OpalWorks, led by Xavier Comas. The finely crafted details in the illustrations will appeal to children’s natural curiosity.

The book will be launched at the Mint Museum of Toys this National Day (Sunday, August 9, 2009) at 1pm.

Admission to this beautiful and nostalgia-inducing museum is free for invited guests for this book launch. So, please email us (info@selectbooks.com.sg) if you'd like to attend. There are limited places so do tell us early.

Donald Breyer, Kenneth Fridley, Jr.,David Pollock, Kelly Cobeen, "Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD, 6th Edition"

McGraw-Hill Professional | 2006-12-15 | ISBN: 0071455396 | 1025 pages | PDF | 19,2 MB

The leading text and reference on wood design, updated to include the latest codes and data

Continued the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference leads you through the complete design of a wood structure (except for the foundation), following the same sequence used in the actual design/construction process.

This state-of-the-art new edition of the field's leading text puts authoritative design guidance at your fingertips. This trusted reference demonstrates all necessary steps and techniques, following the sequence of materials and elements in the same order used in actual design. It keeps you current with the latest codes and industry standards, and provides large numbers of practical design examples.

Randall Thomas - Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and Engineers

Spon Press | 1999 | ISBN: 0419237607 | Pages: 259 | PDF | 6.16 MB

This book starts with some basic scientific principles and isses of air quality, noise and the greenhouse effect and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and building form. Natural ventilation systems, high efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative sources of energy are covered. The book concludes with a selection of detailed case studies of award winning projects - including the BRE Environment Office Building, winner of numerous architectural and engineering awards.

Graham Bizley - Architecture In Detail

Architectural Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0750685859 | Pages: 200 | PDF | 29.12 MB

This book is a collection of detailed studies of recent construction projects that will help all architects learn and expand the possibilities of their own work. Projects have been selected for their use of innovative techniques, and these insights could help overcome problems, reduce a project's cost, speed up work on site or help with an idea that is hard to achieve.

Each project within the book consists of striking detailed drawings, supplemented by color photographs and explanatory text. These details are an excellent way to see how others are using new materials and techniques that may be relevant to an architect's own work.

It can seem daunting for a student, or even a qualified architect, to see high-quality, interesting buildings when the project or daily workload is a lot more humdrum. This book demystifies construction and spreads knowledge of good practice.

The author is well known as he has a biweekly feature in Building Design, the UK's most read magazine by architects. The projects have been carefully selected from those published and have been adapted and expanded to create a really useful reference.

* 3-dimensional detail drawings demystify innovative construction projects and help to spread knowledge
* Detailed information of 40 innovative projects help architects overcome a multitude of problems they may be facing
* Color photographs and drawings provide inspiration

Here are 5 books on cookery that explore Asian cooking through less-common lens:

• Classic Asian Salads by Lee Geok Boi. Discover the amazing variety of salads and pickles enjoyed all over Asia in this compendium of more than 200 recipes. From side dishes of pickles to dips to starters and main salad meals, Asian salads are delightfully versatile. Besides the recipes, this book also offers tips and techniques for preparing ingredients for pickling, a comprehensive glossary of ingredients, provides notes on the origins of the dishes and explains how to best enjoy them.

• Chinese Food Cutting by Cao Nai-Sheng. Food cutting refers to those visual artworks made from various thin-layered food materials using scissors. The results can be used in hotels and restaurants to decorate plates, or to be simply admired as works of art. This volume compiles many examples of the work of Chinese chef Cao Nai-sheng, who has won numerous awards at international culinary art contests.

• Pairing Wine With Asian Food by Edwin Soon. In Pairing Wine with Asian Food, enologist, wine judge, and wine writer Edwin Soon explores the most important theories of matching wine and Asian cuisine. Discover hundreds of inspired food and wine marriages from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as from Burgher, Eurasian, and Nyonya cuisines. Also featured is a special section on matching wine by occasion, such as an Asian finger food party or barbecue, or by type, such as curries, vegetarian dishes or seafood.

• The Food of Love: Four Centuries of East-West Cuisine by Wendy Hutton.Food of Love presents more than 100 exciting recipes showcasing Eurasian cuisine throughout Asia. Beyond recipes, the book provides an incisive socio-historical perspective of how the Eurasian communities evolved and how their unique cuisines developed over a period of four centuries.

• Japanese Foods That Heal: Using Traditional Japanese Ingredients to Promote Health, Longevity & Well-Being by John Belleme & Jan Belleme. This comprehensive and authoritative guide provides information on how to include the healing foods of Japan in everyday meals. Eighteen essential foods from Japan that are still cultivated and prepared using time-honoured methods and recipes are presented. These traditional foods have been proven to cure and prevent degenerative disease and to prevent premature aging. Includes nutritional and medical facts, recipes and tips for creating wholesome and flavourful meals.

Here are 5 books on cookery that explore Asian cooking through less-common lens:

• Classic Asian Salads by Lee Geok Boi. Discover the amazing variety of salads and pickles enjoyed all over Asia in this compendium of more than 200 recipes. From side dishes of pickles to dips to starters and main salad meals, Asian salads are delightfully versatile. Besides the recipes, this book also offers tips and techniques for preparing ingredients for pickling, a comprehensive glossary of ingredients, provides notes on the origins of the dishes and explains how to best enjoy them.

• Chinese Food Cutting by Cao Nai-Sheng. Food cutting refers to those visual artworks made from various thin-layered food materials using scissors. The results can be used in hotels and restaurants to decorate plates, or to be simply admired as works of art. This volume compiles many examples of the work of Chinese chef Cao Nai-sheng, who has won numerous awards at international culinary art contests.

• Pairing Wine With Asian Food by Edwin Soon. In Pairing Wine with Asian Food, enologist, wine judge, and wine writer Edwin Soon explores the most important theories of matching wine and Asian cuisine. Discover hundreds of inspired food and wine marriages from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as from Burgher, Eurasian, and Nyonya cuisines. Also featured is a special section on matching wine by occasion, such as an Asian finger food party or barbecue, or by type, such as curries, vegetarian dishes or seafood.

• The Food of Love: Four Centuries of East-West Cuisine by Wendy Hutton.Food of Love presents more than 100 exciting recipes showcasing Eurasian cuisine throughout Asia. Beyond recipes, the book provides an incisive socio-historical perspective of how the Eurasian communities evolved and how their unique cuisines developed over a period of four centuries.

• Japanese Foods That Heal: Using Traditional Japanese Ingredients to Promote Health, Longevity & Well-Being by John Belleme & Jan Belleme. This comprehensive and authoritative guide provides information on how to include the healing foods of Japan in everyday meals. Eighteen essential foods from Japan that are still cultivated and prepared using time-honoured methods and recipes are presented. These traditional foods have been proven to cure and prevent degenerative disease and to prevent premature aging. Includes nutritional and medical facts, recipes and tips for creating wholesome and flavourful meals.

Jonathan Hill - Actions of Architecture: Architects and Creative Users

Routledge | 2003 | ISBN: 0415290430 | Pages: 232 | PDF | 8.08 MB

A stimulating and exciting book that is imaginative and thought provoking ... the importance of the book is that it is one of the few to challeneg orthodox ideas and practices in the architectural profession, and for this it deserves to be widely read. - Environment and Planning B

'A book as important for its theoretical grounding as for its relevance to the future of the profession.' - Bobby Open, The Architectural Review

Actions of Architecture begins with a critique of strategies that define the user as passive and predictable, such as contemplation and functionalism.

Jonathan Hill is Director of the MPhil/PhD program of Architecural Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Galleries where he has had solo exhibitions inlcude the Haus der Architektur, Graz and Architektur-Galerie am Weissenhof, Stuttgart. He is the editor of two previous books with Routledge, Occupying Architecture: Between the Architect and the User and Architecture-the Subject is Matter.

Ian Thompson, Torben Dam - European Landscape Architecture: Best Practice in Detailing

Routledge | 2007 | ISBN: 0415307368 | Pages: 276 | PDF | 8.56 MB

Drawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details.
Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in relation to the details of the design, the book offers a more profound understanding of decision making through all stages of the design process.
The book includes the study of the choice of materials and techniques of construction, and explores the cultural and symbolic significance of such choices, as well as questions of environmental sustainability.
With projects analyzed and evaluated here that have won international acclaim, or have been awarded national prizes, European Landscape Architecture is a core book in the study and understanding of the subject.

Igniting Thought, Unleashing Youth is a co-publication by Select Publishing and Young AMP, the youth wing of the Association of Muslim Professionals. It is a collection of essays by young Malay/Muslims on the state of various aspects of the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore.

The book will be officially launched on 15 August 2009. The book launch will be held at the Pod in the National Library, commencing at 10am.

From the backcover:

Despite enormous socio-economic progress in the Malay/Muslim community, there are deep uncertainties confronting Malay/Muslim youths: a growing sense of Islamic identity, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the region and the widening racial income gap among others. What do Malay/Muslim youths think about
the issues confronting them and their roles in the community? This collection of essays by young Malay/Muslims provides a refreshing, if somewhat provocative, alternative to views that currently permeate the local Malay/Muslim community.

The sometimes self-critical, yet always constructive, reflections sample the psyche and thought processes of young members of a minority group in a heterogeneous society. They straddle ideas on the effects of Islamic extremism and radicalism; the implications and utility of the Internet; the impact of the environment on Islamic thought and practices; the current state of Muslim women activism; the critical need for inter-racial interaction; the urgency to emphasise education and scientific understanding; and the future role of Malay/Muslim youth activism in Singapore. Crucially, the essays ask how young Malay/Muslims should develop a religious and cultural identity alongside a Singaporean urban identity.

For community leaders and institutions, it offers insights into the aspirations of young Malay/Muslims and their efforts to contribute to society. For non-Muslim or non-Malay readers, it offers implications and applications beyond the Malay/Muslim group.

Igniting Thought, Unleashing Youth is a co-publication by Select Publishing and Young AMP, the youth wing of the Association of Muslim Professionals. It is a collection of essays by young Malay/Muslims on the state of various aspects of the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore.

The book will be officially launched on 15 August 2009. The book launch will be held at the Pod in the National Library, commencing at 10am.

From the backcover:

Despite enormous socio-economic progress in the Malay/Muslim community, there are deep uncertainties confronting Malay/Muslim youths: a growing sense of Islamic identity, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the region and the widening racial income gap among others. What do Malay/Muslim youths think about
the issues confronting them and their roles in the community? This collection of essays by young Malay/Muslims provides a refreshing, if somewhat provocative, alternative to views that currently permeate the local Malay/Muslim community.

The sometimes self-critical, yet always constructive, reflections sample the psyche and thought processes of young members of a minority group in a heterogeneous society. They straddle ideas on the effects of Islamic extremism and radicalism; the implications and utility of the Internet; the impact of the environment on Islamic thought and practices; the current state of Muslim women activism; the critical need for inter-racial interaction; the urgency to emphasise education and scientific understanding; and the future role of Malay/Muslim youth activism in Singapore. Crucially, the essays ask how young Malay/Muslims should develop a religious and cultural identity alongside a Singaporean urban identity.

For community leaders and institutions, it offers insights into the aspirations of young Malay/Muslims and their efforts to contribute to society. For non-Muslim or non-Malay readers, it offers implications and applications beyond the Malay/Muslim group.

Nicola Garmory, Clare Winsch - Professional Practice for Landscape Architects, 2nd Edition

Architectural Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0750669020 | Pages: 312 | PDF | 1.01 MB

This book, organised in an extremely-user friendly manner, equips the landscape architect with all of the required knowledge in business and law. It is of great value to Landscape architects throughout their academic and professional life.

Landscape architecture students will find this book vital to their education and it will also be useful for landscape students on non-professional programmes who wish to understand the regulatory and planning backgrounds to their studies and for students on technical-type landscape programmes.

It is compulsory reading for everyone preparing for the new Pathway to Chartership examination. Not only will it help you pass the exam but you will, along with the thousands of fully-qualified landscape architects in the UK, find it an extremely time-saving reference in your busy working lives.

* Highly recommended by the Landscape Institute as preparation for the compulsory Pathway to Chartership
* Helps readers to build an understanding of the legal and commercial environment of landscape architecture in the UK
* Updated to include new legislation and current practice

Andrew Charleson, "Seismic Design for Architects"

Architectural Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0750685506 | 296 pages | PDF | 6,2 MB

Andrew Charleson's book shows how to make structural requirements an integral part of the architectural design process, not an add-on. Using non-technical language and detailed illustrations Charleson shows how achieving structural standards need not limit the scope for architectural innovation and high design standards in seismically active zones.

With enough theory to satisfy architects without swamping them in technical data, Seismic Design for Architects is a state-of-the-art summary of designing buildings where being prepared for the worst is an everyday fact of life.

Some of highlighted features of this book :
• Written for architects, emphasising design over analysis
• Key concepts conveyed with visual material to allow architects to appreciate the design solutions available to them
• Draws experience from a wide variety of national and international design codes

Architecture in Europe Since 1968: Memory and Invention

Thames & Hudson | ISBN: 0500279489 | 312 pages | September 1997 | PDF | 65 Mb


Winner of an American Institute of Architects Award, this book surveys twenty years of a period characterized by conflict between tradition and invention, modern and anti-modern, and by an abundance of disparate design solutions. The epoch begins with the completion in 1972 of the first commissions embodying the ideas that sprang out of the events of 1968--a year when student unrest and political upheaval crystallized new intellectual and cultural attitudes. It ends in the early 1990s, a time when both Modernism and earlier traditions began to be reappraised. Over seventy-five projects are presented, with critical essays, photographs, drawings, site diagrams, and construction details. Extensive documentation includes background data on each project, bibliographies, and biographies, with contributions from Jean-Louis Cohen, Lucius Burckhardt, Fritz Neumeyer, and Peter Rice.

Daniel E. Williams, David W. Orr, Donald Watson, "Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning"

Wiley | 2007 | ISBN: 0471709530 | 304 pages | PDF | 19,5 MB

Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Design

"Daniel Williams's Sustainable Design is . . . a thoroughly practical call for the design professions to take the next steps toward transformation of the human prospect toward a future that is sustainable and sustaining of the best in human life lived in partnership not domination."
--From the Foreword by David W. Orr, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College

"In this pioneering book, Daniel Williams provides the sort of intelligent, thoughtful, experienced insights that--if followed--will ensure that we make the right choices. It should be on the desk of every architect in the world."
--Denis Hayes, president and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation and coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970

Architects identify "sustainability" as the most important change in the future of their profession. Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning is a practical, comprehensive guide to design and plan a built environment compatible with the region's economic, social, and ecological patterns.

In this book, Daniel Williams challenges professionals to rethink architecture and to see their projects not as objects but as critical, connected pieces of the whole, essential to human health as well as to regional economy and ecology. Comprehensive in scope, Sustainable Design answers key questions such as:
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How do I begin thinking and designing ecologically?
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What is the difference between "green design" and "sustainable design"?
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What are some examples of effective change I can make that will have the most impact for the least cost?

Written for architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, public officials, and change agent professionals, this important resource defines the issues of sustainable design, illustrates conceptual and case studies, and provides support for continued learning in this increasingly central focus of architects' and urban planners' work.

Williams's book features winning projects from the first decade of the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten award program.