Browse Items (363 total)

The first edition of this text int roduced students to the ra nge of graphic tools.
techn iques, and conventions designers use to communicate architectural
ideas. The prime objective behind its original formation and subsequent
revisions was to…

The Author has been induced to prepare it because of his inability to find, among the many excellent works on the Mathematics of Construction, one that could be readily adapted as reference book, treating of the various details of Iron and Steel as…

Architectural thought is primarily non-verbal thought; a fact of very considerable significance since so much of our everyday thinking is verbal. We are accustomed, in particular when communicating consciously, to use ords; at a less conscious…

THE FIELD OF FURNITURE DESIGN OCCUPIES A PROMINENT ROLE WITHIN THAT OF PRODUCT DESIGN, AND HAS LONG BEEN ESTABLISHED AS A DISTRIC BRANCH OF THE PROFESSION. HOWEVER, ARCHITECTS IN INTERNATIONAL REPUTE STILL DESIGN THE FURNISHINGS FOR THEIR BUILDINGS…

I worked over my material in seminars and lecture courses at McMaster and
Dalhousie universities, benefiting from good questions by many good students.
Among them, Benjamin Doxtdator was also a very effective research assistant,
and Terry…

The AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users training guide
teaches the new and enhanced features introduced in the AutoCAD
2015 and
2016 software. Topics covered range from general improvements and command
enhancements to 3D modeling…

“Finally the journey leads to the city of Tamara. One enters the city
through streets which are fi lled with insignia protruding from the walls.
The eye only sees images of things which mean other things… Your
gaze scans the streets as though…

At the outset it must be said that it is an honor
to be asked to write this introduction to the
work of my friends Laura Allen and Mark
Smout. Most times of the day or night they ar
e
in their studio, positing, honing, and creating
architecture…

At the outset it must be said that it is an honor
to be asked to write this introduction to the
work of my friends Laura Allen and Mark
Smout. Most times of the day or night they are
in their studio, positing, honing, and creating…