This is the first of a two-volume set which covers the principles of building design and construction and the methods and techniques used in the production of each part of the building.
The late Jack Stroud Foster was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was formerly Principal Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Westminster, where he was responsible for the co-ordination and development of Construction Studies.
Raymond Harrington was formerly Director of Architectural Studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, University of Glasgow
Roger Greeno is a consultant, examiner and established author of many construction papers and publications.