'Understanding Buildings' provides students in architecture and other allied disciplines with a basic introduction to building technology in all its aspects. This general, multidisciplinary text provides an overall explanation of the building process through an examination of underlying principles as well as design examples.In seven chapters, each with a short introduction, the book discusses structure, enclosure, climate services, utility services, lighting, acoustics, fire safety, and future needs. It is generously illustrated with 400 diagrams, tables, charts, and construction details. 'Understanding Buildings' provides students in architecture and other allied disciplines with a basic introduction to building technology in all its aspects. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

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Title

Understanding Buildings: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Publisher

MIT Press (MA) April 1988

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0262680548

ISBN 13

9780262680547

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Architecture - Theory

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Understanding Buildings provides students in architecture and other allied disciplines with a basic introduction to building technology in all its aspects. This general, multidisciplinary text provides an overall explanation of the building process through an examination of underlying principles as well as design examples. In seven chapters, the book discusses structure, enclosure, climate services, utility services, lighting, acoustics, fire safety, and future needs. It is generously illustrated with 400 diagrams, tables, charts, and construction details.Esmond Reid is an architectural writer and consultant.

About the Author

James V. Stone is a Reader in the Psychology Department at the University of Sheffield, England and the author of Independent Component Analysis (MIT Press, 2004).

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