Understanding Buildings: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Reid, Esmond

ISBN 10: 0262680548 / ISBN 13: 9780262680547

Published by The MIT Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Buildings: A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262680548
• ISBN 13: 9780262680547
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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).