Architecture, Planning, & Landscape Architecture

Provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers, building surveyors, and others involved in the construction industry.

Contains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes.

Covers environmental law and ethics, green business practices, regional sustainability issues, resource and ecosystem management, and more.

How people can shape their cities, towns, and villages in any part of the world.

Covers architectural and construction terms.

Look up terms regularly used in landscape and urban planning, as well as environmental protection.

Spans every art form, medium, and civilization from Cycladic, Minoan, Helladic, and Etruscan to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Spans over a thousand years of history. It offers more than 1,600 entries on Islamic art and architecture, ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Covers all aspects of art and architecture from Medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century.

This handbook is intended as a desk-side guide for all designers of urban space.

Addresses basic geometry, architectural drawing types, AutoCAD guidelines, building codes, accessibility issues, structural and mechanical systems, conventional building components, materials, and sustainable design. NOTE: The Safari Books Online platform is limited to 20 simultaneous users, so if the ebook isn't available try again later.

This A-Z reference book covers all aspects of architecture.

Covers the fundamental theories and practice behind the creation of architectural structures. NOTE: The Safari Books Online platform is limited to 20 simultaneous users, so if the ebook isn't available try again later.

Provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings.

Illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world's vernacular building traditions.

Defines more than 20,000 words and terms.

Includes definitions for technical terms as well as information about important people, periods, and styles.

Three volumes focus on 21st-century architecture from all regions of the world.

Five volumes focus on design, engineering, and construction.

Contains over 2,000 line drawings and concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms.