The kitchen is regaining its role as the central living space in home life. Since the 1990s the kitchen has moved into the fashion and design spotlight, and this publication now examines and reviews its significance in an architectural, cultural, social and economical context.

Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of a room, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their correct use is important for delivering high quality acoustics.

Great strides have been made in the art of foundation design during the last two decades. In situ testing, site improvement techniques, the use of geogrids in the design of retaining walls, modified ACI codes, and ground deformation modeling using finite elements are but a few of the developments that have significantly advanced foundation engineering in recent years. What has been lacking, however, is a comprehensive reference for foundation engineers that incorporates these state-of-the-art concepts and techniques.

Architecture is made by use and by design. Drawing on the work of a wide range of architects, artists and writers, this book considers the relations between the architect and the user, which it compares to the relations between the artist and viewer and the author and reader.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, and using historical examples of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture, the book traces the evolution of design principles from ancient Greece to the 20th Century.

Design and analysis are inseparable processes. All architects, designers, urban planners, and landscape architects use similar methods of analysis to understand the structure and compositional principles of things that have already been built. Only methodical analysis gives us an insight into the design process, or into the way in which an object has been put together. This book is an ideal tool to teach and learn analytical methods that can be applied to any design process.

Libraries and Learning Resource Centres is a comprehensive reference text examining the changing role and design of library buildings. Critical evaluations of international case studies demonstrate the principles of library design.
Available for the first time in full colour, the second edition of the work focuses particularly on the important question of access and design in public libraries. Updated case studies and technical data allow the professional architect to use the book directly in planning library projects.

Na2O, K2O, Li2O; MeO include CaO and MgO; and Me2O3 include Al2O3. These two types of binders can be manufactured by directly mixing alkaline activators (sodium, potassium alkalis and salts) into ground metallurgical slags, fly ashes and natural pozzolans. Some other components may be added to improve the properties of the binders. These binders can display much better mechanical and durability properties than conventional cement and concrete. It uses industrial by-products or recycled materials as major components, consumes very minimal amount of energy, and has no direct release of greenhouse gases. Thus, it is a really "Green Cement".

Il presente testo, oltre ad elementi di fisico-tecnica utili per la progettazione,
contiene numerose informazioni pratiche e di pronto utilizzo, i dettagli costruttivi
e disegni in scala, la presentazione dei progetti realizzati e un apparato
iconografico di eccellenza

Soon after 1900 in both North America and Europe the evolution from the tradition of Mediterranean and Gallic architectural styles to modernism began. This phenomenon was due, in part, to American industrial architecture and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's building and architectural treatises of 1898-1908, with the additional help of Dutch propaganda on his behalf, significantly influenced European practitioners and theorists. European architecture within and outside of Holland reflects an adaptation of Wright's theories along with the structural determinism of American industrial buildings. With new evidence and fresh analysis culled from Dutch and American archives, personal correspondence, and professional material, this study examines the weight of Wright's works and words and those of the Dutchmen H.P. Berlage, Theo van Doesburg, Jan Wils, J.J.P. Oud, William Dudok and Hendrik Theodor Wijdeveld.

There must be many well thumbed copies of the first edition of this highly regarded book on the shelves of older members of EASA because upon its first publication in 1982 it quickly established itself as a standard work of reference and information. It keeps its rightful place as a most readable and stimulating book and anyone who aspires to a professional standard of excellence in the field can hardly do without owning a copy.