Drafting & Design

This efficiency-boosting resource gives you fast access to 350 of the most commonly used site construction details. Details for curbs, steps, light...

Here for the first time ever is a comprehensive collection of detailed drawings -- 20 in full color -- for virtually every design component you nee...

This book enables you to expertly design and install all types of renewable energy systems. This is the only comprehensive, practical resource for ...

Francis D.K. Ching brings his trademark presentation to the structural design studio with this major new work co-authored by Barry Onouye and Dougl...

Architects, engineers, developers, remodelers, suppliers and builders are all in for a treat.  Buidlng for Boomers: Guide to Design and Constructio...

Written by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand you...

Anyone who yearns for an older home but is daunted by the prospect of owning one will love this book. Through hundreds of inspiring photographs and...

Principles of Pattern Design includes 280 superb illustrations depict networks on which repeat patterns can be arranged: Square Brick and half-...

In The House to Ourselves, authors Lawson and Connor take you on a tour of 20 homes designed for this joyous and liberating phase in life, when cou...

Security Planning and Design is an important reference from the American Institute of Architects that provides architects and other design professi...

This comprehensive guide to architectural lighting design addresses lighting energy codes adopted by many states and covers the numerous advances i...

Introductory chapters discuss the forces to which the structure is subjected, design criteria which are of the greatest relevance to tall buildings...

Written and oral communication play a vital role in advancing the careers of design professionals, yet few resources exist to help you improve your...

There is something universally appealing about a house in the country. Whether it's a cozy cottage by a lake or a larger, rustic retreat deep in th...

For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impa...

Here are 35 projects completed between 1990 and 1997. Numerous illustrations. White boards lettered in black. This book on "transportation faciliti...

Urban Design shows how the theory and practice of urban design and planning impact on public health issues and sustainable development. With cities...

Essential site planning and design strategies, up-to-date with the latest sustainable development techniques. Discover how to incorporate sound env...

Fully updated to reflect the broad changes that have occurred in the aviation industry, the new edition of this classic text offers definitive guid...

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services offers authoritative knowledge and industry insight to architects considering entry into the burgeon...

Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concep...

Tremendous opportunities are opening up as architecture becomes more generalized and firms accept commissions for a widening range of building type...

The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic fa...

Written by an architect who is an expert in sustainable design and is a former chair of the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE), this book wi...