Chief Architect Interiors x14 is 3D design software for professional kitchen, bathroom and interior designers. It allows you to visualize designs in 3D, specify materials, and produce plans and construction drawings. Characteristic Floor and space planning Design kitchens and bathrooms Interior design and decoration Automated construction tools that allow you to automatically generate floors and ceilings. …
Steel Design covers steel design fundamentals for architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement. Each chapter includes design steps, rules of thumb, and design examples. …
Chief Architect Premier x12, is 3D architecture software for residential and commercial design. It has automated construction tools that make home design, remodeling, interior design, kitchens and bathrooms, etc. easier. As you draw the walls and place smart architectural objects like doors and windows, the program creates a 3D model, generates a bill of materials, and …
![[2020] Structure for Architects: A Case Study in Steel, Wood, and Reinforced Concrete Design by Bedi, Ashwani; Dabby, Ramsey 4](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Structure-for-Architects-A-Case-Study-in-Steel-Wood-and-Reinforced-Concrete-Design.jpg "[2020] Structure for Architects: A Case Study in Steel, Wood, and Reinforced Concrete Design by Bedi, Ashwani; Dabby, Ramsey 4")
Book Description Structure for Architects: A Case Study in Steel, Wood, and Reinforced Concrete Design is a sequel to the authors’ first text, Structure for Architects: A Primer, emphasizing the conceptual understanding of structural design in simple language and terms. This book focuses on structural principles applied to the design of typical structural members—a beam, a girder, …
![[2020] Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete by Ram S. Gupta 5](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Principles-of-Structural-Design-Wood-Steel-and-Concrete.jpg "[2020] Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete by Ram S. Gupta 5")
Book Description Timber, steel, and concrete are common engineering materials used in structural design. Material choice depends upon the type of structure, availability of material, and the preference of the designer. The design practices the code requirements of each material are very different. In this updated edition, the elemental designs of individual components of each …
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![[2020] The Architecture of Natural Cooling by Brian Ford, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Juan A. Vallejo (2nd Ed.) 6](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/The-Architecture-of-Natural-Cooling.jpg "[2020] The Architecture of Natural Cooling by Brian Ford, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Juan A. Vallejo (2nd Ed.) 6")
Book Description Overheating in buildings is commonplace. This book describes how we can keep cool without conventional air-conditioning: improving comfort and productivity while reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. It provides architects, engineers and policy makers with a ‘how-to’ guide to the application of natural cooling in new and existing buildings. It demonstrates, through reference …
![[2020] Tall : the design and construction of high-rise architecture by Marriage, Guy 7](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tall-the-design-and-construction-of-high-rise-architecture.jpg "[2020] Tall : the design and construction of high-rise architecture by Marriage, Guy 7")
Description:This is a guide to both the basics and the details of tall building design, delving into the rudimentary aspects of design that an architect of a tall office building must consider, as well as looking at the rationale for why and how a building must be built the way it is. Liberally illustrated with …
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![[2020] Making Architecture Through Being Human: A Handbook of Design Ideas by Philip D. Plowright 8](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Making-Architecture-Through-Being-Human-A-Handbook-of-Design-Ideas.jpg "[2020] Making Architecture Through Being Human: A Handbook of Design Ideas by Philip D. Plowright 8")
Description:Architecture can seem complicated, mysterious or even ill-defined, especially to a student being introduced to architectural ideas for the first time. One way to approach architecture is simply as the design of human environments. When we consider architecture in this way, there is a good place to start – ourselves. Our engagement in our environment …
![[2020] Living architecture, living cities : soul-nourishing sustainability by Day, Christopher; Gwilliam, Julie P. 9](https://civilmdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Living-architecture-living-cities-soul-nourishing-sustainability.jpg "[2020] Living architecture, living cities : soul-nourishing sustainability by Day, Christopher; Gwilliam, Julie P. 9")
Table of contents :The environmental crisis : ecological or experiential? —Anticipating coming unknowns —Environmental impacts —Perceived reality : sensory experience —Soul and spirit nourishment —Placemaking for people —Place : identity, continuity and integrity —Design for community —Getting around cities —Connectivity —Use, space and life —Design for security —Settlement form, space and life —Design processes : …
The major theme of this book is the relationship between structural design and architectural design. The various aspects of this are brought together in the last chapter which has been expanded in this second edition, partly in response to comments from readers of the first edition, partly because my own ideas have changed and developed, …
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Structure as Architecture presents a comprehensive analysis of the indispensable role of structure in architecture. An exploration, as well as a celebration, of structure, the book draws on a series of design studies and case study examples to illustrate how structure can be employed to realize a wide range of concepts in contemporary architecture. By …
There is a fundamental dierence between science and and technology. Engineering or technology is the making of things that did not previously exist, whereas science is the discov- ering of things that have long existed. Technological results are forms that exist only because people want to make them, whereas scientic results are informations of what …
Lecture notes STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS FOR ARCHITECTS by Victor E. Saouma Read More »
1. Purpose. This manual provides guidance for designing reinforced concrete hydraulic structures by the strength-design method. Plain concrete and prestressed concrete are not covered in this manual. 2. Applicability. This manual applies to all HQUSACE/OCE elements, major subordinate commands, districts, laboratories, and field operating activities having civil works responsibilities.
The initial concept on which the series was prepared was that of principles of building under the headings functional requirements, common to all building, with diagrams to illustrate the application of the requirements to the elements of building. Subsequent changes in the use of traditional materials and the use of new materials in novel forms …
Construction of Buildings (Volumes 1 to 5) by R.Barry 7th edition Read More »
The site design and construction reference of the design professions. Newly designed and containing 40 percent completely new content, Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, Second Edition, continues to be the most complete source of site construction standards and data for the design and planning professions and related academic disciplines. It maintains and enhances its emphasis …
THE FOUNDATION OF ANY 3 D visualization is the linework found in its architectural drawings . Just like a contractor needs drawings to erect a building , a 3 D artist needs drawings to create a visualization . Understanding a set of architectural drawings is critical to efficient and accurate work in 3 ds Max …
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Table of contents :Front Matter ….Pages i-xxvi Front Matter ….Pages 1-1 LST Mapping of SPV to Gauge Their Influence on Near-Surface Air Temperature of New Delhi City (Khushal Matai, Shweta Manchanda)….Pages 3-24 Recent Developments in Latent Heat Energy Storage Systems Using Phase Change Materials (PCMs)—A Review (Laxman Mishra, Abhijit Sinha, Rajat Gupta)….Pages 25-37 Portable Bio-electric …
In the world of interior design, thousands of bits of crucial information are scattered across a wide array of sources. The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book collects the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes, and distills it in a format that is as easy to use as …
Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of “How to Draw a Line” to the complexities of color theory. This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out …
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School (The MIT Press) by Matthew Frederick Read More »
Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This classic work is a collection of essays written by Le Corbusier advocating for and exploring the concept of modern architecture. The book has had a lasting effect on the architectural profession, serving as the manifesto for a generation of architects, a subject …
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