Integrated Strategies in Architecture

Name: Integrated Strategies in Architecture
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ISBN: 9780415360845

ISBN-10: 0415360846

ISBN-13: 9780415360845

Edition: 2006

Authors: Joan Zunde, Hocine Bougdah, Anya Sutton, Anya Sutton

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This book is an essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment. It provides a convenient single source for all the key texts in the fast developing discipline of the philosophy of technology. It focuses on the interplay between technology and society and considers the impact of technology on fields as diverse as: art and visual culture; politics, the environment, gender and the hottest topic of all in today's digitally mediated world - the promise of a virtual future inside the fluid 'space' of the computer. Each section is introduced with a brief critical commentary, situating the readings in a historical and theoretical context. The collection…

Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



The Purpose of Buildings


Introduction



Origins



Moderation of the environnnent



Use of available technology



The demands of the community


Bibliography



The Design Team


Introduction



The specialists and how they work together



The client's role



Communication



Professional responsibility


Bibliography



The Design Process


Introduction



Creative problem-solving



The problem



The process in action



Aesthetics



Evaluation



Completion


Bibliography



Space


Introduction



Tailored versus loose-fit outcomes



Functional requirements



Anthropometrics and ergonomics



Relationships between spaces


Bibliography



Environmental Design


Introduction



Principles of environmental design



Design strategies



Case studies


Bibliography



Structural Considerations


Introduction



Structural materials



Structures for domestic buildings



Design of structural elements


Bibliography


Glossary


Index