Название: Patina Style
Автор: Brooke Giannetti and Steve Giannetti
Издательство: Gibbs Smith
Год: 2011
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The Giannettis have developed a design style that embraces Patina, the beauty that the passage of time brings to objects in your life. Patina Style is a color palette, a romance with subtlety, an attraction to natural materials and architectural details, and is at once old-world and mildly industrial. Patina Style gives insight into materials choices, methods and treatments that result in spaces that celebrate the beauty in the old, the imperfect and the slightly worn.

Название: The Great Structures in Architecture : From Antiquity to Baroque
Автор: F. P. Escrig
Издательство: WIT Press
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Размер: 36 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Starting in antiquity and finishing in the Baroque, this book provides a complete analysis of significant works of architecture from a structural viewpoint. A distinguished architect and academic, the authors highly illustrated exploration will allow readers to better understand the monuments, get closer to them and to explore whether they should be conserved or modified. Contents: Stones Resting on Empty Space; The Invention of the Dome; The Hanging Dome; The Ribbed Dome; A Planified Revenge - Under the Shadow of Brunelleschi; The Century of the Great Architects; The Omnipresent Sinan; Even Further; The perfect symbioses form-function in the high Baroque architecture; Scenographical architecture of the 18th century; The virtual architecture of the Renaissance and the Baroque.

Название: Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to Build Your Own
Автор: Nader Khalili
Издательство: Cal Earth Press
Год: 1996
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 17 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Khalili's classic, authoritative manual describes how to build arches, domes, and vaults with earth, as well as techniques to fire and glaze earth buildings to transform them into ceramic houses. This newly revised edition also provides insight into the latest response by building officials to Superadobe or earthbag technology (structures of sandbags and barbed wire), a patented system that is free for the owner-builder and licensed for commercial use.

Название: The Concept of Dwelling: On the Way to Figurative Architecture
Автор: Christian Norberg-Schulz
Издательство: Rizzoli
Год: 1985
Формат: PDF
Размер: 24 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Rear cover notes: "This is a book on human dwelling. The word 'dwelling' here means something more than having a roof over our head and a certain number of square meters at our disposal. First, it means to meet others for exchange of products, ideas and feelings, that is, to experience life as a multitude of possibilities. Second, it means to come to an agreement with others, that is, to accept a set of common values. Finally, it means to be oneself, in the sense of having a small chosen world of our own.

Название: The DIY Style Finder: Discover Your Unique Style and Decorated It Yourself
Автор: KariAnne Wood
Издательство: Harvest House Publishers
Год: 2019
Формат: epub
Страниц: 224
Размер: 166.3 Mb
Язык: English

Let Your Style Shine
KariAnne Wood could tell you a lot about decorating. After all, she’s an expert. But this book isn’t about her.
It’s about you.
It’s about the colors, textures, and patterns that make your heart sing. It’s about the creative ideas you can’t wait to try in your own home. It’s about finding your one-of-a-kind style and then just going for it. And KariAnne is here to help you.

Название: Digital Property: Open-source Architecture
Автор: Wendy W. Fok and Antoine Picon
Издательство: Academy Press
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 77 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Even more than authorship, ownership is challenged by the rise of digital and computational methods of design and production. These challenges are simultaneously legal, ethical and economic. How are new methods of fabrication and manufacture going to irreversibly change not only ways of working, but also designers’ ethics and their stance on ownership? In his 2013 second-term State of the Union address, President Obama stated that 3D printing ‘has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything’.

Название: House Beautiful Colors for Your Home: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Paint, Revised edition
Автор: House Beautiful
Издательство: Hearst
Год: 2019
Формат: epub
Страниц: 288
Размер: 28.8 Mb
Язык: English

Based onHouse Beautiful’s popular color column,thispocket-sized handbook shows how a simple coat of paint can set the mood and add a designer's touch in any room.
This gorgeous primer showcases more than 450 colors selected by top interior designers who explain how and why they chose these particular paints—along with swatches complete with manufacturer, name, and number, to help you pick the perfect pigment. Exploring everything from bold saturated hues to more soothing shades and essential neutrals, the designers offer special insight into what makes color work and how it influences the different spaces.

Название: Основы архитектуры
Автор(ы): Эмили Коул
Издательство: АРТ-РОДНИК
Год: 2006
ISBN: 5-9561-0163-6
Страниц: 352
Язык: Русский
Формат: PDF
Размер: 168 МВ

В книге "Основы архитектуры" авторы разбирают историю архитектуры от ранних цивилизаций до периода индустриальной революции. На оригинальных гравюрах представлены декоративные элементы и тончайшие детали. Прекрасные иллюстрации и популярный текст делают эту книгу привлекательным и полезным справочником для каждого человека, интересующегося архитектурой.
Перевод с английского Я.Р. Галимова, Т.Р. Перель.

Название: Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects: Natural Landscape Design
Автор: Kristen Hampshire
Издательство: Cool Springs Press
Год: 2010
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 99 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects is a hardworking, comprehensive manual for renovating, building, and "greening up" your landscape. Inside you'll find complete directions for time-tested landscape building projects as well as new environmentally sustainable projects. From designing your landscape to putting the finishing touches on an arbor or custom gate, everything you need for landscaping success is right here. Learn how to make and install: compost bins, water management systems, dry beds, rain gardens, efficient irrigation, soil management programs, permeable patios & walkways, reclaimed fences, and more. You can build a sustainable, low-cost yard with the most efficient, cost-effective methods and products with the help of this book.

Название: Emergency Department Design: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Future, 2nd Edition
Автор: Jon Huddy
Издательство: American College of Emergency Physicians
Год: 2017
Формат: azw3
Страниц: 772
Размер: 22.1 Mb
Язык: English

Emergency Department Design: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Future, second edition, is a one-of-a-kind resource written by the nation's foremost authority on emergency department design and published by the world's largest emergency medicine organization. It explains the architectural design process specific to emergency departments and teaches emergency physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, and other health care providers how to prepare and lead a design team. The book presents the design process in sequence, from needs assessment through scope definition and design to the finished product, pointing out potential pitfalls and special considerations along the way. Chapters include checklists and worksheets and hundreds of drawings and floorplans to support the planning process. Special design considerations are covered in detail, including pediatric and geriatric emergency departments, freestanding emergency centers, safety and security measures, lean design, and much more.