Brings together the information architects need on a daily basis
- on site or in the studio. This book provides guidance on a range
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Presents everyday information for the architect/designer. This work focuses on kitchen design. It outlines information needed to design a workable kitchen, including ergonomics, services such as water & waste, appliances, & material choices for the floor, walls & ceiling. It is an easy to use reference for the drawing board, & on site. ...

As software systems become ubiquitous, the issues of dependability become more crucial. Given that solutions to these issues must be considered from the beginning of the design process, it is reasonable that dependability is addressed at the architectural level. This book contains papers based on the contributions to two workshops. ...

Architectural design is a crucial step in developing complex software intensive systems. This work establishes key concepts in architectural design for software intensive systems, including architectural drivers, structures, & fundamental guidance for architectural design. It describes the industry tested Architecture Centric Design Method. ...

German drama studies the communist regime in the former East Germany through the eyes of an architect. A talented young architect in East Berlin before the collapse of the Berlin wall is charged with designing a small suburb. He dreams up a beautifully futuristic & accomplished design with a lightness of character perhaps out of step with the prevalent greyness of the times. Getting approval from dour city planners & against other competitors saps his enthusiasm & forces the progressively-minded designer into creeping disillusionment with the regime. Through his immersion in his plans, his marriage dissolves & furthermore the bureaucrats' callous dismissal of his plans conspire to push him down as far as a man can go. ...

Architects 49 is part of the 49 Group, a multidisciplined firm of design professionals & consultants. Architects 49's unique collaborative way of working ensures that each project receives individual attention & benefits from the collective experiences & resources of the entire 49 Group. This monograph discusses the work of Architects 49. ...

An illustrated guide to London's greatest historic buildings & the lives of the architects who designed them. It features the architectural forefathers of London, such as Inigo Jones & Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Robert Adam & John Nash, Butterfield & Street, Blomfield & Lutyens. ...