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This study is based on a major research project which looks at user requirements and changing patterns in the workplace. It provides in one volume, essential information on building intelligence...

This study is based on a major research project which looks at user requirements and changing patterns in the workplace. It provides in one volume, essential information on building intelligence...

This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken..

Laboratory Design Guide 3rd edition is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailedexamples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories.In this working manual Brian Griffin explains ..

Laboratory Design Guide 3rd edition is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailedexamples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories.In this working manual Brian Griffin explains ..

Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories includes new essays from a range of architectural historians to help you understand the region’s rich and varied architecture, including major projects that haven’t been written about in English...

Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories includes new essays from a range of architectural historians to help you understand the region’s rich and varied architecture, including major projects that haven’t been written about in English...

Libraries and Learning Resource Centres is a comprehensive reference text examining the changing role and design of library buildings. Critical evaluations of international case studies demonstrate the principles of library design.Available for the first time in full colour, the second edition of th..

Identifying the key organizational changes, work patterns, work settings and types of space layouts, it will help specifiers and users of environmental systems understand what products are suitable for innovative ways of office working...

Identifying the key organizational changes, work patterns, work settings and types of space layouts, it will help specifiers and users of environmental systems understand what products are suitable for innovative ways of office working...

For those involved in capital projects this title provides an introduction to acquiring funds for a integrated centre or early years setting, and also provides a technical guide to integrating features such as rooms with many different areas; access to the outdoors and choice of fixtures and fitting..

Current and future prison designs are examined in this book, within the government's prison building programme, and the confines of current penal philosophies and legislation. America has led the way in prison design, with two main types of architecture predominating: radial layouts (outside cells w..