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This volume presents 11 projects, including an upscale supermarket called Larry's Market, which procured instant notariety for the firm. ... Read more

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Seattle Architecture Firm Wins Big With This One
This book is a wonderful example of great architecture and forward thinking. After meeting Carlson and reading this book, the significance of his studies under Frank Gehry becomes evident. Carlson Architects possess the same dedication to innovation, material, concept, and function found in Gehry's work. The firm questions preconceived notions about the function and purpose of design. The solutions for Larry's markets exhibit a wonderfully distinctive use of supermarket planning and lighting design as a whole, while each market maintains a sense of individuality. The firm dabbles in many areas of design...residential, commercial, institutional, and retail. Most of their projects are located in the firm's hometown of Seattle, WA. The book includes a comrehensive study of their most noteworthy designs, including: a naturally ventillated library, a curriously immaginative and playful preschool, Larry's Markets, Carlson's house, among others. Hand sketches, diagrams, text, photos, and computer generated images are used to illustrate the design process throughout the book. If you enjoy contemporary design, innovative use of material and light, as well as a strong conceptually-based design philosophy, this book is a great addition to any architecture library. ... Read more

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This volume explores the process of designing and constructing a major corporate campus. ... Read more

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The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group ofexperts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the value for money outcomes of their decisions to construct buildings.
The book is aimed at students studying in many areas related to the construction industry including architecture, construction management, civil engineering and quantity surveying, and should also be of interest to many in the industry including project managers, property developers, building contractors and cost engineers.

*How to improve your value for money when commissioning buildings.
*Written by international experts.
*The second book in the Building in Value Series. ... Read more

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This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an insight into the problems and challenges others have faced when setting up a design business. Accessible and informative, this handbook is the ideal first point of reference when starting a practice.

Architects have many different reasons for setting up in practice; equally, there are many ways of running your own business. This handbook helps you consider whether or not you should set up on your own, examining issues such as financing, office space, recruitment, IT and workingo ut a business plan. Some architects want to stay small, while others have ambitions to grow into large businesses. Some grow big accidentally. And then there are those who pick and choose their work carefully, and even turn down undesirable contracts, while others will grab at everything possible. This book woudl explore these different models and illustrate how different kinds of practice develop into successful businesses.

Importantly, the book will stress that these issues are crucial - you may be the best designer in the world, but unless your business is well managed you will fail. On the other hand, some successful architects spend a lot of time looking for new work and attending to management issues, rarely finding the time for design work. This book would illustrate how architects have struck a balance between these two extremes.

* Provides practical advice to show you how to make your business a success
* Based on real life examples, not theory, to give you a jargon free accessible guide
* Gives clear and concise information guiding you directly to the key information you need ... Read more

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Prepare for the difficult structural tests with the most comprehensive Mock Exams available!

Each Mock Exam contains multiple-choice questions in the style of the actual exam and covers every aspect likely to be tested. The questions are contained in a booklet and the answers in a separate booklet. Each answer is fully explained, so that candidates will understand why that answer is correct.

This Mock Exam in preparation for the Lateral Forces Test consists of 70 questions in a 22-page booklet, with detailed answers in a separate 17-page booklet. ... Read more

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The projects presented here, including the Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center and Casa Pacific Children's Crisis Care Center, are related to a common set of concepts and beliefs. ... Read more

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Humanizing the Institution
Too many hospitals-Cedars Sinai is an example-are vast, oppressive labyrinths, discouraging practitioners and patients alike. The LA firm of Michael Bobrow and Julia Thomas have infused their care facilities with cool design, warm colors, light, air, and glimpses of nature. They've carried that same spirit of humanity into offices, laboratories, and college buildings. This well-illustrated overview, introduced by Raul Barreneche, shows that architects really can enhance the quality of life. (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.) ... Read more