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How do you:
Design a building using an electron microscope?
Produce a stunning new bus for London that uses less fuel too?
Make someone eat your business card?
Develop a new kind of mosque?
Turn the back door
of a hospital into its front door?
Grow a meadow in the centre of a city?
Generate the form of 
a building in less than a minute?
Use saliva as an ingredient of a Christmas card?
Create a piece 
of architecture that represents a nation?

Still just two decades into his career, British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been heralded as on of the most creative talents for many years. He has produced everything from sculptural chairs, forged by the world's largest aluminium extruder, to a bridge that rolls open and closed, and an exuberant seed bank, 'hairy' with fibre-optic lights.

This is the first book to present an exhaustive survey of his studio's output to date – over 140 projects. Long in development, it has been prepared in close collaboration with Heatherwick himself, offering a highly personal, in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at all aspects of Heatherwick's creative, design and manufacturing processes.

Projects are organise chronologically and bookended by an introduction setting out the studio's philosophy and a reference section. Each project is fully illustrated and accompanied by a text explaining, in Heatherwick's words, the design question it posed and the creative and practical processes used to address it.

The design of new homes or refurbishment projects for existing properties, with construction costs bordering on or even beneath estimated market values, might well turn out to be an achievement worthy of even the most astute architect. Funds may well be lacking for costly materials and finishes but there is always room for improvement in the way simple materials are able to be transformed into something way beyond the sum of its parts.

Tile is back, and its better than ever. After a half-decade lull in the use of tile for interior finishes, new styles, products, and lower prices have brought on a resurgence of interest in tile. The Tile Idea book showcases the wide range of styles and materials available to homeowners -- including ceramic, stone, and glass -- and explores the diversity of applications for tile that are certain to bring beauty and durability to any room in the house.

With some 600 photos and 4000 drawings and plans, the Wood Construction Manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on wood.

It looks at all types of wood and wood materials, also presenting detailed information on the current norms and standards.

Chapters cover the basic principles of working with wood, providing detailed information on subjects such as heat, noise insulation, fire protection treatment.

The significance of wood with particular reference to ecology is also investigated.

Wood as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, transport and montage are documented.

The second part of the volume presents a large number of built examples which feature some "classic" structures but focus chiefly on more recent buildings.

The spectrum presented ranges from heavy-load bridges to multi-storey residential buildings.

The second part of the examples looks specifically at topics such as facades, building skins etc.

Illustrations:  215 color & 106 b/w photos

Of all the materials on this planet, wood is the most beloved. Heavy wooden timbers artfully crafted into a sturdy house frame held together with mortise and tenon joinery delight the eye and warm the spirit. Over 200 striking color photos and more than 100 line drawings introduce the reader to the advantages of merging traditional timber frame construction with modern, conventional building materials to create stunning hybrid homes for the twenty-first century. These homes blend the beauty of wood and the comfort of conventional building materials.

The engaging text provides a detailed history of timber frame construction, details the range of choices available in timber frame hybrid construction, and provides a sweeping photographic essay of fifty building projects representing a wide range of approaches to configurations, styles, surfaces, finishes, and budgets.

English Heritage Buildings won their spurs in the restoration of old beamed roofs and historic half-timbered houses. Thanks to this experience the company can respond quickly to the continually growing demand for new, comfortable structures with a traditional oak frame and softwood weatherboarding. The new buildings are often multifunctional and can be used as a home office, garage, pool house, guest accommodation, covered terrace, shop or garden shed, as well as many other uses.

The oak roof trusses are constructed using traditional models and with centuries-old craftsmen's techniques. These buildings are durable and charming; they are made to measure to the client s wishes.

Under the management of Peter Pollet and Koen Bouteligier English Heritage Buildings have set up an independent associated company to launch these buildings on the continent as well.
English Heritage Buildings oak-framed buildings are so beautiful that they immediately attract the eye. They link the past with the present, the noblest of building traditions with the modern way of living, working and relaxation. Timber Framed Buildings displays a number of these achievements. The author, Ivo Pauwels tells the story of this centuries-old building technique and brings back the forgotten knowledge of the materials of roof trusses, pantiles, thatch, softwood and oak. In your mind's eye you can see the old carpenters back at work. Leading photographer Jan Verlinde was able to take most of the photographs in this book on the continents, but also found his inspiration in England.

- English Heritage Buildings' oak-framed outbuildings are so beautiful that they immediately attract the eye
- The author, in his familiar fascinating style, tells the story of this centuries old building technique and brings back the forgotten knowledge of the materials of roof trusses, pantiles, thatch, larch and oak
- In your mind's eye you can see the old carpenters back at work. Leading photographer Jan Verlinde was able to take most of the photographs in this book on the continent, but also found his inspiration in England

Timberframe explores the lush, varied design potential of this timeless architectural form. With 400 color photographs, drawings, and plans, the book showcases 23 homes and 6 timberframe additions that display the warmth, character, and versatility of today's timberframe home. For homeowners and fans of this classic building form, Timberframe is a stunning visual gallery and a compelling source of inspiration.

 While most modern homes conceal their humble skeletons, the timberframe home honors the structure by displaying it for all to see. The elegant beauty of soaring wood timbers, each magnificently crafted to join with the next, suggests strength, safe haven, and permanence. Each home in Timberframe celebrates its wooden bones in its own way, from East Coast island traditional to Nebraska contemporary.

Ask This Old House's Norm Abram for the most respected name in timberframe design and construction and he'll cite Tedd Benson, the man single-handedly responsible for the popular national revival of this beloved, age-old construction form. Timberframe presents 25 years of Benson's craft and practice, with examples from the Rocky Mountains to New England. With styles ranging from traditional to contemporary, Timberframe takes you on a tour of the most beautiful post-and-beam homes in North America.

Interior designers, architects, and other design professionals can now locate, in a comprehensive single-source reference, a wealth of information related to the design and planning of residential and commercial interiors. From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, this important volume in McGraw-Hill's acclilamed Time-Saver Standards series provides a vast array of time-saving data and details for designers and draftspersons. Featuring contributions from well-known architectural and interior design firms, this authoritative reference includes details derived Interior architectural details, planning standards, and reference data, for use by architects, interior designers, space planners, facility managers, builders, and design students.

Long recognized as one of the most comprehensive architectural and interior design reference resources and known as "the silver bible" this new edition of Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning is an excellent source of easily accessible design criteria, planning standards, and technical guidelines. The vast array of design information, all contained in a single volume, facilitates and expedites the completion of programming, preliminary planning, design development, and working drawing services.

This updated and revised edition of Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning serves as a primary source of information for all design professionals. Organized in an easily accessible format, the book contains key criteria useful to every design professional and builder involved in the planning of a large variety of interior projects.

It includes, among other changes, entirely new sections dealing with healthcare spaces, hospitality spaces, banking spaces, conference centers, and accessible design, featuring the latest ADA design requirements.

Moreover, many of the existing sections of the book have been significantly expanded to include such new material as design and planning criteria for video-conference spaces, as well as a host of additional lighting design details, workstation configurations, and reference standards.

- Accessible Design
- ADA
- Architectural Woodwork
- Audio-Visual Systems
- Auditoriums
- Banking Spaces
- Bars & Restaurants
- Bedrooms
- Ceiling Types & Details
- Classrooms
- Closets
- Coat Rooms
- Conference Centers & Rooms
- Construction Details/Interiors
- Department Stores
- Dining Rooms
- Elevators
- Fabrics & Furniture
- Floor & Wall Coverings
- Furniture Hardware
- Healthcare Facilities
- Home Offices
- Hotel Rooms & Suites
- Human Factors
- Indoor Recreation
- Institutional Interiors
- Interior Architecture
- Kitchens
- Libraries
- Lighting
- Marble Finishes
- Mathematical Tables & Formulas
- Motels
- Nurseries
- Offices & Office Planning
- Partition Types
- Planning Standards
- Primary Care Centers
- Programming Standards
- Ramps
- Reference Standards
- Residential Design
- Restaurants
- Retail Spaces
- Revolving Doors
- Shops
- Signage & Graphics
- Space Planning
- Stairs & Ramps
- Stores
- Theaters
- Universal Design
- Wheelchair Lifts
- Window Treatments
- Wood Veneer Finishes

Along with the Contemporary Architecture & Interiors - Yearbook 2012, this volume in a more timeless, country style showcases twenty new high end projects of leading architects and interior designers.With beautiful photographs and technical plans.

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This new Yearbook showcases ten new high-end projects of leading architects and interior designers in a timeless style. With beautiful photographs and technical plans.

Since the very first edition, The Timeless Architecture and Interiors Yearbook has grown into a crucial reference book for every lover of sober, timeless architecture and design. This, the sixth edition, showcases twenty new high-end projects by leading architects and interiors designers. With beautiful photographs and technical plans.

"The Timeless Architecture and Interiors Yearbook" will, along with the "Contemporary Architecture and Interiors Yearbook" also be published in a complete new, second edition with twenty top realisations: from restored country estates and farms to stately homes and villas of timeless design. This book is a very thorough and high-quality reference guide to the most recent projects of leading and trendsetting architects and interior designers. Technical plans of all homes and interviews with the architects and designers are included.

Since the first publication, the Timeless Architecture & Interiors Yearbook has grown into a crucial reference book for every lover of sober, timeless architecture and interior design.

In this complete new 2011 edition, fifteen new realisations are shown by renowned architects and interior designers.