Sports Fields

Sports Fields

Author: Jim Puhalla

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1999-08-27

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781575040707

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A definitive how-to book for every practitoner of sports turf -- from football to baseball to soccer and everything in between. Sports Fields covers every important aspect of planning, design, construction, and turfgrass maintenance with hundreds of illustrations and step-by-step procedures to help you get the job done right -- first time, every time. No other book provides such intricate detail, combined with easy-to-understand guidance.


Glass Construction Manual

Glass Construction Manual

Author: Christian Schittich

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-12-10

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 303461554X

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Glass offers a wide variety of possible applications for the realization of even the most ambitious designs in architecture, and in the past two decades it has experienced an unparalleled burst of innovation. For planners, this means working constantly with this high-performance material. In compact and appealing form, the completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass, from the history through the technical foundations all the way to the most innovative applications. Astonishing perspectives on thermal insulation and solar protection and the addition of thoughtfully selected new practical examples round off this comprehensive reference work.


Materials and Finishings

Materials and Finishings

Author: Carsten Wiewiorra

Publisher: Dom Publishers

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9783869227269

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The growing variety of materials available for interior applications makes the process of selecting and sampling them ever more complex and time consuming. This manual from the Construction and Design series provides concise information on the subject alongside a wealth of inspiration. It offers an overview of materials suited to particular components of a building - including walls, ceiling, and floors - and objects. Both traditional and new materials are described in a knowledgeable and practical manner. It is not only a material itself that determines the appearance of a surface, but also the design and arrangement of the joins. After a material's surface, the chosen laying pattern is the next key aspect that influences its spatial effect. The book, therefore, includes a wide range of different laying patterns. It conveys fundamental knowledge of materials and their application, and thus serves as a reference book, a sampling guide, and a compendium for students.


Pavement Management Guide

Pavement Management Guide

Author:

Publisher: AASHTO

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this study was to prepare guidelines that can be used by state level pavement management engineers to help them perform their work more effectively. One of the key activities covered is how to deal with evolving technologies that affect data collection, storage, and presentation process.


Treehouses

Treehouses

Author: Andreas Wenning

Publisher: Dom Publishers

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9783869224107

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"This book presents over forty innovative examples of contemporary treehouses and various conceptions of treehouses designed by architect Andreas Wenning. His clients are increasingly investors in treehouse hotels. This volume is completed by substantial essays on questions of statics and construction"--Back cover.


Public Spaces and Urbanity: Construction and Design Manual

Public Spaces and Urbanity: Construction and Design Manual

Author: Karsten Pålsson

Publisher: Dom Publishers

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 9783869226132

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Taking examples from major European cities, 'Public Spaces and Urbanity' is a practical guide demonstrating what urban development with a human face might look like. This involves renewing and enhancing humane cities using architecture on a human scale while taking their history into account. Thus the book follows the tradition established by Jan Gehl that regards urban space as a framework for people to live in and socialise. The European tradition of the dense classical city marks the point of departure for this book. Special emphasis is placed on physical and spatial parameters, on development patterns and building types, on the guiding principles governing access, and on interconnections with public roads and pathways --all of which form the foundations of urban life as well as cities that provide safety and security. The book is divided into ten thematic chapters, each providing a definition and general outline of core challenges together with proposals for meeting them. An historical outline of urban development and the practically organised thematic structure underlying concepts discussed allow the examples given to greatly broaden the field of understanding around this topic.


Container and Modular Buildings

Container and Modular Buildings

Author: Cornelia Dörries

Publisher: Dom Publishers

Published: 2019-06-30

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9783869223018

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Prefabricated housing is a pressing issue--for those looking for affordable homes as well as for refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters. In common with politicians, architects were caught unawares by the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War. However, are tent cities and containers the best solution for cheap, dignified, and quickly assembled accommodation for displaced persons? This challenging situation, along with the changing urban landscape, with its ever diminishing space, calls into question existing standards in relation to serial housing. Bold and unconventional ideas are called for if architects are to offer high-quality solutions. From eccentric experiments all the way to projects that have already been realized, international design teams present their work between the twin poles of unconventional developments and life-saving shelters in this volume spanning more than 250 pages. Introduced with articles on design principles, and divided into three sections according to the form the structures take when delivered - cuboid, panels and custom units - the book covers everything from playful follies to architectural constructions for the homeless and out­patient medical stations which offer a response to social problems and space shortages. The text, photographs and plans put forward ideas as to how more can be done than the mere assembling of containers. Should we not first consider notions bordering on the absurd in order to come up with workable solutions for housing today?


Steel Construction Manual

Steel Construction Manual

Author: American Institute of Steel Construction

Publisher: Amer Inst of Steel Construction

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 2192

ISBN-13: 9781564240606

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Originally published in 1926 [i.e. 1927] under title: Steel construction; title of 8th ed.: Manual of steel construction.