Tag: Buildings

Free Download Mathematical excursions to the world’s great buildings By Alexander J. Hahn
2012 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0691145202 | PDF | 25 MB
From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics that enliven the understanding of these buildings and combines this with an in-depth look at their aesthetics, history, and structure. Whether using trigonometry and vectors to explain why Gothic arches are structurally superior to Roman arches, or showing how simple ruler and compass constructions can produce sophisticated architectural details, Alexander Hahn describes the points at which elementary mathematics and architecture intersect. Beginning in prehistoric times, Hahn proceeds to guide readers through the Greek, Roman, Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and modern styles. He explores the unique features of the Pantheon, the Hagia Sophia, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the Duomo in Florence, Palladio’s villas, and Saint Peter’s Basilica, as well as the U.S. Capitol Building. Hahn celebrates the forms and structures of architecture made possible by mathematical achievements from Greek geometry, the Hindu-Arabic number system, two- and three-dimensional coordinate geometry, and calculus. Along the way, Hahn introduces groundbreaking architects, including Brunelleschi, Alberti, da Vinci, Bramante, Michelangelo, della Porta, Wren, Gaudí, Saarinen, Utzon, and Gehry. Rich in detail, this book takes readers on an expedition around the globe, providing a deeper understanding of the mathematical forces at play in the world’s most elegant buildings.

Free Download Historical Buildings and Energy
by Giovanna Franco
English | 2017 | ISBN: 3319526138 | 232 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 17 MB

Free Download Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering: Proceedings of GBSE 2019 by Harald Drück
English | EPUB | 2020 | 514 Pages | ISBN : 9811510628 | 128.19 MB
This book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering (GBSE 2019), which focused on the theme "Ecotechnological and Digital Solutions for Smart Cities". The papers included address all aspects of green buildings and sustainability practices in civil engineering, and focus on ways and means of reducing pollution and degradation of the environment through efficient usage of energy and water. The book will prove a valuable reference resource for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.

Free Download Hau Ming Tse, "Designing Buildings for the Future of Schooling: Contemporary Visions for Education"
English | ISBN: 1138552968 | 2018 | 192 pages | EPUB, PDF | 7 MB + 7 MB
Bringing together leading experts from the fields of architecture, design, engineering, education and the social sciences, this valuable collection presents a multidimensional understanding of the complexities and ways in which school designs influence and are influenced by educational practice.

Free Download Buildings for People: Responsible Real Estate Development and Planning by Justin B. Hollander, Nicole E. Stephens
English | July 5, 2023 | ISBN: 1119846579 | 224 pages | MOBI | 33 Mb
BUILDINGS FOR PEOPLE

Free Download Learn How Buildings Are Constructed – Rcc, Steel & Composite
Published 2/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 34.62 GB | Duration: 27h 52m
Earthwork, Shoring, Foundation Systems, Concrete Buildings, Structural Steel Buildings, Brick Masonry Buildings & Timber

Free Download Chad Randl, "Revolving Architecture: A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot"
English | ISBN: 1568986815 | 2008 | 208 pages | PDF | 17 MB
Alternately lauded as the future of architecture or dismissed as pure folly, revolving buildings are a fascinating missing chapter in architectural history with surprising relevance to issues in contemporary architectural design. Rotating structures have been employed to solve problems and create effects that stationary buildings can’t achieve. Rotating buildings offeredever-changing vistas and made interior spaces more flexible and adaptable. They were used to impress visitors, treatpatients, and improve the green qualities of a structure by keeping particular rooms in or out of the sun.

Free Download Owen Hatherley, "Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings"
English | 2016 | pages: 625 | ISBN: 014197589X, 1620971887 | PDF | 26,1 mb
‘In the craven world of architectural criticism Hatherley is that rarest of things: a brave, incisive, elegant and erudite writer, whose books dissect the contemporary built environment to reveal the political fantasies and social realities it embodies’ Will Self During the course of the twentieth century, communism took power in Eastern Europe and remade the city in its own image. Ransacking the urban planning of the grand imperial past, it set out to transform everyday life, its sweeping boulevards, epic high-rise and vast housing estates an emphatic declaration of a non-capitalist idea. Now, the regimes that built them are dead and long gone, but from Warsaw to Berlin, Moscow to post-Revolution Kiev, the buildings, their most obvious legacy, remain, populated by people whose lives were scattered and jeopardized by the collapse of communism and the introduction of capitalism. Landscapes of Communism is an intimate history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings; it is, too, a book about power, and what power does in cities. Most of all, Landscapes of Communism is a revelatory journey of discovery, plunging us into the maelstrom of socialist architecture. As we submerge into the metros, walk the massive, multi-lane magistrale and pause at milk bars in the microrayons, who knows what we might find?

Free Download Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings by Steven Parissien
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1801108757 | 512 pages | MOBI | 114 Mb
An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin.

Free Download Designing Buildings for People: Sustainable Liveable Architecture by Derek Clements-Croome
English | October 23, 2020 | ISBN: 1785007092 | 208 pages | MOBI | 35 Mb
Our built environments can affect us in many subtle ways. Simply sensing fresh air and natural light or seeing greenery and open space can uplift our mood and improve our wellbeing. But these healthy environments are increasingly difficult to achieve in practice. The vital collaboration between the many people involved in designing and producing buildings is often not achieved. Then there is the pressing need to reduce waste and pollution. Managing these demands is a challenge, especially in a traditional climate of short-term thinking. Designing Buildings for People explores how we can learn from buildings of the past, vernacular architecture and the natural world around us, while still harnessing the opportunities presented by technology, to think creatively, work collaboratively and exercise a transdisciplinary approach. The book features over 200 images, exhibiting the acclaimed work of internationally recognized and research-led designers from the fields of architecture, engineering and management. It is a prime reference work for professionals and students who want to build the sustainable buildings of the future.