Architectural Details Classic Pages from Architectural Graphic Standards 1940 - 1980

by Ramsey, Charles George; Sleeper, Harold Reeve; Watson, Donald

• ISBN13: 9780471412700
• ISBN10: 0471412708
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-05
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book offers a wealth of valuable, hard-to-find technical information on mid-twentieth-century building materials and systems, all carefully selected from the Fourth (1951) through Seventh (1981) editions of Ramsey/Sleeper's acclaimed Architectural Graphic Standards. A key reference for architects, builders, and educators whose work involves building maintenance and restoration, it brings back into print hundreds of pages that no longer appear in the current edition of Architectural Graphic Standards but which have real value and relevance for today's architectural practice. Chapters include data and details for residential design, sitework and landscaping, stairs, fireplaces, energy-related issues such as sun shading and solar control, and more. Of particular interest is the information-on topics such as stonework and terra cotta, plank and beam framing, roofing systems, mill construction, and pneumatic tube conveyors-concerning systems and techniques no longer used in contemporary design but still found in buildings subject to remodeling and adaptive reuse. Throughout, the book is made easy to use with the help of useful guidance on the interpretation of the older pages and annotations placing the material in a CSI MasterFormat(TM) context. Filled with well-presented visual examples that offer important practical insights into the evolution of twentieth-century design and practice, this unique volume is an important working tool and a valuable addition to every architectural library.

Author Biography

Donald Watson, FAIA, Editor, Rensselaer, New York.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	vii
About the Editor	viii
Preface	ix
Preface to the Fourth Edition	xiii
Preface to the Fifth Edition	xv
Preface to the Sixth Edition	xvii
Preface to the Seventh Edition	xix
General Planning and Design Data	1	(26)
Sitework	27	(58)
Masonry	85	(34)
Metals	119	(8)
Wood and Plastics	127	(44)
Thermal and Moisture Protection	171	(50)
Doors and Windows	221	(24)
Interior Stairs and Stairwells	245	(16)
Specialties	261	(22)
Conveying Systems	283	(6)
Electrical	289	(8)
Energy and Environmental Design	297	(34)
Appendix	331	(68)
Index	399