Materials, Specification and Detailing: Foundations of Building Design

by Wienand; Norman

• ISBN13: 9780415403597
• ISBN10: 0415403596
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

This volume of the Technologies of Architecture series provides a detailed and holistic description of the development process, illustrated with case studies. The author encourages students to become environmentally responsible designers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction to the series	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Technical Design	p. 5
Introduction	p. 7
Proficiency levels: defining the skills available	p. 13
Technical design process requirements	p. 21
Detail design process	p. 29
Bibliography	p. 39
Communication of Information	p. 41
Introduction	p. 43
Communication methods	p. 49
Drawing conventions	p. 67
Specification writing conventions	p. 85
Controlling information	p. 93
Bibliography	p. 101
Selecting Materials	p. 103
Introduction	p. 105
Summary of requirements	p. 107
Process	p. 115
Selection criteria	p. 129
Choosing materials	p. 145
Materials: case studies	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 175
Detail Design	p. 177
Introduction	p. 179
Summary of requirements: detailing	p. 181
Technical information sources	p. 187
Process and choices	p. 197
Tolerances and joints	p. 213
Presentation of solutions	p. 227
Detailing: case studies	p. 239
Bibliography	p. 253
Specifications	p. 255
Introduction	p. 257
Purposes of the specification	p. 259
Process and selection	p. 265
Format	p. 271
Case study	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 303
Index	p. 305
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