Architecture books

Since the 1980s the architectural profession across the world has been driven by globalisation. The factors shaping this globalisation include neo-liberal economics, digital transformation and the rise of social media against the background of the profession’s entrenched labour practices. In describing architecture as a global system, this book outlines how globalisation has shaped architecture and explores the degree to which architecture remains a distinct field of knowledge.  The book identifies four categories of architects in this global system: scavengers, tribes, warlords and megafirms. By employing this institutional-logics approach, the author looks beyond the surface spectacle of iconic projects, celebrity architects and cycles of urban focused media outrage. From this perspective, the book illuminates the archipelagos and outposts of disciplinary knowledge that architectural actors traverse and highlights the frontiers at which architectural knowledge is both created and eroded.  The author argues that to retain their future agency, architects must understand the contours and ecologies of practice that constitute this global system of architectural production. This book provides a clear-sighted analysis to suggest the points that need reconfiguring in this global system so that architects may yet shape and order the future of cities.

Lessons from the British and French New Towns: Paradise Lost? explores the evolution of the New Towns in both France and the UK from several perspectives including public policy, sociology, geography and heritage. UK and French New Towns have many similarities in terms of the role of the national state in tackling urgent problems of housing and urban growth and in promoting innovative design and architecture.  These innovative planned settlements have left a contested and complex legacy, but are once again on the political and urbanisation agenda in Europe, where a push for growth of housing and the desire for sustainability are the new drivers of urban planning and design. After years of the private development market being seen as the principal instrument of urban growth and planning, it is time to assess the urban legacy and the heritage of the UK and French New Towns. This book contrasts their evolution on both sides of the Channel and shows what can be learned about post war state planning and the future planning of new settlements.

Designing the Future Key Features Each command is explained in a simple and understandable manner Step-by-step explanation Practical knowledge rather than theoretical knowledge Covers all the modules of Revit 2019 architecture Description A Basic book about Autodesk Revit Architecture 2019 in which Revit Architecture and its advanced version is explained in step by step. This book carries a lot, if you are starting Revit Architecture for the first time. This book is extremely simple to understand and will enlighten you with the fundamentals of Revit Architecture, you can easily learn Revit as it is a basic step-by-step book. The main objective of writing this book is to make students enthusiastic about learning the concepts of Revit. What You Will Learn Revit , its history, its usage Workspace, Revit shortcut, its Properties and Project Browser Revit Architecture Model text with set work plane Structural beam, Structural column Link Revit, Link IFC, Decal Type Project Information, Project Parameters, Project Unit Who This Book Is For Mechanical engineers and designers, automobile engineers, product designers. Table of Contents 1. Revit Introduction 2. Overview 3. Architecture 4. Structural 5. Insert 6. Annotate 7. Manage 8. Modify 9. Massing & Site 10. View About the Author Linkan Sagar has done B.Tech from UPTU, Lucknow. His first book AutoCAD Reference was published in the year 2015, and second book AutoCAD Training Guide was published in the year 2017, which is much appreciated and opted in the AutoCAD technology. He has extensively worked on various other software’s like Solidworks, Catia, Staad-pro and Revit. He is having wide Industry exposure. He has worked on and successfully delivered more than 18 major and over 100 mini live projects. He is currently associated with one of US Based MNC Company. Srishty Rawal pursuing D. Arch from Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. She extensively works on various software such as AutoCAD, 3Ds MaX, Revit and Primavera. She is a trainer and works on projects of Autodesk Revit.

This volume compiles contributions from international scholars on the social impacts of urban mobility and discussions on concepts and methods to examine the distributional effects of transport policies in Latin America. Chapters discuss concepts and methods for explaining the distributional effects of transport policies and for exploring alternatives to ensure equity and non-discrimination in access for more inclusive cities. Recognizing the deep relationship between accessibility, equity and inclusion, the contributions in this book are collated in three sections: structural dimensions of accessibility, active travel and local accessibility, and accessibility of emerging mobilities. The book builds on a balanced collection of case studies and comparative perspectives that showcase territorial, economic, political and social drivers of urban mobility and the development of accessible and inclusive urban spaces in Latin American cities.