Rendering is used in the preparation of drawings for engineers, designers and manufacturers, and in advertising and industry generally.

    His distinctive brand of architecture, usually moulded around local building traditions (especially those of Kerela, his adopted home state in south India), is instantly identifiable and has, unsurprisingly, revolutionized traditional concepts of architecture in India. Baker's architecture is responsive, uses local materials and lays stress on low-cost design.This biograpy of Laurie Baker, like his work, is direct, simple and comprehensive; further embellished with sketches, plans, photographs and some of Baker's own writings, the book offers the professional architect view of the life, methods and thoughts of an unorthodox genius.

    It offers vast amounts of information on the essential component elements of each building. A true classic in the industry.

    For Marines, the Vietnam conflict was different in I-Corps along the DMZ, different and more massively deadly than the conflict in other parts of the country. That’s not to say the Army and other Marine units didn’t have a deadly time further south, but in northern I-Corps along the Z, south to Khe Sanh and the A-Shau valley, east to Cua Viet and west to Laos, and all of the combat and fire support bases in Leatherneck Square and on the ridges and in the valleys to the west, the war was constant and especially vicious. This was the area most easily supplied from the Ho Chi Minh Trail. This was the area where Ho Chi Minh sent his troops in division strength to challenge the Americans. This area was known as The Meat Grinder, and for the Grunts, combat here was called The Beast. The Grunts and Cannon Cockers on FSB Russell and FSB Neville sitting alone on ridges just south of Mutters Ridge near the DMZ had to face The Beast every day, and one squad from Echo Company 2/4, stuck on a small hill outpost about five klicks south of FSB Russell, would come to know and embrace The Beast intimately during the month of February, 1969.

    A photographic exploration of Japanese architecture and design in size-constricted areas explores imaginative, ingenious, and revolutionary solutions to space-compromised living.

    Appropriated, chewed up, mulled over, digested, contemplated, and contorted - gathering up along the way fashion, ecology, politics, and art - architectural concepts become veritable things unto themselves in the present tense. As astoundingly diverse as contemporary architecture is, most importantly it is a reflection of what's happening right now all over the world, in people's minds and in the global collective consciousness. The many faces of world architecture today make for a mind-expanding book. Here you'll find the most recent work of over 60 architects and firms, including familiar names such as O. Gehry, Meier, Ando, Foster, and Starck, as well as a host of newcomers sure to be the architecture-celebrities of future generations. Highlights include Jakob & MacFarlane's morphological Restaurant at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Diller & Scofidio's "Blur Building" proposal for the International Expo 2001 in Switzerland (an ovular structure suspended over a lake, encapsulated by a fine mist of water, creating the look of a cloud hovering over the lake), and Herzog & de Meuron's remarkable Tate Modern. Proving that contemporary architecture is not limited to physical building design, New York firm Asymptote's Guggenheim Virtual Museum is also included, a place where visitors can take a cyber-stroll through rooms that are designed to be "compelling spatial environments." Presented alphabetically by architect or firm, Architecture Now! can be used like a reference guide, with extensive photographs and illustrations, biographical and contact information for designers, and a careful selection of today's most influential architects.

    If you bet on the right fighter.Trouble is the guy we owe all the money to? He also runs the fights.As soon as I see him though, my fighter I just know he’ll win. And I’m betting more than all our money on him.I’m betting my life he’s the man I think he is.A lover and a fighter. Is there such a thing as both?I can’t wait to find out.DillonGo down in the fourth. Get paid, go home.Simple.Marconi’s fights means Marconi’s rules and until today I never cared less about who won or lost, as long as I got paid.But as soon as I sense her, even before I even see her sweet thick curves, I know she’s the only thing I want to be going down for.Throwing a rigged fight, a Marconi fight? It’s suicide.But I’d rather die trying to help who I can see clearly needs it than die wondering what could’ve been, what should’ve been just one thing.Mine.*Possessive Fighter is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    

    Changing the function of a word, or a room, can produce surprise and meaning. In How to Architect, Patt--an architect and the creator of a series of wildly popular online videos about architecture--presents the basics of architecture in A-Z form, starting with A is for Asymmetry (as seen in Chartres Cathedral and Frank Gehry), detouring through N is for Narrative, and ending with Z is for Zeal (a quality that successful architects tend to have, even in fiction--see The Fountainhead's architect-hero Howard Roark.)How to Architect is a book to guide you on the road to architecture. If you are just starting on that journey or thinking about becoming an architect, it is a place to begin. If you are already an architect and want to remind yourself of what drew you to the profession, it is a book of affirmation. And if you are just curious about what goes into the design and construction of buildings, this book tells you how architects think. Patt introduces each entry with a hand-drawn letter, and accompanies the text with illustrations that illuminate the concept discussed: a fallen Humpty Dumpty illustrates the perils of fragile egos; photographs of an X-Acto knife and other hand tools remind us of architecture's nondigital origins.How to Architect offers encouragement to aspiring architects but also mounts a defense of architecture as a profession--by calling out a defiant verb: architect!

    Together the three books offer an introduction to the workings of architecture providing for the three aspects of learning: theory, examples and practice. Twenty-Five Buildings focusses on analysing examples using the methodology offered by Analysing Architecture, which operates primarily through the medium of drawing.In this second edition five further buildings have been added to the original twenty from an even wider geographical area, which now includes the USA, France, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Germany, Australia, Norway, Sweden, India and Japan.　The underlying theme of Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand is the relationship of architecture to the human being, how it frames our lives and orchestrates our experiences; how it can help us make sense of the world and contribute to our senses of identity and place. Exploring these dimensions through a wide range of case studies that illustrate the rich diversity of twentieth and twenty-first century architecture, this book is essential reading for every architect.

    His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field, in its completely innovative conception of the engineer's contribution to architecture. The plasticity of architectural plans is enhanced through a decisive promotion of their structural designs. The borderline between structure and architecture thus becomes increasingly blurred. This process is explained in detail in "Informal" by reference to eight seminal projects. Balmond elucidates the theoretical basis of his engineering and architectural solutions, and his sketches transcend purely technical illustration - they are key to his approach. "Informal" invites readers to rethink their understanding of the relationships between architecture, design and engineering.

    Part of the highly successful Then & Now series, each spread shows an image of Las Vegas as it was, and how it is currently.

    John Wilson, the work of Martin Heidegger has proved of great interest to architects and architectural theorists.The first introduction to Heidegger's philosophy written specifically for architects and students of architecture introduces key themes in his thinking, which has proved highly influential among architects as well as architectural historians and theorists. This guide familiarizes readers with significant texts and helps to decodes terms as well as providing quick referencing for further reading.This concise introduction is ideal for students of architecture in design studio at all levels; students of architecture pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architectural theory; academics and interested architectural practitioners. Heidegger for Architects is the second book in the new Thinkers for Architects series.

    He’s strong and ambitious.A bad boy with a kind heart.But I can’t trust him.Not when he talks about leaving town and starting over.I won’t let him stomp all over my heart.Should I be the one to walk away first?TristanTristan can only be a fake family man.He’s a bad, bad boy.Tristan is blackmailing me.I’d punch him in the face if he wasn’t part of the same club as my father.He needs a fake fiancée to secure his promotion.And I need him to delete my embarrassing moment from his phone.Accompanying him to a few office parties is one thing.But getting accidentally pregnant?That was never part of the plan.I can’t deny that I want Tristan.His touch sets my skin on fire.But being with him destroys my chances of ever having a normal life.Besides, did I mention that he can only be a fake family man?BrentGoing to Vegas with my brother and his best friend was a horrible idea.I hated Brent at first.The constant bickering and his alpha male attitude.But that night showed me a different side of him.His fun side.Drinking, dancing, and accidentally showing up at a chapel.I didn’t remember a thing.Then a marriage certificate showed up at my doorstep.And my whole world spun out of control.I’m holding it in my hands right now.What the heck am I going to do?ChristianHe’s my ex-best friend’s ex-boyfriend.I shouldn’t care, except that I have to.I’m breaking the girl code.Dating Christian would be a mistake.But I can’t keep my hands and my mind off him.Christian is the kind of man I’ve always dreamed about.A biker bad boy.His strong hold sends shivers down my spine.Things are perfect between us.Except the drama.My ex-best friend is trying to rip us apart.Will she succeed at shattering our love into pieces?CarterJoining a motorcycle club has been more exciting than I thought.It’s where I met Carter.He’s a man who challenges me.A bad boy who’s been groomed to think that women are disposable.But he seems to like that I’m feisty.He enjoys my loud personality.And me? I love his rough skin against mine.Carter thinks that marriage is only worth it if I get pregnant.Well, that’s already happened.Can he change his playboy attitude and be a one woman man?Or is he going to change his mind once he finds out about the pregnancy?

    Thirty-one leading architects are represented in this updated Third Edition in examinations of more than 100 structures assessed through a diagrammatic technique that is applicable to any structure. This impressive collection includes sixteen new buildings and eight innovative architects distinguished by the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. Readers will find valuable guidance in analyzing architectural history as an evolutionary process by exploring the commonality of design ideas reflected in a broad range of structures by internationally renowned architects. Both novices and seasoned professionals will find Precedents in Architecture, Third Edition a very useful tool for enriching their design vocabulary and for the ongoing assessment of buildings found in today's evolving landscape.