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Turning Point in Timber Construction catalogue record

Ehrlich Yanai Outside In catalogue record

AutoCAD 2019 from Zero to Hero catalogue record

Australian designers at home catalogue record

Affordable Interior Design catalogue record

The Australian house building manual catalogue record

Constructing Architecture catalogue record

The Australian renovator's manual catalogue record

Residential Design Using Autodesk Revit 2022 catalogue record

Residential construction details : a visual guide to construction detailing catalogue record

Blurring boundaries : living in the tropics catalogue record

Interior design close up catalogue record

How to be a successful owner builder & renovator catalogue record

The architectural drawing course : the hand drawing techniques every architect should know catalogue record

Books

Conran on colour by Terence Conran.
Call Number: NK2115.5 .C6 C66 2015

ISBN: 9781840916744

Publication Date: 2015

Terence Conran shares a lifetime of experience as one of the world's leading designers and retailers to explain how to make the most of this vibrant and dynamic ingredient in your home.
Interior design close up by Domoinic Bradbury
Call Number: NK1510 .B72 2015

ISBN: 9780500517871

Each chapter is illustrated with ten evocative houses or flats, whose aesthetic essence is captured within an opening double-page spread concentrating on the most spectacular space in the home. Full of inspiration, information and ideas
Affordable Interior Design by Betsy Helmuth; Dov Plawsky
Call Number: NK2115 .H44 2019

ISBN: 9781510738478

Publication Date: 2019

It's time to start living in the home of your dreams without maxing out your credit cards. Learn how with Affordable Interior Design! Homeowners and renters of all means dream of having a beautiful home. Television experts makes it look so easy, but many of us have less to work with and still long to live in style. Affordable Interior Design makes luxury an affordable reality. In this DIY home decorating handbook, Helmuth reveals insider tips and her tried-and-tested methods for choosing colors, creating a gallery wall, how to use accent tables, entry benches, rugs, and more! Helmuth has shared her affordable design advice and step-by-step approaches with millions through live teaching workshops, guest columns, television appearances, and interviews.
Australian designers at home by Jenny Rose-Innes
Call Number: TT505.A1 R67 2019

ISBN: 9781760760137

Australian Designers at Home invites readers into the homes of 20 of the country's leading names in interior design. With unfettered access to their most private retreats, we see where the best of the industry express their true, unfiltered selves. Jenny Rose-Innes celebrates the designers who have inspired her, sharing their histories and houses, as well as professional insights and practical tips on decorating

The Australian house building manual by Allan Staines
Call Number: TH4815 .S82 2020

ISBN: 9781875217076

Publication Date: 2020

This is a step-by-step guide to house building and 32 additional pages are packed with valuable information, with extra 100 'show me how' drawings, over 660 in total. It is the easiest to comprehend building text in Australia. This book divides residential construction into four main types - brick veneer, timber or steel frame, cavity brick and concrete block.
The Australian renovator's manual by Allan Staines
Call Number: TH4816 .S82 2015

ISBN: 9781875217083

Publication Date: 2015

A practical guide for renovations and alterations in line with the building code of Australia. Trade methods and hints described and covers most popular renovations and alterations around the home.
How to be a successful owner builder & renovator by Allan Staines
Call Number: TH4815 .S82 2014

ISBN: 9781875217311

Publication Date: 2014

"Allan Staines' manuals have become classic workhorses for apprentices, builders, and owner builders in Australia for many years. This new edition brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia." Back cover.
Turning Point in Timber Construction by Ulrich Dangel
Call Number: TA666 .D36 2017

ISBN: 9783035610253

Publication Date: 2017

Faced with man-made climate change and the need to provide housing for a growing world population, society needs to rethink the way future buildings are made. Wood is a truly renewable building material that is unlimited in supply if its growth and harvest are sustainably managed. Recent technological advancements in engineering allow the use of timber for the construction of multi-story structures, turning our buildings into carbon sinks rather than becoming sources for CO2-emissions.

AutoCAD 2019 from Zero to Hero by Ali Akbar; Zico Pratama Putra
Call Number: T385 .P87 2019

ISBN: 9781794614666

Publication Date: 2019

The objective of this book is to provide you with extensive knowledge of AutoCAD, AutoCAD 2019 From Zero to Hero is an ideal reference guide, unlike tutorial-oriented books where specific information is hard to found. This book helps you become an AutoCAD expert and has been fully updated This indispensable resource teaches AutoCAD essentials using concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects. Introduces you to the basics of the interface and drafting tools Details how to effectively use hatches, fields, and tables Covers attributes, dynamic blocks, curves, and geometric constraints Explores 3D modeling and imaging. Discusses customization and integration.
Autocad 2018 by Munir Hamad
Call Number: T385 .H35 2018

ISBN: 9781683920410

Publication Date: 2018

This book is the most comprehensive book you will find on AutoCAD 2018 - 2D Drafting. Covering all of the 2D concepts, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion disc to set up drawing exercises and projects and see all of the book's figures in color. AutoCAD 2018 Beginning and Intermediateincludes over 100 exercises or "mini-workshops," that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of three projects (architectural and mechanical) from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2018.
Residential Design Using Autodesk Revit 2022 by Daniel John Stine
Call Number: NA2728 .S84 2021

ISBN: 9781630574390

Publication Date: 2021

Residential Design Using Autodesk Revit 2022 is designed for users completely new to Autodesk Revit. This text takes a project based approach to learning Autodesk Revit's architectural tools in which you develop a single family residence all the way to photorealistic renderings like the one on the cover. Each book also includes access to extensive video training designed to further help you master Autodesk Revit.
Autodesk Revit 2025 Architecture by Munir Hamad
ISBN: 9781501520471

Publication Date: 2024-10-07

Covering all of the major techniques, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book's figures. Revit 2025 Architecture includes over 50 "mini-workshops" that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of these workshops will help to master Revit Architecture from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions. Companion files available for downloading with projects from the book. FEATURES Uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools Includes over 50 "mini-workshops" and hundreds of figures that complete small projects Helps you to prepare for the Revit Architecture Certified Professional exam Exercises and projects included for use as a textbook Companion files available for downloading with projects from the book. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction to Revit 2025. 2. How to Draw and Modify in Revit. 3. Project Preparation. 4. All You Need to Know about Walls. 5. Inserting Doors and Windows. 6. Creating and Controlling Curtain Walls. 7. Creating Floors. 8. Creating Roofs. 9. Components & Ceiling. 10. Creating Stairs, Ramps, and Railings. 11. Creating and Manipulating Views. 12. Annotation and Legends. 13. Visualize in Revit and Printing. 14. Creating Schedules. 15. Project Phasing, Design Options, and Path of Travel. 16. Toposurfaces in Revit. 17. Creating Rooms and Areas. 18. Tagging and Detailing. 19. Creating Groups and Revit Links. 20. Importing and Exporting Files in Revit. 21. Creating Masses in Revit. 22. Customizing Walls, Roofs, Floors, & Compound Ceilings. 23. Creating Families in Revit. 24. Customizing Doors, Windows, and Railing Families. 25. Worksets and Shared Views. Index.

Nature of the City by Tom Armour; Andrew Tempany
Call Number: SB472 .T45 2020

ISBN: 9781859468722

Publication Date: 2020

This is a practical guide to delivering green infrastructure from the ground up and bringing nature in to the built environment. Exploring the process of delivery through an array of design approaches and case studies, it demystifies the concept and provides the tools for practical implementation - highlighting the challenges and opportunities on both small and large projects.
Off the Grid by Dominic Bradbury
Call Number: NA687 .B72 2019

ISBN: 9780500021422

Publication Date: 2019

The imperative to reduce our carbon footprint and focus on renewable energy is having a profound impact on our daily lives and the way we think about living spaces. Surveying some of the world's most innovative off grid homes, Off the Grid reveals the creative architecture and cutting edge technologies that are redefining where and how we live enabling us to escape to some of the most extraordinary and secluded natural environments on the planet.Dominic Bradbury tells the story of how innovative architects have made everyday living in the most wild and remote locations of the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia not only feasible, as all of the homes featured are largely self-sustaining in terms of energy, water, and in some cases food, but also a rewarding and tempting reality.
Radical Housing by Caroline Dove
Call Number: NA7125 .D68 2020

ISBN: 9781859468913

Publication Date: 2020

Radical Housing explores the planning, technical, financial, health based and social background for developing multi generational homes and co-living. Abundantly illustrated with case studies and plans from projects across the UK and abroad, this book inform sand inspires the delivery of alternative approaches to affordable and flexible housing, and is an essential text for architecture practitioners, students, and community groups.
Ehrlich Yanai Outside In by S. Ehrlich
Call Number: NA7239.E37 A4 2019

ISBN: 9781580935029

Publication Date: 2019

A survey of houses designed by Steven Ehrlich and Takashi Yanai of EYRC Architects, an award-winning firm whose modernist approach is infused with deep engagement with the vernacular. Recipient of the 2015 Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, EYRC Architects is internationally recognized for elegant design in a modernist spirit. Residential designs are at the heart of the practice, which now encompasses commercial and institutional projects. Sixteen houses are presented in the book, the majority in Southern California and others near San Francisco and Houston.
Residential construction details : a visual guide to construction detailing by Emma Walshaw
Call Number: TH2031 .W34 2020

ISBN: 9781916334335

Publication Date: 2020

Residential Construction Details is explores a range of residential construction methods, based on US standards. The book is packed full of over 150 construction details in 2D, and 140 construction details in 3D.

Australia by Harry Margalit
Call Number: NA1600.2 .M37 2019

ISBN: 9781789141245

Publication Date: 2019

This book tells the story of the architects and buildings that have defined Australia's architectural culture since the founding of the modern nation through Federation in 1901. That year marked the beginning of a search for better city forms and buildings to accommodate the changing realities of Australian life and to express an emerging, distinctive, and, eventually, confident Australian identity.
Constructing Architecture by Andrea Deplazes
Call Number: TA403.4 .C66 2018

ISBN: 9783035616699

Publication Date: 2018

Systematically structured and prepared with the student in mind, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical building construction knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. For this reason, over the last 14 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for students and teachers, but also for architects.
Adaptive Architecture by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser; Jacob J. Wilhelm; Andrea E. Hardy
Call Number: NA2750 .A32 2018

ISBN: 9781138647275

Publication Date: 2018

The constant in architecture's evolution is change. Adaptive Architecture explores structures, or environments that accommodate multiple functions at the same time, sequentially, or at periodically recurring events. It demonstrates how changing technological, economic, ecological and social conditions have altered the playing field for architecture from the design of single purpose structures to the design of interacting systems of synergistically interdependent, distributed buildings. Including contributors from the US, UK, Japan, Australia, Germany and South Africa..
The architectural drawing course : the hand drawing techniques every architect should know by Mo Zell
Call Number: NA2700 .Z44 2017

ISBN: 9780500293454

Publication Date: 2017

All students with a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them started in architectural drawing with a series of instructional tutorials. Using three-dimensional design problems, she coaches students through the fundamentals of proportion and scale, space and volume, path and place and materials and textures.
Australia Modern by Steve Huyton
Call Number: NA7469 .H89 2019

ISBN: 9780764358128

Publication Date: 2019

This book illustrates the strength of the country's shift from British-influenced Georgian-style homes to more indigenous structures attuned to the land a movement led by Australian architects such as Glenn Murcutt, Richard Leplastrier, and Gabriel Poole in the 1970s. Witness a range of new houses that grapple with the locales in which they are built. Up north, down south, and on the coast, from small and low-budget to multimillion-dollar dwellings, the focus is on the use of raw materials, energy efficiency, adaptable spaces, and embrace of the great outdoors for which the country is known.
Blurring boundaries : living in the tropics by Razin Architects
Call Number: NA1525 .B58 2020

ISBN: 9789671636121

Publication Date: 2020

The book features the evolution of the practice. From private residences to small offices, hotels and religious buildings, the selected works illustrate an attempt to create feel good spaces that are responsive to the tropical climate. Blurring Boundaries is evidence of a passionate desire to explore ‘in between’ spaces in the tropics. It also demonstrates the firm’s absorption of global influences, without losing sensitivity to the local environment and social context.