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The architect's studio companion : rules of thumb for preliminary design / Edward Allen and Joseph Iano.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: ix, 468 p. : ill. ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780471736226 (hbk.) :
  • 0471736228 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA2750 .A556 2007
Contents:
Sect. 1. Designing with building codes -- 1. Designing with building codes -- Sect. 2. Designing the structure -- 1. Selecting the structural system -- 2. Configuring the structural system -- 3. Sizing the structural system -- Sect. 3. Designing with daylight -- 1. Design criteria for daylighting systems -- 2. Configuring and sizing daylighting systems -- Sect. 4. Designing spaces for mechanical and electrical services -- 1. Selecting heating and cooling systems for large buildings -- 2. Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical services for large buildings -- 3. Mechanical and electrical systems for small buildings -- Sect. 5. Designing for egress and accessibility -- 1. Configuring the egress system and providing accessible routes -- 2. Sizing the egress system -- 3. Stairway and ramp design -- Sect. 6. Designing for parking -- 1. Design criteria for parking facilities -- 2. Configuring parking facilities -- 3. Sizing parking facilities -- Sect. 7. Designing with height and area limitations -- 1. Height and area limitations -- 2. Height and area tables.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Books Reference Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Reference Books REF NA 2750 .A556 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 603097

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-462) and index.

Sect. 1. Designing with building codes -- 1. Designing with building codes -- Sect. 2. Designing the structure -- 1. Selecting the structural system -- 2. Configuring the structural system -- 3. Sizing the structural system -- Sect. 3. Designing with daylight -- 1. Design criteria for daylighting systems -- 2. Configuring and sizing daylighting systems -- Sect. 4. Designing spaces for mechanical and electrical services -- 1. Selecting heating and cooling systems for large buildings -- 2. Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical services for large buildings -- 3. Mechanical and electrical systems for small buildings -- Sect. 5. Designing for egress and accessibility -- 1. Configuring the egress system and providing accessible routes -- 2. Sizing the egress system -- 3. Stairway and ramp design -- Sect. 6. Designing for parking -- 1. Design criteria for parking facilities -- 2. Configuring parking facilities -- 3. Sizing parking facilities -- Sect. 7. Designing with height and area limitations -- 1. Height and area limitations -- 2. Height and area tables.

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