The Book Company: New Products - Professional Practice

Law for Architects (What You Need to Know)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:43:15 +0000

Law for Architects: What You Need to Know guides design professionals through the daunting landscape where design and construction meet the legal system. It provides an introduction—written in clear, reader-friendly language—to issues that arise at every stage in the practice of architecture. For ..

Price: $35.00

Corporate Architecture (Building a Brand)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:37:37 +0000

In the fiercely competitive corporate world, brands are obliged to search for sophisticated marketing strategies in order to outshine their competitors and rise above the rest. The implementation of architecture as a marketing tool in order to “build” a corporate image is a phenomenon that in the ..

Price: $100.00

Getting a Job in Architecture and Design

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:45:47 +0000

Better job-hunting skills lead to better jobs. Here a seasoned architect shows how anyone, from student intern to project manager, can go after and find the best opportunities in virtually every aspect of building-related work, whether getting started, changing an area of specialty or career, or s..

Price: $25.00

Professional Practice (A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:44:18 +0000

Who are the parties in architecture, engineering, and construction? How do you market architectural services (get the project)? What are the basic project delivery methods? What are the forms of owner/architect and owner/contractor agreements and what services do they cover? How should you charge ..

Price: $21.95

User-Responsive Design (Reducing the Risk of Failure)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:41:25 +0000

It outlines ways to assess user needs before you begin designing, to ensure that user requirements guide the design process, and to measure a project’s success in meeting its users’ needs. Written from the perspective of the professional designer, in accessible style, User-Responsive Design prese..

Price: $45.00

Fabrics (A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:39:47 +0000

This thorough handbook by a textile professional describes and illustrates fibers and yarns, fabric structures, fabric design, dye and printing processes, finishes and treatments, styles and applications of cloth for furniture, window-, wall-, and floor coverings. Also covered are testing and f..

Price: $75.00