Welcome to Our Catalog of Books for the Built Environment Professional
You can find just a few of our publishing highlights below, but for a full list of books, simply click on the subject area you are most interested in on the left-hand side of your screen. We have books in Architecture, Building & Construction, Landscape, Planning & Urban Design, and Property & Real Estate, as well as titles which we distribute published by APA Planners Press*, IHS BRE Press, and RIBA Publishing**.
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Sustainable Housing Reconstruction
Designing resilient housing after natural disasters
Through 12 case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the USA, this book focuses on the housing reconstruction process after an earthquake, tsunami, cyclone, flood or fire. Design of post-disaster housing is not simply replacing the destroyed house but, as these case...
To Be Published June 10th 2015 by Routledge
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Plastics Now
On Architecture’s Relationship to a Continuously Emerging Material
Plastics Now addresses one primary question: why do we build with plastics the way that we do? For decades, plastics have been described over and over again as "the future," yet we still do not know precisely what to do with them. Billie Faircloth argues that this inertia is due to plastics’...
To Be Published June 11th 2015 by Routledge
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Emotionally Durable Design
Objects, Experiences and Empathy, 2nd Edition
Emotionally Durable Design presents counterpoints to our ‘throwaway society’ by developing powerful design tools, methods and frameworks that build resilience into relationships between people and things. The book takes us beyond the sustainable design field’s established focus on energy and...
To Be Published May 27th 2015 by Routledge
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Bamboo Gridshells
This highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing, naturally available, renewable resource which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. In this unique text, David...
Published May 8th 2015 by Routledge
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Post-Petroleum Design
Despite the growing demand for design strategies to reduce our petroleum use, no one has yet brought together the lessons of the world’s leading post-petroleum designers into a single resource. Post-Petroleum Design brings them together for the first time. Readers will be introduced to the most...
Published May 15th 2015 by Routledge
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Graphic Design for Architects
A Manual for Visual Communication
Graphic Design for Architects is a handbook of techniques, explanations and examples of graphic design most relevant to architects. The book covers a variety of scales of graphic design, everything from portfolio design and competition boards, to signage and building super-graphics – to address...
To Be Published June 26th 2015 by Routledge
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Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook
SEED Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues
Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook: Seed Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues is the first book to demonstrate that public interest design has emerged as a distinct profession. It provides clear professional standards of practice following SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design...
To Be Published June 23rd 2015 by Routledge
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Drawing from Practice
Architects and the Meaning of Freehand
Drawing from Practice explores and illuminates the ways that 26 diverse and reputable architects use freehand drawing to shape our built environment. Author J. Michael Welton traces the tactile sketch, from initial parti to finished product, through words, images, and photographs that reveal the...
Published May 12th 2015 by Routledge
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Beyond Live/Work
The Architecture of Home-based Work
Beyond Live/Work: the architecture of home-based work explores the old but neglected building type that combines dwelling and workplace, the ‘workhome’. It traces a previously untold architectural history illustrated by images of largely forgotten buildings. Despite having existed for hundreds, if...
Published March 16th 2015 by Routledge
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Designing Spaces for Natural Ventilation
An Architect's Guide
Buildings can breathe naturally, without the use of mechanical systems, if you design the spaces properly. This accessible and thorough guide shows you how in more than 260 color diagrams and photographs illustrating case studies and CFD simulations. You can achieve truly natural ventilation,...
Published April 30th 2015 by Routledge
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Solid Wood
Case Studies in Mass Timber Architecture, Technology and Design
Over the past 10-15 years a renaissance in wood architecture has occurred with the development of new wood building systems and design strategies, elevating wood from a predominantly single-family residential idiom to a rival of concrete and steel construction for a variety of building types,...
Published April 16th 2015 by Routledge
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Metric Handbook
Planning and Design Data, 5th Edition
Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and evolving building types Many chapters revised including housing, transport, offices, libraries and hotels New chapter on flood-aware design Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout Over 100,000 copies...
Published March 5th 2015 by Routledge
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University Planning and Architecture
The search for perfection, 2nd Edition
The environment of a university – what we term a campus – is a place with special resonance. They have long been the setting for some of history’s most exciting experiments in the design of the built environment. Christopher Wren at Cambridge, Le Corbusier at Harvard, and Norman Foster at the Free...
Published February 23rd 2015 by Routledge
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BIG little house
Small Houses Designed by Architects
What are the challenges architects face when designing dwelling spaces of a limited size? And what can these projects tell us about architecture – and architectural principles – in general? In BIG little house, award-winning architect Donna Kacmar introduces twenty real-life examples of small...
Published February 11th 2015 by Routledge
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Achieving Successful Construction Projects
A Guide for Industry Leaders and Programme Managers
Whether a construction project turns out to be successful or not has a lot to do with the clarity of the client’s objectives and how the client establishes and instils a culture throughout the project team. This book's focus is on defining and exploring those attributes of clients or organisations...
Published May 8th 2015 by Routledge
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Building Services Handbook
8th Edition
This eighth edition of Hall and Greeno's leading textbook has been reviewed and updated in relation to the latest building and water regulations, new technology, and new legislation, and even more design calculations have been added. In addition, topics such as: alternative sources of...
To Be Published June 12th 2015 by Routledge
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Construction Contracts
Questions and Answers, 3rd Edition
Construction professionals of all kinds frequently need legal advice that is straightforward as well as authoritative and legally rigorous. Building on the success of two previous editions, David Chappell returns to provide answers to 225 FAQs from his experience as Specialist Advisor to the RIBA....
Published March 23rd 2015 by Routledge
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Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book
Series: Routledge Pocket Books
Construction project management requires a broad range of skills, from technical expertise to leadership, negotiation, team building and communication. This no–nonsense guide covers all of the essentials of the role, including: Pre-construction activities Design management and BIM...
Published February 19th 2015 by Routledge
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Transient Free Surface Flows in Building Drainage Systems
Climate change will present a series of challenges to engineers concerned with the provision of both building internal appliance drainage networks and rainwater systems within the building boundary, generally identified as the connection to the sewer network. Climate change is now recognised as...
Published February 19th 2015 by Routledge
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Faber & Kell's Heating & Air-conditioning of Buildings
11th Edition
For over 70 years, Faber & Kell's has been the definitive reference text in its field. It provides an understanding of the principles of heating and air-conditioning of buildings in a concise manner, illustrating practical information with simple, easy-to-use diagrams, now in full-colour. This...
Published February 2nd 2015 by Routledge
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Representing Landscapes: Digital
Series: Representing Landscapes
Most landscape architectural designs now include some form of digital representation - but there is much more scope for creativity beyond the standard Photoshop montages. In this new book on representing landscapes, Nadia Amoroso brings together contributions from some of the leading landscape...
Published March 25th 2015 by Routledge
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Phyto
Principles and Resources for Site Remediation and Landscape Design
Phyto presents the concepts of phytoremediation and phytotechnology in one comprehensive guide, illustrating when plants can be considered for the uptake, removal or mitigation of on-site pollutants. Current scientific case studies are covered, highlighting the advantages and limitations of...
Published April 29th 2015 by Routledge
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Great City Parks
2nd Edition
Great City Parks is a celebration of some of the finest achievements of landscape architecture in the public realm. It is a comparative study of thirty significant public parks in major cities across Western Europe and North America. Collectively, they give a clear picture of why parks have been...
Published March 9th 2015 by Routledge
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Living Roofs in Integrated Urban Water Systems
With the infrastructure to manage storm water threats in cities becoming increasingly expensive to build or repair, the design community needs to look at alternative approaches. Living roofs present an opportunity to compliment ground-level storm water control measures, contributing to a holistic,...
Published February 26th 2015 by Routledge
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Cities in the Pacific Rim
The cities of the Pacific Rim are in one of the most dynamic spheres of the global economy. In the twenty first century the focus of global affairs is destined to shift from the West to the East. These cities offer a wide range of different responses to the demands that rapid growth puts on...
To Be Published June 29th 2015 by Routledge
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Market Towns
Roles, challenges and prospects
Original and insightful, this volume, giving in-depth consideration to the key issues affecting the future of market towns, provides readers with a framework for evaluating policy initiatives and progress in market towns. Through a detailed analysis of the characteristics of over 200 towns and...
To Be Published June 29th 2015 by Routledge
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The Urban Climatic Map
A Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning
Rapid urbanization, higher density and more compact cities have brought about a new science of urban climatology. An understanding of the mapping of this phenomenon is crucial for urban planners. The book brings together experts in the field of Urban Climatic Mapping to provide the state of the art...
To Be Published June 18th 2015 by Routledge
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Global City Regions
Their Emerging Forms
A unique comparative study based on funded research, of eleven city regions across three continents looking at changes over the last 30 years. Detailed changes in land use are presented here with series of maps prepared especially for the study. The socio-economic and physical forms of city...
To Be Published June 29th 2015 by Routledge
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The Craft of Collaborative Planning
People working together to shape creative and sustainable places
Series: RTPI Library Series
Unlike books that focus solely on methods, The Craft of Collaborative Planning provides a detailed guide to designing and managing all aspects of the collaborative process, advocating for making collaborative work the norm. Beginning with a discussion of the political and legal context of...
Published March 13th 2015 by Routledge
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Hotel Law
Transactions, Management and Franchising
Hotel Law, Transactions, Management and Franchising presents a practical guide to the issues that face lawyers and industry leaders working in the hospitality field. It aims to develop the reader’s understanding of the acquisition process and the complex relationships in management and franchise...
Published May 11th 2015 by Routledge
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Real Estate Investment
A Strategic Approach, 3rd Edition
Real Estate Investment: A Strategic Approach provides a unique introduction to both the theory and practice of real estate investing, and examines the international real estate investment industry as it reacts to the global financial crisis. Andrew Baum outlines the market and the players who...
To Be Published May 26th 2015 by Routledge
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The Chinese Real Estate Market
Development, Regulation and Investment
Series: Routledge International Real Estate Markets Series
This is the first book to fully present, analyse and interpret the Chinese real estate market. Dr Junjian Albert Cao examines the Chinese real estate market’s growth trajectory, unique governance and factors affecting values and investment in the context of reforms, rapid economic growth and...
Published May 14th 2015 by Routledge
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Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling
Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling is specifically designed to provide an overview of pro forma modelling for real estate projects. The book introduces students and professionals to the basics of real estate finance theory before providing a step-by-step guide for financial model...
Published April 16th 2015 by Routledge
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EGLR 2014 V3
Series: Estates Gazette Law Reports
The Estates Gazette Law Reports are an indispensable reference for property law practitioners researching and advising on all aspects of landlord and tenant law, valuation, professional negligence, conveyancing, real property, leasehold enfranchisement and compensation. They comprise the law...
Published March 27th 2015 by Estates Gazette
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Development and Planning Law / Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Bundle
This bundle is essential for any student studying planning, real estate and construction law as part of their wider degree programme. The books are also the ideal desk reference for the surveyor and legal expert. Development and Planning Law Written by two experienced experts on law and the UK...
Published February 4th 2015 by Routledge