* Content ranges from isolated bucolic environments to large urban environments. * Includes many building types such as dormitories, classrooms, and research facilities. * Covers sweeping changes such as distance learning facilities, technology-driven research laboratories, and electronically enhanced dormitories. * Contributing industry leaders include Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Kieren Timberlake, Ruble Yudell, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Ellenzweig Associates, and many others. Order your copy today!

Essential information for the design of college and university facilities Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the planning process and successfully complete the design of college and university buildings, large or small, on time and within budget. Award-winning architect and planner David J. Neuman and a roster of industry-leading contributors share their firsthand knowledge to guide you through all aspects of planning higher education facilities, including learning centers, academic buildings and professional schools, scientific research facilities, housing, athletics and recreation facilities, social and support facilities, and cultural centers. The book combines up-to-date coverage of essential issues related to campus planning, programming, and building design guidelines with detailed project examples. This new edition offers: Numerous photographs, diagrams, plans, and sections Updated project examples, including several buildings completed in the last decade Up-to-date coverage of sustainability and technology issues A new chapter on historic preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive use of existing buildings New material on the influence of interdepartmental collaboration and renewed communication on the built environment for campuses This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get educated quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves professionals countless hours of research.

Essential information for the design of housing Building Type Basics for Housing, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the design process and successfully complete the design for housing, large or small, on time and within budget. Members of the award-winning design firm Goody Clancy share their firsthand knowledge to guide you through all aspects of designing and building residences. The book presents knowledgeable, real-world advice for architects, planners, engineers, and developers to create excellent residential design projects for a variety of housing types. This updated edition offers a new collection of detailed project examples that represent the best in today's housing designs, including more information on sustainable design and a fresh look at mixed-use developments increasingly popular in urban areas. It walks the reader through the guidelines, planning concepts, and lessons learned—from single-family detached homes and townhouses to multi-family, mid-rise, and high-rise buildings. Coverage also includes essential topics such as community planning, site layout, zoning and code issues, parking strategies, and the selection of building materials. This new edition: Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a residential commission Provides a number of residential examples—new to this edition—from the last decade, covering the full range of housing densities Is illustrated with numerous photographs, diagrams, plans, and sections Shows how to obtain financing, approvals, and support for developments Includes new information on sustainability, which is incorporated throughout the book This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves professionals countless hours of research.

Evidence-based design, which bases design decisions on the best available current research evidence, is gaining traction among architects. Expanding the field from its origins in healthcare to other building types such as education, criminal justice, commercial, industrial, and places of worship, this book introduces design professionals to the concept of evidence-based design and its use in the creation of high performance environments. It focuses on the methods by which design professionals and their clients can create better buildings by critically interpreting the implications of credible research and careful observation of completed projects. Drawing a direct link between evidence and application, the authors provide examples of credible research that supports evidence-based design are presented, as well as specific applications and case study examples.

The architect's primary source for information on designing for egress, evacuation, and life safety, Egress Design Solutions, Emergency Evacuation and Crowd Management Planning, is written by proven experts on egress issues. Meacham and Tubbs are engineers with Arup, an international firm with a stellar reputation for quality design and engineering. Their book examines egress solutions in terms of both prescriptive and performance-based code issues. A portion of the book focuses on techniques for providing egress design solutions and for coordinating egress systems with other critical life safety systems. Another part reviews historic and recent tragic life-loss fire events. As such, this is easily the most comprehensive take on the subject, written especially for architects.

The Wiley Building Type Basics series provides architects and other professionals with the essential information they need to jumpstart the design of a variety of facilities. This volume covers the design of research laboratories, with the practical information necessary to meet the construction and renovation needs of this increasingly complex industry. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the Second Edition now addresses laboratory construction in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and updates its information for post-9/11 research needs and trends, including the current International Building Codes. New and updated projects from a variety of designers including Duke University's Medical Science Research Building, GlaxoWellcoms laboratories in the UK, and the US government's Argon laboratory.

Hugh Hardy covers the essentials of designing performing arts facilities, including need-to-know information about design renovation, & technical aspects such as lighting, acoustics & materials.

Essential information for the design of elementary and secondary schools Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schools, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the design process and successfully complete the design for elementary and secondary schools, large or small, on time and within budget. Bradford Perkins shares his firsthand knowledge in order to guide architects, planners, engineers, and their clients through all aspects of the design of school facilities. This new edition is up-to-date with the latest developments in school design with a fresh look at technology's influence in the classroom, along with current research that shows how school buildings can impact teaching and learning. Highly illustrated and filled with new school case studies with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, this book combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues unique to schools, with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion. This new edition offers: Numerous photographs, diagrams, plans, and sections An expanded and detailed guide for programming school facilities A new chapter on circulation and basic planning options New material on current trends in school planning and design A new chapter on sustainable design ideas An updated chapter on technology in schools An expanded discussion of international school design opportunities and issues This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves professionals countless hours of research.