Non-traditional Houses

Non-traditional Houses
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Building Research Establishment
Total Pages: 948
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781860816970

Details 450 non-traditional house types classified by form of construction: metal framed, precast concrete, in-situ concrete and timber framed. Extensive background information and an invaluable search tool are included

Building the Post-war World

Building the Post-war World
Author: Nicholas Bullock
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780415221795

Building the Post-War World offers for the first time an overall account of Modern Architecture in the decade after the Second World War.

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

The Housing Crisis

The Housing Crisis
Author: Peter Malpass
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000318672

Originally published in 1986 at a time when Britain was facing a major housing crisis, this book, containing much original research, examines the crisis and analyses the reasons for it, providing foundations for the construction of effective new policies. As relevant now as when it was first published the book discusses under investment in housing stock, in both the public and private sectors, renovation and maintenance and neglect of particular disadvantaged groups such as the elderly, the single homeless and those in low income groups.

The Construction of Houses

The Construction of Houses
Author: Duncan Marshall
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2008-09-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1136358730

Aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of modern construction and services. In addition most chapters contain information on earlier construction techniques to reflect the age profile fo the UK housing stock. This fourth edition has a revised text and hundreds of revised graphics, new illustrations and photos, an additional chapter on concrete housing, and an eight page colour section showing a series of photographs of a modern housing development. This book is the recommended construction text at a number of colleges and universities. It concentrates on principles and practice rather than details and regulations. In doing so it should enable the reader to demonstrate a comprehensive and genuine understanding of modern house construction and its evolution over the last 100 years.

Report

Report
Author: Scotland. Committee on Scottish Building Costs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1948
Genre: Construction industry
ISBN:

Traditional Buildings

Traditional Buildings
Author: Allen Noble
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2009-09-18
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0857739026

Based on a lifelong professional and personal interest, "Traditional Buildings" presents a unique survey of vernacular architecture across the globe. The reader is taken on a fascinating tour of traditional building around the world, which includes the loess cave homes of central China, the stilt houses on the shores of Dahomey, the housebarns of Europe and North America, the wind towers of Iran, the Bohio houses of the Arawak Indians of the Caribbean, and much more. Professor's Noble's extensive travels have allowed him to examine many of the building at close quarters and the richly illustrated text includes photographs from his personal collection. With its comprehensive and detailed bibliography, the work will be welcomed by experts and non-specialists alike.