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Wellbeing in Interiors Philosophy Design and Value in Practice

This 4-colour practical guide explores how the design of interior spaces impacts wellbeing. In the built environment this topic is generally overlooked even though it is one of the most important topics in sustainable building. This book will enable project teams to understand how specific decisions about sustainable design and materials can be implemented on a day to day basis. Each Part ends by placing each issue into context exploring how it is a part of sustainable design and includes practical examples. This books raises awareness of the impact interior environments have on wellbeing and provide details and guidance on how to immediately apply the knowledge in this book to short and long term projects. It also quantifies the impacts in financial and other value terms making this book immediately useful in a designer's day-to-day work. | Wellbeing in Interiors Philosophy Design and Value in Practice

GBP 37.00

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Part 3 Handbook

The decision to take the final step to becoming a fully qualified architect exam can be daunting. Fortunately this new edition of the Part 3 Handbook demystifies the whole process of qualifying dispelling commonly held myths and offering genuine insight into what examiners really want. Written by an experienced practitioner and Professional Studies Advisor and endorsed by the RIBA the book concentrates on the separate elements that you will be assessed on in the Part 3 exam. Fully updated for 2020 this edition features a brand new chapter on professional development and includes up-to-date guidance on the 2020 plan of work.

GBP 33.00

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Lives in Architecture Peter Cook

Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world for over half a century. He first came to international renown in the 1960s as a founder of the radical experimental group Archigram winners of the 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. He is also former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) London and Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London). Suffused with Peter’s infectious energy enthusiasm and charm this intriguing memoir explores major themes in architecture through the lens of his life and work. Taking the reader on a journey through his colourful and wide-ranging career it touches on his early years and architectural education his relationships with key figures within the architecture community and his work teaching and lecturing internationally. It also provides an inside account of his leadership of the Bartlett for which he is frequently credited as a central figure in rescuing the reputation of a once-ailing now world-famous school of architecture. Featuring full-colour images of his most famous drawings including Archigram’s ‘Plug-in City’ and built works such as the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria and the Vienna Economics and Business University’s Department of Law and Central Administration Buildings this book is a window into the life of one of architecture’s most celebrated rebels. | Lives in Architecture Peter Cook

GBP 33.00

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Lives in Architecture Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell is one of Britain’s most influential architects of the twenty-first century. Offering a compelling personal account of his life in architecture as an influential postmodern designer architect-planner and principal of a leading global practice this autobiography includes anecdotes and invaluable insights into Terry’s life and work from the 1940s to the present day. An inside view of what it’s like to be an architect at the top of his profession this book also highlights what it takes to develop a successful international practice. Offers the inside view of what it is like to be an architect at the top of his profession including insights into the defining projects and watershed moments of Sir Terry Farrell's career Provides the inside story on some of Terry Farrell’s most significant buildings and projects including Charing Cross Station The MI6 Building Alban Gate and Beijing South Railway Station Abundantly illustrated with over 80 images including personal photos and images of key buildings. | Lives in Architecture Terry Farrell

GBP 33.00

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A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates

‘It was like heaven! It was like a palace even without anything in it … We’d got this lovely lovely house. ’ In 1980 there were well over 5 million council homes in Britain housing around one third of the population. The right of all to adequate housing had been recognised in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights but long before that popular notions of what constituted a ‘moral economy’ had advanced the idea that everyone was entitled to adequate shelter. At its best council housing has been at the vanguard of housing progress – an example to the private sector and a lifeline for working-class and vulnerable people. However with the emergence of Thatcherism the veneration of the free market and a desire to curtail public spending council housing became seen as a problem not a solution. We are now in the midst of a housing crisis with 1. 4 million fewer social homes at affordable rent than in 1980. In this highly illustrated survey eminent social historian John Boughton author of Municipal Dreams examines the remarkable history of social housing in the UK. He presents 100 examples from the almshouses of the 16th century to Goldsmith Street the 2019 winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize. Through the various political aesthetic and ideological changes the well-being of community and environment demands that good housing for all must prevail. Features: 100 examples of social housing from all over the UK illustrated with over 250 images including photographs and sketches. A complete history dating from early charitable provision to ‘homes for heroes’ garden villages to new towns multi-storey tower blocks and modernist developments to contemporary sustainable housing. Iconic estates including: Alton East and West Becontree Dawson’s Heights Donnybrook Quarter Dunboyne Road and Park Hill. Projects from leading architects and practices including: Peter Barber Neave Brown Karakusevic Carson Kate Macintosh and Mikhail Riches. | A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates

GBP 42.00

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Thrive A field guide for women in architecture

Architecture needs women. How can the built environment be designed without the expert input of half the population? In spite of the significant number of women choosing to study architecture as undergraduates once qualified women remain in the minority. As professionals their expertise is often overlooked their work devalued and their contribution to the canon forgotten. Yet women’s work is critical to the sustainability of a profession that must aspire to design high-quality buildings for the whole of society. How can architecture attract recruit and retain women? And how can women find ways to thrive within it? Underpinned by inclusion internationalism and intersectionality this practical guide looks back as well as forward exploring the history of women working in architecture as well as interrogating the contemporary landscape. It provides guidance tips and examples for navigating key points in an architect’s career including education practice projects and promotion. Inspiring case studies of women and women-led practices consider what success means and how to negotiate a route to a fruitful career and a balanced life as an architect. The book covers women architects from all walks of life all sizes of practice and from all over the world including Jeanne Gang Yasmeen Lari and Anupama Kundoo as well as many other historical and contemporary women architects and emerging practices. Featuring guidance on: Understanding the barriers and history of women in architecture Expanding the opportunities and visibility of women in leading roles The importance of role models and mentoring. With a foreword by Jane Duncan OBE PPRIBA. | Thrive A field guide for women in architecture

GBP 35.00

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Desire Lines A Guide to Community Participation in Designing Places

Desire lines are the paths that people create through regular usage. They appear where people repeatedly choose to walk and usually signify a route from A to B that’s quicker than the formal path provided. In most cases they indicate the mismatch between what local people want and what designers think people want. By employing some social research basics in the design development process placemakers can work more meaningfully with local communities to meet their needs and aspirations. This is a practical guide to running public consultations co-design and community engagement to help practitioners make the most of local knowledge and insight for the benefit of design. It offers guidance on managing community participation and unapologetically aims to encourage designers to start thinking like social researchers when they undertake these programmes. It’s intended for placemakers - architects urban designers landscape architects and other built environment professionals involved in the planning and design of public realm - who want to develop more people-centred community-led design approaches. | Desire Lines A Guide to Community Participation in Designing Places

GBP 32.00

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Machine Learning Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence

‘The advent of machine learning-based AI systems demands that our industry does not just share toys but builds a new sandbox in which to play with them. ’ - Phil Bernstein The profession is changing. A new era is rapidly approaching when computers will not merely be instruments for data creation manipulation and management but empowered by artificial intelligence they will become agents of design themselves. Architects need a strategy for facing the opportunities and threats of these emergent capabilities or risk being left behind. Architecture’s best-known technologist Phil Bernstein provides that strategy. Divided into three key sections – Process Relationships and Results – Machine Learning lays out an approach for anticipating understanding and managing a world in which computers often augment but may well also supplant knowledge workers like architects. Armed with this insight practices can take full advantage of the new technologies to future-proof their business. Features chapters on: Professionalism Tools and technologies Laws policy and risk Delivery means and methods Creating consuming and curating data Value propositions and business models. | Machine Learning Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence

GBP 37.00

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New Work New Workspace Innovative design in a connected world

Does it matter where and how we work any more? Increasingly many of us can work anywhere so what is the meaning of the dedicated workspace? With 30 detailed case studies of all kinds of workspaces – from traditional workspaces to writer’s sheds and studios – this book argues that a specific place to work is still needed but that the kind of space is changing fast. As social interaction is favoured over places to toil and as millennials and Generation X take a very different attitude to work than their predecessors being more concerned with completing tasks than presenteeism so the needs of design change. There are increasing metrics for measuring the effectiveness of workspace and they show that good design – design that is focused on the environment and wellbeing that the workforce needs – is valued. At the same time there are more generic spaces such as co-working spaces that have to fit all – or at least all of the target community. Case studies include: 80 Atlantic Avenue Toronto Nick Veasey studio and gallery Kent Kostner House Italy GS1 Lisbon. | New Work New Workspace Innovative design in a connected world

GBP 38.00

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How To Win Work The architect's guide to business development and marketing

You are a great designer but no-one knows. Now what? This indispensable book written by one of the most influential marketers in architecture will demystify Public Relations and marketing for all architects whether in large practices or practicing as sole practitioners. It bridges the distance between architects and marketing by giving practical tips best practice and anecdotes from an author with 20 years’ experience in architecture marketing. It explains all aspects of PR and Business Development for architects: for example how to write a good press release; how to make a fee proposal; how to prepare for a pitch. It gives examples of how others do it well and the pitfalls to avoid. In addition it discusses more general aspects which are linked to PR and BD such as being a good employer ethics for architects and the challenges when working abroad. Featuring vital insights from a wide variety of architects from multinational practices to small offices this book is an essential companion to any architectural office. | How To Win Work The architect's guide to business development and marketing

GBP 34.00

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Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners

Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners brings together contributions from architectural writers academics and journalists to review the buildings culture and philosophy of Hodder Associates (now Hodder + Partners) founded in 1992. Including high-quality colour images of both the practice's own work and the influences on it this book will follow the themes of placemaking humanisation the influence of Arne Jacobsen and the essence of 'northerness' to place the practice's influence in context. A vital contribution to the history of one the UK's most important architectural practices Hodder + Partners.

GBP 30.00

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Loft Conversion Handbook

This book is an easy-to-use handbook providing architects and builders with up-to-date guidance on managing loft conversions and ensuring they achieve compliance with the Building Regulations. It brings together solutions offered in the Approved Documents and third tier guidance such as industry literature in one concise and fully illustrated guide. Starting with chapters on the existing structure the guide is then divided into chapters on the main considerations for a loft conversion covering topics such as fire safety windows and doors and insulation. This is an essential read for anyone looking for a guide which simplifies the building regulations process and offers solutions where applicable to achieve minimum good practice and advanced construction standards. | Loft Conversion Handbook

GBP 33.00

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Queer Spaces An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories

An independent bookshop in Glasgow. An ice cream parlour in Havana where strawberry is the queerest choice. A cathedral in ruins in Managua occupied by the underground LGBTQIA+ community. Queer people have always found ways to exist and be together and there will always be a need for queer spaces. In this lavishly illustrated volume Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell have gathered together a community of contributors to share stories of spaces that range from the educational to the institutional to the re-appropriated and many more besides. With historic contemporary and speculative examples from around the world Queer Spaces recognises LGBTQIA+ life past and present as strong vibrant vigorous and worthy of its own place in history. Looking forward it suggests visions of what form these spaces may take in the future to continue uplifting queer lives. Featured spaces include: Black Lesbian and Gay Centre London Category Is Books Glasgow Christopher Street New York Coppelia Havana New Sazae Tokyo ONE Institute for Homophile Studies Los Angeles Pop-Up spaces Dhaka Queer House Party Online Santiago Apóstol Cathedral Managua Trans Memory Archive Buenos Aires Victorian Pride Centre Melbourne | Queer Spaces An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories

GBP 42.00

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New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

Often misunderstood the New Towns story is a fascinating one of anarchists artists visionaries and the promise of a new beginning for millions of people. New Towns: The Rise Fall and Rebirth offers a new perspective on the New Towns Record and uses case-studies to address the myths and realities of the programme. It provides valuable lessons for the growth and renewal of the existing New Towns and post-war housing estates and town centres including recommendations for practitioners politicians and communities interested in the renewal of existing New Towns and the creation of new communities for the 21st century. | New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

GBP 42.00

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The Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections

A club house in a castle in the West End of London complete with battlements and turrets from 1882. A design for the post-war reconstruction of the City of London in 1945. A fantasy landscape featuring Le Corbusier’s Capriccio of Notre-Dame du Haut in ruins. A section of a 19th-century townhouse showing a slice of the staircase wallpaper winding from deep navy on the ground floor to pale sky blue at the top. This is a treasury of architectural drawing from the 16th century to the present day. Exploring both how and why architects draw it offers a rich visual history from Palladio Inigo Jones and Augustus Pugin to contemporaries such as Richard Rogers Foster Associates and Zaha Hadid via Sir Christopher Wren George Gilbert Scott and Erno Goldfinger and everything else in between. From back-of-envelope concept sketches to painstaking pen and ink perspectives exploded axonometrics and born-digital drawings this book celebrates the full gamut of architectural representation. With over 200 lush full-colour reproductions this is a window into soul of architectural drawing over the past five hundred years. Includes newly digitised never-seen-before material from the RIBA Collections one of the largest architectural archives in the world. Explores rare drawings and designs from John Nash Sir Edwin Lutyens Frank Lloyd Wright and many more. Insightful commentary alongside each drawing ensures that they are as accessible and engaging as possible. Wide-ranging in scope this book will both inspire and inform. | The Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections

GBP 45.00

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RIBA Climate Guide

Climate change is a threat to humankind which requires immediate action. The built environment has a vital role to play in responding to the climate emergency. There is a pressing need for architects to acquire the requisite skills and knowledge to design buildings that deliver sustainable outcomes meeting the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge and mandatory competence in climate literacy. Equipping you with the key information that built environment professionals require to halt climate change and mitigate its impacts in your day-to-day work this book is organised around six overarching topics: 1. Human Factors 2. Circular Economy 3. Energy and Carbon 4. Water 5. Ecology and Biodiversity 6. Connectivity and Transport Featuring images and original illustrations each themed section will guide you through fundamental elements and competencies for creating a sustainable design and delivery framework that can be implemented by you in your practice. Contextualising the climate emergency within the built environment landscape the guide maps out the essential background knowledge around climate science international agreements legislations commitments and roadmaps. A collection of short building- and urban-scale case studies present key takeaways illustrating real-life applications of design strategies and industry-wide tools as well as standards that are deployed in climate-conscious built environments all around the world. | RIBA Climate Guide

GBP 40.00

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RIBA Ethical Practice Guide

Ethical practice distinguishes an RIBA chartered architect from other design professionals. The RIBA Code of Professional Conduct requires practitioners to uphold high standards while encouraging and empowering them to reflect critically and to continually strive to improve. The Grenfell Tower tragedy was a significant reminder of the ethical responsibilities of the architect and the importance of ethical decision-making. By making ethical practice one of its mandatory competences the RIBA has made it a requirement that students and professionals develop a fundamental level of awareness and understanding of ethics. This guide is designed to improve industry’s grasp of ethical decision-making as it relates to the wider world society clients the workplace the profession and the individual. Each chapter introduces an ethical duty setting out the relevant legal regulatory and professional context before exploring the detailed subject matter and key principles. It includes an ethical dilemma for each duty and views and experiences from inside the profession. Delving into issues of equity diversity and inclusion social value wellbeing and integrity it does not seek our ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers. Rather it encourages reflection on different interests consequences and considerations in order to reach a considered and balanced position. While ethical practice is invaluable in itself it is also vital for establishing trust with clients improving transparency enhancing reputation attracting and retaining high-quality staff avoiding disputes and for a high-level of accountability that benefits the entire industry and society more broadly. | RIBA Ethical Practice Guide

GBP 30.00

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Eric Lyons and Span

Due to popular demand we are delighted to offer this new paperback edition of Eric Lyons and Span. Lavishly illustrated and deeply researched this book celebrates the work of the architect Eric Lyons OBE (1912-1980) whose famous post-war housing - that today would be marketed as 'lifestyle housing' - is as well-loved today as it was vibrantly successful when first constructed. Built almost entirely for Span Developments its mission was to provide an affordable environment that gave people a lift. Influenced by Walter Gropius Lyons brought a commitment to high density housing and the idea of fostering community into his Span work without compromising his intuitive sensitivity for landscape. His success brought the practice an impressive array of awards and led to a term as President of the RIBA. The enduring success of his design philosophy can be traced forward to 2005 when Span received a special Housing Design Award given to schemes that meet the current Sustainable Communities Plan. Indeed the concept of Span mirrors current best practice thinking in housing design and continues to offer a fresh relevant challenge to volume housebuilders in Britain today. This book serves as a lively reminder of that fact. Written by distinguished historians practitioners and Span enthusiasts the book has been researched using the archive compiled by Ivor Cunningham one of Lyons ex-partners while a detailed gazetteer contains scale plan drawings of many of Spans housing templates.

GBP 35.00

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Guide to RIBA Domestic and Concise Building Contracts 2018

This latest title from the author provides comprehensive guidance to RIBA's two updated building contracts: the RIBA Domestic Building Contract 2018 and the RIBA Concise Building Contract 2018. Introducing the contracts' features and benefits and covering all aspects of their use from choosing and forming the right one for your project to guiding the parties through all its various stages the Guide has been expanded with increased assistance on choice of form tendering and contract formation. Additional detail on role and liabilities of contract administrator has been added along with a new section on practical completion and completion including certification. Assuming no current knowledge of the law or contract administration this acts as a standalone guide for new users of the RIBA contracts as well as a valuable update for previous users. It is an ideal companion for anybody using the latest building contracts. | Guide to RIBA Domestic and Concise Building Contracts 2018

GBP 35.00

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Clerk of Works and Site Inspector Handbook 2018 Edition

This new edition of the popular handbook is a practical companion for Clerks of Works Site Inspectors and anyone with the responsibility of managing construction works on site. Clerk of Works and Site Inspector Handbook 2018 edition the book explains the traditional site inspector/clerk of works role and their liabilities as well as duties and responsibilities linked to a more contemporary construction setting. It explores the relationship between inspectors architects and other construction professionals whilst providing valuable insight into reporting and what to look for check and test every step of the way. It's an essential reference book for Clerks of Works and Site Inspectors containing important lessons for newly qualified architects those who carry out site inspections or act as resident site architects and Part 3 students.

GBP 57.00

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Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

This book is a practical guide for students or those already running or thinking of running a small practice on how to set up and run a small architectural practice and how to run multiple small projects efficiently. It is split into three distinct sections: Part 1 begins with the practicalities of setting up a small architectural business; Part 2 goes into detail on how to run your small practice including valuable advice on business planning and cash flow; and Part 3 follows with guidance on running multiple small projects. Structured around the RIBA Plan of Work this section has plenty of examples of the kinds of projects - both domestic and non-domestic - that the small practice might take on and finishing with 10 illustrated case studies of domestic and commercial projects from £50 000–£750 000. | Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

GBP 35.00

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Taste A cultural history of the home interior

Democratic in intention and approach the book will argue that the home interior as independently created by the ‘amateur’ householder offers a continuous informal critique of shifting architectural styles (most notably with the advent of Modernism) and the design mainstream. Indeed it will suggest that the popular increasingly exerts an influence on the professional. Underpinned by academic rigour but not in thrall to it above all this book is an engaging attempt to identify the cultural drivers of aesthetic change in the home extrapolating the wider influence of ‘taste’ to a broad audience – both professional and ‘trade’. In so doing it will explore enthralling territory – money class power and influence. Illustrated with contemporary drawings and cartoons as well as photos the book will not only be an absorbing read but an enticing and attractive object in itself. | Taste A cultural history of the home interior

GBP 42.00

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Starting a Practice A Plan of Work

Running your own practice can bring immense job satisfaction but it is not without its risks. Do you have all the information at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive accessible and easy to use Starting a Practice helps architects navigate the pitfalls associated with establishing a successful business. This fully updated 3rd edition is mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and approaches starting a business as if it were a design project complete with briefing sketching layouts and delivery. It features new material on professionalism and ethics sustainable development and achieving a net-zero carbon emission built environment. Invaluable for Part 3 students early practitioners and those considering setting up from scratch or wanting to consolidate an existing business Starting a Practice gives architects the tools they need to thrive when setting out alone. Features essential guidance on: Preparing a business plan Choosing the right company structure Setting aspirations Monitoring finances Getting noticed Securing work Retaining and developing staff Planning for disaster. | Starting a Practice A Plan of Work

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Chinese Urban Transformation A Tale of Six Cities

Now an established global force China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic environmental and social change both within China and globally. In recent years central government has made a concerted effort to encourage city governments to realign their priorities and achieve a balance between economic efficiency social justice and environmental protection. Chinese Urban Transformation: A Tale of Six Cities is a fascinating exploration of the dramatic development Chinese cities have undergone. Tracing this transformation through a comprehensive analysis of social and economic change in six cities it unravels the complex relationship between policy outlook and role that urban development plays in China’s view of itself including the tensions resulting from rapid social and economic change. | Chinese Urban Transformation A Tale of Six Cities

GBP 42.00

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Nature Inside A biophilic design guide

Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits principles and processes of biophilic design Nature Inside illustrates the implementation of biophilic design in interior design practice across a range of international case studies – at different scales and different typologies. Starting with the principles of biophilic design and the principles and processes in practice the book then showcases a variety of interior spaces – residential retail workplace hospitality education healthcare and manufacturing. The final chapter looks ‘outside the walls’ giving a case study at the campus and city scale. With practical guidance and real-world solutions that can be directly-applied in day-to-day practice this is a must-have for designers interested in applying biophilic principles. | Nature Inside A biophilic design guide

GBP 47.00

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Wellbeing in Interiors Philosophy Design and Value in Practice

Part 3 Handbook

Lives in Architecture Peter Cook

Lives in Architecture Terry Farrell

A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates

Thrive A field guide for women in architecture

Desire Lines A Guide to Community Participation in Designing Places

Machine Learning Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence

New Work New Workspace Innovative design in a connected world

How To Win Work The architect's guide to business development and marketing

Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners

Loft Conversion Handbook

Queer Spaces An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories

New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

The Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections

RIBA Climate Guide

RIBA Ethical Practice Guide

Eric Lyons and Span

Guide to RIBA Domestic and Concise Building Contracts 2018

Clerk of Works and Site Inspector Handbook 2018 Edition

Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

Taste A cultural history of the home interior

Starting a Practice A Plan of Work

Chinese Urban Transformation A Tale of Six Cities

Nature Inside A biophilic design guide

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