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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
DESIGN BASICS -- Design information and dimensional coordination / revised by Simon Douch; original text: Terry Nichols with David King -- People and space / revised by Norman Wienand -- People and movement / revised by Norman Wienand -- Inclusive and accessible design / David Dropkin and Neil Smith -- Capital and whole life costs of buildings / Chris Bicknell and David Holmes -- ESSENTIALS -- Structure / revised by Andrew Peters, Arthur Lyons; original text: David Adler and Norman Seward -- Materials / Arthur Lyons with AHR Architects -- Thermal environment / Phil Jones -- Light / revised by Theo Paradise-Hirst; original text: Joe Lynes -- Sound / Russell Macdonald and Chris Steel -- Fire safety / Beryl Menzies -- Flood-resilient design / Robert Barker and Richard Coutts -- Crime prevention design / Nick Hughes; revised by Peter Wozniak -- |
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BUILDING TYPES -- Agricultural buildings / John Weller, Rod Sheard, Frank Bradbeer and others -- Auditoria / revised by Mark Foley and Stefanie Fischer; original text and drawings: Ian Appleton except for Cinema design (Stefanie Fischer) -- Civic buildings / David Selby, Martin Sutcliffe and Neil Sansum -- Community centres / Jim Tanner -- Data centres / Simon Brimble, Emilia Dobrzynska, Naiane Esteve, Chris Neighbour, Daniel Silva, Miguel Vazquez Cid, of Arup -- Emergency services / Michael Bowman -- Hospitals / Christiane Anders, Claudia Bloom, Vicky Braouzou, Duncan Finch, Mary Reid, Mariangela Zanini of Avanti Architects and Christopher Shaw of Medical Architecture -- Hotels / Fred Lawson -- Houses and flats / revised by Kathy Watkins; original text: John Chapman and Kathy Watkins -- Homes for older people / Justin Bannister and Judith Brown -- Housing for students and young people / revised by Michael Ritchie; original text: MJP Architects Ltd -- Laboratories / revised by Eugene Sayers; original text: Neville Surti and Catherine Nikolaou -- |
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Libraries / Brian Edwards with Ayub Khan -- Logistics buildings / Marcus Madden-Smith -- Museums, art galleries and temporary exhibition spaces / Geoffrey Mathews -- Offices / Frank Duffy with Jack Pringle, Angela Mullarkey and Richard Finnemore -- Payment and counselling offices / Richard Napier -- Places of worship / revised by Ian Brewerton (Non-conformist and Free Churches), Atba Al-Samarraie (mosques); Gurmeet Sian (gurdwara) and Maurice Walton (Church of England buildings); original text by David Adler, Ian Brewerton, Leslie Fairweather, Derek Kemp and Atba Al-Samarraie -- Primary health care / Geoffrey Purves -- Restaurants and food service facilities / Fred Lawson -- Retail shops and stores / Lucy Dewick-Tew and Eddie Miles -- Schools / Anthony Langan -- Security and counter-terrorism / Mark Whyte and Chris Johnson -- Sports facilities: indoor and outdoor / Philip Johnson and Tom Jones -- Streets and spaces for people and vehicles / revised by Ben Hamilton-Baillie (introduction, shared space and place-making), James Horne (vehicles, roads and road design) and Sustrans (cycling routes and parking -- Transport terminals and interchanges / Airports revised by Andrew Perez with additional contributions by Richard Chapman. Railways revised by Declan McCafferty -- Tropical design / Patricia Tutt -- Universities / revised by Rupert Goddard and Renza La Sala |
| Summary |
"Consistently updated since 2015 by expert authors in the field significantly revised in reference to changing building types and construction standards new chapters added on data centres and logistics facilities Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers This book belongs in every design office. The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Pamela Buxton is a freelance architecture and design journalist. She has contributed to many architecture and design publications including RIBA Journal, Architects' Journal and Building Design. She was the editor of 50 Architects 50 Buildings, published by Batsford in 2016 |
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Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 07, 2021) |
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Building -- Details -- Drawings
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Metric system.
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Architecture -- Standards
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Metric System
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Architecture
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architecture (discipline)
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ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice
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Architecture -- Standards
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Building -- Details
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Metric system
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| Genre/Form |
Drawings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buxton, Pamela, editor.
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| LC no. |
2021013598 |
| ISBN |
9781003052586 |
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1003052584 |
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9781000449549 |
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1000449548 |
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9781000449570 |
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1000449572 |
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