ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

Architectural Acoustics offers a comprehensive overview of acoustical science at a level suitable for either advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate courses in architectural design and architectural engineering. The text is organized according to how sound interacts with built structures, going from simple geometries through complex building structures. The book begins with a brief but useful history of architecture and the role of acoustics, as well as overview of human perception of, sound, and then progresses through topics ranging from acoustic measurement, noise metrics and environmental noise, to sound in enclosed spaces, sound transmission in buildings, vibration and vibration isolation, and noise in mechanical systems.

Architectural Acoustics also includes more advanced chapters on specific design problems, including treatment of multifamily dwellings, office buildings, sound reinforcement systems, rooms for music, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, sanctuaries, and studios and listening rooms. Also covered is the theory loudspeaker systems and sound system modeling as well as in-depth presentation of computer modeling, ray tracing and auralization. 

* Comprehensive guide to the basics of acoustical science and its applications to architectural design. 

* Author is renowned expert engaged in acoustical engineering for 20 years

* Covers the latest environmental regulations and health and safety research related to sound inside and outside of buildings.

Book Language: English

Pages: 844

File Type: pdf
File Size: 29.7 MB

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100 OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUIDINGS

Majestic, awe-inspiring and unique -- these are the words that best describe the 100 fabulously tall buildings selected for this superb new book.

They embody almost seven decades of engineering and architectural excellence, and each one is a landmark signature on the skyline of its city. From the 1930s splendor of New York City's Chrysler and Empire State Building to the dizzying heights of Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers (the world's tallest), each is a lasting monument to the ingenuity and courage of its builders. This spectacular book includes a table that ranks the buildings by height, a summary and glossary of terms.

Book Language: English

Pages: 220
File Type: pdf
File Size: 159 MB

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STRUCTURE AS ARCHITECTURE

Structure As Architecture provides readers with an accessible insight into the relationship between structure and architecture, focusing on the design principles that relate to both fields. Over one hundred case studies of contemporary buildings from countries across the globe including the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Australia are interspersed throughout the book. The author has visited and photographed each of these examples and analyzed them to show how structure plays a significant architectural role, as well as bearing loads. This is a highly illustrated sourcebook, providing a new insight into the role of structure, and discussing the point where the technical and the aesthetic meet to create the discipline of 'architecture'. 

*Presents a comprehensive analysis of how building structure contributes to architecture

*Connects architectural design ideas and structure in the context of contemporary architecture, materials and structure
*Highly illustrated, providing a sourcebook of architectural and engineering design ideas

Book Language: English

Pages: 260
File Type: pdf
File Size: 59.6 MB

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MUSEUMS FOR A NEW MILLENIUM - Concepts Projects Buildings

This is a history of museum architecture in the last decade of the twentieth century, presented with sketches, drawings, models and descriptions. The aim is for the important tendancies in contemporary architecture to be compared by using their most original and radical forms. A few of the buildings illustrated are: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Marie Botta, the Jewish Museum in Berlin by Daniel Libeskind, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm by Rafael Moneo and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao by Frank O. Gehry.

Book Language: English
Pages: 103
File Type: pdf
File Size: 86.2 MB

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