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This book is about the steps taken to design radio control model aircraft from start to finish. Beginning with a simple 3-view drawing, I show readers and prospective designers, how to create a successful flying aircraft, specifically the Quickie Q1. With step by step instructions that go into detail...

Laboratory Design Guide 3rd edition is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailed examples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories. In this working manual Brian Griffin...

Creating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built case studies in ten countries and illustrated with over 85 full color images, the book presents a new framework for the design...

Structure as Architecture presents a comprehensive analysis of the indispensable role of structure in architecture. An exploration, as well as a celebration, of structure, the book draws on a series of design studies and case study examples to illustrate how structure can be employed to realize a...

Collage and Architecture is the first book to cover collage as a tool for design　in architecture, making it a valuable resource for students and practitioners. Author Jennifer Shields uses the artworks and built projects of leading artists and architects, such as Le Corbusier, Daniel Libeskind,...

This second edition of Designing Tall Buildings, an accessible reference to guide you through the fundamental principles of designing high-rises, features two new chapters, additional sections, 400 images, project examples, and updated US and international codes. Each chapter focuses on a theme central...

Beginning AutoCAD 2007 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane's hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses. The focus on 2D drawing in one book ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the subject,...

Getting Started with NX 9 This chapter Introduces NX. The user interface and terminology are discussed in this chapter. •    Introduction to NX 9 •    Starting NX 9 •    User Interface •    Mouse Functions •    Edit Background •    Shortcut Keys •    NX Help Sketch...

The Creo Manufacturing 4.0 Black Book is the first edition of our series on Creo Parametric Manufacturing Apps. The book is crafted to help professionals as well as students in creating basic CAM programs using Creo Parametric. The book follows a step by step methodology. In this book, we have tried...

** Assemblies** •    Starting an Assembly •    Inserting Components •    Fixing the first Component •    Inserting the Second Component •    Moving and rotating components •    Coincident Constraint •    Distance Constraint •    Angle Offset •    Parallel...

CATIA V5-6R2017 Basics introduces you to the CATIA V5 user interface, basic tools and modeling techniques. It gives users a strong foundation of CATIA V5 and covers the creation of parts, assemblies, drawings, sheetmetal parts, and complex shapes. This textbook helps you to know the use of various...

Architectural Topographies is a critical dictionary for architects and landscape architects in which the graphic lexicon can be read from a beginning, the ground, to a conclusion, the specific case studies. Meant as a tool to help you recognise, analyse, choose, and invent solutions, the book's key...

What if structures could build themselves or adapt to fluctuating environments? Skylar Tibbits, Director of the Self-Assembly Lab in the Department of Architecture at MIT, Cambridge, MA, crosses the boundaries between architecture, biology, materials science and the arts, to envision a world where...

This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations,...