Architecture: Professional Practice

Structural engineering is central to the design of a building. How the building behaves when subjected to various forces the weight of the materia...

Almost 40% of architecture graduates choose not to practise as architects. Instead, by leaving their chosen profession, this surprisingly large but...

Concrete's multifaceted nature has made it very popular today with planners and builders. Besides the enormous potential inherent in its load-beari...

Throughout its many editions, The Architect in Practice has remained a leading textbook used in the education of architects. While the content of t...

So, you are considering an architecture apprenticeship? As a new route into the profession, you likely have lots of questions. Amongst them might b...

Architecture is at a tipping point. Voices of the under-recognised are increasing in volume and are agitating for change. If we dont collectively l...

Published 100 years ago, Le Corbusiers Vers une Architecture was conceived as a way of making sense architecturally of a moment of profound social ...

The Architects Sourcebook provides readers with an accessible and playful space planning manual for the digital age. The Sourcebook conveniently br...

Timber construction can justifiably be called the building method of the future, having gained significant market share over other materials in rec...

Baumschlager Eberle Berlin (BE Berlin) was founded in 2010 by Dietmar Eberle and Gerd Jäger with a very specific mission. In its early years, this ...

Why has explaining the value of the architecture profession proven so difficult? The architecture profession can be well-defended by demonstrating ...

Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasi...

The only comprehensive SketchUp guide written for builders and contractors  SketchUp is a 3D modeling application used in areas ranging from civil ...

As I sketched, I often thought of George Santayanas words: Great weathered works of architecture become part of the landscape and move the mind to ...

La autogestión de una casa es una guía donde se describe paso a paso cómo materializar el sueño de tener un hogar propio. Explica qué es el diseño,...

The industry-standard guide to designing well-performing buildings Architectural Detailing systematically describes the principles by which good ar...

From Bjarke Ingels Group's VIA West 57 to SHoP Architects' Barclays Center, and from Diller Scofidio + Renfro's High Line to SOM's One World Trade ...