Building with Paper
Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on ...
Building with Paper
Building with Paper
Great Paper Caper
Exciting new cover reissue of this funny forest story, from award-winning, internationally bestselling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers. When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose their branches, w...
Creative Paper Quilling
Creative Paper Quilling contains 28 brand new and exciting quilled designs. Join Ann Martin and other accomplished quilling artists as they share expert technique information, helpful tips and eye- catching designs that are sure to appeal to craft...
Building Peace, Rebuilding Patriarchy
Over the two decades since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, peacebuilding interventions around the globe have increasingly incorporated gender perspectives. These initiatives have used b...
Paper Quilling for Beginners
Create beautiful paper flowers, vegetables and decorative items with this comprehensive quilling guide for beginners! Under the expert guidance of Japanese quilling artist Motoko Maggie Nakatani, one of the world's top paper quilling experts, you ...
Building with Steel
Detail Practice: Building with Steel is a handbook for quick, goal-oriented reading and implementation. Case study projects exemplify common norm details using large-scale drawings. The fundamentals of planning load-bearing structures provide desi...
Building with Water
Water has been an important topic in architecture and urban planning for years. The revitalization of the waterfront has been a prevalent trend in cities around the world. On the other hand, architecture also had to respond to the threat of floods...
Building with Earth
Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? ...
Building With Logs
Now completely revised and updated, B. Allan This classic is still considered the best book ever written on making a full sized log home. This enlarged eighth edition, revised in 1997, is filled with numerous major construction improvements, and c...
Building with Bamboo
Als Baumaterial der warmen Klimazonen erfreut sich Bambus eines wachsenden Interesses unter Architekten der nördlichen Hemisphäre: Bambus hat bei großer Stabilität nicht nur ein geringes Gewicht und ist ausgesprochen elastisch, sondern ist auch reichlich verfügbar. Die Anwendungsbereiche von Bambus in der Architektur haben sich erheblich diversifiziert, sodass heute sogar weitgespannte Konstruktionen wie Brücken daraus gebaut werden. Bambuswerkstoffe, zu denen an renommierten Hochschulen wie der ETH Zürich oder der SUTD in Singapur geforscht wird, haben ebenso die Verwendung erweitert. Die Neuausgabe bietet einen systematischen Überblick über die Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Verarbeitungstechniken dieses nachwachsenden Materials. Die Präsentation von wegweisenden Bambusbauten wurde durch neuere Projekte aktualisiert.
Building With Wood
Natural, renewable, reusable, and aesthetically pleasing, wood is the consummate building material. Thanks to incredible advances in both application and sustainability, it is being used across the world to create new and surprising styles. This e...
Building with Hardwood
Der weltweit boomende Holzbau und dessen rasante Entwicklung bis über die Hochhausgrenze hinaus verlangt Hochleistungswerkstoffe, die durch Laubholz möglich werden. Innovative Produktionsmethoden und Verarbeitungsprozesse lassen wirtschaftlich kon...
Building with Stone
Enhance your life with beautiful and durable stone structures. With easy-to-follow instructions and an approachable style, master stonemason Charles McRaven guides you through a variety of building projects that include walls, dams, bridges, and m...
Building with Logs
Building with Logs
Building with Cob
The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth. It is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' ...
Building with Earth
Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual Building with Earth, which has been translated into many languages, describes the building technology of this material. The physical properties and characteristic values are explained in a hands-on manner: with proper moisture protection, earth buildings are very durable, and in particular the combination with wood or straw allows a wide spectrum of design options. Numerous built examples demonstrate the range of applications for this fully recyclable material. * Fifth and revised edition of the reference work on rammed earth construction * With seven new and relevant international case studies * Many drawings illustrate various construction methods
Painting with Paper
Learn to perfectly place carefully cut and bent strips of paper to "paint" images using paper and glue. The vibrant three-dimensional paper artworks in this book will stop paper art fans of all levels in their tracks. After the initial a...
Intelligent Buildings and Building Automation
Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into your building projects. It focuses o...
Paper Paper Paper: The Witch Craft Collection
Paper Paper Paper: The Witch Craft Collection
Building Physics of the Envelope
The facade is the buildings interface with its environment. It is here that building physics parameters such as heat, humidity, sound and light interact with the building. All these influences need to be controlled by the building envelope in orde...
Living with Buildings
'A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping and often very moving ... at once disorientating and illuminating.' - Robert Macfarlane We shape ourselves, and are shaped in return, by the walls that contain us. Buildings affect how we sleep, work, soci...
Art of Paper Quilling Kit
An exquisite paper art kit featuring instructions on basic quilling techniques and the materials to make 10 whimsical flora and fauna designs. With a focus on simple, elegant projects, The Art of Paper Quilling offers a complete technique guide along with step-by-step project instructions for making beautiful decorative pieces and gifts. Including all the materials you need to get started, this kit is perfect for beginners interested in the world of quilling and the experienced quillers looking to develop their technique. The designs are all built upon simple rolled coils of paper that, when grouped together, form intricate flowers, charming woodland creatures, and delicate mushrooms. Quilled designs can be framed or used to embellish greeting cards, books and journals, and gifts of all occasions. This kit includes: * 48-page instruction book with step-by-step photos * 10 quilling designs, from colorful flowers and mushrooms to adorable forest animals * 360 strips of paper in 16
Art of Quilling Paper Jewelry
Create exquisite paper jewelry with the look of copper, silver, and gold! Discover how the centuries old technique of quilling paper can give you modern, sophisticated jewelry without a high price tag. Author and quilling enthusiast Ann Martin sho...
Paper Quilling for All Occasions
Quilling may look complicated, but all the basic shapes are made using the same simple technique. In this book, you'll learn how to make a number of basic shapes, and how to combine these designs to create greeting cards, gift tags, ornaments, and...
The Architect Says
If there's anything architects like doing more than designing buildings, it's talking about architecture. Whether musing about their inspirations (a blank sheet of paper, the sun hitting the side of a building), expanding on each...
Building with Straw Bales
An updated, fully revised, full-colour edition of the definitive manual on building with straw bales, described by Grand Designs as an 'essential guide'. Straw-bale buildings are cost-effective, easy to build and highly energy efficient, enabling ...
Building Tools with GitHub
For your next project on GitHub, take advantage of the service's powerful API to meet your unique development requirements. This practical guide shows you how to build your own software tools for customizing the GitHub workflow. Each hands-on chap...
Building Applications with iBeacon
High-precision location information is increasingly useful for mobile application developers, since it allows devices to interact with the world around them. This practical book shows you how to achieve arm's reach accuracy with iBeacons, simple t...
Building Chatbots with Python
Build your own chatbot using Python and open source tools. This book begins with an introduction to chatbots where you will gain vital information on their architecture. You will then dive straight into natural language processing with the natural...
Building Forms with Vue.js
Learn how to build dynamic schema-driven forms with Vue from scratch Key Features Understand the basics of form component composition Scale and integrate your forms with libraries such as Vuex and Vuelidate Convert any form into a self-generated s...
Building Microservices with Go
Your one-stop guide to the common patterns and practices, showing you how to apply these using the Go programming language About This Book * This short, concise, and practical guide is packed with real-world examples of building microservices with...