Architecture Books

New and Published Books

1. Transformations

   From Mannerism to Baroque in the age of European Absolutism and the Church Triumphant

   By Christopher Tadgell

   Series: Architecture in Context

   Unprecedented in scope like its companion volume on the High Renaissance, Transformations, this sixth volume in the Architecture in Context series traces the development of architecture and decoration in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries – particularly the transformation of...

   Published May 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Charles Correa

   India's Greatest Architect

   This book celebrates the work of India's greatest architect, Charles Correa. Born in 1930, Correa is an Indian and international architect who, in a lifetime of achievement, has created work which is consistently beautiful, human and enduring. He played a defining role in the architecture of...

   Published May 13th 2013 by RIBA Publishing
3. Security Glazing: Is It All It's Cracked Up To Be?

   A Guide to the Selection of Effective Security Glazing

   By Craig Devine, Richard Flint

   The BRE Trust-funded research project ‘Security glazing: is it all that it’s cracked up to be?’ followed a spate of burglaries in the West End of London in 2008. The burglaries in London used ‘smash-and-grab’ attacks to steal expensive goods such as jewellery and designer clothing from window...

   Published April 29th 2013 by IHS BRE Press
4. Contemporary Library Architecture

   A Planning and Design Guide

   By Ken Worpole

   Focusing on the practical issues which need to be addressed by anyone involved in library design, here Ken Worpole offers his renowned expertise to architects, planners, library professionals, students, local government officers and members interested in creating and sustaining successful library...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. School Design Together

   Edited by Pamela Woolner

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Good Practice Guide: Assessing Loss and Expense

   By Jeffrey Whitfield

   Assessing Loss and Expense explains to architects and other construction industry professionals in accessible language how to assess the quantum value of loss and expense claims arising from projects. The book allows architects, assessors and others to understand the principles of evaluation...

   Published April 4th 2013 by RIBA Publishing
7. Design for Climate Change

   By Katie Puckett, William Gethering

   Aimed at architects, contractors, engineers and specialists in the field, this book uses real-world evidence from a Technology Strategy Board-funded research project to develop a set of tools for architects and other building designers to meet a growing need to anticipate future climate change....

   Published April 4th 2013 by RIBA Publishing
8. Whole Life Sustainability

   By Ian Ellingham

   Whole Life Costing (WLC) needs to become a tool in the design process: that is the argument of this new title by Ian Ellingham and William Fawcett. For too long WLC has been misunderstood, considered too complicated for designers to undertake on a readily practical basis. But techniques are...

   Published April 4th 2013 by RIBA Publishing
9. RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 Revision): Architect

   By Riba

   The RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 revision): Architect has been rigorously checked for legal accuracy. Formally recommended by the RIBA and readily tailored to the needs of specific projects, it presents a secure contract document for the appointment of architects. Pack contains: - Conditions...

   Published April 4th 2013 by RIBA Publishing
10. RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 Revision): Consultant

    By Riba

    The RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 revision): Consultant has been rigorously checked for legal accuracy. Formally recommended by the RIBA and readily tailored to the needs of specific projects, it presents a secure contract document for the appointment of architects. Pack contains: - Conditions...

    Published April 4th 2013 by RIBA Publishing