Architects' Handbook.pdf

The Architects’ Handbook provides visual and technical information for most building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers and building surveyors. For each section, it has tried to ensure a representative sample of recent buildings to reflect the diversity of approach so essential in a well-designed environment. Numerous plans, many sections and elevations, and some three-dimensional views have been included, to give the essential character of a particular building. The distinctive contribution of this book is that it concentrates more on the overall character of buildings, and not on excessive detail or too much technical information. Although it has deliberately avoided comment on the design qualities of buildings, the fact that a building is included indicates. that it has consider it makes a positive design contribution.