Architecture Books

SMACNA - Architectural Sheet Metal Manual 6th Edition

Available SMACNA Format: Spiralbound | CD-ROM | CADD 2.0

Architectural Sheet Metal Manual has the most comprehensive set of recommended practices available for proper design and installation of custom fabricated architectural sheet metal.Architectural Sheet ...  

PCI Design Handbook : Precast And Prestressed Concrete 6th Edition, 2004

Covers precast and prestressed concrete code design, providing easy-to-follow design procedures, formatted numerical examples and updated design aids. Includes a CD-ROM version of the book with many referenced ...  MORE INFO

2007 Architectural Graphic Standards (AGS), 11th Edition

For almost 75 years, this has been the source architects turn to when confronted with a question about building design. You’ll have access to a wealth of information, ranging from site excavation ...  MORE INFO

Price: $250.00   

Aluminum Structures: A Guide to Their Specifications and Design, 2nd Edition

Aluminum Structures, Second Edition covers a range of important topics that demonstrate how strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant aluminum can be utilized for many different design possibilities. ...  MORE INFO

Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book, 28th Edition

Don’t miss the 28th edition of the most useful book in the construction industry! For accurate building costs, turn to the source that construction professionals have relied on since 1915. Includes ...  MORE INFO

Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One and Two-Family Dwellings (2001 National Ed.)

The Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2001Edition is an ANSI approved document that provides engineered and prescriptive requirements for wood frame construction ...  MORE INFO

Fire Resistance Design Manual, 18th Edition (Fire and Sound Ratings)

The 18th edition of the Gypsum Association’s flagship publication depicts over 340 systems that may be used for: Fire-rated walls and partitions Floor/ceiling systems Roof/ceiling systems And ...  MORE INFO

Price: $34.95   

ASCE 7-98 Standard - Minimum Design Loads For Buildings And Other Structures, 1998

Provides the latest requirements for dead and live loads, soil, flood, wind, snow, rain, ice, and earthquake loads, and their combinations, suitable for inclusion in building codes and other documents. ...  MORE INFO

Wood Engineering And Construction Handbook, 3rd Edition

The 3rd edition of Wood Engineering And Construction Handbook contains all the information, formulas, procedures, and examples that you need to design virtually any type of wood structure or structural ...  MORE INFO

2007 Architectural Graphic Standards and Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice Set

These 2 references are used side-by-side in many instances, so purchasing them together makes sense! Not only that, but save $50 in the process! Below are the contents of both the 2007 Architectural Graphic ...  MORE INFO

A Guide To Successful Construction, 4th Edition

Contractors can protect themselves and their companies at each critical stage of a construction project. This much-needed guide shows how to avoid lawsuits and other problems by explaining exactly ...  MORE INFO

Price: $69.95   

A Legal Guide to Urban Design and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects

A Legal Guide to Urban Planning, Urban Design, and Development is a practical guide for practicing architects, designers and planners on the legal and contractual issues in urban design and sustainable development. 416pp....  MORE INFO

A World History of Architecture

A magnificently illustrated guide to the global history of architecture-updated to include the non-western world and works from women The Second Edition of this historical architectural guide gives ...  MORE INFO

ACI - 216.1-07 Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblies

Fire resistance of building elements is an important consideration in building design. While structural design considerations for concrete and masonry at ambient temperature conditions are addressed by ...  MORE INFO

ACI 301M-99: Specifications for Structural Concrete - Metric

This specification is a Reference Specification that the engineer or architect can make applicable to any construction project by citing it in the Project Specification. The document covers materials ...  MORE INFO

ACI SP-4: Formwork for Concrete, 7th Edition

The seventh edition of Formwork for Concrete covers everything from basic design principles to structural design details, material properties and design suggestions. This edition has been updated and ...  MORE INFO

Affordable Remodel

If your home needs remodeling, but your budget doesn't jive with your plans it can be pretty frustrating. Enter: Affordable Remodel. Its mission is to simplify the remodeling process from start to finish, ...  MORE INFO

Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations

Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations is a significant new resource that gives details on the engineering principles used in the analysis and design of both shallow and deep, load-bearing ...  MORE INFO

Applied Statics and Strength of Materials

Applied Statics and Strength of Materials, 2nd Edition provides engineering and construction technology readers with a strategy for successful learning of basic structural behavior and design. The book ...  MORE INFO

Architect's Essentials of Negotiation

Architect's Essentials of Negotiation, Second Edition prepares practitioners for negotiating design issues, fees, and contracts, as well as handling risk, disputes, change, and claims. It offers valuable ...  MORE INFO