The Architect's Handbook

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Temporarily out of stock. Expected February 2011.

At any given moment during a project, an architect must keep in mind literally thousands of details: weight and resistance of material, size and specifications of heating and electrical installations, acoustic protection, properties of insulating material, and on and on.

This manual has been specifically designed as an exhaustive reference for the architectural of building professional, comprising thousands of easy-to-find facts conversion tables, legal standards, technical specifications, properties of material, etc. All of which makes this a book that no architectural professional should go without.

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About the Author

Dimitris Kottas

Dimitris Kottas PhD, is a licensed architect and a specialist in the Theory and History of Architecture. His experience encompasses more than eight years as an editorial consultant and publication supervisor. He has authored A Visual Dictionary of Architecture and Construction and The Architect’s Handbook. At the present time, he lives and works in Berlin.

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