The rumors are true: Google is building that barge docked at Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay. Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle uncovered documents submitted to the city by By and Large, a company connected to Google, that revealed plans for a “studio and tech exhibit space.” The 250-foot-long and 50-foot-tall structure is being built […]
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Respected expert Tony Koester teaches modelers how real railroads operate trains and how to apply those methods to their own model railroads in this extensively updated edition. Learning about timetable-and-train-order operation, as well as how cars are switched, how yards function, how signals work, and more, provides an added dimension of realism and fun for modelers, keeping the hobby fresh and exciting.
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Incorporate SketchUp into every phase of your design
If you want to go beyond the basics and start using SketchUp 3D modeling software in all phases of your design, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture is the perfect place to start. From preliminary schematics to construction documentation and everything in between, the book sketches out a workflow that is flexible enough to use from start to finish. You’ll discover helpful techniques, smart tips, and best practices that will make your design process easier, as well as helping you easily export your models into BIM programs.
The book includes in-depth coverage of the lightly-documented LayOut toolset and video tutorials on more advanced methods.
Goes beyond the basics into intermediate and advanced techniques for architects, designers, and engineers who want to use SketchUp in all stages of designGuides you from basic schematics through design development to construction documentationIncludes best practices for organizing projects and workflows and helpful tipsProvides special coverage of the LayOut toolset, an often-underused component of SketchUp Pro
The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture is a valuable addition to your design toolkit.
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A new title in the Architectural Design series that explores the potential of computational mathematics in cutting-edge design
Mathematics has always been a vital tool in the architect’s trade, but the last fifteen years have seen a sharp rise in the power of computers and has led to computational abilities far beyond anything previously available. Modern design software and computing power have changed the traditional role of geometry in architecture and opened up new possibilities enabled by topology, non-Euclidean geometry, and other areas of mathematics.
With insight from a top-notch list of contributors, including such notables as Philippe Morel and Fabien Scheurer, Mathematics in Space discusses how the advent of computation and information technology has affected the work of contemporary architects.This new title in the Architectural Design series updates architectural mathematics since the digital revolutionWith world-class contributors, this is an essential resource for anyone interested in the ways computation has transformed the disciplineThe book explores fascinating issues in modern design, most importantly the impact of mathematics on contemporary design creativity
For students and practitioners alike, Mathematics in Space covers vital topics in a constantly changing discipline.
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Experience firsthand the joys of building and flying your very own model airplane design. Put into practice the lessons from my previous book, RCadvisor’s Model Airplane Design Made Easy. Follow along as we design, build, and fly a modern radio-controlled model airplane.
Lofty Design Goals
Incorporating the latest innovations and research results, the design looks deceptively simple. However, 20 prototypes had to be built before one finally met all the design goals:
Build it in just one day for less than $5. A joy to fly with no bad habits. Build either a park flyer or an indoor slow flyer. New pilots can fly it without ailerons. Sturdy enough to survive hard landings. Easy to build for new scratch builders. Kid-friendly free flight glider version. Use inexpensive electric power systems and radio gear. Great starting point for your own unique designs.You can easily find the construction materials for the airplane at local discount or craft stores. So what are you waiting for?
An Inside Look at the Design Process
The book starts by describing the goals and the long prototyping process that led to the final design. Along the way you get to see firsthand the challenges that creating an innovative design presents. Learn the reasoning behind all the decisions that led to this unique design.
A stand-alone book, it is complemented nicely by RCadvisor’s online model airplane calculator and my first model airplane design book. Picking up where that book left off, it takes a very pragmatic approach to the entire design process.
Carlos Reyes founded www.RCadvisor.com in 2007. He’s had a life-long love affair with aviation, building and flying model airplanes since childhood. He holds a Private Pilot-Glider license and is the Vice President of his local model airplane club.
ADVANCE PRAISE
“Carlos Reyes is quickly building a reputation as a talented and experienced RC model aircraft expert and author. His first book, titled RCadvisor’s Model airplane Design Made Easy, set the stage for what I’m sure will be a series of books that will allow a rank beginner to get a start and then progress to any desired level in our wonderful hobby.
The amount of detail in this new book is incredible and will certainly apply to many other aircraft that you build as you grow in the hobby. Carlos Reyes has a truly enjoyable style of writing. Fun to read while you are learning so much at the same time!
This new book is excellent for any age group be they young or old. This is absolutely A MUST READ! I can only imagine (and look forward to) what book number three will be like!”
– Bob Aberle, AMA 215, Technical Editor, Model Aviation magazine
– Jamie Burke, Host, www.AllThingsThatFly.com
“Invading the mind of a designer is an intriguing adventure. After reading just the first chapter about the goals, along with what did and didn’t work on the prototypes, I was eager to read on to see how the modified design worked out. Carlos continues by explaining what considerations were used, and how they were derived, to pick a “Winner” from the many prototypes. I carefully studied Carlos’ ideas and techniques and learned a lot about designing this type of plane. I am so excited about the design that I just have to build one to try it out.
– Ken Myers, Editor, The Ampeer
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Contemporary Techniques in Architecture addresses the translation of techniques in design methodology to their architectural realisation, at the scale of space, material programme and construction. It challenges technique-driven experimental architects at the next intellectually rigorous level – that of exploring concepts and translating them into their material counterparts. How do you think through the building of avant-garde forms? The title includes the work of high-profile philosophers, architects and engineers, such as Manuel Delanda who wrote 1000 Years of Non-Linear History; Greg Lynn and Foreign Office Architects; and Cecil Balmond of Ove Arup, who worked with Daniel Libeskind on his proposal for the Spiral Building for the V&A Museum in London, as well as with Philip Johnson and Studio Baad on the Chavasse Park Project featured here.
Intellectually stimulating and visually engaging, with its inclusion of spectacular writing, designs, manufactured prototypes and full-scale buildings, Contemporary Techniques in Architecture takes architectural publishing’s treatment of the digital to a new level, looking at its potential in a realised form as well as a creative medium.
Johan Bettum
Scott Cohen
Foreign Office Architects
Kolatan MacDonald Studio
Greg Lynn
Objectile
OCEAN North
Ali Rahim
Servo
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Essays and works by the leaders in the field of computer-generated architectural design.
This book explores the advances in architecture made possible by digital technology. The integration of cyberspace and the built environment is producing an entirely new method of designing. The works of key architects, including Bernard Tschumi, Philip Johnson, and Togo Ito, are featured to illustrate this new method. Includes essays by Peter Eisenman, Andrew Benjamin, Peter Lunenfield, and Marcus Novah.
Stephen Perrella (New York, NY) lectures at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. He is also the editor of the architectural newsletter Newsline, and the president of Hypersurface Systems, Inc., a World Wide Web design company.
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The first edition of Hypersurface presented an analysis of contemporary culture that identified two interpenetrating trends: avant garde architecture and everyday commercial practices. Hypersurface II demonstrates the convergence of these two forces that radicalizes form and deterritorializes subjectivity. This second edition further investigates the way in which effects emerge within architecture and explores the manifestations of this unprecedented moment in architecture where the rampages of commercial culture begin to cross-contaminate architectural form.
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Fly around of architectural model of proposed house in Hendersonville, NC, By Retro+Fit Design of Asheville, NC.
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“… the book is wonderfully illustrated with full color and descriptive images that complement each tutorial or exercise. Alex’s teaching background really rings through as every item is nicely structured and very informative. Overall Alex’s book is a winner. Well structured, illustrated and most of all easy to read and understand. While the overall theme is based in architecture, the techniques can be applied to any discipline and the wide range of topics covered are excellently delivered.”
-Richard O’Brien, CatchUp Editor, the official SketchUcation newsletter
The one-stop guide to SketchUp for architects, designers, and buildersSketchUp is the tool of choice for architects, interior designers, and construction professionals. Though the basics are simple to understand, getting the most out of it requires deeper instruction and guidance. Architectural Design with Google SketchUp uses easy-to-understand tutorials to describe both common and advanced process, illustrated throughout with full-color renderings.
Handy sidebars throughout the book cover fundamentals and background informationEnd-of-chapter exercises help readers master new skills and techniquesA robust companion website includes helpful videos, sample files, and plug-ins
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