Time-saver Standards for Building Types - Hardcover

Chiara, Joseph De

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070162794 ISBN 13: 9780070162792

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1990

Synopsis

Covers structures and places as diverse as residences, museums, libraries, and theaters, hospitals and nursing homes, churches, air and truck terminals, retail shops, restaurants, hotels, industrial parks, playgrounds, and arenas. This is a worthy competitor to Architectural graphic standards . It is illustrated with hundreds of plans, diagrams, tables, and schematics which help in the design of more functional, meaningful, and interesting buildings. De Chiara and Callender provide detailed information on the essential components of each building type, emphasizing the characteristic functions involved. This edition offers new information on facilities for such purposes as education, justice and correction, entertainment, health, and sports and recreation. The book features special sections on housing for the elderly and the handicapped, including access for the handicapped to public and government buildings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The only comprehensive architectural reference for buildings of all types, this new edition of Time-Saver Standards for Building Types offers easily referenced technical guidelines, criteria, standards, and specifications to make the preliminary and planning work of designers and builders go more quickly and smoothly.

The classic architectural data resource for all building types, now up to date for a new century, with 1500 illustrations

This updated and revised Time-Saver Standards for Building Types is a "first reference" and primary source of guidance for design and material selection. It lists in easily accessible format the key criteria that every architect and builder must consider in designing, specifying, and constructing buildings data needed to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, and analyze the functions and uses of any building. This volume is the only comprehensive reference covering all building types.

The Fourth Edition features key data on topical issues such as rehabilitation, change-of-use, preservation, accessibility, and energy conservation and other environmental concerns. A new graphic design with new illustrations makes this source more helpful than ever to use.

Time-Saver Standards for Building Types provides a comprehensive overview of a range of building structures. An invaluable guide for review of technical data, it is equally appropriate for use in continuing education courses, in preparation for professional licensing exams, and in schools of architecture.

Time-Saver Standards for Building Types covers:

Airports

Assisted Living Facilities

Colleges

Convention Centers

Courthouses

Day Care Centers

Embassies

Entertainment Complexes

Firehouses

Funeral Homes

Health Clubs

Home Offices

Hospitals

Hotels

Institutions

International Facilities

Jails

Libraries

Manufactured Homes

Multi-Unit Dwellings

Municipal Buildings

Office Buildings

Places of Worship

Police Stations

Primary Care Centers

Prisons

Residences

Restaurants

Schools

Service Stations

Shopping Centers

Sports Facilities

Stores

Theaters

About the Author

Joseph De Chiara is a practicing architect and city planner in New York City. He has taught at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, the New York Institute of Technology, and the SUNY system. He is the coauthor of Time-Saver Standards for Site Planning, Time-Saver Standards for Residential Development, and Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, among other titles.Mike Crosbie (South Norwalk, CT) is an architect with Steven Winter Associates and a former Editor with Progressive Architecture magazine. He is a coauthor of Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data 7/e.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070162794
• ISBN 13: 9780070162792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1472