The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

by Edward Allen, Joseph Iano

Expert technical guidance for the earliest stages of building design This laborsaving resource reduces complex engineering and building code information to simple approximations that can be easily incorporated into initial design explorations. It helps architects prepare buildable preliminary designs as a realistic basis for the more detailed design development stage that will follow. Completely revised to reference the new International Building Code, this fully updated Third Edition responds to the growing interest in sustainable design solutions with a new section on daylighting. Like its predecessors, this new edition offers quick access to reliable rules of thumb that offer vital help for: The Architect’s Studio Companion, Third Edition is a recommended study reference for the Building Planning section of the Architect’s Registration Exam and an invaluable sourcebook that can save architects time and effort throughout their careers.

Genres: Architecture, Reference, Interior Design, Nonfiction

432 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

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Edward Allen has taught for more than thirty years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and the University of Oregon. He is the bestselling author of Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fifth Edition.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really is the architect's studio companion. Everyone even thinking about taking architecture should have this book in their library!

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource that provides a great overview.

[Mark Einselen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this in my school of architecture as a reference guide. It was a regular fixture by my drafting table. I think back to it often, professionally, but nowadays there are many online resources that can easily be bookmarked and referenced quicker.