Architect's Pocket Book

by Jonathan Hetreed, Ann Ross, Charlotte Baden-Powell

This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This fifth edition includes the updating of regulations, standards and sources across a wide range of topics. Compact and easy to use, the Architect’s Pocket Book has sold well over 90,000 copies to the nation’s architects, architecture students, designers and construction professionals who do not have an architectural background but need to understand the basics, fast. This is the famous little blue book that you can’t afford to be without.

Genres: Architecture, Reference, Nonfiction

412 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 1997

Reviews

[Luis Pavon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Montón de detalles y dibujos. Algunos aplicados solo a Inglaterra

[Tim Garry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very handy reference that can stay on the architects desk throughout their career.