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How Buildings Work : The Natural Order of Architecture by Edward Allen (1995, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195091000

ISBN-139780195091007

eBay Product ID (ePID)73799

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleHow Buildings Work : The Natural Order of Architecture

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicEnvironmental / General, General

IllustratorYes, Swoboda, David, Allen, Edward

FeaturesRevised

GenreArchitecture, Technology & Engineering

AuthorEdward Allen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight42 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width11.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-038032

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"With its homespun drawings and offerings of architectural wisdom for lay readers, this book is like a Whole Earth Catalog building course.... By focusing primarily on housing, Allen lets readers clearly understand everything from lighting, comfort, and quiet to the basics of making a sturdystructure."--Library Journal, "With its homespun drawings and offerings of architectural wisdom for lay readers, this book is like a Whole Earth Catalog building course.... By focusing primarily on housing, Allen lets readers clearly understand everything from lighting, comfort, and quiet to the basics of making a sturdystructure." --Library Journal, "Well written, attractively illustrated with line drawings, and handsomely put together."--AIA Journal (for the first edition), "With each of his books Edward Allen demonstrates to his students and toteachers of architecture that the traditional marriage of design and building isnot a marriage of convenience. It is based on legitimate familyvalues."--Forrest Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The CatholicUniversity of America, "Whether you're an armchair architect or are planning to design and build your own home, this book helps you grasp the basic concepts."--Popular Science (for the first edition), "With its homespun drawings and offerings of architectural wisdom for layreaders, this book is like a Whole Earth Catalog building course....By focusingprimarily on housing, Allen lets readers clearly understand everything fromlighting, comfort, and quiet to the basics of making a sturdystructure."--Library Journal, "Explains in clear, untechnical language and by ingenious pictures, what buildings do and how they do it."--What's New in Building (for the first edition), "With simple explanations and over 300 illustrations, Allen defines thetrue functions of buildings and gives advice on how to create a structure thatwill satisfy all your needs."--House Beautiful Building Manual (for the firstedition), "Whether you're an armchair architect or are planning to design and buildyour own home, this book helps you grasp the basic concepts."--Popular Science(for the first edition), "Explains in clear, untechnical language and by ingenious pictures, whatbuildings do and how they do it."--What's New in Building (for the firstedition), "With simple explanations and over 300 illustrations, Allen defines the true functions of buildings and gives advice on how to create a structure that will satisfy all your needs."--House Beautiful Building Manual (for the first edition), "Well written, attractively illustrated with line drawings, and handsomelyput together."--AIA Journal (for the first edition), "A good descriptive volume that covers the basics of house anatomy through easy-to-understand passages and illustrations."--J. Pat Spicer, Western Illinois University, "With each of his books Edward Allen demonstrates to his students and to teachers of architecture that the traditional marriage of design and building is not a marriage of convenience. It is based on legitimate family values."--Forrest Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The Catholic University of America, "A good descriptive volume that covers the basics of house anatomy througheasy-to-understand passages and illustrations."--J. Pat Spicer, Western IllinoisUniversity, "With each of his books Edward Allen demonstrates to his students and to teachers of architecture that the traditional marriage of design and building is not a marriage of convenience. It is based on legitimate family values."--Forrest Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The CatholicUniversity of America

Dewey Decimal721

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWe expect our buildings to do many things: stand up, shelter us from weather, keep us comfortable, provide clean water for drinking and clean air for breathing, dispose of our wastes, give us privacy and security, power everything from tools to toasters, and connect us with the world outside through windows, doors, telephones, and mailboxes. They should be easy to move around in, and shouldn't require excessive expense to maintain. But how does a building do all this? This is the question Edward Allen addresses so engagingly in the completely revised and updated second edition of How Buildings Work . Illustrated throughout with several hundred clear, sometimes whimsical line drawings, more than half of them from the author's own hand, this easy-to-read work reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Everyone who has ever asked such questions as "why can't they get the temperature right in here?" "why does my basement flood every summer?" or "can't they build buildings so I don't have to hear my neighbors argue every morning?" will find an answer here. Drawing on things he's learned from the more than sixty buildings he himself designed, including his own house, Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for support, from trusses and bearing walls to post-tensioned concrete beams and corbeled vaults. He stresses the importance of intelligent design in dealing with such problems as overheating and overcooling, excessive energy use, leaky roofs and windows, fire safety, and noisy interiors, showing, for example, how to use the structure itself to mask troublesome noises such as the impact of rain, slamming doors, and the occasional creaks and groans caused by the push and pull of heat and humidity. And he illustrates how all buildings, from a backyard shed to the tallest skyscraper, are never at rest--they continually experience virtually irresistible forces that would tear them to pieces if not taken into account by the designer. Edward Allen makes it easy for everyone--from armchair architects and sidewalk superintendents to students of architecture and construction--to understand the mysteries and complexities of even the largest building, from how it recycles waste and controls the movement of air, to how it is kept alive and growing. How Buildings Work will enlighten and entertain anyone interested in the way things work., We expect our buildings to do many things: stand up, shelter us from weather, keep us comfortable, provide clean water for drinking and clean air for breathing, dispose of our wastes, give us privacy and security, power everything from tools to toasters, and connect us with the world outside through windows, doors, telephones, and mailboxes. They should be easy to move around in, and shouldn't require excessive expense to maintain. But how does a building do all this? This is the question Edward Allen addresses so engagingly in the completely revised and updated second edition of How Buildings Work. Illustrated throughout with several hundred clear, sometimes whimsical line drawings, more than half of them from the author's own hand, this easy-to-read work reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Everyone who has ever asked such questions as "why can't they get the temperature right in here?" "why does my basement flood every summer?" or "can't they build buildings so I don't have to hear my neighbors argue every morning?" will find an answer here. Drawing on things he's learned from the more than sixty buildings he himself designed, including his own house, Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for support, from trusses and bearing walls to post-tensioned concrete beams and corbeled vaults. He stresses the importance of intelligent design in dealing with such problems as overheating and overcooling, excessive energy use, leaky roofs and windows, fire safety, and noisy interiors, showing, for example, how to use the structure itself to mask troublesome noises such as the impact of rain, slamming doors, and the occasional creaks and groans caused by the push and pull of heat and humidity. And he illustrates how all buildings, from a backyard shed to the tallest skyscraper, are never at rest--they continually experience virtually irresistible forces that would tear them to pieces if not taken into account by the designer. Edward Allen makes it easy for everyone--from armchair architects and sidewalk superintendents to students of architecture and construction--to understand the mysteries and complexities of even the largest building, from how it recycles waste and controls the movement of air, to how it is kept alive and growing. How Buildings Work will enlighten and entertain anyone interested in the way things work.

LC Classification NumberTH6021.A44 1995