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Handbook of specialty elements in architecture

by Andrew Alpern

Recreation centersSymbolism in architectureSymbolisme en architectureArchitekturMiscellaneesArchitectural and decorative LightingBarrier-free designArchitecture

Architects, designers, contractors, planners-this is the book that can win you a reputation as a full-services professional....ready and able to offer clients not only the basic structural plant but also the icing on the cake, those all-important special features that make the building both functionally and aesthetically distinctive: -exterior lighting -interior and exterior trees and plants -interior and exterior works of art (sculpture, paintings, etc.) -pools and fountains -signage -recreation areas for children and adults -audiovisual communications facilities -accommodations for the disabled The only complete reference to these and similar specialty features. This handbook brings you the consulting services of a baker's dozen of expert consultants on these special elements. No longer need you search for and through numbers of library references and manufacturers' catalogs to find the design and construction data you need to provide these features. And no longer, except in unusual cases, need you go to the expense of hiring outside consultants to create and produce them. Right here, in clear-cut text and numerous illustrations, you have at your fingertips information that you j

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