Encyclopaedia of architectural technology

Essential to the design task of the architect is determining what level of technology and detail is required for a given building. The first encyclopedia of its kind, Encyclopedia of Architectural Technology covers everything an architect need know in such areas as modern construction, structures, environmental design, and servicing. With several hundred, alphabetically arranged entries, supplemented with diagrams and illustrations, where necessary, the Encyclopedia is an invaluable sourcebook covering all aspects of an architect's and engineer's technology-related building knowledge needs.

Aalto, Alvar.

Acoustics.

Air conditioning.

Air supported structures.

Airtightness and IAQ.

Aluminium.

Ando, Tadao.

Arup, Sir Ove Nyquist.

Atrium.

Automated manufacture and construction.

Beams.

Bespoke.

Bracing.

Bricks and blocks.

Bricks and blocks finishes.

Buildability.

Building management systems (BMS).

Building systems.

Cable nets.

Calatrava, Santiago.

Cantilevers.

Carbon dioxide (CO2).

Cardboard.

Castings.

Cavity.

Ceilings (OPC).

Cement.

Ceramics.

Cladding.

Cladding components.

Columns.

Composite decking.

Composite materials.

Composite panels.

Concrete.

Concrete finishes.

Concrete structures.

Condensation.

Connections.

Construction programme.

Copper.

Core (services).

Core (structural).

Corrosion.

COR TEN(r) (weathering steel).

Critical path analysis.

Design life.

Dry construction and wet construction.

Durability.

Dynamic thermal simulation.

Earth construction.

Ecological design.

'Eco points'.

Energy efficiency.

Environmental design.

Epoxy.

ETFE.

Fabric energy storage.

Façades and façade engineering.

Fire engineering.

Fire protection.

Fit out.

Floors.

Foster, Sir Norman.

Foundations.

Frame.

Galvanising.

Glass.

Glass laminated and coated.

Glass structural glazing.

GRC (glass fibre reinforced concrete).

Grass ('green') roofs.

Grids for structure and layout.

Grimshaw, Nicholas.

Gropius, Walter.

Happold, Ted and Buro Happold.

HVAC.

Heat recovery.

Herzog & De Meuron.

High tech.

'Honesty'.

Hopkins, Michael and Patty.

ICT in buildings.

Insulation.

Integration.

Intelligent façades and materials.

Intumescent paint.

Jiricna, Eva.

'Just in time' construction.

Kahn, Louis.

Lautner, John.

Le Corbusier.

Lead.

Lead time.

'Lean' construction.

Life cycle analysis (LCA).

Life cycle...

DR JACQUELINE GLASS is a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University School of Architecture, where she undertakes research within the Oxford Centre for Sustainable Development. Her research interests and projects have covered innovation in construction, sustainability, off-site production, energy efficiency in buildings and cost modelling. She is the author of many articles and several publications. She undertook her architectural training at Oxford, then chose to develop a specialism in the architectural, cultural and environmental aspects of concrete construction. Dr Glass is Architectural Consultant to the British Cement Association and has lectured in the UK and USA.