Furniture Design

Explores how materials contribute to the construction and fabrication of floors, partitions, ceilings, and millwork, with thorough coverage of the important characteristics and properties of building materials and finishes.

Examines the products and materials used for walls, floors, ceilings, and cabinets, with special attention to environmental concerns, kitchens and bathrooms

Describes a wide range of materials - wood, stone, brick, tile, glass, metal, concrete, plaster, synthetics, leather and linoleum - with concise information and visual references for each.

Describes and illustrates 150 different species of wood, with information about the growth and distribution, appearance, mechanical and working properties, and applications of each. Also covers the life cycle of trees, forest types around the world, the processes that wood undergoes between the forest and the end user, and how these processes affect its use.

The latest innovative materials for architecture and design

Features over 150 innovative materials and finishes

The latest innovative materials for architecture and design

Arguing that architecture is primarily experienced by the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad-ranging study shows how the most engaging built works are as tactile as they are sensuous, communicating directly with the bodily senses, especially touch. It explores the theme of 'material imagination' and the power of establishing 'place identity' in an architect's work, to consider the enduring expressive possibilities of material use in architecture.

Explores surfaces and materials in commercial interiors, and includes brief case studies, with plans, focusing on the use of materials in specific projects. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Examines how materials and materials selection feature in the design process, with color photographs and illustrations. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Short profiles of specific materials and their applications, with full color photographs. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Offers a systematic overview of the currently available sustainable materials and provides the information needed to assess a new material's suitability and potential for a given project. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Explores the possibilities of 20 groups of responsive smart materials. Color renderings and photographs and black and white explanatory drawings and diagrams. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Features innovative materials for architecture and design. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Furnishing | Zoning, deals with the relationships between building typology and building structure, and between spatial composition and interior design. The relationship between the briefing and the catalogue of requirements, and between shell construction and fit-out, is elucidated. Connections at walls, ceilings and floors are explained in detail and illustrated with case studies of selected projects. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

The issue features designers, researchers and thinkers that are at the forefront of exploring new modes of material enquiry and its deep interrelationship with technology, biology and culture. Through their work, which unfolds from multifaceted alliances between the fields of design, engineering and natural sciences, it seeks to trace the emergence of a novel material culture in architecture. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Provides a guide for making sustainability decisions about how plastics are made and used, including current developments in the newest bio-based plastics. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Color illustrations of projects made with wood, and a look at the woodworking process. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).