Create gorgeous, environmentally friendly landscapes. From revitalization of urban parks to meticulous mapping of residential gardens, Alan Blanc's Landscape Construction and Detailing gives you a hands-on environmenal approach to designing all kinds of public and private landscapes. Filled with over 500 inspiring photographs and line illustrations of sites around the world, this sure-fire design resource gives you technical specifications on the full range of landscape details. . .as well as the know-how to master both modern and time-honored methods of landscaping. You get easy-to-apply guidelines for: soft, flexible, and firm surfaces; paving and timber steps; edge treatment; water and drainage; markers, fencing, and walls; Trellises and pergolas; lighting systems; materials selection; security; environmental safety; much more.

Landscape Construction and Detailing

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Blanc, Alan

Gardening & Landscape Design

McGraw-Hill Professional

Internal Components (Mitchell's Building Series)

This book and its companion volume External Components encourage an evaluation of alternative methods for putting components together. Both use contemporary case studies to relate component design to real building.

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Routledge

Stairs, Steps and Ramps is a standard reference on the planning and design principles of staircase construction, supported by technical data and case studies of outstanding examples from around the world. Stairs are a fundamental and universal feature of buildings. Alan Blanc, who has had a lifetime's obsession with stairs and steps, has provided a definitive reference source that bridges the aesthetic and practical aspects of staircase design. The book is extensively detailed with working drawings and photographs. The historical review and international case studies should inspire and give pleasure to the reader. Extensively detailed with working drawings and photographs Discusses construction methods using a variety of materials Examines the influence of new technology on vertical circulation

Stairs, Steps and Ramps

Science & Math

Technology

Architectural Press

Stairs

Stairs are a fundamental and universal feature of buildings. The late Alan Blanc had a lifetime's obsession with stairs and steps and provided a definitive reference source that bridges the aesthetic and practical aspects of staircase design. His wife Sylvia, who worked with him on the first edition, presents this updated, abridged version alongside a complimentary web site where the historical elements of the subjects are described and discussed in pictures and diagrams. The book is a practical guide to designing circulation spaces. It is extensively detailed with working drawings and photographs. Construction methods using a variety of materials are discussed as well as the influence of new technology on vertical circulation. The guidance on codes and regulations covers the UK and US. The latest high profile international case studies inspire and inform the reader. *Well established author team*Fully revised to take account of current building regulations*International case studies featuring up-to-date examples

Blanc, Sylvia

Stairs are a fundamental and universal feature of buildings. The late Alan Blanc had a lifetime's obsession with stairs and steps and provided a definitive reference source that bridges the aesthetic and practical aspects of staircase design. His wife Sylvia, who worked with him on the first edition, presents this updated, abridged version alongside a complimentary web site where the historical elements of the subjects are described and discussed in pictures and diagrams. The book is a practical guide to designing circulation spaces. It is extensively detailed with working drawings and photographs. Construction methods using a variety of materials are discussed as well as the influence of new technology on vertical circulation. The guidance on codes and regulations covers the UK and US. The latest high profile international case studies inspire and inform the reader.

This book and its companion volume External Components encourage an evaluation of alternative methods for putting components together. Both use contemporary case studies to relate component design to real building.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

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Landscape Construction and Detailing

Internal Components (Mitchell's Building Series)

Stairs, Steps and Ramps

Stairs

Stairs

Internal Components (Mitchell's Building Series)