Architectural Concept

Artists' Impressions in Architectural Design analyses the ways in which architects have presented their designs for clients and the public, both historically and contemporarily. It spans a period from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.

This book addresses the socioeconomic consequences of urbanization, encompassing issues such as the cost of housing and the availability of high-quality education and health care. This analysis explores the impact of urban hubs on promoting economic expansion and innovation, emphasizing the necessity for policies that balance economic progress and social fairness. This book is essential for politicians, urban planners, researchers, and everyone with an interest in the future of our cities. It presents a persuasive concept of developing urban settings that are financially prosperous, technologically sophisticated, environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive.

Where do you start if you want to light an interior space? What is the best colour temperature for your design scheme? What do you need to consider when choosing LED lamps and luminaires? Architectural Lighting Design answers these questions and more in a comprehensive introduction to the design, application and techniques of lighting interior spaces.

This book offers an explanation of why scale models are important to the design process. Albert Smith takes the reader through the history and significance of models in architecture from the magic of the Egyptian scale model to the present day.