Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of.
As well as buildings the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook really is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems.

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This book covers a wide range of subjects focused on the UK including building legislation and the Localism Bill, negligence, liability, planning policy and development, listed buildings, party wall legislation and rights of light. Illustrated with clear diagrams and featuring key cases, this pocket book is an invaluable source of practical information and a comprehensive guide of the current law for architects. The Architect’s Legal Pocket Book is written in a format that has already proved hugely popular throughout the construction industry and is a book no architect should be without.

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Customer review -

“This I have found to be a good practical book that is just what I needed to refer to.
It is a great help in explaining how systems work and what they actually do and covers such a vast range, I found the book to be well put together and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone in the building trade or any subsidiary services involved with building inspecting.”

Key Features:

• 10,000 definitions with over 2,000 illustrations in less than 500 pages
• Comprehensive and innovative cross referencing system
• Clear and concise presentation of information for the visual reader

Description:

This pocket-sized Dictionary offers huge coverage for the 40,000+ people studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields.
From Abaciscus to Zophorus, the reader is able to quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for.

The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning.
Compact and affordable; Davies and Jokiniemi’s work is the miniature version of the Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. The Architect’s Illustrated Pocket Dictionary can be used on site or quickly at the desk and is suitable for all those interested in the buildings that surround us.

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