Architect's Bundle: Metric Handbook, Second Edition [Paperback]

David Adler BSc DIC CEng MICE (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750608994 | ISBN-13: 978-0750608992 | Publication Date: May 24, 1999 | Edition: 2

Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into a major international handbook of planning and design data. The second edition has been completely updated, with most chapters being totally rewritten, to meet the needs of the modern designer.

The book contains nearly 50 chapters dealing with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each building type 'The Metric Handbook' gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data.

Several chapters deal with general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design. There are also sections on general design data, including details of human dimensions and space requirements.

It is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. In its various editions it has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, and continues to be a reference work belonging on every design office desk or drawing board.

* THE source of information to solve your everyday planning problems
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Customer Comments
An excellent architectural handbook that fulfils its promise.
This is a brilliant book! After discovering this handbook, through a colleague at work, I felt I just had to have my own copy. As a design manager for a large construction company, it is invaluable to have a ready source of all those data that allow me to check for a complete and workable design - the devil is in the detail - and the details are almost sure to be here. Just about every type of public and private building or facility is dealt with, from farms to factories and from law courts to laboratories. There are also sections on generic aspects such as HVAC, lighting, sound and structural materials. All the data is fully referenced back to source and relevant codes and standards.
For any design office I would think the corresponding CD-ROM, from which symbol drawings can be copied into CAD files, would be a must.
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From the Publisher

The book contains 30 chapters dealing with all the principal building types, ranging from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools churches and libraries. For each such building type The Metric Handbook gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data.

In addition, there are chapters dealing with general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design.

It is therefore a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. In its various editions it has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, and continues to be a reference work belonging on every design office desk or drawing board.

The book contains 30 chapters dealing with all the principal building types, ranging from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools churches and libraries. For each such building type The Metric Handbook gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data.

In addition, there are chapters dealing with general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design.

It is therefore a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. In its various editions it has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, and continues to be a reference work belonging on every design office desk or drawing board.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Architectural Press; 2 edition (May 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750608994
• ISBN-13: 978-0750608992
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,188,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent references for Architects, a must-have book, June 8, 2000

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somchai (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Architect's Bundle: Metric Handbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

I found many great referenced data on designing work space for my clients' projects, and also our new office. Can't work without this one. Excellent.

5.0 out of 5 stars Make room for this on your bookshelf, June 11, 2007

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John Hc Argent - See all my reviews
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I am an Architect dealing with planning and early stages of projects. This book is concise, clear and comprehensive and I don't know what I would do without it. I had a well-used and dog-eared copy from the original edition of 1979 and have just updated to the current edition. The information is easy to find, not over-detailed and still seems to be under the control of one person. Highly recommended and good value.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bad print quality, June 7, 2007

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A. Yaðmur Toprakli (Ankara TURKIYE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Architect's Bundle: Metric Handbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

A valuable and a must have book...but print and paper quality is not worth...it is very much like as if phocopied and binded...
Yagmur TOPRAKLI