Materials, Specification and Detailing: Foundations of Building Design - Paperback

by Norman Wienand (Author)

This volume of the Technologies of Architecture series provides a detailed and holistic description of the development process, illustrated with case studies. The author encourages students to become environmentally responsible designers.

Author Biography

Norman Wienand is Head of the Architecture Subject Group at Sheffield Hallam University where, as an academic and a Chartered Architectural Technologist, his focus is on the development of the pedagogy of architectural technology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Coupled with the pursuit of sustainable design through the application of sustainable technologies, he is engaged in the development of a theoretical approach to technical design in architecture.

Joan Zunde is an architect who has taught design subjects for many years. She is editor for the Technologies of Architecture series and co-author of Volume 1, Integrated Strategies in Architecture. She has a particular interest in communication between designers and clients and within the design and build team.