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Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us. Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understanda...

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Japanese Joinery showcases traditional and modern joinery techniques through beautiful photography and detailed technical illustrations. Japanese joinery is viewed by many as being an art as well as a craft or trade, and this is borne out by the i...

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Med slev och lod, hammare och vattenpass, handens kraft och avancerad ingenjörskonst byggdes Stockholms stadshus. Ragnar Östbergs arkitektoniska mästerverk är sedan invigningen midsommaraftonen 1923 en älskad märkesbyggnad i Stockholm, mäktig och ...

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Inspired by radical Italian designer Enzo Mari, this practical book with step-by-step DIY projects for¿hand built, beautiful furniture is a tribute to his simple ideas that challenged the consumerism of the furniture industry. Many interpreted¿Enz...

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Oak-framed Buildings is a practical and inspiring guide to their design and construction, written by expert craftsman Rupert Newman. Oak-framed buildings have been with us for centuries and they are here to stay. They are beautiful, durable and en...

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Many of us dream of owning a treehouse, whether it's a tree fort or playhouse for the children, a secret retreat or just a unique space for relaxing and reconnecting with nature. This book is a comprehensive guide to designing and building your pe...

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Brickwork and Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It provides an overview of the materials, processes, craft skills and related subjects to enable the reader to constr...

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Har du jobbat hemma hos någon som står och bevakar varenda steg du tar? Eller som vill hjälpa till trots att de lider av grav tumme mitt i handen? Eller som hela tiden ändrar sig och vill flytta fönstren trots att fasaden är färdig- spikad? Eller ...

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The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth. It is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' ...

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Early Contractor Involvement: Improving the management of contract risk explains how to structure and administer a process of early contractor involvement within a two-stage tender process. It provides clear practical guidance on the range of fact...

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Design a rainwater harvesting system for any home in any climate. Water is a crucial resource increasingly under stress. Yet rainfall, even in arid climates, can make up a sizable portion of any home, acreage, or farm's water requirements if harve...

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Installationskonsultens uppdrag VVS utgör rekommendationer för normal kvalitet och omfattning på vvs-konsultens redovisning av ett uppdrag. Syftet med skriften är att den för såväl privata som offentliga beställare ska vara ett hjälpmedel och unde...

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A celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done. "An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour" Karl Ove Knausgård "In Thorstensen's skilled hands, the everyday story of a suburban loft conv...

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Most of the books available on carpentry are either dry textbooks, incomplete project-based books, or books of building/architectural details. The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House takes a different, step-by-step approach, with full-colour...

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Sex århundraden av byggnadsmåleri - från Albertus Pictor till vår egen tid. *Måleri och färgsättning i svensk arkitekturhistoria *Målningstekniker och material under olika perioder *Målarkårens roll vid utformning av miljön Så målade man publicera...

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Build a classic, enduring, and affordable home. With Jack A. Sobon's careful guidance, you can construct your own timber-framed house in the traditional hall-and-parlor style. From felling trees to cutting timbers, and frame construction to door s...

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A comprehensive practical manual for professionals and self-builders, this innovative book explains the many benefits of building with hempcrete. Hempcrete is a building material with excellent, environmentally friendly properties. It's made from ...

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Det krävs kunskap, erfarenhet och uppmärksamhet för att schakta i jord. Schakta säkert beskriver hur man utformar och utför schaktningsarbete på ett säkert sätt. I boken presenteras omfattande beskrivningar av problem och lösningar. Vem som har an...

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The complete, step-by-step, full-colour how-to book of designing, forming, mixing, pouring and finishing concrete countertops by the undisputed master of the technique. Fu-Tung Cheng is a California architect and designer who has reinvented the ki...

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Strävan efter hållbarhet är i dag en målsättning som genomsyrar samhällsdiskussionen. De långsiktigt hållbara byggnaderna måste ges en utformning som gör att de klarar såväl byggnads-tekniska krav som att ge upplevelse av skönhet och goda propor¿t...

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In Creating Community-Led and Self-Build Homes, Martin Field explores the ways in which people and communities across the UK have been striving to create the homes and neighbourhood communities they want. Giving context to contemporary practices i...

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the Roof Construction Manual is a comprehensive reference work on the construction of pitched roofs, containing over 1800 plans and 220 photographs. Thirteen fundamental roof types and the relevant materials including thatch, wood, slate, tile, co...

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While working at a Boston newspaper, Nina MacLaughlin applied for a job as a carpenter's assistant. In Hammer Head she tells the story of becoming a carpenter-the joys and frustrations of making things by hand; the challenges she faced as a woman ...

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