Simplified Site Design / Edition 1

by James Ambrose, Peter Brandow

Overview

Examines the general problems of designing and constructing sites for buildings. Coverage includes: site construction and planning, placing buildings on sites, landscape planning, drainage, site traffic for vehicles and pedestrians, parking, lighting, handicap facilities and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471530299
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Series:	Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides , #11
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	7.17(w) x 10.37(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

JAMES AMBROSE is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Aspects of Site Design.

Determination of Site Conditions.

Site Planning.

Building/Site Relations.

Developing the Site Form.

Landscaping.

Site Construction.

Special Concerns for Sites.

Case Studies.

Use of Computers.

References.

Glossary.

Appendices.

Study Aids.

Index.