Product Description

Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides a fully revised, user–friendly exercise book to supplement the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction.
∗ Includes more than 40 exercises in "real world" construction problem solving; encourages students to apply information learned in classroom.
∗ Exercises are clearly presented with detailed line drawings; easy for student and instructor to follow.
∗ Revised to correspond with the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction.
∗ Includes companion web pages for instructor use, containing Answer Key and sample drawings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #693989 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover
The updated collection of problem–solving construction assignments

This new Fourth Edition of Exercises in Building Construction involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building architects.

This essential, up–to–date companion to Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fourth Edition offers students a hands–on way to apply material learned in the core book by featuring:

• Forty–five real–world construction problems
• Clear instructions for each exercise
• Informative, concise illustrations
• Ample space to work out answers

Complete with additional resources for students and instructors, Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides expert, developmental guidance from the industry’s leading authorial team.

About the Author
EDWARD ALLEN, AIA, has taught for more than thirty years as a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University, and as an invited guest at institutions in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He has designed more than fifty constructed buildings, and is the author of The Architect’s Studio Companion, Architectural Detailing, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, and Shaping Structures: Statics, all published by Wiley.

JOSEPH IANO has been Edward Allen’s illustrator, collaborator, and coauthor for more than twenty years. He is a registered architect whose experience includes professional practice, teaching design and technology in numerous schools of architecture, and work in the construction trades. Currently, he heads a Seattle firm that provides technical consulting to architects and others in the design and construction industry.

Customer Reviews

Technical and Good
The Book is very interesting and the questions are relevant with regard to what you should know. It is important to purchas the other book which it uses for reference