Architectural Graphic Standards / Edition 12

by American Institute of Architects, Keith E. Hedges

Overview

ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC STANDARDS

THE LANDMARK UPDATE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED STUDENT RESOURCE IN ARCHITECTURE

The Student Edition of the iconic Architectural Graphic Standards has been a rite of passage for architecture, building, and engineering students for more than eighty years. Thoughtfully distilled from the Twelfth Edition of Architectural Graphic Standards and reorganized to meet the specific needs of today’s students, this fully updated Student Edition shows you how to take a design idea through the entire planning and documentation process. This potent resource stays with you through your academic experience and into your first years as a professional with thousands of useful illustrations and hundreds of architectural elements conveniently placed at your fingertips. Presented in a format closely resembling an architect’s actual workflow, this Twelfth Edition student handbook features:

• Completely new material on resiliency in buildings
• A versatile treatment written for the design studio setting and aligned with the most current curricular trends, including new and updated coverage on topics related to sustainability, digital fabrication, and building information modeling (BIM)
• A proven pedagogy that saves students time and ensures young professionals avoid the most common pitfalls

Develop a state-of-the-art mastery of design best practices with Architectural Graphic Standards, Twelfth Edition, Student Edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119312512
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Series:	Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series
Edition description:	12th Edition, Student Edition
Pages:	688
Sales rank:	463,193
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 11.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

KEITH E. HEDGES is Associate Professor of architecture at Drury University. His teaching repertoire includes twenty courses for architecture and engineering degree programs, where his design courses and research have been nationally recognized by the AIA. He served on the advisory board for the Architectural Graphic Standards, Eleventh Edition, Student Edition.

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Table of Contents

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER XI

A NOTE FROM THE AIA XII

ARCHITECTS’ TRIBUTES TO ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC STANDARDS XIII

INTRODUCTION XVI

PREFACE XVIII

SECTION 1: DESIGN PRINCIPLES & CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION 1

CHAPTER 1 FUNCTIONAL PLANNING 3

CHAPTER 2 ENVIRONMENT 31

CHAPTER 3 RESILIENCE IN BUILDINGS 53

CHAPTER 4 ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION 77

SECTION 2: MATERIALS 91

CHAPTER 5 CONCRETE 93

CHAPTER 6 MASONRY 107

CHAPTER 7 METALS 125

CHAPTER 8 WOOD 141

CHAPTER 9 GLASS 165

SECTION 3: BUILDING ELEMENTS 173

CHAPTER 10 ELEMENT A: SUBSTRUCTURE 175

CHAPTER 11 ELEMENT B: SHELL 203

CHAPTER 12 ELEMENT C: INTERIORS 363

CHAPTER 13 ELEMENT D: SERVICES 427

CHAPTER 14 ELEMENT E: EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS 517

CHAPTER 15 ELEMENT F: SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION 565

CHAPTER 16 ELEMENT G: SITEWORK 581

APPENDICES 627

A Classical Architectural Elements 629

B Mathematical Data 635

C Structural Calculations 641

INDEX 645