Time-Saver Standards for Building Types by Joseph De Chiara, John Hancock Callender (Contributor) Hardcover - 1472 pages 3rd edition (1990) McGraw Hill Text ISBN: 0070162794 Check price and buy it at: amazon.com , amazon.co.uk

From Book News, Inc. , April 1, 1990
Covers structures and places as diverse as residences, museums, libraries, and theaters, hospitals and nursing homes, churches, air and truck terminals, retail shops, restaurants, hotels, industrial parks, playgrounds, and arenas. This is a worthy competitor to Architectural graphic standards. It is illustrated with hundreds of plans, diagrams, tables, and schematics which help in the design of more functional, meaningful, and interesting buildings. De Chiara and Callender provide detailed information on the essential components of each building type, emphasizing the characteristic functions involved. This edition offers new information on facilities for such purposes as education, justice and correction, entertainment, health, and sports and recreation. The book features special sections on housing for the elderly and the handicapped, including access for the handicapped to public and government buildings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland.

Book Description
This third edition has been expanded and improved to give you the latest graphic information for planning and designing all major types of buildings and structures--residential, educational, industrial, cultural and entertainment, health, religious, governmental and public, commercial, sports and recreation, and transportation. You'll also have fast access to standards for housing for the elderly and handicapped and for handicapped access to public buildings and restrooms. With this huge...

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