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AutoCAD 2020 Beginning and Intermediate (book cover)

This book covers all of the 2D concepts, and uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book's figures in color. 

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Autodesk® Revit® 2024 Architecture

Covering all of the major techniques, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book's figures. Autodesk Revit 2024 Architecture includes over 50 "mini-workshops" that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. 

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Revit 2024 for Architecture

This popular, user-friendly book teaches you the Revit interface and helps you understand the foundational concepts and features of the software. You'll learn to design, document, and present a 3D BIM project with a continuous, step-by-step tutorial that guides you through every phase of the project.

Commercial Design Using Autodesk Revit 2024

This work is designed for the architectural student using Revit. The intent is to provide you with a well-rounded knowledge of tools and techniques for use in both school and industry. The book takes a project based approach to learning Revits architectural tools in which you develop a three story office building.

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3D Thinking in Design and Architecture

3D Thinking in Design and Architecture tells the story of the intimate relationship between geometry, mathematics and man-made design throughout human history, from the Neolithic period through the Indian, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Greek, Celtic, Islamic and Renaissance cultures, to the present and the possible future. 

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Art of Building

Mark Ellison, the author of the new book Building, is a carpenter who knows his way around tools. But rather than a how-to book, this is about developing any kind of craft and skill, along with a few hard-earned lessons for living a good life.

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Autocad Today

Learn drafting techniques, hatching, text insertion, and more for creating professional architectural drawings with precision and creativity.

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Frank Lloyd Wright: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest of all American architects. He was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew. 

Search Tips

A library database is a collection of different sources such as magazine articles, journal articles, ebooks, streaming videos, images, and more. You can find information about architectural technology by searching with a topic keyword or combination of words. 

Example searches:

  • architecture AND "project management"
  • "architecture" AND "sustainable materials"
  • "project management" AND construction"