Building codes, graphic standards, guides to drawing detail, and other guides.
REFERENCE NA2545.A1 A46 1992
Americans with Disabilities Act : facilities compliance workbook. New York: Wiley, 1992.
The handbook for the ADA Facilities Compliance Seminar and Workshops, designed to help architects understand the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
REFERENCE NA2840 .S747x
Stitt, Fred A. Architect's detail library. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.
Checklists and illustrations of details such as fences, windows, and cabinets. Also describes how to create your own detail library for frequently used design features.
REFERENCE NA2750 .B32 1988
Ballast, David Kent. Architect's handbook of formulas, tables, and mathematical calculations. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall Business & Professional Division, 1988.
A compilation of formulas, tables, and calculations used to improve the design process.
REFERENCE NA2750 .G87 1995
Guthrie, Pat. The architect's portable handbook : first step rules of thumb for building design. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
A compilation of "20% of the data that is needed 80% of the time by design professionals." Provides basic formulas, ratios and data used in the design of buildings.
REFERENCE NA2750 .A556 1995
Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. The architect's studio companion : rules of thumb for preliminary design. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1995.
REFERENCE NA2750 .A556 2002
Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. The architect's studio companion : rules of thumb for preliminary design. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 2002.
Reduces complex engineering and building code information to simpler approximations that can be incorporated into initial design work. Covers configuring and sizing the structural system, design spaces for mechanical and electrical services, and designing for egress.
REFERENCE TH151 .N513 1980
Neufert, Ernst. Architects' data. 2d (international) English ed. [St. Albans, Eng.] ; [New York]: Granada Pub. ; Halsted Press, 1980.
Summarizes the essentials of the human scale in architecture, providing data on the amount of space people need to live, work, and play in comfort.
REFERENCE TH2031 .A84254 2003
Architectural graphic standards for residential construction. Edited by Janet Rumbarger, Richard Vitullo and Charles George Ramsey. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Incorporates information from Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards with additional material on residential design.
Vincent, Steven F. Building codes. Johnson Library, Southern Polytechnic State University, 2005. Available: http://www.spsu.edu/library/bibs/codes.html. Last Update: May 25, 2005. Date of Visit: May 24, 2007.
Listing of building codes found in Johnson Library or available online.
REFERENCE TH2521 .G69 2002
The graphic standards guide to architectural finishes : using Masterspec to evaluate, select, and specify materials. Edited by Elena M. S. Garrison. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2002.
A guide to selecting finish materials.
REFERENCE NA6212 .H36
Handbook of architectural details for commercial buildings. Edited by Joseph De Chiara. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979.
Illustrates plans, elevations and sections for various types of commercial buildings, such as office buildings, banks, retail stores, motels, and warehouses, and architectural details for these buildings.
REFERENCE TH2031 .M34 2003
McGowan, Maryrose and Kelsey Kruse. Interior graphic standards. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Graphic standards for the design of building interiors, addressing issues pertaining to stairs, environmental quality, fire and smoke protection, countertops, woodwork, and flooring.
REFERENCE NA2545.P5 K43 1992
Kearney, Deborah S. The new ADA : compliance and costs. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means Co., 1992.
A guide to performing an ADA audit of a structure. Part I provides an overview of ADA, part II deals with Reasonable Accomodation, part III details the audit process, and part IV introduces 19 audit factors, such as accessibility, adaptability, and comfort.
REFERENCE TH2031 .R35 2000
Ramsey, Charles George and Harold Reeve Sleeper. Ramsey/Sleeper architectural graphic standards. Edited by John Ray Hoke. 10th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
The latest edition of a work first published in 1932. Gives detailed standards for human dimensions, egress, lighting, acoustics, security, parking, etc.
REFERENCE TH19 .B88 1998
Butler, Robert Brown. Standard handbook of architectural engineering : a practical manual for architects, engineers, contractors & related professions & occupations. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Accompanied by a software disc (kept at the Circulation Desk), provides engineering data and equations for virtually every functional component of any type of building.
REFERENCE NA2760 .D42 1990
De Chiara, Joseph. Time-saver standards for building types. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
Design standards for all types of buildings, residential, cultural, religious, governmental, commercial, etc. For each building type, it presents general design criteria and relationships between its component parts.