Architectural Science Review articles from June 2003

Architectural Science Review archives from June 2003

Innovations in the design of long-span building structures *.(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... Before iron became available as an economical structural material, the choice was between timber and bamboo which had both tensile and compressive strength, but were easily destroyed by fire, and the masonry materials (stone, concrete,...

The rise and fall of total quality management in the Chinese construction industry.
June 1, 2003... Although the Chinese construction industry has organized a total quality management (TQM) campaign, the anticipated continuous improvement in quality fails to be realized in the industry. There are some obstacles to the successful...

Assessing the solar resource in forested urban environments: results from the use of a photographic-computational method.
June 1, 2003... The paper presents a method for the assessment of the permeability of tree crowns to solar radiation. It is based on the use of software for computational treatment of photograpbic images and was developed with the goal of counting on a tool...

An approach for the geometrical design of rectangular concert halls with good acoustics.
June 1, 2003... In this study it was intended to propose an approach for the calculation of geometric dimensions of the rectangular concert halls, assuring acoustic parameters within the optimal range of deviation for a given mean reverberation time and...

The effects of urban configuration on urban air temperatures.
June 1, 2003... Urban forms affect main climatic elements, such as solar radiation, wind speed and air temperature. They are claimed to be the major cause of intra-urban climatic variations. This paper discusses the impact on urban air temperatures of urban...

Will water mist extinguish a liquid fire rapidly?
June 1, 2003... Local professionals are quite worrying about whether a water mist fire suppression system (WMFSS) can extinguish afire rapidly. It was also suggested in the literature that discharging water mist, even under the design operating conditions,...

On the superposition of heat release rate for polymeric materials.
June 1, 2003... Different materials will be put together for practical application. In fire risk assessment, the resultant heat release rate of the materials combination, not the heat release rate for a single type of materials has to be known. The resultant...

Assessment of impact of land cover changes on urban bioclimate: the case of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
June 1, 2003... In this study, we correlate the land cover changes in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo with bioclimate trends in the region during the last 30 years. Land cover is measured in terms of "hard" cover (buildings, paved areas and roads) and...

Implementing total quality management in construction through ISO 9001:2000.
June 1, 2003... ISO 9001:2000 should not mark the end of the contractors' quest to improve quality. Total Quality Management (TQM), though widely implemented in manufacturing and other industries, is rarely practiced in the construction industry. TQM is not...

Curtailment of intensity of solar radiation transmission through glazing in buildings at Delhi.
June 1, 2003... Effect of change in tilt of glazing from vertical on transmission of direct solar radiation through windows in buildings in Delhi has been discussed It is observed that tilting of glazing results in reduction in transmitted direct solar...

Computation of solar radiation and heat transmission properties of glass for use in buildings.
June 1, 2003... The most important example of use of transparent materials in building construction is glass. Detailed knowledge and study of disposal of solar radiation incident upon a glass element, e.g., window and data on its reflection, absorption and...

Application of computer modelling technique to the study of the effect of vibratory rooftop equipment on indoor acoustical environment.
June 1, 2003... Despite the benefits of thermal comfort provided by rooftop equipment such as air-conditioning equipment, vibratory equipment can cause problems in indoor acoustical environment. The building structure where the rooftop equipment is placed...

Development of an insertion loss for vibration isolation of building services equipment.
June 1, 2003... Force transmissibility is commonly used in building services engineering in assessing the performance of vibration isolation. However, it neglects the effect of floor mobility onstructure-borne sound power transmission and the interactions...

The Investigation of Building Failures.(Forensic Engineering - The Investigation of Building Failures)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4301 Forensic Engineering - The investigation of Building Failures, edited by B. S. Neale. Thomas Telford, 4 Heron Quay, London E144JD, 2001.218 pp., ill. Price: [pounds sterling]40.00. This volume contains papers presented at the...

The Archaeology of Slums.(The Archaeology of Urban Landscapes - Explorations in Slumland,)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4302 The Archaeology of Urban Landscapes - Explorations in Slumland, edited by Alan Mayne and Tim Murray. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001 (our copyfrom CUP Australia, Private Bag 31, Port Melbourne 3207). 192 pp., ill., index....

Restoration of Historic Los Angeles.(El Pueblo - The Historic Heart of Los Angeles)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4303 El Pueblo - The Historic Heart of Los Angeles, by Jean Bruce Poole and Tevvy Ball. The Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty CenterDrive, LosAngeles CA 90049-1682, 2002. 132 pp., ill., index. Pbk....

Green Architecture. .(The New Eco-Architecture - Alternatives from the Modern Movement)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4304 The New Eco-Architecture - Alternatives from the Modern Movement, by Colin Porteous. Spon Press, London 2002 (our copy from Macmillan Australia, Locked Bag 1400, South Yarra 3141). 212 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price. $A 79.20. The...

Canberra. .(Canberra Following Griffin - A Design History of Australia's National Capital)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4305 Canberra Following Griffin - A Design History of Australia's National Capital, by Paul Reid. National Archives of Australia, PO Box 7425, Canberra 2610, 2002. 378 pp., ill., index. Pirce: $A 90.00. In 1912 Walter Burley Griffin's...

German Pleasure Gardens. .(Lustgarten um Bayreuth - Eremitage - Sanspareil - Fantasie)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4306 Lustgarten um Bayreuth - Eremitage - Sanspareil - Fantasie [Pleasure gardens near Bayreuth - Eremitage - Sanspareil - Fantasie], edited by Ingo Toussaint. Georg Olms Verlag, Hagentorwal 17, DC-31134 Hildesheim (Germany) 1998. 336pp.,...

Hawksmoor. .(Hawksmoor's London Churches -- Architecture and Theology)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4307 Hawksmoor's London Churches -- Architecture and Theology, by Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey. Chicago University Press, 14276 E. 60th Street, Chicago 60637, 2003. 179pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $US 25.00. The building of fifty...

Pompeii. .(Houses and Monuments of Pompeii -- The Works of Fausto and Felice Niccolini,)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4308 Houses and Monuments of Pompeii -- The Works of Fausto and Felice Niccolini, by Roberto Cassanelli, Pier Luigi Clapparelli, Enrico Colle, and Massimiliano David. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA...

The Rebirth of the Greatest Library of Antiquity. .(Bibliotheca Alexandrina -- The Rebirth of the Library of Alexandria)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4309 Bibliotheca Alexandrina -- The Rebirth of the Library of Alexandria, by Ismail Serageldin. Published by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, P0 Box 21526, Alexandria 2002. 87 pp., ill. Price not stated. The great library of Alexandria...

Prix-de-Rome Drawings of Ancient Rome. .(Ruins of Ancient Rome - The Drawings of French Architects Who Won the Prix de Rome 1786-1924)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4310 Ruins of Ancient Rome - The Drawings of French Architects Who Won the Prix de Rome 1786-1924, edited by Massimiliano David. The Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles 90049-1682, 2002. 222 pp., ill. Index. Price: $US...

Singapore. .(Construction Technology for Tall Buildings (2nd Edition), )(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4311 Construction Technology for Tall Buildings (2nd Edition), by Chew Yit Lin, Michael. Singapore University Press in conjunction with World Scientific Publishing Co. (P0 Box 128, Farrer Road), Singapore 912 805, 2001. 417 pp., ill.,...

Cartoons. .(Archikatur (2) -- Planen, Bauen, Hintersinn )(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4312 Archikatur (2) -- Planen, Bauen, Hintersinn (Architectural carricatures -- planning, building, background), by Rainer Karliczek. Verlag Bau + Technik (P0 Box 12 01 110), 40601 Dusseldorf, 2001. 72 pp.' ill. Price. 19.80. This...

A Pocket Book of Architectural Formulae. .(Architectural Formulas - Pocket Reference)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4313 Architectural Formulas - Pocket Reference, by Robert Brown Butler. McGraw-Hill, New York 2002 (our copy from McGraw-Hill, 82 Waterloo Road, North Ryde 2113). 512 pp., ill., Pbk. Price: $A 74.95. Raymond Roark's Formulas for Stress...

The Skyscraper in the Architectural Record.(Skyscraper -- The Search for an American Style 1891-1941)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4314 Skyscraper -- The Search for an American Style 18911941, edited by Roger Shepherd. Annotated Extracts from the First 50 years of the Architectural Record. McGraw-Hill, New York 2003 (our copy from McGrawHill Australia, 82 Waterloo...

A Historical Review of Modern Chinese Architecture. .(Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China )(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4315 Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China, by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142,2002.287 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 34.95. In China, as in the rest of the world,...

European Daylight Design. .(Daylight Design of Buildings)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4316 Daylight Design of Buildings, by Nick Baker and Koen Steemers. James and James. 35 William Road, London NW1 3ER. 2002. 250 pp., ill., index. Pbk. [pounds sterling]55.00. Buildings are today the biggest consumers of energy, ahead...

Horbury Hunt in Australia.(John Horbury Hunt, Radical Architect 1838-1904)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4317 John Horbury Hunt, Radical Architect 1838-1904, by PeterReynolds, Lesley Muir and Joy Hughes. Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 61 Darghan Street, Glebe 2037, Sydney 2002.168 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 54.95. This...

Leatherbarrow. .(Uncommon Ground - Architecture, Technology, and Topography & Surface Architecture)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4318 Uncommon Ground - Architecture, Technology, and Topography, by David Leatherbarrow. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142, 2002. 297 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $US 22.95. 4319 Surface Architecture, by David...

The Architectural Remains of the Pontic Greeks.(The Post-Byzantine Monuments of the Pontos)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4320 The Post-Byzantine Monuments of the Pontos, by Anthony Bryer with David Winfield, Selina Ballance, and Jane Isaacs. Ashgate, Gower House, Croft Road, Alders hot GU111 3HR, UK, 2002. 305+375+310 pp., ill., index. Price: [pounds...

The Geometry of Baroque Architecture. .(Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4321 Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque, by George L. Hersey. University of Chicago Press, l427 East 60th Street, Chicago JL 60637, 2001. 280 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 40.00. One tends to think of the Renaissance as...

A new Translation of Palladio.(Andrea Palladio - The Four Books on Architecture)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4322 Andrea Palladio - The Four Books on Architecture, translated by Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield. MIT Press, S Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1407, 2002. 436 pp., ill, index. Pbk. $US 24.95 Palladio lived from 1508 to...

Sustainable Building. .(Buildings that Last: Guidelines for Strategic Thinking)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4323 Buildings that Last Guidelines for Strategic Thinking, by Joost van Kasteren, Huub Croes, Marcel Dewever, and Michiel de Haas. NAi Uitgevers, Mauritsweg 23, 3012 JR Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2002.176 pp., ill. Price: 19.50. ...

History of Structures.(Towards a History of Construction)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4324 Towards a History of Construction -- Dedicated to Edoardo Benvenuto, edited by Antonio Becchi, Massimo Corradi, Fredrico Foche, and Orietta Pedemonte. Birkhduser Verlag, PO Box 133, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland, 2002. 809, ill. Price:...

Heritage Conservation.(The Construction of Built Heritage -- A North European Perspective on Policies, Practices and Outcomes)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4325 The Construction of Built Heritage -- A North European Perspective on Policies, Practices and Outcomes, edited by Angela Phelps, G. J. Ashworth, and Bengt O. H. Johannson. Ash gate, Gower House, Croft Road. Aldershot GUll 3HR, UK 282...

Planning for Leisure. .(Fun -- Leisure and Landscape)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4326 Fun -- Leisure and Landscape, by Tracy Metz. NAi Publishers, Mauritsweg 23, 3012 JR Rotterdam 2002. 288 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: 30.00. This book has been produced in Dutch and in English (in separate volumes) by a publisher...

New Architecture in the Asia Pacific Rim.(Emerging Urbanity - Global Urban Projects in the Asia Pacific Rim)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4327 Emerging Urbanity - Global Urban Projects in the Asia Pacific Rim, by Richard Marshall. Spon Press, London 2003 (our copy from Taylor and Francis, PO Box 6329, Basingstoke RG24 8DR, UK). 218 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price. [pounds...

A Forgotten Pioneer of Modern Architecture. .(Josef Frank -- Life and Work)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4328 Josef Frank -- Life and Work, by Christopher Long. University of Chicago Press, 142.7 East 60th Street, Chicago IL 6063 7-2954, 2003. 384 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 70.00. Christopher Long, Assistant Professor of Architectural...

An Innovative Builder. .(Finding a Common Interest - The Story of Dick Dusseldorp and Lend Lease)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4329 Finding a Common Interest - The Story of Dick Dusseldorp and Lend Lease, by Lindie Clark. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002 (our copy from CUP Australia, 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne 3207). 289 pp., ill., index....

New Austrian Architecture. .(Hermann Kaufmann & Christian Lenz - Architecture and Structure)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4330 Hermann Kaufmann & Christian Lenz - Architecture and Structure, edited by Walter Zschokke. Springer Verlag, PO Box 89, A-1201 Wien. Vienna 2002. 208 pp., ill, Price: 39.80. This book consists of colour photographs, plans and...

Czech Modern. .(The Minimum Dwelling)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... 4331 The Minimum Dwelling, by Karel Teige. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1407, 2002. 412 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 59.95. Teige was eighteen years old when the Austrian Empire disintegrated, and Czechoslovakia...