Building Type Basics for Places of Worship by Nicholas W. Roberts
Building Type Basics for Places of Worship by Nicholas W. Roberts By Nicholas W. Roberts
Book Description:
From the Inside FlapBuilding Type Basics for Places of Worship presents practical guidelines and inspirational design ideas to jump-start a broad range of religious building projects. To steer the project team to sound decisions early in the planning cycle, Nicholas Roberts, a renowned architect of places of worship, provides guidelines, advice, and lessons learned from a variety of actual design projects for churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples. Descriptive illustrations and need-to-know information cover such essential topics as consensus-based decision-making, site selection and planning, worship space design, art and furnishing selection, historic renovation, code compliance, and more.
This indispensable guide:
- Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a project commission
- Provides project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details
- Includes design guidelines for a variety of places of worship, including some of the most innovative contemporary designs
This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects and facility planners countless hours of research. Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle religious facility commissions of every kind and scale.
Published/Edition: John Wiley & Sons/2004 BOOK # 0471225681
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| Description | Building Type Basics for Places of Worship by Nicholas W. Roberts By Nicholas W. Roberts Book Description: From the Inside FlapBuilding Type Basics for Places of Worship presents practical guidelines and inspirational design ideas to jump-start a broad range of religious building projects. To steer the project team to sound decisions early in the planning cycle, Nicholas Roberts, a renowned architect of places of worship, provides guidelines, advice, and lessons learned from a variety of actual design projects for churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples. Descriptive illustrations and need-to-know information cover such essential topics as consensus-based decision-making, site selection and planning, worship space design, art and furnishing selection, historic renovation, code compliance, and more. This indispensable guide:
This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects and facility planners countless hours of research. Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle religious facility commissions of every kind and scale. Published/Edition: John Wiley & Sons/2004 BOOK # 0471225681 |
