Bachelor of Building Design: Books & eBooks

Key resources

Dictionaries, Handbooks & Encyclopedias 

Encyclopedia of world art

 

Call Number: FTN REF 703 ENC (vols I - XV)

Building Construction Illustrated

by Francis D. K. Ching
ISBN: 9781118740071
Publication Date: 2014-02-03, Fifth edition

Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture

Call Number: FTS 720.3 BUR
ISBN: 0071375295
Publication Date: 2001-12-05

Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary

by Nikolas Davies; Erkki Jokiniemi
ISBN: 9780080967660
Publication Date: 2012-05-04

Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture

 by Dade Penny
ISBN: 09504125
Publication Date: 2013

Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering

by Don Montague
ISBN: :9781136967924
Publication Date: 2017-06-26

Additional Handbooks & Manuals

Inclusive Design and Design for Aging

Commercial Building Design

Building Materials, Components and Details

Building Services

Sustainability and Building Design

Vernacular Architecture

Architectural Theory and Design Movements

Searching for books and e-books

The library provides access to print and electronic books (e-books). E-books are our preferred format for purchase, and are available for use on and off-campus 24/7 from anywhere you have an access to the Internet. You can search for e-books and books using the Library Search by their title, authors, or by using keywords on your topic. Think about the keywords from your assignment question or paper and use these words in Library Search to find relevant resources.

E-books are easy to read online using a computer, tablet or a mobile device. You can also download an e-book for a set period of time and read it offline on your device. The e-books can be accessed through different e-books providers. E-book providers have different restrictions about downloading e-books and printing pages from them. For more information on accessing e-books, check out our e-books page on the library website.

You can borrow print books from any of our campus libraries.

Browsing print resources

See below for subject areas and call number ranges that are typically relevant to Building Design.

Subject Call number
Composite construction 624.1821
Building, Iron and steel 624.1821 
Building -- Planning 690.068
Building -- Details -- Drawings 720.0212
Tall buildings -- Design and construction 720.483
Yards (landscape architecture) 721.6
Fireplaces (architecture)  721.8
Architecture ca. 300  722
Architecture from 1400  724
Public structures  725
Factories (architecture)  725.4
Shrines (architecture) 726.1
Buildings for education & research 727
Residential and related buildings 728

 

Looking for an e-book?

How to find an exact title through Library Search

Transcript - How to find an exact title through Library Search

In this presentation, you will see how to find an exact title on library’s search. Type exact title in the search box. Choose “All resources” button and search. This page shows all the result but to refine to an exact title, you need to go to advance search by clicking on the “Advanced search” link located under the search text box. The title is automatically filled in. Select “TI Title” from the drop down menu. The first result is the exact title. Other results match some words from your search title. For further information, please contact us through ‘Ask a Librarian’ service.

Downloading e-books to a computer

E-books can be downloaded from the Library website to a computer for a limited period (1-7days). With your Adobe Digital Editions ID you can access the one e-book across multiple devices.

To download an e-book you will need to:

Log in to the Library website with your student ID and Library PIN

Download Adobe Digital Editions to your computer

Login with Adobe Digital Editions ID. You will be prompted to sign up for a ADE ID when downloading an e-book or register on the Adobe homepage. 

Watch this step by step video on downloading Adobe Digital Editions and creating an Adobe Digital Editions ID.

Downloading e- books to a tablet or phone

Downloading e- books to a tablet or phone

To download ebooks from the library website  in ePub or PDF format to a tablet or phone you need to first download the Bluefire Reader app.ebooks from the library website  in ePub or PDF format to a tablet or phone you need to first download the Bluefire Reader app.

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