Residential Architectural Design Principles (Second Edition)

Author: Zhu Changlian
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book has been fully revised and reorganized based on the 12th edition. In line with China's cross-century residential development goals, it incorporates advanced residential construction technologies from both domestic and international sources. It discusses the fundamental principles of residential architectural design and the integrated knowledge of related disciplines, reflecting new residential design standards and technical requirements such as land conservation, energy efficiency, environmental protection, and residential industrialization. The textbook covers a broad scope, addressing residential designs from low-rise, multi-story, mid-rise to high-rise buildings, from cold, temperate to hot regions, and from urban to rural areas. It supplements and updates new residential plans and case studies from around the world. In line with the latest developments in this field, a new chapter on the design of external residential spaces has been added. Industrialized housing, residential standards, and economics are also discussed in separate chapters.