Principles and Practices of Lighting Design: The Art of Lighting Composition    by Dr. Philip Gordon, PhD
Price: $15.95 USD. 64360 words. Language: English. Published on October 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
A complete handbook on Lighting Design with both Artistic and Technical approaches for the beginning to advanced lighting designer. Philip Gordon, PhD, LC, NCQLD, has written a "must have" handbook that includes applications and case studies as well as updated product advances, specifications, resources and guides. Suitable for educational programs, professionals and related design fields.

Practice of Consumption and Spaces for Goods    by Francesca Murialdo
Price: $6.48 USD. 37980 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2013. Essay » Sociology.
The practice of consumption and the spaces for goods are in continuous evolution, constantly eluding typological and functional definition. One of the objectives of this book is to understand what mechanisms are at work, what competences, the roles which have impacted on, still impact on today and will continue to impact on this sector in the future.

Lighting Design for Modern Houses of Worship    by Richard Cadena
Price: $9.95 USD. 34650 words. Language: English. Published on July 19, 2010. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry.
Lighting Design for Modern Houses of Worship is a complete step-by-step guide to lighting design for people of all levels of experience. It covers everything from the basics of lighting, including the McCandless method, to more advanced topics like the "jewel" lighting method, lighting for video, color theory, rendering, visualization, documentation and paperwork.

Learning Punch Software (R): Importing, Exporting and Printing    by Patricia Gamburgo
Price: $3.99 USD. 5590 words. Language: English. Published on March 23, 2013. Nonfiction » Computers and Internet » Computer aided design.
This is the first book of a series intended to help the programs' users by providing learning resources that combine my experience using Punch! Software (R) with my professional knowledge as an Architect. In this first issue, we are going to learn how to master the process of importing Cad drawings, objects and pictures as well as exporting and printing images and plans.

Fantastic Ferrocement - For Practical, permanent Elven Architecture, Follies, Fairy Gardens and Other Virtuous Ventures    by Peter Harris
Price: $3.99 USD. 20400 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
If you have ever wanted to sculpt or build in a permanent material that is extremely strong and can be moulded to any shape, ferrocement is the medium for you - and this concise book shows you how. Tools, techniques and sample projects - a garden pot, angel, dome, and more - are all logically described and illustrated. The many photos showing the building of Cafe Eutopia will inspire and inform.

Chapter 7 - Exposure Lighting Analysis Tools (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 10120 words. Language: American English. Published on September 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
Exposure Lighting Analysis tools can be used for simulating and analyzing physically based Sun, Sky, and artificial lighting in a 3D scene. Ideal for Architectural projects, these tools can help evaluate light intensity in your designs.

Chapter 11 - Particle Systems (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 18320 words. Language: American English. Published on September 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
In this chapter, we will cover the basics of Particle Flow and its associated space warps that are relevant to the system within the 3ds Max environment.

Chapter 16 - MAXScript (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 18260 words. Language: American English. Published on October 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
With MAXScript you can 'remote control' the application by feeding it written commands or playing back a procedure that you recorded using the mouse beforehand. With advanced methods, MAXscript creates anything from small helper programs that solve a single problem to completely customized toolsets that are specifically adapted to your workflow or pipeline.

Chapter 4 - Advanced Unwrapping (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 8560 words. Language: American English. Published on September 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
In this chapter, I will try to cover techniques that should save you time and effort when unwrapping your meshes, whether inorganic surfaces or organic, fluid forms. Further on, I will discuss more advanced concepts of UVW mapping and try to explain what those coordinates really are, how they are seen by the 3D software, and how you should approach them for best results.

Chapter 5 - Texture Painting (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 9880 words. Language: American English. Published on September 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Fine art.
Using Photoshop as the primary technical tool, this chapter covers various fundamentals to equip artists with the necessary theory and practical tips to work efficiently and confidently with their texture painting requirements.