Reference Books

The following reference books from NCARB Exam Guides are available at UK Libraries.

Architectural Graphic Standards
Charles G. Ramsey and Harold R. Sleeper
The American Institute of Architects
John Wiley & Sons, latest edition (2007)
Relevant ARE sections: PPP, SPD, BDC, SD, SS, BS, CDS

The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice
Also Google Books (2008)
Joseph A. Demkin, AIA, Executive Editor
John Wiley & Sons, latest edition (1994)
PPP, SPD, BDC, CDS

The Architect’s Portable Handbook, Second Edition
Pat Guthrie
McGraw-Hill, 2003
BDC

ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook
www.ashrae.org
2002-2005
BS

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the International Building Code, Second Edition
Francis D. K. Ching and Steven R. Winkel, FAIA
John Wiley & Sons, 2007 (2009)
BDC

Building Construction Illustrated, Third Edition
Francis D. K. Ching and Cassandra Adams
John Wiley & Sons, 2001 (2008)
BDC, SD, CDS

Building Design and Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition
Frederick S. Merritt and Jonathan T. Ricketts
McGraw-Hill, 2000 (2001)
BDC

Building Design and Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition
Frederick S. Merritt and Jonathan T. Ricketts
McGraw-Hill, 2000 (2001)
BDC

Building Structures
James Ambrose
John Wiley & Sons, 1993 (1988)
SS

Building Structures
James Ambrose
John Wiley & Sons, 1993 (1988)
SS

Buildings at Risk: Seismic Design Basics for Practicing Architects
Christopher Arnold
AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research, Washington, DC, 1994 (1994)
SS

CSI Project Resource Manual
CDS

Designing Places for People
C. M. Deasy, FAIA
Whitney Library of Design, 1990 (1985)
PPP, SPD

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
Cyril M. Harris, Editor
McGraw-Hill, 2005 (2000)
BDC

Elementary Structures for Architects and Builders, Fourth Edition
Ronald E. Shaeffer
Prentice Hall, 2006 (2007)
SS

Fundamentals of Building Construction, Materials, and Methods, Fourth Edition
Edward Allen
John Wiley & Sons, 2003 (2009)
BDC

Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, Second Edition
Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows
John Wiley & Sons, 2006 (2006)
BS

Heating, Cooling, and Lighting: Design Methods for Architects
Norbert Lechner
John Wiley & Sons, 2000 (2009)
BS

Historic preservation : an introduction to its history, principles, and practice
Norman Tyler
W.W. Norton & Company, 2000 (2009)
BDC

The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design
Sandra F. Mendler, AIA, and William Odell, AIA
John Wiley & Sons, 2006 (2006)
BDC

Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Second Edition
Ernest Burden
McGraw-Hill, 2002 (2002)
BDC

Inside Out: Design Procedures for Passive Environmental Design
G.Z. Brownetal
John Wiley & Sons, 1982 (1992)
BS

Landscape Planning: Environmental Applications, Fourth Edition
William M. Marsh
John Wiley & Sons, 2005 (1998)
BDC

Mechanical & Electrical Equipment for Buildings, Tenth Edition
Benjamin Stein and John S. Reynolds
John Wiley & Sons, 2006 (1992)
BS

Mechanical & Electrical Systems for Historic Buildings
Gersil Newmark Kay
McGraw-Hill, 1992 (1992)
BS

Modern Architecture
Alan Colquhoun
Oxford University Press, 2002 (2002)
PPP, SPD

NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program): Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures Parts 1 and 2
FEMA2003 (2001)
SS

Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook
Steven Winter Associates and Michael J. Crosbie, Editors
John Wiley & Sons, 1997 (1998)
BS

Programming for Design: From Theory to Practice
Edith Cherry
John Wiley & Sons, 1998 (1999)
PPP, SPD

Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces
James Ambrose and Dimitry Vergun
John Wiley & Sons, 1997 (1980)
SS

Simplified Design for Building Fire Safety
JamesPatterson
John Wiley & Sons, 1993 (1993)
SS

Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition
Also Google Books
James Ambrose and Patrick Tripeny
John Wiley & Sons, 2007 (2007)
SS

Simplified Design of Masonry Structures
Also Google Books
James Ambrose and Patrick Tripeny
John Wiley & Sons, 1997 (1991)
SS

Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition
James Ambrose and Patrick Tripeny
John Wiley & Sons, 2007
SS

Simplified Design of Wood Structures, Fifth Edition
James Ambrose
John Wiley & Sons, 1997 (2009)
SS

Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, Tenth Edition
Harry Parker and James Ambrose
John Wiley & Sons, 2005 (2006)
SS

Sir Banister Fletcher’s A History of Architecture
John Musgrove, Editor
Butterworths-Heinmann, 1996 (1996)
PPP, SPD

Site Planning, Third Edition
Kevin Lynch and Gary Hack
MIT Press, 1984 (1984)
PPP, SPD

Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition
American Institute of Steel Construction, 2006 (2005)
SS

Structural Concepts and Systems for Architects and Engineers, Second Edition
T.Y. Lin and Sidney D. Stotesbury
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988 (1988)
SS

Structural Design: A Practical Guide for Architects
James Underwood and Michele Chiuini
John Wiley & Sons, 1998 (2007)
SS

Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings
Mario Salvadori with Robert Heller
Prentice-Hall, 1986 (1975)
SS

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zybeck, and Jeff Speck
North Point Press, 2001 (2000)
PPP, SPD

Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, Second Edition
G. Z. Brown and Mark DeKay
John Wiley & Sons, 2000 (2001)
BS, BDC

Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data
Donald Watson, Michael Crosbie, and John Hancock Callender, Editors
McGraw-Hill, latest edition (2005)
BDC, SD

Time-Saver Standards for Building Materials & Systems: Design Criteria and Selection Data
Donald Watson, Editor
McGraw-Hill, latest edition (2000)
BDC

Time-Saver Standards for Building Types, Fourth Edition
Joseph De Chiara and Michael J. Crosbie, Editors
McGraw-Hill, latest edition (2001)
BDC

Understanding Infrastructure: A Guide for Architects and Planners
George Rainer
John Wiley & Sons, 1990
BS

Understanding Structures
Fuller Moore
McGraw-Hill, 1999 (1999)
SS

Additional suggested references

The following books may substitute NCARB references not available through UK Libraries --

Acoustics and sound insulation : principles, planning, examples (2009)
BS

Architectural Acoustics : principles and practices (1999)
BS

Architecture of change : sustainability and humanity in the built environment (2008)
PPP, SPD

Daylight design of buildings (2002)
BS