Includes bibliographical references.

Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to use the book -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Use of SI units -- Drawing practice -- The human scale -- Design principles -- Supervision -- Standardised dimensions -- Walls, roofs and floors -- Heating and ventillation -- Insulation -- Lighting -- Windows and doors -- Stairs and lifts -- Roads -- Gardens -- Houses - ancilllary rooms -- Houses-living spaces -- Tiles and paviors -- Type of house -- Schools -- Colleges -- Homes and hostels -- Libraries -- Offices and office buildings -- Department stores and shops -- Workshops and industrial buildings -- Farms -- Parking spaces, garages and petrol stations -- Airports -- Restaurants -- Hotels -- Theatres and cinemas -- Sports and games -- Hospitals -- Homes for the elderly -- Churches -- Museums and gallaries -- Mortuaries and crematoria -- Sectional bibliographies -- Index.