This Book lays down broad guiding principles for anyone right from an individual or a group, to Institutions, Co-operative societies, Corporate, Government or Semi-Government bodies wanting to have their own building of any type - may it be a bungalow, an office, an institution, a place of entertainment or a factory, big or small, or who wants to buy or own a flat. Anyone can have a good looking functional building, well constructed and economical too. The book will guide you at every step in the building process right from concept to completion and after, in design, construction and maintenance.

Full of words of wisdom born out of rich professional experience, “A Better Building” is a must read for aspiring students to broadly understand scope of architecture and its practice. It is also for a layman to enable him to appreciate and enjoy architecture anywhere.

This book will help you to select site for your building, choose an architect and other professionals. You can have intelligent communication with them about your requirements and right specifications, to choose a good contractor and play a meaningful role during construction. In short, you understand the complete building process.

It will help you to read drawings and understand in simple non-technical
words, fundamentals of architecture, structural design, interior and landscape design and other allied technologies. Filled with easy to understand illustrations, simple meanings of technical words and practical hints. This is a book you have been waiting for.