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Building Type Basics for Transit Facilities covers the essentialsof designing transit facilities.
* Features innovative transit station designs, including light andheavy rail, airports, and cruise terminals.
* Presents numerous illustratrations with descriptive floor plans,diagrams, and photographs.
* Provides need-to-know information for getting started in thiscomplex area.

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Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface(p. vii)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Introduction(p. xi)
• 1. Predesign(p. 1)
• 2. Urban Planning and Station Area Development(p. 43)
• 3. Station Types and Configurations(p. 63)
• 4. Design Concerns and Process(p. 81)
• 5. Life Safety, Codes, and ADA(p. 107)
• 6. Engineering Considerations(p. 121)
• 7. Special Equipment(p. 167)
• 8. Materials and Finishes(p. 175)
• 9. Acoustics and Vibration(p. 185)
• 10. Lighting(p. 209)
• 11. Wayfinding(p. 227)
• 12. Safety and Security(p. 251)
• 13. Transit Stations at Airports: A Case Study(p. 265)
• 14. Cruise Terminals(p. 287)
• 15. Modernization and Retrofit Issues(p. 297)
• 16. Station Operation and Maintenance(p. 307)
• Appendix Case Studies(p. 317)
• Glossary(p. 335)
• Bibliography and References(p. 342)
• Index(p. 344)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Kenneth W. Griffin, AIA, is DMJM + HARRIS's principal architect for the design of rail transit stations and intermodal transit centers. He is recognized as a leading transit architect responsible for many award-winning designs for transit stations in the U.S., Canada, and Asia. With hundreds of station designs in his portfolio, Griffin has served as design manager for the Long Island Railroad passenger terminal at Grand Central Station; chief architect for the New York City Transit's Second Avenue subway project; facilities design manager for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's new World Trade Center PATH Terminal; and design advisor for two stations on the Taiwan high-speed rail line