Unit One 2
Lesson One 2
Section A What a Building Is 2
Section B Building Structures 8
Section C Writing—English Writing for International Propect Contract Document and Correspondence 12
Lesson Two 16
Section A An Introduction to Design Process 16
Section B How Do We Design 22
Section C Writing—Contract Agreement 26
Lesson Three 28
Section A The Art of the Skyscraper 28
Section B High-rise Buildings 34
Section C Writing—Call for Tenders/Bids by Employer 39
Lesson Four 42
Section A Brief Introduction of the Predecessor World Trade Center 42
Section B Daniel Libeskind 51
Section C Writing—Letter of Tender 55
Lesson Five 57
Section A Architects<1> 57
Section B Architects<2> 66
Section C Writing—Letter of Acceptance 72
Unit Two 76
Lesson Six 76
Section A Careers in Civil Engineering 76
Section B Civil Engineering 83
Section C Writing—Inquiry for Supply 89
Lesson Seven 90
Section A Building Materials 90
Section B The Choice of Building Materials 96
Section C Writing—Quotation for Supply 101
Lesson Eight 103
Section A Cost Estimation 103
Section B Costs Associated With Constructed Facilities 112
Section C Writing—Execution of Orders 117
Lesson Nine 119
Section A What Is Project Management 119
Section B Project Management 126
Section C Writing—Notice to Commence 131
Lesson Ten 132
Section A Civil Engineering Contracts 132
Section B Fixed-price Contract 138
Section C Writing—Notice of Tests on Completion 144
Unit Three 146
Lesson Eleven 146
Section A Characteristics of Real Estate 146
Section B A Brief History of Real Estate Development 153
Section C Writing—Excellent Execution Certificate 158
Lesson Twelve 160
Section A Marketing Real Estate 160
Section B Investors in Real Property 168
Section C Writing—Claims by Contractor 173
Lesson Thirteen 175
Section A Mortgages and Financial Market 175
Section B Basic Concepts About Mortgage 182
Section C Writing—Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(1) 186
Lesson Fourteen 188
Section A Methods of Valuation 188
Section B Reasons for Valuations 198
Section C Writing—Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(2) 202
Lesson Fifteen 204
Section A Building Units 204
Section B Unity 211
Section C Writing—Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(3) 217
参考书目 219