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If you're going all out nothing will be as useful as graphic standards. http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Graphic-Standards-11th-Edition/dp/0471700916
Architectural Graphic Standards
Theory will fail you. Trust me. & Francis Ching is an illustrator. He is not a builder.
Here's what I did. I collected the Graphic Standards. There are 11 editions in all.
http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Graphic-Standards-11th-Edition/dp/0471700916
And then I carefully traced the changes in construction from one edition to the next on details that I thought were salient to my project. And for each project, regardless of whether a teacher wanted it or not, I put up a page of details. Because it is in the details that the construction reveals itself.
And after that you can start to go to the trades. Got precast in your project - go the the precast manufacturer association and look for details that would describe your solution.
Learn the details.
Your own theory will follow as a framework for your knowledge and for your values. In school, they'll teach it to you backwards. They'll take the theories of others who have gone through the process and give it to you fully baked, and without anything else, you'll end up knowing nothing.
Trust the Graphic Standards, even those from 1932. They have a ton to teach you.
It is super pricey and maybe a cliche answer to the question, because you are almost certainly aware of it, but the AIA's Architectural Graphics Standards is really an amazing document for getting a handle on industry standards.
My RS Means subscription is all digital now, so I don't know how the paper copies work anymore, but this is a really useful tool for not only understanding the cost of elements and how it bears on decision making, but also just seeing what building types and details are common. Again, this is sort of expensive.
In terms of codes, I use ASHRAE 90.1 a lot. The ICC codes are available. They form the underlying basis of a lot of municipal code now.
Don't be afraid to rely on industry specific sources, either. A lot of times the Precast Concrete Institute or whomever will publish standard details, span tables, specs, etc. for free, in hopes that architects will choose their system.
I don't know if any of that is helpful or not. Good luck!
I think you are looking for Architectural Graphic Standards
There is also an online resource
Plus if you are interested in all aspects of design, consider the 99% Invisible podcast
11 Edition of Architectural Graphic Standards
https://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Standards-American-Institute-Architects/dp/0471700916
Architectural Books/Monographs to me are classic architectural gifts
I think you are looking for Architectural Graphics Standards published by The American Institute of Architects
The name is a little esoteric but it is basically the bible of architectural drawing.