Introduction to architecture /
Ching, Francis D.K
Introduction to architecture / Francis D. K. Ching, and James F. Eckler - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2013. - viii, 422 pages : illustration ; 28 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Introduction: object, space, building, city
The beginnings of architecture: early history
from ancient times to the Renaissance
A concise history: architecture from the Renaissance to the contemporary
Fundamentals of architecture: form
Fundamentals of architecture: space
Fundamentals of architecture: order
Elements of architecture: types, systems, and components that inform design
The design process: tools and techniques for generating ideas
Materials of architecture: their qualities, characteristics, and behaviors
Methods of construction
Building structure: resisting the forces that act against buildings
Building systems
Architectural practice and communication
Allied disciplines: interior design
Allied disciplines: urbanism
"This major new collection introduces architecture to the beginning student or anyone who wants to learn about the built environment"-- Provided by publisher
978-1-118-14206-6
ARCHITECTURE -- TEXTBOOKS.
NA 2520 C45 2013
Introduction to architecture / Francis D. K. Ching, and James F. Eckler - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2013. - viii, 422 pages : illustration ; 28 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Introduction: object, space, building, city
The beginnings of architecture: early history
from ancient times to the Renaissance
A concise history: architecture from the Renaissance to the contemporary
Fundamentals of architecture: form
Fundamentals of architecture: space
Fundamentals of architecture: order
Elements of architecture: types, systems, and components that inform design
The design process: tools and techniques for generating ideas
Materials of architecture: their qualities, characteristics, and behaviors
Methods of construction
Building structure: resisting the forces that act against buildings
Building systems
Architectural practice and communication
Allied disciplines: interior design
Allied disciplines: urbanism
"This major new collection introduces architecture to the beginning student or anyone who wants to learn about the built environment"-- Provided by publisher
978-1-118-14206-6
ARCHITECTURE -- TEXTBOOKS.
NA 2520 C45 2013
