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A visual dictionary of architecture / Francis D.K Ching

By: Ching, Francis D.K [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2012Edition: Second EditionDescription: viii, 328 pages : black and white illustrations ; 31 cmISBN: 978-0-470-64885-8Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE -- DICTIONARIES | PICTURE DICTIONARIES, ENGLISHLOC classification: NA 31 C45 2012

Contents:

Architecture Arch Beam Brick Building Cable structure Ceiling Ceramic Church Color Column Computer graphics Concrete Construction Design Dome Door Drawing Electricity Elevator Fastening Fireplace Fire safety Floor Force Fortification Foundation Frame Geometry Glass Hardware Heat History House Joinery Light Load Masonry Material Measure Membrane Metal Moisture protection Order Ornament Paint Plaster Plastic Plate Plumbing Reinforce concrete Roof Room Shell Sitework Soil Sound Stair Stone Structure Survey Sustainability Temple Theater Truss Vault Vision Wall Window Wood

Summary: "Over 66 basic aspects of architecture are comprehensively covered with over 5,000 words in a visual context, to help visual thinkers clarify meanings. Comprehensive index permits the reader to locate any important word in the text. Oversized pages help present complicated material in easy-to-comprehend spreads. - Written by one of the most famous architectural authors --Frank Ching's name alone is a key selling feature for this book--he has earned the respect and trust of designers, design educators, and students around the world"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Architecture	Reference	REF NA 31 C45 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NUFAI000003920
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Architecture	Reference	REF NA 31 C45 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.2	Available		NUFAI000004769

Includes index.

Architecture
Arch
Beam
Brick
Building
Cable structure
Ceiling
Ceramic
Church
Color
Column
Computer graphics
Concrete
Construction
Design
Dome
Door
Drawing
Electricity
Elevator
Fastening
Fireplace
Fire safety
Floor
Force
Fortification
Foundation
Frame
Geometry
Glass
Hardware
Heat
History
House
Joinery
Light
Load
Masonry
Material
Measure
Membrane
Metal
Moisture protection
Order
Ornament
Paint
Plaster
Plastic
Plate
Plumbing
Reinforce concrete
Roof
Room
Shell
Sitework
Soil
Sound
Stair
Stone
Structure
Survey
Sustainability
Temple
Theater
Truss
Vault
Vision
Wall
Window
Wood

"Over 66 basic aspects of architecture are comprehensively covered with over 5,000 words in a visual context, to help visual thinkers clarify meanings. Comprehensive index permits the reader to locate any important word in the text. Oversized pages help present complicated material in easy-to-comprehend spreads. - Written by one of the most famous architectural authors --Frank Ching's name alone is a key selling feature for this book--he has earned the respect and trust of designers, design educators, and students around the world"-- Provided by publisher

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