A visual dictionary of architecture /
Francis D.K Ching
- Second Edition
- New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.
- viii, 328 pages : black and white illustrations ; 31 cm
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