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020			_a978-1-118-14206-6
040			_aNUFAIRVIEW _cNUFAIRVIEW
050			_aNA 2520 C45 2013
100			_aChing, Francis D.K _eauthor
245		0	_aIntroduction to architecture / _cFrancis D. K. Ching, and James F. Eckler
260			_aHoboken, NJ : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., _cc2013.
300			_aviii, 422 pages : _billustration ; _c28 cm.
365			_b57
504			_aIncludes glossary and index.
505			_a 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
520			_a"This major new collection introduces architecture to the beginning student or anyone who wants to learn about the built environment"-- _bProvided by publisher
650			_aARCHITECTURE -- TEXTBOOKS.
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