A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture – Francis D.K. Ching
English | 319 pages | True PDF-PPT |27.4Mb | ISBN: 0471284513

This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings, each executed in Mr. Ching's signature style.
Combining text and drawing, each term is given a minimum double-page spread on large format trim size, so that the term can be comprehensively explored, graphically showing relations between concepts and sub-terms
A comprehensive index permits the reader to locate any important word in the text.
This long-awaited revision brings the latest concepts and technology of 21st century architecture, design and construction to this classic reference work .
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Francis D.K. Ching is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.