A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
by Francis D. K. Ching
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"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 show more educators, and students around the world"-- show lessTags
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This is a great reference for anyone interested in architecture. It functions as a glossary as well as a visual reference. There are clear beautiful drawings of different architectural features and concepts both modern and historic.
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Francis D.K. Ching graduated cum laude with a five-year professional degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. His accomplishments included instructing at Ohio University and Cornish College of the Arts, teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lecturing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was show more a visiting scholar at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been a professor of architecture at the University of Washington since 1992. Ching's published works including Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, and Interior Design Illustrated, focus on clarifying and communicating architectural element, principles, and relationships. Ching earned a Citation for Excellence in International Book Publishing in 1992, and two years later he was honored with the Graham Foundation Grant to develop a two-volume reader for Design Drawing. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
- Original publication date
- 1995
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- 5 — Chinese, English, German, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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