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Author Curl, James Stevens, 1937- author, illustrator

Title The Oxford dictionary of architecture / James Stevens Curl, with line drawings by the author ; and contributions on landscape architecture by Susan Wilson
Edition 3 edition
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2015
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Summary "Beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and concise style, this dictionary covers every period of Western architectural history. The text is complemented by over 250 beautiful and meticulous line drawings, labelled cross-sections, and diagrams. There are more than 900 new entries, including hundreds of new biographical entries on leading historical architects, as well as subjects such as algorithmic design, digital architecture, and parametric design, and many entries expanding the coverage of landscape architecture" -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource (Oxford Reference, viewed April 11, 2016)
Subject Architecture -- Dictionaries.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Form Electronic book
Author Wilson, Susan (Historian), author
ISBN 0191752983
0199674981
9780191752988
9780199674985