| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Dictionaries
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Picture dictionaries, English.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
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Dictionnaires.
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Architecture.
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Architecture
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Picture dictionaries, English
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Architektur
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Wörterbuch
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Architektur.
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Bauwesen.
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| Genre/Form |
dictionaries.
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Dictionaries
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011028227 |
| ISBN |
9781118160497 |
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1118160495 |
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9781181613555 |
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1181613558 |
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9781118161333 |
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1118161335 |
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9781118104880 |
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1118104889 |
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9781118104897 |
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1118104897 |
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9781118161371 |
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1118161378 |
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9781283425070 |
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1283425076 |
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