| Description |
viii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Introduction -- Level One -- Lesson 1 Alike and Different -- Lesson 2 Order -- Lesson 3 Edges -- Lesson 4 Shapes -- Lesson 5 Size by Comparing -- Lesson 6 Built Environment -- Lesson 7 Repetition and Rhythm -- Level Two -- Lesson 8 Units and Clusters -- Lesson 9 Balance -- Lesson 10 Pattern -- Lesson 11 Measuring by Eye and Ruler -- Lesson 12 Relating Parts of the Whole -- Level Three -- Lesson 13 Contrast -- Lesson 14 Architecture in Environment -- Lesson 15 Planes -- Lesson 16 Function and Form -- Lesson 17 Shapes from Nature -- Lesson 18 Scale -- Lesson 19 Considering All Views -- Lesson 20 Optical Weight -- Level Four -- Lesson 21 Rhythm, Pattern, Movement -- Lesson 22 A Identifying Architectural Styles -- Lesson 22 B Ancient World Period -- Lesson 22 C Early Christian Period -- Lesson 22 D Medieval Period -- Lesson 22 E Renaissance Period -- Lesson 22 F Baroque Period -- Lesson 22 G Revolutionary Period -- Lesson 22 H Twentieth-Century Style -- Lesson 23 Orders of Architecture -- Lesson 24 Architectural Periods and Styles in Your Community -- Lesson 25 Concave and Convex Forms -- Lesson 26 Interesting Divisions of Space -- Lesson 27 Symbolism (Building "Talk") -- Level Five -- Lesson 28 Proportion -- Lesson 29 Golden Mean -- Lesson 30 Building Design for Special Needs -- Lesson 31 Light and Shadow-Solar Energy -- Lesson 32 Triangles -- Lesson 33 Positive and Negative Forms and Spaces -- Lesson 34 Mass Equals Geometric Bulk -- Lesson 35 Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Space -- Lesson 36 Roof Systems -- Level Six -- Lesson 37 Organic and Mechanical Structures -- Lesson 38 Hidden Patterns -- Lesson 39 Complexity and Simplicity-A Balance -- Lesson 40 Shadows -- Level Seven -- Lesson 41 Extending Points, Lines, and Planes to Make Form and Volume -- Lesson 42 Architectural Groupings and Clusters -- Lesson 43 Color -- Lesson 44 City Planning -- Lesson 45 Contrast as Used by Architects -- Lesson 46 Order-the Most important Design Concept -- Lesson 47 Proportion and Regulating Lines -- Lesson 48 Adjusting Positive and Negative Spaces -- Lesson 49 Naming Parts of Structures and Processes -- Lesson 50 Planning Building Sites -- Lesson 51 Postmodern, "Green" Architecture, and Deconstructivism -- Time Lines -- Glossary |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1986 |
| Subject |
Architecture.
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Visual perception.
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| LC no. |
2005010891 |
| ISBN |
1586858297 |
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