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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Architecture and Construction by : Cyril M. Harris
Download or read book Dictionary of Architecture and Construction written by Cyril M. Harris and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1975 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including 200 new illustrations), and maintains its extraordinary visual appeal and easy-to-read page design.Prepared by a renowned architectural editor in association with expert contributors and incorporating the work of many standards groups, the book presents clear, concise definitions of terms in nearly 80 working areas. The Fourth Edition covers new industry terms which have emerged due to changes in engineering and building technologies, organizations, materials, and legal developments, and has been expanded to include more historic architectural styles. New terms include:LegalArchitectural Barriers ActWheelchair AccessibleMaterialsFibrous ConcreteLatex MortarPolymer-Based StuccoConcrete Compliance ConformityRefractory MortarOrganizationsBuilding Research Establishment (formerly Building Research Station) of Great BritainASTMHistoric Architectural StylesAnglo-PalladianismFrench VictorianIsabellinoMudajarMozarabicNeo-Rococo
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction by : Nikolas Davies
Download or read book Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction written by Nikolas Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the Dictionary offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields. The innovative and detailed cross-referencing system allows readers to track down elusive definitions from general subject headings. Starting from only the vaguest idea of the word required, a reader can quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for. The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning. Davies and Jokiniemi's work sets a new standard for reference books for all those interested in the buildings that surround us. To browse the book and to see how this title is an invaluable resource for both students and professionals alike, visit www.architectsdictionary.com.
Download or read book Archispeak written by Tom Porter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved into a language of design jargon. Commonly found in architectural literature and journalism, in critical design debate and especially in student project reviews, Archispeak can seem insular and perplexing to others and -- particularly to the new architectural student -- often incomprehensible. There is a need to translate architectural design concepts into spoken and written commentary -- each word in use embodying a precise and universally accepted architectural meaning. If we explore the vocabulary of this language we gain insight into good design practice and into collective understanding of what constitutes a refined architecture. This unique illustrated guide will help students understand the nuances of this specialized language and help them in communicating their own design ideas.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture by : James Stevens Curl
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture written by James Stevens Curl and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to Zwinger and written in a clear and concise style, this authoritative dictionary covers architectural history in detail, from ancient times to the present day. It also includes concise biographies of hundreds of architects from history (excluding living persons), from Sir Francis Bacon and Imhotep to Liang Ssu-ch'eng and Francis Inigo Thomas. The text is complemented by over 260 beautiful and meticulous line drawings, labelled cross-sections, and diagrams. These include precise drawings of typical building features, making it easy for readers to identify particular period styles. This third edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture has been extensively revised and expanded, with over 900 new entries including hundreds of definitions of garden and landscape terms such as Baroque garden, floral clock, hortus conclusus, and Zen garden-design. Each entry is followed by a mini-bibliography, with suggestions for further reading. The full bibliography to the first edition (previously only available online) has also been fully updated and expanded, and incorporated into this new edition. This is an essential work of reference for anyone with an interest in architectural and garden history. With clear descriptions providing in-depth analysis, it is invaluable for students, professional architects, art historians, and anyone interested in architecture and garden design, and provides a fascinating wealth of information for the general reader.
Book Synopsis Pevsner's Architectural Glossary by : Nikolaus Pevsner
Download or read book Pevsner's Architectural Glossary written by Nikolaus Pevsner and published by Pevsner Introductions. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glossary is drawn from the vocabulary of the celebrated Pevsner Architectural Guides, and the famous designations E.E. and Perp are among the terms clearly explained.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture by : James Stevens Curl
Download or read book A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture written by James Stevens Curl and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 5000 entries from Aalto to ziggurat, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of architecture. Written in a clear and concise style, it is an invaluable work of reference for both students of architecutre and the general reader, as well as professional architects.
Book Synopsis An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape by : Carl Lounsbury
Download or read book An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape written by Carl Lounsbury and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full range of building in the South from 1607 to the 1820s, An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape is now available for the first time in paperback. This unique and exhaustive compilation traces the origin and development of an American architectural vocabulary in the colonies and states of the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Georgia. From the fortified earthfast dwellings of Jamestown to the intellectualized landscape of Monticello, southern architectural forms underwent major changes in their early period, as did the language of building. Carl R. Lounsbury's illustrated glossary of architectural and landscape terms delineates regional and traditional terminology as well as classical influences introduced in America through English architectural books and by professionally trained craftsmen. Featuring 1,500 terms ranging from building types to methods of construction, Lounsbury's book is the first of its kind to identify and define the language of building during this formative period of American architecture. Abundantly illustrated with over 300 photographs and drawings, An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape is an ideal, and now affordable, resource for architectural and cultural historians, preservationists, students of architecture, and anyone who works with older buildings.
Book Synopsis A Visual Dictionary of Architecture by : Francis D. K. Ching
Download or read book A Visual Dictionary of Architecture written by Francis D. K. Ching and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded! An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching's signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings. From Arch to Wood, every concept, technology, material and detail important to architects and designers are presented in Ching's unique 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 It is sure to be by the side of and used by any serious architect or designer, students of architecture, interior designers, and those in construction.
Book Synopsis The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture by : Rachel Carley
Download or read book The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture written by Rachel Carley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-03-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual presentation of the many types of houses built in America from the earliest Indian dwellings to designs for futuristic homes.
Book Synopsis Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture by : Cyril M. Harris
Download or read book Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture written by Cyril M. Harris and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This massive compendium contains over 2,000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern.
Book Synopsis The Visual Dictionary of Architecture by : Gavin Ambrose
Download or read book The Visual Dictionary of Architecture written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of architecture. Over 250 architectural terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary architecture. The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage, modern terminology and a wide variety of practical terms, movements and styles.
Book Synopsis A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture by : Thomas Dinham Atkinson
Download or read book A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture written by Thomas Dinham Atkinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture This little book is limited to the historical aspect of Architecture, and only deals incidentally with words used in art and art criticism and in building. But at the same time many technical terms are to be found, and constructional terms in particular; for construction lies at the very root of the matter. More attention than is usual in books of this kind is devoted to that part of the subject which bears on social and religious life. Thus more space is given to houses and churches and proportionately less to purely architectural terms such as capitals and vaults. Definitions are in most cases unnecessary; they are sometimes given, as in arch, because it is interesting to work out a definition; and this particular instance, by the by, illustrates the importance I attach to construction. Derivations are given where they are illuminating or curious. When there has been a choice the most familiar word or form of word has generally been adopted without much regard to philology on the one hand or to medieval use or monkish slang on the other. Many terms used in Greek and Roman architecture are included because they are necessary to a proper understanding of Renaissance architecture and church-building. For this reason the general principle has been to include those terms which have a direct bearing on English architecture, whether they deal with decorative forms or with the planning of buildings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture by : John Henry Parker
Download or read book A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Visual Dictionary, Architecture & Construction by : Carles Broto
Download or read book Visual Dictionary, Architecture & Construction written by Carles Broto and published by Links International. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MORE THAN 3.000 ENTRIES INDISPENSABLE FOR ANY ARCHITECT AND STUDENT HUNDREDS OF DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONS DETAILS
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Islamic Architecture by : Andrew Petersen
Download or read book Dictionary of Islamic Architecture written by Andrew Petersen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Islamic Architecture provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era. Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced and indexed to permit easy access to the text and to link items of related interest. Four main categories of subject matter are explored: * dynastic and regional overviews * individual site descriptions * biographical entries * technical definitions Over 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations complement and illuminate the entries, and the needs of the reader requiring further information are met by individual entry bibliographies.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture by : Gwendolyn Leick
Download or read book A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture written by Gwendolyn Leick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Gwendolyn Leick examines the development of the principal styles of ancient architecture within their geographical and historical context, and describes features of major sites such as Ur, Nineveh and Babylon, as well as many of the lesser-known sites. She also covers the variations of typical ancient architectural structures such as pyramids, tombs and houses, details the building material and techniques employed, and clarifies specialist terminology.
Book Synopsis A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture by : Thomas Dinham Atkinson
Download or read book A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture written by Thomas Dinham Atkinson and published by London : Methuen. This book was released on 1958 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
