Author : J.-P. Vandenberghe
Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780444429322
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (293 download)
Book Synopsis Elsevier's dictionary of architecture in five languages by : J.-P. Vandenberghe
Download or read book Elsevier's dictionary of architecture in five languages written by J.-P. Vandenberghe and published by Elsevier Science Limited. This book was released on 1988 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardbound. This dictionary deals with such areas as architects' office practice, drawing implements and instruments, representational techniques, basic descriptive geometry, spatial representation, planning and submission of proposed buildings; details and elements of buildings such as roofs, stairs, windows, doors, chimneys, moldings, brick bonds, heating, lighting and plumbing; building materials such as stone, ceramic, mortar, cement, concrete, metal, glass, wood, plastic and paints, and also accessories; and artistic terminology, ornaments, styles and orders, both historical and contemporary. It is intended for use by architects, planners, designers, engineers, builders, manufacturers of building materials, scholars in the fields of the arts, architecture and building, translators and interpreters, and writers and journalists covering features of contemporary and historical architecture.