Synopsis
Including 5000 images and 1500 design-related definitions, this reference text has been organized into six groupings: style from antiquity to the present; building types; design and composition; materials used; building parts and elements; and form.
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“An excellent resource for interested laypeople as well as professionals in the field . . . recommended as a ready reference tool for public, academic, and highschool libraries.”
An Architectural Dictionary Written in the Language of Design. . . and Heavily Illustrated!
Unlike any other architectural dictionary currently available, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture,2e is focused almost entirely on design. While other design dictionaries are overloaded with construction-related terms, this unique resource contains nearly 4000 design-related definitions and more than 3000 illustrations – far more than any other dictionary.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture covers everything critically important to those in the architect/design field:
* Architectural Styles
* Details
* Building Elements
* Forms
* Building Systems
* And added to this edition is more than 300 architect biographies with classic examples of their work
Meticulously written, heavily cross-referenced, and unique in the fact that it is a dictionary that can truly be called a visual resource, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, 2e is the best way for any designer to gain a full understanding of architectural elements.
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