Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture

Author: Cyril M. Harris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132110
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 598

Book Description
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.

Elements of Architectural Design

Author: Ernest Burden
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471371175
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
The complete visual guide to the elements of architectural design ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCEBOOK SECOND EDITION With over 3,000 photographs and illustrations! This book offers quick access to thousands of ideas, terms, and photographs related to the essentialelements of architectural design. Comprehensive and easy to use, it combines the best features of a dictionary, photographic guide, and textbook-making information simple to find. It lets you search visually (through the photographs), alphabetically (by index), or by general subject (through chapter headings). Throughout, chapters are arranged to cover different aspects of architectural design, establishing a solid framework that puts information into a physical, historical, and conceptual context. No other reference covers the subject with so much flexibility and from so many perspectives in a single volume. Ideal for long-term use as a study aid or refresher, or as a springboard for design inspiration, Elements of Architectural Design, Second Edition is an essential resource for the desktop. * Traditional and contemporary styles * Work of famous architects * Different building types and uses * Elements of form and composition * Materials and their use in structures * Building components and details * Clear definitions of terms

American Architecture

Author: Cyril M. Harris
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393731033
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Defines and illustrates architectural terms relating to building style, structural components, and architectural ornaments.

Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Architectural Plans, Details and Elements

Author: John Theodore Haneman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139042
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Sourcebook of inspiration for architects, designers, others. 1880 line drawings on 70 plates. Bibliography. Captions.

The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture

Author: Rachel Carley
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805045635
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
Visual presentation of the many types of houses built in America from the earliest Indian dwellings to designs for futuristic homes.

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

Author: Francis D. K. Ching
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470648856
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
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.

Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation

Author: Ernest E. Burden
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
A treasure trove of information and images for practical solutions in preservation. It provides information and examples on adaptive reuse; the creation of designated historic districts; structural restoration of landmark buildings; and cleaning and preserving great works of architecture - by leading historic preservation firms.

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction

Author: Cyril M. Harris
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description
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

Architecture and Ornament

Author: Margaret Maliszewski-Pickart
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786443352
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For architects, historians, preservationists, students or homeowners, this richly illustrated two-part dictionary makes it easy to identify a specific architectural detail. This work allows you to visually identify a particular building element in a series of illustrations. Once the visual identification is made, the name of the term is given, making it simple to look up in the traditional architectural dictionary section of the book. The illustrations are arranged by main categories with common labels--windows and doors; walls; roofs; columns; stairs; ornament and moldings; and arches, vaults and domes. This broad range of architectural illustrations allows the work to function not only as a traditional architectural dictionary, but also as a design source or as an overview of architectural ornament and detailing.

Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition

Author: Ernest Burden
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071772944
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 575

Book Description
Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionary Revised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition, features 8,000 definitions, 4,000 illustrations, and biographies of hundreds of architects accompanied by classic examples of their work. This new, full-color edition includes terms relating to green, ecological, and sustainable architecture. Everything critically important to those in the field of architecture and design is covered, including: Architectural styles Details Building elements Architectural forms Building systems Green building Meticulously written, heavily cross-referenced, and filled with more than 3,000 new and updated definitions and 1,000 new photographs, this impressive visual resource is the best way to gain a full understanding of architectural elements and the new language of green and sustainable architecture.