Main entry:

Ching, Francis D. K., 1943- author.

Title & Author:

A visual dictionary of architecture / Francis D.K. Ching.

Publication:

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1995]
©1995

Description:

319 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Architecture -- Arch -- Beam -- Brick -- Building -- Cable structure -- Ceiling -- Ceramic -- Church -- Color -- Column -- Concrete -- Construction -- Design -- Dome -- Door -- Drawing -- Electricity -- Elevator -- Fastening -- Fireplace -- Fire safety -- Floor -- Force -- Fortification -- Foundation -- Frame -- Geometry -- Glass -- Hardware -- Heat -- History -- House -- Joinery -- Light -- Load -- Masonry -- Material -- Measure -- Membrane -- Metal -- Moisture control -- Order -- Ornament -- Paint -- Plaster -- Plastic -- Plate -- Plumbing -- Reinforced concrete -- Roof -- Room -- Shell -- Sitework -- Soil -- Solar energy -- Sound -- Stair -- Stone -- Structure -- Survey -- Temple -- Theater -- Truss -- Vault -- Vision -- Wall -- Window -- Wood.

Summary:

Definition of terms, arranged according to the sixty- eight basic aspects of architectural design, history and technology.

ISBN:

0442009046
9780442009045
0471284513
9780471284512
0471288217
9780471288213

Subject:

Architecture Dictionaries.
Picture dictionaries, English.
Architecture Dictionnaires anglais.
Dictionnaires illustrés anglais.
Architecture and Town Planning.
Architecture
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Architecture Encyclopedias.

Form/genre:

Wörterbuch.
Reference works
Dictionaries
Ouvrages de référence.

Added entries:

Architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 116736
Call No.: ID NA31.C44 REF; ID:95-B1211
Status: Available