Archispeak : an illustrated guide to architectural terms / Tom Porter ; with contributions by Steve Bowkett [and others].

Main entry:

Porter, Tom.

Title & Author:

Archispeak : an illustrated guide to architectural terms / Tom Porter ; with contributions by Steve Bowkett [and others].

Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2004.

Description:

xvii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218).

Summary:

Tom Porter aims to demystify 'archispeak', the specialised jargon employed by architects in their work. This volume offers definition and elucidation of over 300 terms.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0415300118 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780415300117 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0415300126 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415300124 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture Terminology.
Architectural design Terminology.
Architecture Terminologie.
Design architectural Terminologie.
Architectural design
Architecture
Bouwkunst.
Terminologie.

Form/genre:

dictionaries.
Terminology
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 233864
Call No.: NA31 .P65 2004
Status: Available

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