Architecture: Form, Space, and Order

Ching, Francis D. K.

ISBN 10: 0471752169 / ISBN 13: 9780471752165

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architecture: Form, Space, and Order
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471752169
• ISBN 13: 9780471752165
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

A superb visual reference to the principles of architecture

Now including interactive CD-ROM!

For more than thirty years, the beautifully illustratedArchitecture: Form, Space, and Order has been the classicintroduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. Theupdated Third Edition features expanded sections on circulation,light, views, and site context, along with new considerations ofenvironmental factors, building codes, and contemporary examples ofform, space, and order.

This classic visual reference helps both students and practicingarchitects understand the basic vocabulary of architectural designby examining how form and space are ordered in the builtenvironment.? Using his trademark meticulous drawing, ProfessorChing shows the relationship between fundamental elements ofarchitecture through the ages and across cultural boundaries. Bylooking at these seminal ideas,Architecture: Form, Space, andOrder encourages the reader to look critically at the builtenvironment and promotes a more evocative understanding ofarchitecture.

In addition to updates to content and many of the illustrations,this new edition includes a companion CD-ROM that brings the book'sarchitectural concepts to life through three-dimensional models andanimations created by Professor Ching.

About the Author

Francis D.K. Ching is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, including A Global History of Architecture, Architectural Graphics, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Interior Design Illustrated, and Building Construction Illustrated, all published by Wiley. He is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle.