{"product_id":"a-visual-dictionary-of-architecture-isbn-9780470648858","title":"A Visual Dictionary of Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded!\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombining 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive index permits the reader to locate any important word in the text.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis long-awaited revision brings the latest concepts and technology of 21st century architecture, design and construction to this classic reference work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArch 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeam 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrick 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCable Structure 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCeiling 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCeramic 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChurch 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColumn 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputer Graphics 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDome 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoor 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectricity 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElevator 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFastening 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFireplace 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFire Safety 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloor 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForce 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFortification 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundation 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrame 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlass 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardware 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouse 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoinery 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoad 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasonry 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasure 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMembrane 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetal 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoisture Protection 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaster 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastic 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlate 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlumbing 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinforced Concrete 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoom 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShell 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSitework 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStair 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStone 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvey 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemple 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheater 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruss 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVault 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWall 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWindow 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWood 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings.\" (\u003ci\u003eAd-Hoc-News,\u003c\/i\u003e 22 November 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrancis D.K. Ching\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.  \u003cp\u003ePresented in Francis D.K. Ching's signature style, this long-awaited Second Edition of A Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a remarkable, one-of-a-kind compendium that combines textual definitions and hundreds of superb line drawings to illuminate a comprehensive body of essential terms in architecture, including important interrelationships between building components. 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