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Architecture form, space, & order

"For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated and revised Fifth Edition features the fundamental elements of space and form, illustrated with many new pr...

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Main Author: Ching, Francis D. K., 1943- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Architecture > Composition, proportion, etc.
Space (Architecture)
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Summary:"For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated and revised Fifth Edition features the fundamental elements of space and form, illustrated with many new precedents and discussions of the latest technology trends. It is designed to encourage critical thought in order to promote a more evocative understanding of architecture"--
Physical Description:xiii, 481 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, plans ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119853374
1119853370
Author Notes:Francis D.K. Ching graduated cum laude with a five-year professional degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. His accomplishments included instructing at Ohio University and Cornish College of the Arts, teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lecturing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a visiting scholar at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been a professor of architecture at the University of Washington since 1992.

Ching's published works including Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, and Interior Design Illustrated, focus on clarifying and communicating architectural element, principles, and relationships. Ching earned a Citation for Excellence in International Book Publishing in 1992, and two years later he was honored with the Graham Foundation Grant to develop a two-volume reader for Design Drawing.

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