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Introduction to Architecture is a visual feast and a trove of discovery for anyone who appreciates architectural design and drawing. This all-in-one package surveys the history, design, and theory of the built environment using Francis D.K. Ching???s trademark graphical approach.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Introduction: Object, Space, Building, City 1

2 The Beginnings of Architecture: Early History—From Ancient Times to the Renaissance 13

3 A Concise History: Architecture from the Renaissance to the Contemporary 37

4 Fundamentals of Architecture: Form 51

5 Fundamentals of Architecture: Space 79

6 Fundamentals of Architecture: Order 125

7 Elements of Architecture: Types, Systems, and Components That Inform Design 165

8 The Design Process: Tools and Techniques for Generating Ideas 199

9 Materials of Architecture: Their Qualities, Characteristics, and Behaviors 231

10 Methods of Construction 249

11 Building Structure: Resisting the Forces That Act against Buildings 281

12 Building Systems 299

13 Architectural Practice and Communication 321

14 Allied Disciplines: Interior Design 349

15 Allied Disciplines: Urbanism 373

Glossary 409

Index 415

Introduction to Architecture

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 16 November 2012
      ISBN-13 9781118142066
      978-1118142066
      ISBN-10 1118142063
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      Architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Introduction to Architecture is a visual feast and a trove of discovery for anyone who appreciates architectural design and drawing. This all-in-one package surveys the history, design, and theory of the built environment using Francis D.K. Ching???s trademark graphical approach.

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      1 Introduction: Object, Space, Building, City 1

      2 The Beginnings of Architecture: Early History—From Ancient Times to the Renaissance 13

      3 A Concise History: Architecture from the Renaissance to the Contemporary 37

      4 Fundamentals of Architecture: Form 51

      5 Fundamentals of Architecture: Space 79

      6 Fundamentals of Architecture: Order 125

      7 Elements of Architecture: Types, Systems, and Components That Inform Design 165

      8 The Design Process: Tools and Techniques for Generating Ideas 199

      9 Materials of Architecture: Their Qualities, Characteristics, and Behaviors 231

      10 Methods of Construction 249

      11 Building Structure: Resisting the Forces That Act against Buildings 281

      12 Building Systems 299

      13 Architectural Practice and Communication 321

      14 Allied Disciplines: Interior Design 349

      15 Allied Disciplines: Urbanism 373

      Glossary 409

      Index 415

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