Architecture A to Z
A Rough Guide
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 178 pages
978-0-471-48957-3 (ISBN)
Description
This educational and fun alphabet of architectural terms serves as an engaging guide through the architectural process and the entire range of factors which affect the development and design of buildings. The author includes humorous illustrations which provide insight into the world of modern architecture.
More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
colour and b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 29 cm
Width: 22 cm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-48957-3 (9780471489573)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
A - architecture; B - building; C - climate; D - design and developers; E - energy, ecology, earth and environment; F - flat roofs, facades and functionalism; G - gothic, gargoyles and glass; H - housing, homes and hi-tech; I - industrial revolution, information technology; J - Japan; K - kids and kitchens; L - Le Corbusier; M - machine age and modernism; N - neo-classicism; O - office blocks and open planning; P - politics; Q - Qualifications and quantity surveyors; R - Rome and reinforced concrete; S - spires and skyscrapers; T - temples and tower blocks; U - USA; V - vernacular and Victorian architecture; W - women; X - xperts; Y - youth and yesterday; Z - zoos, zeitgeist and ziggurats.