This Classic Visual Reference Has Helped over 400,000 Readers Understand the Basic Vocabulary of Architectural Design.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c70301) has announced the addition of "Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, 3rd Edition" to their offering.

A new edition of the classic visual reference to the principles of architecture

For more than 30 years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space & Order has been the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. This Third Edition now includes a companion CD-ROM featuring interactive digital models created by Professor Ching, along with new considerations of environmental factors, building codes, and contemporary examples of form, space, and order.

This classic visual reference has helped over 400,000 readers understand the basic vocabulary of architectural design by examining how form and space are ordered in the built environment. Using his trademark meticulous drawing, Ching shows the way fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across cultural boundaries are similar. By looking at these seminal ideas, Architecture: Form, Space, Order encourages the reader to critically look at the built environment and promotes a more evocative understanding of architecture. Doubtless, many will want this handsome volume for the sheer beauty of it. Included in this new edition is a companion CD-ROM that brings to life architectural concepts using three-dimensional models and animations, created by Professor Ching.

About the author

Francis D.K. Ching (Seattle, WA) is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, including A Global History of Architecture, Architectural Graphics, Interior Design Illustrated, and Building Construction Illustrated. He is a registered architect and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he teaches architecture and design drawing.

Contents:

Preface.
Introduction.
1 Primary Elements.
2 Form.
3 Form & Space.
4 Organization.
5 Circulation.
6 Proportion & Scale.
7 Principles.
Conclusion.
A Selected Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.

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