Introduction to architecture /
Ching, Francis D. K.
Introduction to architecture / Francis D.K. Ching and James F. Eckler - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2013 - viii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The beginnings of architecture: early history-from ancient times to the renaissance -- 3. A concise history: architecture from the renaussance to the contemporary -- 4. Fundamentals of architecture: form -- 5. Fundamentals of architecture: space -- 6. Fundamentals of architecture: oder -- 7. Elements of architecture: types, systems, and components that inform design -- 8. The design process: tools and techniques for generating ideas -- 9. Materials of architecture: their qualities, characteristics, and behaviors -- 10. Methods of construction -- 11. Building structure: resisting the forces that act against buildings -- 12. Buildings systems -- 13. Architectural practice and communication -- 14. Allied disciplines: interior design -- 15. Allied disciplines: urbanism.
Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. Showcasing his characteristic, highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, and cities. In an easy to understand format, readers will explore the history and theories of architecture, design elements and processes, and the technical aspects of the contemporary profession of architecture.
9781118142066
ARCHITECTURE -- TEXTBOOKS
NA 2520 .C45 2013
Introduction to architecture / Francis D.K. Ching and James F. Eckler - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2013 - viii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The beginnings of architecture: early history-from ancient times to the renaissance -- 3. A concise history: architecture from the renaussance to the contemporary -- 4. Fundamentals of architecture: form -- 5. Fundamentals of architecture: space -- 6. Fundamentals of architecture: oder -- 7. Elements of architecture: types, systems, and components that inform design -- 8. The design process: tools and techniques for generating ideas -- 9. Materials of architecture: their qualities, characteristics, and behaviors -- 10. Methods of construction -- 11. Building structure: resisting the forces that act against buildings -- 12. Buildings systems -- 13. Architectural practice and communication -- 14. Allied disciplines: interior design -- 15. Allied disciplines: urbanism.
Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. Showcasing his characteristic, highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, and cities. In an easy to understand format, readers will explore the history and theories of architecture, design elements and processes, and the technical aspects of the contemporary profession of architecture.
9781118142066
ARCHITECTURE -- TEXTBOOKS
NA 2520 .C45 2013