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| A Visual Dictionary of Architecture | 
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| Author: Francis D.k Ching
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7384
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0471288217
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.3
EAN: 9780471288213
ASIN: 0471288217
Publication Date: November 14, 1996
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Superb! It has everything! July 10, 2008
Having asked for this book as a present I am so glad I did. This has to be THE BEST dictionary on architecture. I also have a non visual dictionary by Oxford but this book far outweighs that one. Being an architecture student, there are still a lot of architectural terms I am not familiar with which is where this book comes in real handy. Every time I come across a new term I always think "no, it's not going to be in here" but it actually IS! Not only is there a brief description but to help you understand better there is often a hand sketch too (of which there are many and of EXCELLENT quality). The best thing about this book is, however, I have architects looking up things in here too! This book is invaluable and a definite must for anyone studying architecture or even newly qualified architects!
Excellent excellent excellent.
Just fabulous! January 19, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this for my sister who is studying architecture, and she's over the moon with it. I wanted to give her a bit of inspiration, and a reference book and this has done it. Great job by the author, and in exquisite detail too.
Fantastic reference manual February 3, 2003
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I bought this book solely as a reference tool for my degree course but i now find myself uncontrollably reading through random extracts in order to 'absorb' more information. Concise but detailed definitions and stunningly drawn components and diagrams make this an invaluable book for students and professionals alike. Although published in the USA, very little of the descriptive text will be foreign to us here in the UK. The book is not intended to provide detailed construction techniques or information or be used as a guide to defects analysis and building pathology, but as a basic reference manual in order that we may better understand and visualise the components and terms within the built environment it is fantastic. If you dont know your bastard pointing from your tuck and pat get this !!
I want to read this book, but in spanish version March 7, 1999
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw this book in spanish version in the Casa Viva magazine, please what do I do to have this book in spanish version?
I want to read this book, but in spanish version March 7, 1999
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
I saw this book in spanish version in the Casa Viva magazine, please what do I do to have this book in spanish version?
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