Visual Dictionary of Architecture

Francis D.K. Ching is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.

• Preface viiArchitecture 1Arch 4Beam 7Brick 10Building 13Cable Structure 20Ceiling 22Ceramic 24Church 27Color 30Column 32Computer Graphics 34Concrete 40Construction 46Design 52Dome 62Door 64Drawing 68Electricity 76Elevator 82Fastening 84Fireplace 89Fire Safety 90Floor 94Force 98Fortification 100Foundation 102Frame 106Geometry 110Glass 114Hardware 116Heat 119History 129House 140Joinery 144Light 146Load 157Masonry 163Material 169Measure 174Membrane 176Metal 177Moisture Protection 184Order 187Ornament 190Paint 195Plaster 196Plastic 200Plate 202Plumbing 204Reinforced Concrete 210Roof 216Room 224Shell 227Sitework 229Soil 232Sound 234Stair 239Stone 242Structure 244Survey 253Sustainability 255Temple 266Theater 274Truss 277Vault 280Vision 282Wall 284Window 289Wood 294Index 303

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