num_pages: 144
description: ABC of Architecture is an accessible nontechnical introduction to architectural structure history and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements) to an exploration of space system and material and finally to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans sections and elevations and how architects like other artists make creative use of space and light.
language: English
title: ABC of Architecture
publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press