Title: A visual dictionary of architecture /
Authors: Ching, Francis D. K., 1943-
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Architecture Dictionaries; Picture dictionaries, English
Abstract: Definition of terms, arranged according to the sixty- eight basic aspects of architectural design, history and technology.
Contents: Architecture -- Arch -- Beam -- Brick -- Building -- Cable structure -- Ceiling -- Ceramic -- Church -- Color -- Column -- Concrete -- Construction -- Design -- Dome -- Door -- Drawing -- Electricity -- Elevator -- Fastening -- Fireplace -- Fire safety -- Floor -- Force -- Fortification -- Foundation -- Frame -- Geometry -- Glass -- Hardware -- Heat -- History -- House -- Joinery -- Light -- Load.