It is sure to be by the side of and used by any serious architect or designer, students of architecture, interior designers, and those in construction. This long-awaited revision brings the latest concepts and technology of 21st century architecture, design and construction to this classic reference work.A comprehensive index permits the reader to locate any important word in the text.Combining text and drawing, each term is given a minimum double-page spread on large format trim size, so that the term can be comprehensively explored, graphically showing relations between concepts and sub-terms.From Arch to Wood, every concept, technology, material and detail important to architects and designers are presented in Ching's unique style. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings. An updated companion website with digital learning tools and Google Earth mapping service coordinates that make it easier to find sitesĪrt and architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in architectural history, will have 5,000 years of the built environment perpetually at their fingertips with A Global History of Architecture, Third Edition.The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded!Īn essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K.from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. Ching was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington. Ching, as well as more stunning photographs ' Frank ' Ching (born 1943) is an architecture and design graphics writer.
An expanded section on contemporary global architecture The gold-standard exploration of architectures global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to.Spanning from 3,500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this unique guide was written by experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world.įully updated and revised to reflect current scholarship, this Third Edition features expanded chapter introductions that set the stage for a global view, as well as: The book that forever changed the way architectural history is viewed, taught, and studied, A Global History of Architecture examines 5,000 years of the built environment.
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