Reading architecture: a visual lexicon

by Hopkins, Owen

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Title Statements

Full title :Reading architecture : a visual lexicon / Owen Hopkins.

Summary

This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the visible architectural features so that, unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive colour photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. The individual structural elements and materials common to all buildings are then explained, whether in Classical, Gothic or Modernist style, before delving into the inner architectural details such as doors and windows, roofs and staircases. A comprehensive glossary completes the book. An original and accessible take on the architectural dictionary, this book takes you on a visual tour of the buildings around us, and will be useful not only to students but to anyone with a general interest in architecture.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Laurence King
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:175 pages : : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; : 27 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781856697361, 1856697363
oclc:ocn757932027
LC Classification:NA2840
Dewey Decimal:720.222

Building types -- Structures -- Architectural elements.

Subjects

Architectural drawings Architecture Architecture -- Designs and plans. -- H… Architecture -- Dessins et plans. -- Hi… Architecture -- Détails Architecture -- Ouvrages illustrés. -- … Architecture -- Pictorial works Architecture -- Pictorial works. -- Det… Architecture and Planning History Pictorial works