This book is a guide to the many and varied terms used frequently within architecture. From Column to Cornice, Skyscraper to Ha-Ha, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in architecture. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of architectural terminology. More than 270 common architecture terms are distilled and illustrated. From practical terms such as Vaulted, Spire and Cladding to conceptual terms such as Modernism and Postmodernism, including modern terminology and many of the traditional terms still in current usage. "The Visual Dictionary of Architecture" is produced in collaboration with a leading London architectural practice and an architectural historian.
- ISBN10 294037354X
- ISBN13 9782940373543
- Publish Date 31 December 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2014
- Publish Country CH
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint AVA Publishing SA
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English