A Visual Dictionary of Architecture 9780470648858, 0470648856

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Table of contents :
A VISUAL DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE, 2ND EDITION
CONTENTS
PREFACE
ARCHITECTURE
ARCH
BEAM
BRICK
BUILDING
CABLE STRUCTURE
CEILING
CERAMIC
CHURCH
COLOR
COLUMN
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
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
MASONRY
MATERIAL
MEASURE
MEMBRANE
METAL
MOISTURE PROTECTION
ORDER
ORNAMENT
PAINT
PLASTER
PLASTIC
PLATE
PLUMBING
REINFORCED CONCRETE
ROOF
ROOM
SHELL
SITEWORK
SOIL
SOUND
STAIR
STONE
STRUCTURE
SURVEY
SUSTAINABILITY
TEMPLE
THEATER
TRUSS
VAULT
VISION
WALL
WINDOW
WOOD
INDEX

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