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ARCHITECTURE THE GOLD STANDARD IN INTRODUCTORY ARCHITECTURE TEXTS,
FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD For
more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture:
Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to
the basic vocabulary of architectural design. In this fifth
edition, more recent additions to the architectural panoply
illustrate how contemporary digital and building technologies have
influenced the development of architectural forms and spaces and
how architectural siting and design have responded to the call for
more environmentally responsible buildings. It is designed to
encourage critical thought and to promote a more evocative
understanding of architecture. The fifth edition is updated with
many new urban design and building precedents from a diverse range
of cultural and geographic areas New content focuses on the latest
technology and trends in structure, construction, materials, and
sustainability Includes more than 800 illustrations, many
hand-drawn, which demonstrate the foundations and concepts every
architect must master Architecture: Form, Space, and Order distills
complex concepts of design into a clear focus and brings difficult
abstractions to life. It explains form and space in relation to
light, view, openings, and enclosures and explores the organization
of space, and the elements and relationships of circulation, as
well as proportion and scale. In addition, the text’s detailed
illustrations demonstrate the concepts presented and reveal the
relationships between fundamental elements of architecture through
the ages and across cultures.
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