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.
Author(s): Francis D. K. Ching
Edition: 5
Publisher: Wiley
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 497
City: Hoboken
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Primary Elements
Primary Elements
Point
Point Elements
Two Points
Line
Linear Elements
From Line to Plane
Linear Elements Defining Planes
Plane
Planar Elements
Volume
Volumetric Elements
Chapter 2 Form
Form
Properties of Form
Shape
Primary Shapes
Circle
Triangle
Square
Primary Solids
Regular & Irregular Forms
Transformation of Form
Dimensional Transformation
Geometric Transformation
Subtractive Form
Subtractive & Additive Forms
Additive Form
Centralized Form
Linear Form
Radial Form
Clustered Form
Grid Form
Formal Collisions of Geometry
Circle & Square
Rotated Grid
Articulation of Form
Edges & Corners
Corners
Surface Articulation
Chapter 3 Form & Space
Form & Space
Form & Space: Unity of Opposites
Form Defining Space
Horizontal Elements Defining Space
Base Plane
Elevated Base Plane
Depressed Base Plane
Overhead Plane
Vertical Elements Defining Space
Vertical Linear Elements
Single Vertical Plane
L-Shaped Configuration of Planes
L-Shaped Planes
Parallel Vertical Planes
Parallel Planes
U-Shaped Planes
Four Planes: Closure
Four Planes: Enlosure
Openings in Space-Defining Elements
Openings within Planes
Openings at Corners
Openings between Planes
Qualities of Architectural Space
Degree of Enclosure
Light
View
Ventilation
Chapter 4 Organization
Organization of Form & Space
Spatial Relationships
Space within a Space
Interlocking Spaces
Adjacent Spaces
Spaces Linked by a Common Space
Spatial Organizations
Centralized Organizations
Linear Organizations
Radial Organizations
Clustered Organizations
Grid Organizations
Chapter 5 Circulation
Circulation: Movement through Space
Circulation Elements
Approach
Entrance
Configuration of the Path
Path-Space Relationships
Form of the Circulation Space
Stairways
Chapter 6 Proportion & Scale
Proportion & Scale
Material Proportions
Structural Proportions
Manufactured Proportions
Proportioning Systems
Golden Section
Regulating Lines
Classical Orders
Renaissance Theories
Modulor
Ken
Anthropometry
Scale
Visual Scale
Human Scale
A Scalar Comparison
Chapter 7 Principles
Ordering Principles
Axis
Symmetry
Hierarchy
Datum
Rhythm
Repetition
Transformation
Conclusion
A Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index of Buildings
Index of Designers
Index of Subject Matter
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