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ABC of Architecture
James F. O´gorman
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Description for ABC of Architecture
Paperback. A nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. This book includes a discussion of the basic inspiration for architecture, an exploration of space, system, and material, and an examination of the language and history of architecture. It shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations. Num Pages: 144 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: AM; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
ABC of Architecture is an accessible, nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements), to an exploration of space, system, and material, and, finally, to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations, and how architects, like other artists, make creative use of space and light.
ABC of Architecture is an accessible, nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements), to an exploration of space, system, and material, and, finally, to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations, and how architects, like other artists, make creative use of space and light.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812216318
SKU
V9780812216318
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About James F. O´gorman
James F. O'Gorman is Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art at Wellesley College and author of more than a dozen books on architecture and art history, including Connecticut Valley Vernacular: The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reviews for ABC of Architecture
"Thank goodness for James F. O'Gorman, who has given us this refreshingly clear guide to the indispensable convergence of art and science we call architecture."
Forbes
"[O'Gorman's] mastery of the subject shows in his straightforward, lucid prose."
Publishers Weekly
"James O'Gorman's ABC of Architecture takes its rightful place among the few paragons this century of clear ... Read more
Forbes
"[O'Gorman's] mastery of the subject shows in his straightforward, lucid prose."
Publishers Weekly
"James O'Gorman's ABC of Architecture takes its rightful place among the few paragons this century of clear ... Read more