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More About This Title Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, Fourth Edition
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THE CLASSIC ARCHITECTURAL REFERENCE, UPDATED WITH CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES
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. The updated and revised Fourth Edition features the fundamental elements of space and form and is designed to encourage critical thought in order to promote a more evocative understanding of architecture.
Architecture: Form, Space, and Order distills complex concepts of design into a clear focus and brings difficult abstractions to life. The book 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.
This edition includes an access card with a redemption code for the online Interactive Resource Center, which features thirty-five animations, flashcards of key architectural terms, and an image gallery showcasing hundreds of photos that enrich the book’s content.
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FRANCIS D.K. CHING is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, including A Global History of Architecture, Architectural Graphics, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Interior Design Illustrated, and Building Construction Illustrated, all published by Wiley. He is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Introduction ix
1 Primary Elements
Primary Elements 2
Point 4
Point Elements 5
Two Points 6
Line 8
Linear Elements 10
From Line to Plane 14
Plane 18
Planar Elements 20
Volume 28
Volumetric Elements 30
2 Form
Properties of Form 35
Shape 36
Primary Shapes 38
Circle 39
Triangle 40
Square 41
Surfaces 42
Curved Surfaces 43
Primary Solids 46
Regular & Irregular forms 50
Transformation of Form 54
Dimensional Transformation 56
Subtractive Form 58
Subtractive & Additive Forms 61
Additive Form 62
Centralized Form 64
Linear Form 66
Radial Form 70
Clustered Form 72
Grid Form 76
Formal Collisions of Geometry 78
Circle & Square 80
Rotated Grid 82
Articulation of Form 84
Edges & Corners 86
Surface Articulation 92
3 Form & Space
Form & Space: Unity of Opposites 102
Form Defining Space 110
Horizontal Elements Defining Space 111
Base Plane 112
Elevated Base Plane 114
Depressed Base Plane 120
Overhead Plane 126
Vertical Elements Defining Space 134
Vertical Linear Elements 136
Single Vertical Plane 144
L-Shaped Configuration of Planes 148
Parallel Vertical Planes 154
U-Shaped Planes 160
Four Planes: Closure 166
Four Planes: Enlosure 170
Openings in Space-Defining Elements 174
Openings within Planes 176
Openings at Corners 178
Openings between Planes 180
Qualities of Architectural Space 182
Degree of Enclosure 184
Light 186
View 190
4 Organization
Organization of Form & Space 196
Spatial Relationships 197
Space within a Space 198
Interlocking Spaces 200
Adjacent Spaces 202
Spaces Linked by a Common Space 204
Spatial Organizations 206
Centralized Organizations 208
Linear Organizations 218
Radial Organizations 228
Clustered Organizations 234
Grid Organizations 242
5 Circulation
Circulation: Movement through Space 252
Circulation Elements 253
Approach 254
Entrance 262
Configuration of the Path 276
Path-Space Relationships 290
Form of the Circulation Space 294
6 Proportion & Scale
Proportion & Scale 306
Material Proportions 307
Structural Proportions 308
Manufactured Proportions 310
Proportioning Systems 311
Golden Section 314
Regulating Lines 318
Classical Orders 320
Renaissance Theories 326
Modulor 330
Ken 334
Anthropometry 338
Scale 341
Visual Scale 342
Human Scale 344
A Scalar Comparison 346
7 Principles
Ordering Principles 350
Axis 352
Symmetry 360
Hierarchy 370
Datum 380
Rhythm 396
Repetition 397
Transformation 418
Conclusion 422
A Selected Bibliography 425
Glossary 427
Index of Buildings 435
Index of Designers 441
Index to Subject Matter 443
