Reading architecture : a visual lexicon / Owen Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Owen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Laurence King Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the architectural features so that, unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive color photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. The individual structural elements and materials common to all buildings are explained, whether in Classical, Gothic or Modernist style, before delving into the inner architectural details, such as doors and window

Contents:

Reading Architecture; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Building Types; The Classical Temple; The Temple Front; Temple Front Widths; Intercolumniation; Types; Internal Spaces; The Medieval Cathedral; West-End Portal; South Transept Portal; Plan; Church plan; Section; Furnishings; The Renaissance Church; Exterior; Plan; Interior; The Baroque Church; Exterior; Plan; Interior; Fortified Buildings; Keep Castle; Concentric Castle; Exterior; Country Houses and Villas; Street-Facing Buildings; Public Buildings; The Modern Block; High-Rise Buildings; Chapter 2: Structures; Columns and Piers; Types

The Classical OrdersNon-Classical Capitals; Arches; Elements; Round Arches; Pointed Arches; Other Arch Forms; Types; Modern Structures; Concrete; Steel; Building Forms; Chapter 3: Architectural Elements; Walls and Surfaces; Masonry; Common Types of Stone; Surfaces; Rustication; Brick; Positions; Bonds; Mortar Joints; Types; Timber; Tiles and Ceramics; Concrete and Renders; Glass; Metal and Synthetic Materials; Large-Scale Wall Articulations and Features; Surface Articulations; Unenriched Mouldings; Enriched Mouldings and Decorative Elements; Windows and Doors; Types; Delineating Apertures

Classical AperturesPediment Types; Gothic Apertures: Tracery Elements; Gothic Apertures: Tracery Types; Common Window Forms; Window Projections and Balconies; Roof Lights; Common Door Forms; Roofs; Types; Tiling and Roof-Cladding Types; Pitched and Gabled Roofs; Gable Types; Spires and Castellations; Spire Types; Domes; Exterior; Interior; Types; Structures; Trusses; Vaults; Rib Vault Types; Stairs and Lifts; Staircase Components; Staircase Types; Lifts and Escalators; Glossary; Index; Picture Credits; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 1, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78067-204-7

OCLC:

866622272