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The Fundamentals of Architecture is reference for anyone who is interested in an introduction to the basic ideas that affect and inform architecture or interior design and the graphic techniques and language associated with presenting ideas concerned with spatial realisation and experimentation.

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Farrelly (Portsmouth School of Architecture, UK) aims to cover the full design process, which she accomplishes at an undergraduate, introductory level. Fundamentals includes a historical overview; a discussion of construction materials, elements, and methods; and information on how to communicate architectural ideas and concepts. The second edition is much the same as the first (2007), with updated examples used to illustrate concepts. Numerous high-quality in-text images illustrate the concepts presented. Some images from the first edition have been omitted or resized, making room for the addition of case studies and exercises at the end of each chapter. Other images have been updated to illustrate the use of computer-aided design models. Two new concepts have been added. One is Zeitgeist, or "the spirit of the time," as embodied by Zaha Hadid's MAXXI (National Museum of the Twenty-First Century Arts) in Rome. The other addition is a section on ethics, which is presented on much flimsier paper and printed in orange and yellow; this gives it the appearance of being an afterthought. A glossary is included. Summing Up: Optional. Libraries that lack the first edition; lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readers. N. Mactague Aurora University

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Lorraine Farrelly is an architect who co-ordinates degree courses in architecture and interior design at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She also lectures at universities around the world on representation in architecture. Lorraine examines in universities in the UK, has taught at various European universities and has presented her research on architecture and the European city at conferences internationally. She has written several books about contemporary architecture and interior design, as well as articles on architectural drawing, architectural education and contemporary architecture.