Architecture : form, space, & order txt
Architecture form, space, and order txt
Francis D.K. Ching.
- 4th ed.
- xiv, 446 p. ill., plans 28 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Primary Elements -- Primary Elements -- Point -- Point Elements -- Two Points -- Line -- Linear Elements -- Linear Elements Defining Planes -- From Line to Plane -- Plane -- Planar Elements -- Volume -- Volumetric Elements. – 2 Form ¬-- Form -- Properties of Form -- Shape -- Primary Shapes -- Circle -- Triangle -- Square -- Surfaces -- Curved Surfaces -- Primary Solids -- Regular & Irregular Forms -- Transformation of Form -- Dimensional 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. -- 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. -- 4 Organization -- Organization of Form & Space -- Spatial Relationships -- Space within a Space -- Interlocking Spaces -- Adjacent Spaces -- Spaces Linked by a Common Space -- Spatial Organizations -- Organizations -- Linear Organizations -- Radial Organizations -- Clustered Organizations -- Grid Organizations. -- 5 Circulation -- Circulation: Movement through Space -- Circulation Elements -- Approach -- Entrance -- Configuration of the Path -- Path-Space Relationships -- Form of the Circulation Space. -- 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. -- 7 Principles -- Ordering Principles -- Axis -- Symmetry -- Hierarchy -- Datum -- Rhythm -- Repetition – Transformation
"This is an introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design, updated with new information on emerging trends and recent developments. The book is a visual reference that helps both students and professionals understand the vocabulary of architectural design by examining how space and form are ordered in the environment"-
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Architecture--Composition, proportion, etc. Space Architecture ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation. Architecture