Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
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Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction)
Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction)
By Cyril M. Harris
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 1040
Publication Date: 2005-08-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071452370
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071452373
Binding: Hardcover
Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including 200 new illustrations), and maintains its extraordinary visual appeal and easy-to-read page design. Prepared by a renowned architectural editor in association with expert contributors and incorporating the work of many standards groups, the book presents clear, concise definitions of terms in nearly 80 working areas. The Fourth Edition covers new industry terms which have emerged due to changes in engineering and building technologies, organizations, materials, and legal developments, and has been expanded to include more historic architectural styles. New terms include: Legal Architectural Barriers Act Wheelchair Accessible Materials Fibrous Concrete Latex Mortar Polymer-Based Stucco Concrete Compliance Conformity Refractory Mortar Organizations Building Research Establishment (formerly Building Research Station) of Great Britain ASTM Historic Architectural Styles Anglo-Palladianism French Victorian Isabellino Mudajar Mozarabic Neo-Rococo
Summary: Complete, Easy to Use
Rating: 5
This book is the most complete I have ever come across, and extremely easy to use. The illustrations (2500) and terms (26000) are well-described and easy to use, yet concise. As a Project Manager for a General Contractor, I find this book extremely handy in the construction world. Working with an Architect on a daily basis, I find myself using it several times per day sometimes. You can never learn every term in architecture and construction, but this book will help you learn those unfamiliar words we come across every single day in construction and architecture.
Summary: Ideal gift for a graduate headed to design school?
Rating: 5
I’m not trained in the field, yet needed a gift for an extremely bright graduating high-school student who’s headed to design school. Having (very superficially)researched available titles in on the subject I ordered this volume on-line and was very pleasantly surprised by it’s scope and depth. I’m certain it’ll be frequently used for years to come.
Summary: The Standard by Which Others are Compared
Rating: 5
The masterpiece. Now upgraded with some 2,800 new terms for a total of 25,000, and 200 new illustrations for a total of 2,500, this book is in its fourth edition.
Architecture and Construction like any profession has developed it’s own terminology its own jargon. An outsider coming into the field is faced with a daunting task just to be able to communicate with the professionals in the business.
The dictionary is designed to be comprehensive in scope. Its range spans terms encountered in the practiceof architecture from Classical to green, from traditional materials to the latest products, from precise definitions of architectural styles to the particulars of specification writing.
In addition to the physical construction terms, the dictionary covers ancillary areas such as electrical, fire, security, waste disposal, water supply. In short the dictionary covers every specialized word, every specialized meaning of standard words that are to be encountered in the building of a building of any size from house to cathedral.
Simply put, this is the standard of the industry.
Summary: A Dictionary without Pronunciations?
Rating: 3
I have seen this book and borrowed it often. An invaluable reference… BUT: how do you pronounce all of these scientific and foreign-sourced words? I guarantee you will not find them in Webster’s. This is a major oversight for a book calling itself a “dictionary.”
Summary: Just right for you
Rating: 4
For anyone who just wants to know more about architecture. Perfect for non-english speaking architectural students like me. I really improved my knowledge of architecture.
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