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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459001203321

Autore

Davies Nikolas.

Titolo

Architect's illustrated pocket dictionary / / Nikolas Davies and Erkki Jokiniemi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Architectural Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , 2011

ISBN

1-282-95461-X

9786612954610

1-136-44407-6

0-08-096766-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (558 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JokiniemiErkki

Disciplina

720.3

Soggetti

Architecture

Building

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book is a pocket edition of the Dictionary of architecture and building construction"--Preface.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary; Copyright; Preface; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This pocket-sized Dictionary offers huge coverage for the 40,000+ people studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields. From Abaciscus to Zophorus, the reader is able to quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for. The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning.  Compact and affordable; Davies and Jokiniemi's work is the miniature version of the Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction