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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963251603321

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

9786612954610

9781136444067

1136444068

9781282954618

128295461X

9781136444074

1136444076

9780080967660

0080967663

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

720.3

Soggetti

Architecture

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

chapter A -- chapter B -- chapter C C -- chapter D -- chapter E -- chapter F -- chapter G -- chapter H -- chapter I I -- chapter J -- chapter K -- chapter L L -- chapter M -- chapter N -- chapter O -- chapter P -- chapter Q -- chapter R -- chapter S -- chapter T -- chapter U -- chapter V -- chapter W -- chapter X -- chapter Y -- chapter 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. The Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary can be used on site or quickly at the desk and is suitable for all those interested in the buildings that surround us"--Provided by publisher.