Architecture : elements, materials, form / Francesca Prina.
By: Prina, Francesca.
Series: ©2008Description: 384 p: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691141503 (pbk.).Uniform titles: Saper vedere l'architettura. English Subject(s): ArchitectureGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The tools of the architect : The figure of the architect ; Descriptive geometry ; Plan and planimetry ; Elevation and section ; Architectural drawing ; Project ; Model ; Rendering ; Architecture and engineering ; Architectural theory -- Stability and form : Wall ; Column ; Capital ; Entablature ; Pillar ; Pilaster strip and lesene ; Buttress ; Arch ; Roof covering ; Vault ; Dome ; Façade ; Portico and loggia ; Doorway, door portal ; Window ; Stairs, staircase, ramp -- Materials and techniques : Wood ; Stone ; Adobe ; Brick ; Concrete ; Reinforced concrete ; Iron and metallic alloys ; Glass ; Technopolymers ; Natural elements -- Architecture and decoration : Architectural gilding ; Polychromy ; Murals ; Sculpture ; Mosaic ; Ceramics ; The art of wood ; The art of metal -- Masterpieces compared : Parthenon ; Hadrian's Villa ; Hagia Sofia ; Notre-Dame ; Palazzo Te ; Saint Peter's ; Upper Belvedere ; Cumberland Terrace ; Grand Palais ; Bauhaus ; Centre Pompidou ; Guggenheim Museum ; Temple of Amun ; Shah Mosque ; Angkor Wat ; Forbidden City ; Katsura Detached Palace.