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  Dictionary of Architecture and Construction 4th Edition
  Dictionary of Architecture and Construction 4th Edition
Dictionary of Architecture and Construction 4th Edition

 
Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference dictionary in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available.

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Author: Cyril M Harris
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 1040
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2500 New Terms - 100 New Illustrations

This massive compendium by a renowned architectural editor and 50 expert contributors features over 2300 line drawings and clear, concise definitions of more than 27,000 important architecture and construction terms. The most definitive reference in the field, Cyril M. Harris's Dictionary of Architecture and Construction brings you the broadest possible coverage of the language of architecture and building construction. Special care has been taken to include the latest terms in legal areas, technologies, techniques, materials, organizations, historic architectural styles, and architectural trends.

This essential dictionary is one of the most trusted references in architecture and building technology - cited in numerous other leading references and recommended by the faculties of many top schools. It covers drawings and specifications . . . building products and materials, including their design, appearance, performance, installation, and testing . . . finishes, coatings, and surfacings . . . types of units, assemblies, systems, and modules . . . tools, devices, machines, and construction equipment, and much more. It's the one definitive resource every architect and contractor needs to own.

Revised, updated, and expanded, this comprehensive new edition features:

  • More than 27,000 definitions in clear, concise language
  • Over 2300 illustrations
  • Full coverage of new technologies and new building materials
  • Expanded emphasis on legal, organizational, and historic architectural terms, reflecting their increased importance in the field
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.

From the Preface
The Fourth Edition of the Dictionary of Architecture and Construction defines more terms in architecture and building construction than any other dictionary in the English language. Because there have been significant changes, advances, and new developments in building materials and services, construction techniques, engineering practices, specifications writing, environmental concerns, community regulations, legal requirements, and other areas over the last decade, a total of 2500 new terms, as well as 100 new illustrations, have been added to this edition. This coverage provides an up-to-date working tool for practicing professionals in the many fields and numerous trades related to architecture and construction, as well as an invaluable resource for conservationists, planners, architectural historians, and students.

The Dictionary is designed to be comprehensive in scope. Its range spans terms encountered in the practice of architecture from Classical to green, from traditional materials to the latest products, from precise definitions of architectural styles to the particulars of specifications writing. Many of the new terms are associated with major expansions in the field of building services, including air-conditioning systems, electrical supply systems, gas supply systems, security services, and waste disposal, water supply, and fire protection systems. Other definitions pertain to environmental concerns, conservation, building preservation, community regulations, and recent applications of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Equivalent values in Standard International Units are given for US Customary units.

 

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