ABC of architecture / James F. O'Gorman ; drawings by Dennis E. McGrath.
ABC of architecture / James F. O'Gorman ; drawings by Dennis E. McGrath.
ABC of architecture / James F. O'Gorman ; drawings by Dennis E. McGrath.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvnia Press, c1998.
Call Numbers
N720/35
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Precis -- Architecture -- A Is for Utilitas -- B Is for Firmitas -- C Is for Venustas -- Architecture as Communication -- Learning the Lingo.
Publication information
Publisher
Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvnia Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
c1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A building is more than a roof and four walls. The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius wrote that a building must be considered with due reference to Utilitas, Firmitas and Venustas - function, structure, and beauty. In ABC of Architecture, author James F. O'Gorman uses this triad as a starting point to an accessible, nontechnical text on the first s...
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Full title
ABC of architecture / James F. O'Gorman ; drawings by Dennis E. McGrath.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
N720/35
Record Identifier
74VMQLoQ4lwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQLoQ4lwX
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ISBN
0812234235 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780812216318 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0812216318 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780812234237 (cloth : acid-free paper)
DDC
720
MMS ID
991000484429702626
