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Building Construction Illustrated

Building Construction Illustrated more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

In response to numerous requests by readers, this edition of a classic manual on residential and light construction techniques includes increased coverage of concrete material and methods--plus the latest data on concrete, steel and glazing technology, energy efficiency in buildings, moisture and thermal protection, natural lighting and masonry. ...

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Architectural graphics

Architectural graphics more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

Ching's classic book on communicating ideas in architectural design clearly and effectively has been updated and expanded to include a complete guide to drawing equipment and materials, discussions on arrangingarchitectural presentations, and instructions and explanations on how to freehand sketch, shade, and use texture. The new larger format is ...

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Architecture Form Space & Order

Architecture Form Space & Order more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

This title is a classic introduction to the principles of form, space, and order--the fundamental vocabulary of every designer and architect. The author interprets form, discussing point, line, plane, volume, proportion, scale, circulation, and the interdependence of form and space. He then analyzes architectural models drawn from around the world ...

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Interior Design Illustrated

Interior Design Illustrated more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

Contents: Introduction; Interior Space; Interior Design; A Design Vocabulary; Interior Design Elements; Interior Environmental Systems. This work is a full exploration of interior space. 300 line drawings. Bibliography. Index.

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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Steven R Winkel

Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building CodeA(R). As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an interpretive guide to help them better understand how the code affects their practices. The ...

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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

This compendium uses a combination of textual definitions and hundreds of superb line drawings to illuminate a comprehensive body of essential architecture terms, including important interrelationships between building and components. Grouped by themes, all terms have their visual complement and can be readily accessed in a number of different ...

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Design Drawing

Design Drawing more books like this

by Francis D Ching, Steven P Juroszek

This innovative book/CD package represents a daring new product for the design market. The book is divided into three sections--drawing from observation, drawing systems, and drawing from imagination--and a "must have" for those in all design disciplines. The CD takes the material covered in the book one step further, demonstrating concepts and ...

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A Global History of Architecture

A Global History of Architecture more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Mark M Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash

From ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern world Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the ...

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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2000 International Building Code

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2000 International Building Code more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Steven Winkel, Frank Ching

Get this practical, illustrated guide to the International Building Code. With the publication of the new International Building Code, the building industry is moving toward a single universal set of construction codes, rather than the three regional codes previously in use. Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand ...

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Home Renovation

Home Renovation more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

Home Renovation Frank Ching & Dale E. Miller How to transform your home into a more functional, comfortable, and pleasing environment is fully explained here and illustrated by Frank Ching’s delightful graphics. Far more than a "project" book, this guide melds useful construction information with important planning and design ideas ...

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Ancestors, 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family/Ch'in Shih Ch'ien Tsai Shih: Ch'in Shih Ch'ien Tsai Shih more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

More than the history of a family and a nation, Ancestors is a dramatic personal odyssey, a feat of research and discovery that is as thrilling as the history itself. Frank Ching's genealogical quest leads him back to the twelfth-century and through to the 1980s.

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Drawing, a Creative Process: A Creative Process more books like this

by Francis D Ching, Frank Ching

Contents: Drawing; Process & Product; Line; Essence of Drawing; Shape; Definition of Form; Depth; Art of Illusion; Envisioning; Drawing from Imagination; Speculations; Drawing & Creativity. This explores all components of drawing. 400+ illustrations.

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Sketches from Japan more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Frank Ching

This visual documentation of acclaimed architect Francis Ching's visit to urbanized Japan contains Ching's highly-detailed, ink sketches of buildings, homes, and temples in commercial and residential districts.

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FT-Ancestors: 900 Yrs more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

This true celebration of Chinese life begins and ends with the author as he traces his family back thirty-four generations to the eleventh century. Through illuminating family portraits, the history of China comes magically alive.

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Dibujo y Proyecto more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Steven P Juroszek

Ilustrado con mas de 1.500 dibujos, este libro describe la relacion existente entre la percepcion, la imaginacion y la representacion. El dibujo no es solo una expresion artistica, sino tambien una herramienta de extraordinaria utilidad a la hora de plantear y resolver cuestiones proyectuales y de diseno. Considerando la observacion, la memoria y ...

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Hong Kong & China: One Country, Two Systems'? more books like this

by Francis D K Ching, Nancy L Hoepli-Phalon (Editor)

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Diccionario Visual de Arquitectura more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

66 temas basicos de diseno arquitectonico, su historia y su tecnologia, agrupados con arreglo a ideas generales que van introduciendo al lector en el significado de las definiciones particulares en terminos afines o conexos, clarificando de esta forma la relacion entre ellos. Cada una de las paginas de gran formato esta repleta de terminos e ...

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Hong Kong and China: For Better or for Worse more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

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China in Transition more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

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Manual de Dibujo Arquitectonico - 3b0 Edicion more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

Este manual de dibujo arquitectonico, abundantemente ilustrado a mano alzada de los principios tradicionales basicos de la expresion grafica, desde la linea a la forma, la sombra y el espacio, asi como de los mas frecuentes sistemas de representacion: el sistema diedrico, la axonometria y la perspectiva conica. Este manual mantiene, por ello, su ...

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Arquitectura: Forma Espacio y Orden more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

Se examina en este libro cada principio arquitectonico mediante la yuxtaposicion de imagenes a las que separan siglos de diferencia y que cruzan fronteras culturales con el proposito de crear asi un vocabulario basico y intemporal. Se abordan, entre otros, los temas del punto, la linea, el plano, el volumen, la proporcion, la escala, la ...

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The Li Dynasty: Hong Kong Aristocrats more books like this

by Francis D K Ching

This book chronicles the Li family of Hong Kong, whose members have been prominent for five generations as businessmen, bankers, legislators, and as prominent players on both the British and Chinese sides during the transition from British to Chinese sovereignty.

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