ARCHITECTURE THE GOLD STANDARD IN INTRODUCTORY ARCHITECTURE TEXTS FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD For more than forty years the beautifully illustrated
Architecture: Form Space and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic
vocabulary of architectural design. In this fifth edition more recent additions to the
architectural panoply illustrate how contemporary digital and building technologies have
influenced the development of architectural forms and spaces and how architectural siting and
design have responded to the call for more environmentally responsible buildings. It is
designed to encourage critical thought and to promote a more evocative understanding of
architecture. * The fifth edition is updated with many new urban design and building precedents
from a diverse range of cultural and geographic areas * New content focuses on the latest
technology and trends in structure construction materials and sustainability * Includes more
than 800 illustrations many hand-drawn which demonstrate the foundations and concepts every
architect must master Architecture: Form Space and Order distills complex concepts of design
into a clear focus and brings difficult abstractions to life. It explains form and space in
relation to light view openings and enclosures and explores the organization of space and
the elements and relationships of circulation as well as proportion and scale. In addition
the text's detailed illustrations demonstrate the concepts presented and reveal the
relationships between fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across
cultures.
