Visual Architecture Dictionary 2nd Edition

This book is a guide containing many of the most frequently used terms in architecture. From Abacus to Ziggurat, Column to Cornice, Ha-ha to Skyscraper, its content makes it a unique resource for anyone interested in architecture. To provide the reader with a sophisticated understanding of architectural terminology, each term has been explained and placed in the appropriate context. Over 250 commonly used architectural terms have been formatted and illustrated. It includes practical terms such as Carcass, Cladding, and Rotunda, movements and styles such as Deconstructivism, Functionalism, and Modernism, modern terminology and concepts such as Blobitecture and McMansion, and many traditional terms still in use.