Architecture - Form Space and Order

For over forty years, Architecture: Form, Space & Order has served as a classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design, with its elegant illustrations. The updated and revised Fourth Edition highlights the fundamental elements of space and form and is designed to encourage critical thinking to introduce an understanding of architecture.

Architecture: Form, Space & Order clarifies complex design concepts in an understandable way and brings challenging abstractions to life. The book explains the relationship of form and space to light, views, openings, and enclosure; it explores spatial organization, circulation relationships and elements, and proportion and scale. In addition, the text's detailed drawings illustrate the concepts presented in the book and reveal the relationships between the fundamental elements of architecture across cultures and ages.