Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology

ISBN-13: 9780415312349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 352 str.

Henry J. Cowan

Opis

Offers a summary of the vocabulary used across the building industry. Covering a range of disciplines across architecture and building and including both SI metric and Imperial units, this dictionary enables students and professionals to use and understand vocabulary from other areas of expertise, and contribute to better communication.

Recenzje

'This dictionary - like it's predecessors - is an excellent practical reference tool that deserves a place in any architectural or construction library.' - William J. Mitchell, Architectural Science Review, June 2005

'If you are a word junkie, this volume will feed your habit gratifyingly.' - William J. Mitchell, Architectural Science Review, June 2005

'It is beautifully crafted ... has an attitude and a personality ... [and] the virtues of rigorous, no-nonsense parsimony.' - William J. Mitchell, Architectural Science Review, June 2005

'An elegantly condensed summary of such a vast domain of human thought and effort.' - William J. Mitchell, Architectural Science Review, June 2005

Spis treści

Contributors.  Preface to the Fouth Edition.  Abbreviations.  Note on Typography.  The Dictionary

O autorze

Henry J. Cowan (University of Sydney, Australia), Peter R. Smith