{"product_id":"abc-of-architecture-paperback-softback-9780812216318","title":"ABC of Architecture (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812216318","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eABC of Architecture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames F. O'Gorman (Author), Dennis E. McGrath (Drawings by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812216318\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages, 53 illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.194 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"May be the best-written work on the subject.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Thank goodness for James F. O'Gorman, who has given us this refreshingly clear guide to the indispensable convergence of art and science we call architecture.\"-\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[O'Gorman's] mastery of the subject shows in his straightforward, lucid prose.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"James O'Gorman's \u003ci\u003eABC of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e takes its rightful place among the few paragons this century of clear and direct introductions to the field.\"-Robert Venturi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eABC of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible, nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements), to an exploration of space, system, and material, and, finally, to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations, and how architects, like other artists, make creative use of space and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Precis \u003cbr\u003e Architecture \u003cbr\u003e A Is for Utilitas \u003cbr\u003e B Is for Firmitas \u003cbr\u003e C Is for Venustas \u003cbr\u003e Architecture as Communication \u003cbr\u003e Learning the Lingo\u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555678417176,"sku":"9780812216318","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/abc-of-architecture-paperback-softback-9780812216318","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}