Architecture Is Elementary

Awarded for its unique ink illustrations, this newly revised edition of Architecture is Elementary is a self-instruction book that concisely and coherently discusses the principles of architectural design. Stimulating lessons challenge the lay person and trigger creative responses. New features include a fresh design and layout, 50 new illustrations of recent and planned buildings, and new lessons that update the book for the world of 21st-century architecture.

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Alike and Different
Order
Edges
Shapes
Size by Comparing
Built Environment
Repetition and Rhythm

Units and Clusters
Balance
Pattern
Measuring by Eye and Ruler
Relating Parts of the Whole

Contrast
Architecture in Environment
Planes
Function and Form
Shapes from Nature
Scale
Considering All Views
Optical Weight

Rhythm, Pattern, Movement
A Identifying Architectural Styles
B Ancient World Period
C Early Christian Period
D Medieval Period
E Renaissance Period
F Baroque Period
G Revolutionary Period
H Twentieth-Century Style
Orders of Architecture
Architectural Periods and Styles in Your Community
Concave and Convex Forms
Interesting Divisions of Space
Symbolism (Building "Talk")

Proportion
Golden Mean
Building Design for Special Needs
Light and Shadow-Solar Energy
Triangles
Positive and Negative Forms and Spaces
Mass Equals Geometric Bulk
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Space
Roof Systems

Organic and Mechanical Structures
Hidden Patterns
Complexity and Simplicity-A Balance
Shadows

Extending Points, Lines, and Planes to Make Form and Volume
Architectural Groupings and Clusters
Color
City Planning
Contrast as Used by Architects
Order-the Most important Design Concept
Proportion and Regulating Lines
Adjusting Positive and Negative Spaces
Naming Parts of Structures and Processes
Planning Building Sites
Postmodern, "Green" Architecture, and Deconstructivism
Time Lines
Glossary
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Architecture Is Elementary

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