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Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition Paperback – 13 February 2012

by Ernest Burden (Author)
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Edition: 3rd
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Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionary

Revised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition, features 8,000 definitions, 4,000 illustrations, and biographies of hundreds of architects accompanied by classic examples of their work. This new, full-color edition includes terms relating to green, ecological, and sustainable architecture. Everything critically important to those in the field of architecture and design is covered, including:

  • Architectural styles
  • Details
  • Building elements
  • Architectural forms
  • Building systems
  • Green building

Meticulously written, heavily cross-referenced, and filled with more than 3,000 new and updated definitions and 1,000 new photographs, this impressive visual resource is the best way to gain a full understanding of architectural elements and the new language of green and sustainable architecture.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0071772936
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071772938
  3. Edition
    3rd
  4. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    13 February 2012
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    18.54 x 2.03 x 23.37 cm
  8. Print length
    576 pages
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About the Author

Ernest Burden (New York, NY), Assoc. AIA, is an architect, author and consultant specializing in marketing and project delivery strategies. He is the author of many books on design and presentation, including McGraw-Hill's Entourage: A Tracing File and Color Source Book. He is also the author of three illustrated dictionaries for McGraw-Hill: Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation, and Illustrated Dictionary of Building Design and Construction.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 3rd edition (13 February 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071772936
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071772938
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.54 x 2.03 x 23.37 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Ernest Burden, Assoc. AIA, is an author and marketing communications consultant serving design profes¬sionals nationwide. As a speaker on presentation and media strategy, he appears frequently at conventions of the American Institute of Architects and Society for Marketing Professional Services. He also conducts in-house workshops for design firms and has conducted numerous national workshop tours. He has been both publisher and editor of industry newsletters to the design professions on client interviews and proposal strategies, presentation techniques, client criteria and marketing tool preparation. A successful author, his books include Architectural Delineation, Design Presentation and Entourage, including three illustrated dictionaries: Architecture, Preservation, and Construction, all published by McGraw-Hill. Burden studied under Bruce Goff at the University of Oklahoma, from which he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree, and now holds a Master's degree in Architectural Preservation.

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Heather Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice photos, great info
Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2019
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Our middle grade students needed more resources for the Architecture Project done every year, and this may become our top source! Great photos, tons of info-perfect!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for writers
Reviewed in the United States on 1 January 2020
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A great book for interested dilettantes and beginners; as for writers it is a must-have.
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Kathleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2013
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My husband has done this type of work for years although he isn't currently licensed he loved this book. Someone else loved it and it disappeared. Will have to get another one for my husband.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 19 July 2018
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Exactly what I needed to expand my architectural vocabulary!
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David Arbogast
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy the great illustrations and take the text with a grain of salt.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 July 2017
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I have now reached the point of my architectural interests where architectural dictionaries are forming part of my diet. I have discovered that most vary significantly from the others. Thus far, I much prefer the mostly biographical architectural dictionary by James Stevens Curl. This dictionary by Ernest Burden is very curious in its way. It appears that Mr. Burden was paid by the number of entries in the dictionary. As a result, where one entry would suffice in a normal dictionary, there are frequently multiple iterations of the same entry with only the slightest differences, leaving the reader to wonder if these are actually different things or if these are merely synonymous with each other. This depends, of course, on the highly personal interests of Mr. Burden which include all things Green, historic preservation, and Technology. It does become tedious after some time and frequently amusing. There are also innumerable errors and glitches in the text. For example Indian architecture is given four definitions - Buddhist, Hindu, Hindu-Buddhist, and Jain of which each are assigned particular beginning and ending dates, as if these religions no longer exist, but have left their temples which ceased to be constructed centuries ago. Never mind the Sikhs, Muslims, Mar Thoma Christians, etc. or the secular works of architecture in India.

In any event, if you purchase this dictionary by all means enjoy the great color photographs (although they are quite small) and don't take the text too seriously.
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