Francis D.K. Ching's architectural bestseller, thoroughly updatedSince 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling classic that has introduced countless students of architecture and design to the fundamentals of graphic communication. Featuring Francis D.K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how to use graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentation. This Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawing techniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic.The latest edition of the classic book on architectural drawing by the master of architectural communicationOver 500,000 copies sold of previous editions Revised and expanded to include more information on computer-generated graphics and the latest drawing conventions for architectural representationThe author is world-renowned for his numerous architecture and design books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Codes Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.

Product Description: The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded! An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching's signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings...read more

Product Description: Get the completely revised edition to mastering the visual language of architecture.In his distinctive graphic style, world-renowned author and architecture educator Francis D.K. Ching takes us on another exciting journey through the process of creation...read more

Product Description: An easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2009 edition of the International Building CodeAs the U.S. building industry adapts the international standards, architects and other building professionals need a clear, practical guide to the International Building Code...read more

Product Description: Stay up to code with this value-priced bundle of easy-to-use, illustrated guide and WileyCPE online course on the 2006 International Building Code®. Bestselling author Francis D.K. Ching and code expert Steve Winkel help you better understand the basic principals of the IBC, how it is applied to project design, and how to perform a code analysis that can serve as a basis for code-compliant design...read more

Product Description: The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current informationFor nearly three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction...read more

A superb visual reference to the principles of architectureNow including interactive CD-ROM!For more than thirty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has been the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated Third Edition features expanded sections on circulation, light, views, and site context, along with new considerations of environmental factors, building codes, and contemporary examples of form, space, and order.This classic visual reference helps both students and practicing architects understand the basic vocabulary of architectural design by examining how form and space are ordered in the built environment.? Using his trademark meticulous drawing, Professor Ching shows the relationship between fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across cultural boundaries. By looking at these seminal ideas, Architecture: Form, Space, and Order encourages the reader to look critically at the built environment and promotes a more evocative understanding of architecture.In addition to updates to content and many of the illustrations, this new edition includes a companion CD-ROM that brings the book's architectural concepts to life through three-dimensional models and animations created by Professor Ching.

Product Description: Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building Code®.As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an interpretive guide to help them better understand how the code affects their practices...read more

Product Description: Francis D. K. Ching's illustrated introduction to interior design is now completely revised and even more clear and accessible than in the previous bestselling edition. His unique approach is more useful than ever, with a reformatted, larger trim size for easy reading and an all-new full color section! The book includes new and updated material on finishes, furnishings and textiles, lighting, sustainability, acoustics, workstations, and much more...read more

The author demonstrates the interplay among seeing, visualization, and expression through drawing, presenting exercises and techniques designed to explore all components of drawing and help artists and non-artists to express images on paper (view table of contents)

Describes methods for converting unused space into living areas, improving existing space, planning room additions, and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms (view table of contents)