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AsurveyofthebuiltenvironmentdistillstheworkoflegendaryauthorandillustratorFrancisD.K.ChingintoasinglevolumeIntroductiontoArchitecturepresentstheessentialtextsanddrawingsofFrancisD.K.Chingforthosenewtoarchitectureanddesign.Withhistypicalhighlygraphicapproach,thisisthefirstintroductorytextfromChingthatsurveysthedesignofspaces,buildings,andcities.Inaneasytounderstandformat,readerswillexplorethehistoriesandtheoriesofarchitecture,designelementsandprocess,andthetechnicalaspectsofthecontemporaryprofessionofarchitecture.Thebookexplainstheexperienceandpracticeofarchitectureandallieddisciplinesforfutureprofessionals,whilethosewholovethebeautyofarchitecturedrawingwilldelightinthegorgeousillustrationsincluded.Overviewoftheissuesandpracticesofarchitectureinanall-in-oneintroductorytextIncludesnewchaptersandintroductoryessaysbyJamesEckler,andfeaturesmorethan1,000drawingsthroughoutProfessorChingisthebestsellingauthorofnumerousbooksonarchitectureanddesign,allpublishedbyWiley;hisworkshavebeentranslatedinto16languagesandareregardedasclassicsfortheirrenownedgraphicalpresentationForthosepursuingacareerinarchitectureoranyonewholovesarchitecturaldesignanddrawing,IntroductiontoArchitecturepresentsabeautifullyillustratedandcomprehensiveguidetothesubject.