The Visual Dictionary of Architecture

The Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of architecture.

Over 250 architectural terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary architecture. The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage, as well as modern terminology such as Blobtecture and McMansion. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as Belfry, Cladding and Rotunda, and movements and styles including Deconstructivism, Functionalism and Modernism.

The Visual Dictionary of Architecture is an invaluable reference tool that improves the reader’s understanding of the professional terms applied in the field of architecture and associated disciplines.

Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer. His current commercial practice includes clients from the arts sector, publishers and advertising agencies. He is the co-author and designer of several books on branding, packaging and editorial design.

Paul Harris is a freelance writer, journalist and editor. Paul writes for international magazines and journals in London and New York. He is a co-author and collaborator on books about packaging design and design principles.

Sally Stone is an author, academic and designer. She has published a number of books, papers and journal articles on the urban environment, building re-use, installation art and interior design.

Key Features

• A comprehensive guide for architecture students, as well as aspiring and professional architects.
• Over 250 terms used in the world of architecture are fully explained and illustrated.
• Beautifully presented with many illustrations to provide added inspiration.

Readership: Foundation

• AVA’s Visual Dictionaries form our foundation reading list. These titles offer clear, comprehensive and visually informative definitions to the key terms in a discipline’s vocabulary.
• Each title offers a wide overview of the discipline as a whole, its history and contemporary practice. It also provides a useful reference tool throughout higher education.