A superb visual reference to the principles of architecture Now 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.‎