Building Construction Illustrated
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- Create Date：2021-09-10 00:21:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Francis D.K. Ching
- ISBN：111958308X
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Reviews
Alison Melancon
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Rather easy read as far as textbooks go。 Lots of information and graphics packed onto each page。 Extremely easy to skip around on topics as you need them。。 I read this cover to cover in preparing for the ARE and it covers so much information needed for the tests。
Inspired 2 Craft
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This is the best book for designers that work with creating and decorating new and present buildings！ Building Construction Illustrated is fully loaded with illustrations throughout and provides so many helpful ideas that I'm very pleased to use for plenty of new and future design ideas。 Whether it be the exterior or the interior， it has ideas to cover all of this and provides plenty of variety and options。 That is why I am already rating this as one of my favorite books to own for architecture This is the best book for designers that work with creating and decorating new and present buildings！ Building Construction Illustrated is fully loaded with illustrations throughout and provides so many helpful ideas that I'm very pleased to use for plenty of new and future design ideas。 Whether it be the exterior or the interior， it has ideas to cover all of this and provides plenty of variety and options。 That is why I am already rating this as one of my favorite books to own for architecture design。The use of this book can be for many purposes， those that work in the interior， construction， engineer， and architectural design line of business。 It's practically handy and keeps project ideas and inspiration forming and blooming。 The helpful guidance on pieces to make sure that the building is well equipped during any condition and standards needed to be considered can all be covered perfectly！ No more wasted time on deciding or missing pieces， this book provides that extra support and up-to-date knowledge needed to build the best new design。Additionally， this book is well organized from door， window， skylights， water supply， heating and cooling， and the rest！ So to find the details on one topic can be just figured out by that section of the book， no searching all over to find the information you may be searching for。 Also， if it's hard to make out a specific illustration within this book， it's also explained and pointed out with the text to discover what is being referred to and explained。 Making sure the reader can understand the design with ease。Lastly， I feel this is the key to a wonderfully designed building。 Totally， illustrated and full of key resources needed for current and future project help。 If you want to have the recent material and codes needed to build a building， this book has it and so much more！ "Received a Free Copy for Review" 。。。more
Karl Gruenewald
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Ching's books are well-known in the architectural community as a fabulous source of information on a range of topics – ranging from structure， to form， to representation – that are richly illustrated and presented in a clear and comprehensive way intuitive to the visual learners who make up the bulk of the profession。 Of these， Building Construction Illustrated is perhaps the most celebrated and time-tested of all， having remained a go-to reference on the shelves of both architecture students an Ching's books are well-known in the architectural community as a fabulous source of information on a range of topics – ranging from structure， to form， to representation – that are richly illustrated and presented in a clear and comprehensive way intuitive to the visual learners who make up the bulk of the profession。 Of these， Building Construction Illustrated is perhaps the most celebrated and time-tested of all， having remained a go-to reference on the shelves of both architecture students and fully licensed Architects since the first edition was published in 1975。A masterpiece of the genre， this book is the first that comes to mind when I'm asked which books I would recommend to aspiring students or anyone who wants to learn more about architecture and how a building actually goes together。 It is also one of the primary reference sources used by Intern Architects in Canada preparing to write their professional exams before becoming fully-licensed professionals。 Now in its sixth edition， this book is a mainstay and who is seriously interested in architecture will regret owning it。 。。。more
K。Uma Maheswara
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Good book
Yulika
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The pictures are nice。 Very informative。 End of story。
Cacia Graziela
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Meu companheiro de detalhamento até a entrega de projeto :）
Em
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Could not have survived the semester without it。
James
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No longer own it。
Vinod Suthar
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nothing
LS
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I read it from cover to cover。 The magic must be in the drawings because the prose is excruciatingly dry。 It is missing coverage of those little balconies and tiny patios common in many West coast apartment building high rises， as well as anything on welding symbols。 Not a self-contained book if you do not know anything about construction， as I had to make sure I had read ahead in Allen & Iano to fully understand what Ching was saying。 The place where this book is indispensable is in the complet I read it from cover to cover。 The magic must be in the drawings because the prose is excruciatingly dry。 It is missing coverage of those little balconies and tiny patios common in many West coast apartment building high rises， as well as anything on welding symbols。 Not a self-contained book if you do not know anything about construction， as I had to make sure I had read ahead in Allen & Iano to fully understand what Ching was saying。 The place where this book is indispensable is in the completeness， variety， and perfection of the drawings。 The situation is similar to that of studying human anatomy when you have a book with clear， color coded diagrams of all the parts and their systems; then when you see an actual photograph of kidney and its cross section you know what is what。 This is because the plans for a building can be incomplete due to omissions， mistakes and artistic license， so it is nice to know what a section of a curtain wall or whatever is supposed to contain。 Some of the text seemed almost verbatim from Allen & Iano， however the sections on plumbing and electrical， and HVAC systems were superior to the treatment in Allen & Iano and really summed things up nicely。 The suggestions about info to request from vendors is also a handy time saver。 。。。more
Charles Marin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was Awsome！！
Amanda
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Every book by Ching is a book worth owning。
Nguyen Duy
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Jack Stephens
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Required reading when I studied architecture and still a valuable resource for anyone with their hands in the design of buildings。
Philip Bergstresser
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Required addition to any serious builder's library Required addition to any serious builder's library 。。。more
Lauren
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This book is an excellent reference for architects， designers and any interested party in the construction industry。 Unless you're really interested in the mechanics of building technology， and have a general grasp of how things go together， this is certainly one to skip。 I found this invaluable when studying for my licensing exams and hold it in high esteem。 This book is an excellent reference for architects， designers and any interested party in the construction industry。 Unless you're really interested in the mechanics of building technology， and have a general grasp of how things go together， this is certainly one to skip。 I found this invaluable when studying for my licensing exams and hold it in high esteem。 。。。more
Andrell
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Helpful！ Still on my shelf at work
Brittany
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This book lives on my desk at work。 Definitely written for architects （or should I say illustrated there are few words）。
Du
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Really good resource to see how building construction is both simple and a very complex process。 The illustrations and the text documenting the different phases and the different requirements for safe and secure home building is very telling。 This is a reference book， so there is no story or prose to consider， and the collective education the pages offer， is very clear and concise。
Dawn
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The most useful reference book I have used in my architectural career/ university course so far。
Kast
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its my only truth construction bible 。
Eippo1
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This book is the bible for any design drafter。 Such an amazing and indispensable tool。
Dyonne
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Could you ever get through Architecture School without Ching？
Hooper
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This is hands down the most practically informative book I've ever read （although it's not really something you read cover to cover！）。 Very clear illustrations help in visualizing the construction of a building from locating the right site， to installing solar panels and casting your own concrete slabs。 This is hands down the most practically informative book I've ever read （although it's not really something you read cover to cover！）。 Very clear illustrations help in visualizing the construction of a building from locating the right site， to installing solar panels and casting your own concrete slabs。 。。。more
Tom Hilde
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How to build anything。 Amazing illustration。
Michelle
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I opened this book twice so far。 I will let you know if it gets more useful in the future。
Laura
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This is first "go to" book of reference on my shelf。 I prefer the second addition - but all are very useful。 Lots of clear illustrations。 Good construction overview。 My copy is full of tabs and very worn。 A must have for architects and students of architecture This is first "go to" book of reference on my shelf。 I prefer the second addition - but all are very useful。 Lots of clear illustrations。 Good construction overview。 My copy is full of tabs and very worn。 A must have for architects and students of architecture 。。。more
Cimuchowski
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This book is huge and have a ton of info。 in it。
Jodie
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i learned that an I beam is actually a W Beam。 The W stands for WIDE and it refers to the size of the FLANGE。 The W Beam flange is wider that the original steel S Beam。are you fascinated？
Charles Horn
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