Forty, Adrian, 1948-

Words and buildings : a vocabulary of modern architecture / Adrian Forty. - New York : Worthing : Thames & Hudson ; Littlehampton [distributor], 2004. - 335 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This exploration of the relationship between architecture and language examines both as complex social practices. Chapters include: language and drawing, gender in architecture, science in architecture and a vocabulary of key words.

Specialized.

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Architecture and philosophy.
Language and culture.
Architecture--Terminology.
Architecture--Terminology--History.
Architecture and Planning.