Dictionary of Architecture & Construction - Tapa dura

This is the best-of-the-best, market-leading architecture and construction dictionary - the only dictionary inclusive enough to serve the needs of contractors as well as architects. It features more than 25,000 vital terms and 2,500 comprehension-enhancing illustrations; the third edition contains more than 2,000 new terms along with 200 new illustrations. It is newly updated to include the language of preservation, as well as information on emerging technologies. It is prepared with the participation of more than 50 expert contributors and 20 key associations. It is a must-have for the bookshelf of every architect, contractor, builder, preservationist, and student.

CYRIL M. HARRIS, one of the world's leading authorities on shock, vibration, and noise control, currently lectures at Columbia University where is is the Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Architecture. Dr. Harris has received many honors for his scientific and engineering achievements, including membership in both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He has been the recipient of the Gold Medal and the Sabine Medal of the Acoustical Society of America, the Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Gold Medal of the Audio Engineering Society, and the A.I.A. Medal of the American Institute of Architects.He received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from M.I.T. and has been awarded honorary doctorates by Northwestern University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Among books written or edited by Dr. Harris are the following McGraw-Hill publications: HANDBOOK OF ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND NOISE CONTROL, Third Edition (1991); NOISE CONTROL IN BUILDINGS (1994); DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION, Third Edition (2000); and HANDBOOK OF UTILITIES AND SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS (1990.