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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Ching, Frank, 1943-
Architecture--form, space, & order / Francis D.K. Ching. -- 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-471-75216-5 (pbk.)
1. Architecture--Composition, proportion, etc. 2. Space (Architecture) I. Title.
NA2760.C46 2007
720.1--dc22
2007002358
Printed in the United States of America
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