作者:(美)程大金 作者:巴里·S.奥诺伊 作者:道格拉斯·祖贝比勒 译者:张宇 译者:陈艳妍

程大金（1943年－），美国注册建筑师、西雅图华盛顿大学名誉教授，讲授建筑学和设计绘画课程。程大金撰写有很多建筑和设计专业的畅销书，其中包括：《世界建筑史》、《图解建筑词典》、《建筑：形式、空间和秩序》、《建筑绘图》、《图解绿色建筑》、《图解室内设计》、《创意建筑绘画》、《图解建筑结构：形式、系统和设计》、《图解建筑构造》、《设计绘图》等。他的书以独有的经典插图演示著称，多部著述已被翻译成多种语言文字出版，在世界各地广为传播。巴里·S.奥诺伊，美国注册工程师，华盛顿大学荣誉高级讲师，在建筑环境学院讲授“结构设计”课程，著有《建筑艺术与建筑构造的静力学与材料强度》。道格拉斯·祖贝比勒，美国注册建筑师，华盛顿大学高级讲师，讲授“建筑设计”课程。他同时兼任建筑环境学院副院长。

Francis D.K.Ching brings his trademark presentation to the structural design studio with this major new work co-authored by Barry Onouye and Douglas Zuberbuhler.

Taking a new approach to strucural design, Ching and his co-authors show how structural systems of a building -- as an integrated assembly of elements with pattern, proportions, and scale -- are related to the essential aspects of architectural design: formal and spatial composition, program fit, coordination with other building systems such as enclosure and mechanical systems, code compliance, etc.

No other work by Francis D.K. Ching brings together so many aspects of architectural design as an integrated reference. Designers, builders, and students alike will gain a new understanding of structural principles and planning, without the need for mathematics.

Using Ching's trademark presentation, Structural Patterns is illustrated throughout with line drawings to present the essential presence of structural systems in buildings, but also helps the reader make informed decisions for architectural design.