Ching was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received his B.Arch. from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. After several years of practice, in 1972 he joined the faculty at Ohio University to teach drawing. To support his lectures in architectural graphics, Ching hand-drew and hand-lettered his lecture notes. Department chairman Forrest Wilson presented these notes to the publisher, Van Nostrand Reinhold,[1] and they were published in 1975, in an edited version, as Architectural Graphics, a book now in its sixth edition. Ching has gone on to produce twelve other books, including Building Construction Illustrated and Architecture: Form, Space & Order.
Ching's printing has been adopted by Adobe in its Tekton font family.
Ching was, for a time, an architecture faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. By the late 1980s he had begun teaching at the University of Washington in the Department of Architecture. He became a full professor in 1991. For the next fifteen years, he routinely taught introductory architecture studios and directed beginning graphics classes. In 2006 Ching retired, though he continued to teach on a part-time basis until 2011. He now holds the rank of professor emeritus.
Ching received the Special Jury Commendation in the 2007 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, and an AIA 2007 Institute Honor Award for Collaborative Achievement.
Since 2012, Ching has been actively posting on his blog Seeing.Thinking.Drawing. Most of his posts feature personal sketches of various locales around Washington state.
Booksedit
The following list includes Frank Ching's books published in English; many of his books have been translated into one or more other languages.
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Architectural Graphics, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1975; 2nd ed. 1985; 3rd ed. 1996; 4th ed. John Wiley, New York 2003; 5th ed. 2009 ISBN0-471-20906-6; 6th ed. 2015
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Architecture: Form, Space & Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1979, 2nd ed. 1996, 3rd ed. John Wiley, Hoboken 2007; ISBN0-471-75216-9
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), and Winkel, Steven R., Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2000 International Building Code, John Wiley, Hoboken 2003; ISBN0-471-09980-5
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), and Winkel, Steven R., Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code, John Wiley, Hoboken 2007; ISBN0-471-74189-2
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Building Construction Illustrated, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1975, 2nd ed. 1991 (Cassandra Adams, co-author), 3rd ed. John Wiley, New York 2003 (Cassandra Adams, co-author); ISBN0-471-35898-3
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), with Juroszek, Steven P., Design Drawing, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1998, ISBN0-442-01909-2
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Drawing: A Creative Process, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1990, ISBN0-442-31818-9
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Jarzombek, Mark M., and Prakash, Vikramaditya, A Global History of Architecture, John Wiley, Hoboken 2007, ISBN0-471-26892-5
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), and Miller, Dale E., Home Renovation, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1983, ISBN0-442-21591-6
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Interior Design Illustrated, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1987; 2nd ed. John Wiley, Hoboken 2005 (co-author Corky Binggell), ISBN0-471-47376-6
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Sketches from Japan, Wiley, New York 2000, ISBN0-471-36360-X
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1995, ISBN0-442-00904-6
Onouye, Barry, Zuberbuhler, Douglas, and Ching, Frank, Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2009.
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Second Edition. John Wiley & sons, New Jersey 2012. ISBN0-442-00904-6
Ching, Frank (Francis D.K.), Mark M. Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash, A Global History of Architecture, 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN978-1-118-98133-7
AIA 2007 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement
University of Washington Department of Architecture
Seeing.Thinking.Drawing - official blog of Frank Ching
Adobe font page for Tekton
October 31, 2023
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Francis D K Frank Ching born 1943 is an architecture and design graphics writer He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington Frank ChingBornHonolulu HawaiiOccupation s Author Architect Professor EmeritusYears active1972 presentChing was born and raised in Honolulu Hawaii He received his B Arch from the University of Notre Dame in 1966 After several years of practice in 1972 he joined the faculty at Ohio University to teach drawing To support his lectures in architectural graphics Ching hand drew and hand lettered his lecture notes Department chairman Forrest Wilson presented these notes to the publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold 1 and they were published in 1975 in an edited version as Architectural Graphics a book now in its sixth edition Ching has gone on to produce twelve other books including Building Construction Illustrated and Architecture Form Space amp Order Ching s printing has been adopted by Adobe in its Tekton font family Ching was for a time an architecture faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee By the late 1980s he had begun teaching at the University of Washington in the Department of Architecture He became a full professor in 1991 For the next fifteen years he routinely taught introductory architecture studios and directed beginning graphics classes In 2006 Ching retired though he continued to teach on a part time basis until 2011 He now holds the rank of professor emeritus He taught as a visiting faculty member at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1990 and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1993 Ching has received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design from Nottingham Trent University the S Y Chung Visiting Fellowship New Asia College Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Citation for Excellence in International Architecture Book Publishing Ching received the Special Jury Commendation in the 2007 Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards and an AIA 2007 Institute Honor Award for Collaborative Achievement Since 2012 Ching has been actively posting on his blog Seeing Thinking Drawing Most of his posts feature personal sketches of various locales around Washington state Books editThe following list includes Frank Ching s books published in English many of his books have been translated into one or more other languages Ching Frank Francis D K Architectural Graphics Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1975 2nd ed 1985 3rd ed 1996 4th ed John Wiley New York 2003 5th ed 2009 ISBN 0 471 20906 6 6th ed 2015 Ching Frank Francis D K Architecture Form Space amp Order Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1979 2nd ed 1996 3rd ed John Wiley Hoboken 2007 ISBN 0 471 75216 9 Ching Frank Francis D K and Winkel Steven R Building Codes Illustrated A Guide to Understanding the 2000 International Building Code John Wiley Hoboken 2003 ISBN 0 471 09980 5 Ching Frank Francis D K and Winkel Steven R Building Codes Illustrated A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code John Wiley Hoboken 2007 ISBN 0 471 74189 2 Ching Frank Francis D K Building Construction Illustrated Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1975 2nd ed 1991 Cassandra Adams co author 3rd ed John Wiley New York 2003 Cassandra Adams co author ISBN 0 471 35898 3 Ching Frank Francis D K with Juroszek Steven P Design Drawing Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1998 ISBN 0 442 01909 2 Ching Frank Francis D K Drawing A Creative Process Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1990 ISBN 0 442 31818 9 Ching Frank Francis D K Jarzombek Mark M and Prakash Vikramaditya A Global History of Architecture John Wiley Hoboken 2007 ISBN 0 471 26892 5 Ching Frank Francis D K and Miller Dale E Home Renovation Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1983 ISBN 0 442 21591 6 Ching Frank Francis D K Interior Design Illustrated Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1987 2nd ed John Wiley Hoboken 2005 co author Corky Binggell ISBN 0 471 47376 6 Ching Frank Francis D K Sketches from Japan Wiley New York 2000 ISBN 0 471 36360 X Ching Frank Francis D K A Visual Dictionary of Architecture Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 1995 ISBN 0 442 00904 6 Onouye Barry Zuberbuhler Douglas and Ching Frank Building Structures Illustrated Patterns Systems and Design John Wiley amp Sons New York 2009 Ching Frank Francis D K A Visual Dictionary of Architecture Second Edition John Wiley amp sons New Jersey 2012 ISBN 0 442 00904 6 Ching Frank Francis D K Mark M Jarzombek Vikramaditya Prakash A Global History of Architecture 3rd Edition John Wiley amp Sons 2017 ISBN 978 1 118 98133 7References edit https www frankching com wordpress p 1212 It s Been Four Decades August 27 2015 External links editCooper Hewitt National Design Awards 2007 AIA 2007 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement University of Washington Department of Architecture Seeing Thinking Drawing official blog of Frank Ching Adobe font page for Tekton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Ching amp oldid 1117332897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
