Drawn to Design
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3034607989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ed Brodzinsky said a welcome addition to an architect's library.. "Drawn to Design" is a fabulous book that is well organized, well written and well illustrated. I've only begun to delve into this fascinating work. It is a most welcome addition to my library. In recent years I've begun drawing and sketching again regularly in my sketchbooks as I once did years ago while in architectural school. There is much good advice here on how to think with a pencil -- an art that is perhaps being lost in this day and age of the computer.. Drawn to this Book Jennifer I picked up this book with a little trepidation as it is large, heavy and bursting with sketches and diagrams. But it is very well laid out. The chronolgy is good and the writing is clear and appropriate for professional as well as amateur. I see architecture differently and, for that matter, both 2 and 3 dimensional space having spent even a little time with it already, and am confident I will dip into the book often, and refer to it many times over future years. And in this ra. It's a keeper As a student I am a HUGE fan of this book. It helped me to understand volume and space on a whole new level. One day I brought the book to class and all of my classmates were arguing over who was going to look at it next. If you love drawing architecture, this is a must in your library!
Here's a link to a review in the German architectural journal Bauwelt.bauwelt/cms/buchml?id=8305461#.Uh9kHo5XEhM
The first part of the book discusses underlying concepts of freehand sketching in design education and practice as a complement to digital technologies. The main component is a series of chapters that constitute a typology of fundamental issues in architecture and urban design; for instance, issues of "facade" are illustrated with sketch diagrams that show how façades can be explored and sketched through a series of specific questions and step-by-step procedures. It fosters understanding of the essential human ability to investigate the designed and natural world through freehand drawing.Among the 250 buildings and spaces drawn and analyzed are:Church on the Water, Tadao AndoSanta Maria della Salute, Baldassare LonghenaFrederick C. The conceptual goal of this approach is to use drawing not as illustration or depiction, but exploration. This book is especially timely in an age in which the false conflict between "traditional vs. The book is a guide for students and teachers to understand the need for, the role of and the methods and techniques of freehand analytical sketching in architecture. Robie House, Frank Lloyd WrightBoston Institute of Contemporary Art, Dil