This is an excellent, clear and comprehensive book for Year 1 architecture students, which will continue to be useful throughout their course and into practice. – Laura Evans, Kingston University, UK
This one-stop handbook for architecture students provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this second edition has been updated to include a new section on sustainability, more on types of drawing and when to use them, and more on structural principles and materials.
This one-stop handbook for architecture students provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this second edition has been updated to include a new section on sustainability, more on types of drawing and when to use them, and more on structural principles and materials.
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This is an excellent, clear and comprehensive book for Year 1 architecture students, which will continue to be useful throughout their course and into practice.
Useful for all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate alike in encouraging a hands-on approach to atelier design practise.