| Author | : Richard Weston |
| Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Architectural design |
| ISBN | : 1856693821 |
CD-ROM contains: files for all of the plans, sections and elevations included in the book.
Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present
| Author | : Andrew Ballantyne |
| Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2012-10-12 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1780673647 |
The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture – from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects. The buildings are organized by type – from places of worship and public buildings to houses – and are divided into nine chapters, each with an informative introduction that surveys the history of that type. For each building there are numerous, accurate scale drawings showing a combination of floor plans, elevations and sections as appropriate, all specially redrawn for this book. The quality and number of the line drawings, together with the authoritative text by a renowned architectural historian, allow all the buildings to be understood in detail and make this an invaluable resource for students.
The Alhambra
| Author | : Antonio Fernández Puertas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 538 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
Based on many years of painstaking research and covering eleven centuries of medieval, modern and contemporary history, The Alhambra represents a major contribution to world scholarship. During his research for the book, the author has made some very exciting discoveries. He has, for example, resolved one of the great enigmas of Nasrid art by discovering the geometric proportional system on which the entire Alhambra architecture and decoration are based. The designs are at times so intricate that they baffle even professional mathematicians: Professor Fernaacute;ndez-Puertas has cracked the geometric code and discovered that the marvels of the Alhambra are built on a proportional system that is essentially incommensurable and not based on fixed units like metres or inches. This has involved making hundreds of analytical figures, many of which will be included in the book. Professor Fernaacute;ndez-Puertas is also the first to discover the chronological order in which the Alhambra palaces were built. He has collated much fragmentary information in order to reconstruct a picture of court life within the Alhambra and the personalities of its sultans and poet-viziers. The book thus contains the heart of three centuries of Nasrid art, as well as providing a history of the palatine city from the ninth century to the present day: the pre-Nasrid Alhambra, the Nasrid Alhambra and the Christian Alhambra. Based on many years of painstaking research and covering eleven centuries of medieval, modern and contemporary history, The Alhambra will be the most comprehensive scientific work yet issued on the subject--a work of this order is unlikely to be published again within our lifetime.
Key Contemporary Buildings
| Author | : Rob Gregory |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780393732429 |
Third in the Key series, this book features 95 buildings of the early twenty-first century ... Each of the buildings is illustrated with one or two full-color photographs and accurate scale floor plans, elevations, and sections, as appropriate.
Perspective and Sketching for Designers
| Author | : Jessica Newman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 9780132574945 |
For all first perspective drawing courses at the Freshman/Sophomore level for majors including Interior Design, Graphic Design, Game Art, Animation, and Industrial Design; and for all courses in Interior Design Perspective, Sketch, and/or Presentation. This book will also be useful in high school courses for students pursuing careers in the Applied Arts. This book helps students learn how to draw quickly and believably by mastering practical techniques for perspective drawing and estimating scale and proportion. Drawing on extensive experience teaching beginners, the authors overcome many limitations of previous books. Rather than featuring professional work that beginners can't possibly duplicate, they show examples of student drawings, helping students gain confidence and gauge their progress. Avoiding unnecessary theory, math, and jargon, they help students develop an intuitive sense of scale and proportion for creating believable perspectives, and offer valuable tricks and shortcuts throughout. In place of lengthy narratives, they support each lesson with supporting video walking through key techniques. The authors also devote lessons to SketchUp (for blocking out perspectives) and Photoshop (for enhancing sketches). This is the Stand Alone text. The text is available for purchase with MyInteriorDesignKit! MyInteriorDesignKit is an online supplement that offers book specific resources including flashcards, study aids, images, projects and additional material not found in the book. The package containing both this text and MIDK is ISBN: 0133012050. If you wish to purchase access to MyInteriorDesignKit stand alone, go to the site and click on BUY ACCESS next to the text in use.
Key Houses of the Twentieth Century
| Author | : Colin Davies |
| Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Architect-designed houses |
| ISBN | : 9781856694636 |
Featuring over 100 of the most significant and influential houses of the twentieth century, For each of the houses included there are numerous, accurate scale plans showing each floor, together with elevations, sections and site plans where appropriate. All of these have been specially drawn for this book and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources.
Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century
| Author | : Hilary French |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2008-10-28 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780393732467 |
A collection of housing designs built over the last hundred years, illustrating innovative approaches. Fourth in the Key series, with newly drawn plans suitable for study in architecture schools, this volume will appeal to students of urban design and planning as well as architecture. Key developments covered include early apartment blocks, the projects of European modernism, high-rise and large-scale schemes, and postmodernism. Exterior and interior photographs show materials, massing, and context. 150 color photographs, 500 line drawings.
Architectural Graphics
| Author | : Francis D. K. Ching |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Architectural drawing |
| ISBN | : |
The completely updated, illustrated bestseller on architectural graphics with over 500,000 copies sold Architectural Graphics presents a wide range of basic graphic tools and techniques designers use to communicate architectural ideas. Expanding upon the wealth of illustrations and information that have made this title a classic, this Fourth Edition provides expanded and updated coverage of drawing materials, multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings. Also new to this edition is the author's unique incorporation of digital technology into his successful methods. While covering essential drawing principles, this book presents: approaches to drawing section views of building interiors, methods for drawing modified perspectives, techniques for creating accurate shade and shadows, expert styles of freehand sketching and diagramming, and much more.
Working Drawings Handbook
| Author | : Keith Styles |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2012-08-21 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1135140251 |
Covering every aspect of drawing preparation, both manual and computer-aided, this comprehensive manual is an essential tool for students, architects and architectural technologists. Showing what information is required on each type of document, how drawings relate to specifications, and how to organize and document your work, this handbook presents a fully illustrated guide to all the key methods and techniques. Thoroughly revised and redesigned, this fourth edition has brand new computer-generated drawings throughout and is updated to cover all aspects of computer use in the modern building design process.
