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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Ideally, a case study delves into the meaning and other aspects of a building rather than just documenting it. Perhaps the most well known case studies are from Phaidon's "Architecture in Detail" series from the 1990s, when a few-dozen buildings were documented in photographs, drawings, and critical essays.

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Competitions: archiDots Award for Excellence in Architectural Design 2021-22 Cycle-2

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Please make sure that your ID card reflects that you are the current student of the category you are registering under. If not, please upload any document that does. International undergraduate architecture students (outside India) are eligible to participate. The last date to submit the entries is 30th September, 2022.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Arquine Competition MEXTÓPOLI 2022 Pavilion

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Build the Pavilion as part of the International Festival of Architecture and City MEXTRÓPOLI, with the aim of becoming the benchmark, in each edition able to contribute to the festival themes for reflection and discussion on the architecture and the city. The groups may incorporate professionals or students from other disciplines.

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The 50 Best Architecture Books

The Architect's Guide

Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design The debate surrounding hand drawing versus computer-generated imagery has become a hot topic. The book includes drawings, diagrams, and photographs of his built works, which have not been widely seen until now. The Architecture of Community. By Leon Krier. Buy on Amazon.

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

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I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice. This would have been my favorite section when I was an architecture student. Architecture and Disjunction by Bernard Tschumi – This is by far my most marked up, underlined, and starred architecture book. Theory + Design Process.

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Architectural Tricks of the Trade | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

First, place the document face side down. Arrange the folded document so that the page number as title block are face down and make one fold across all the others. Underdog Architecture Student What about the way to tear a straight piece off of a roll of trace? Fold the two short ends together.