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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Granted, not all buildings should have a book devoted to them, but definitely more than have been given the case-study treatment. I have more than a hundred books in my library that I consider case studies, ranging from pocket-size books to coffee table books, both architecture and other subjects.

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Architectural Tricks of the Trade | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Graphic Standards - Part 2 Deconstruction versus. If the set of drawings is approaching the 100+ mark definitely rolling is the way to go. Underdog Architecture Student What about the way to tear a straight piece off of a roll of trace? (I Architects , architects office , video , what? mattwardman Folding an 8.75

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Square House is best described as subtly deconstructive. The definition of a modern approach to war,” she said, “is the acknowledgment of individual lives lost.”. Trumpet was also part of the six architecture students chosen to design and construct a collapsible table for the CCNY Architecture School’s Solar Roof Pod.