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Book Briefs #44

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. means of engaging ecosystems and behaviors."

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BROCHURE, RAIN & BOOK

Shades of Grey

You give the client a dozen copies to pass around the boardroom table. d One of the books I was able to rescue from my house in Zimbabwe was a rather splendid landscape format hardback with watercolour sketches by Alex Jack. We had given up on A1 sheets for concept work. Iteration is easier. Colour is baked in.

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21st Century Houses book captures "best of the best" modern British homes

Deezen

RIBA Award-winning homes are the focus of author Dominic Bradbury's latest book , 21st Century Houses. More than 300 photographs, plans and sketches fill the 21st Century Houses book , published by RIBA Books , to bring readers inside the "best of the best" of modern British homes. Photo by Dennis Pedersen.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days.

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The Layman's Guide to Classical Architecture

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

With intricate and lively sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The book contains a large number of Terry’s drawings and sketches from travels, as well as linocuts. Mark’s Square and San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and Inigo Jones’ St.

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

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After responding to a hopeful architect on Dwell.com I decided to flesh out my answer and include more books. Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client.

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Revising + Updating the Drawing Set

30X40 Design Workshop

A recent site visit + client request sets in motion a process every architect is familiar with: redesign + revisions. This is my process for solving real-world architectural problems, from sketching to updating the drawings and documents. And, of course client preference is chief among them. Sketching Solutions.