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Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson, 9781910350188
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Covering every stage of the design process, this book features working drawings of a architect and also includes sketches from structures for the London Olympics to the restoration and reconstruction of the three Grade II listed gas holders in Kings Cross, London - as well as a gazetteer with photog…

Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson

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    144 pages

  • Release Date

    25 January 2017

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Summary

Despite being at the forefront of high-tech innovation in architecture, Chris Wilkinson OBE RA is an architect who believes passionately in the importance of drawing by hand. Where many practices are now dominated by computer-aided design, Wilkinson still uses drawing as a way to think through ideas, to grapple with design problems and as a tool of communication. This volume brings together images selected from twenty years of Wilkinson’s sketchbooks, presenting a fascinating record not just …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781910350188
ISBN-10:1910350184
Author:Chris Wilkinson, Charles Saumarez Smith
Publisher:Royal Academy of Arts
Imprint:Royal Academy of Arts
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:25 January 2017
Weight:998g
Dimensions:289mm x 238mm
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Chris Wilkinson

Chris Wilkinson made his reputation with a series of long-span, lightweight structures rooted in the high-tech movement. After working with Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Michael Hopkins, he set up Chris Wilkinson Architects in 1983; it later became Wilkinson Eyre. The firm has twice won the Stirling Prize for the best building of the year by a British architect.

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