101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
$27.62
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2007
Summary
Architecture Declassified: 101 Lessons from the Studio
Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of “How to Draw a Line” to the complexities of color theory.
This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the cl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262062664 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262062666 |
| Author: | Matthew Frederick |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 178mm x 20mm |
| Series: | 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School |
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Critics Review
The winner of a host of prizes, this delicately laid-out book advises students how to approach a number of design principles. Including advice on everything from ‘how to draw a line’ to ‘how to sketch a one-point perspective of a rectangular interior space’ this is a must-have for anyone starting out in the field.
– Will Coldwell * The Independent *How to draw a line, the meaning of figure-ground theory, hand-lettering and the fact that windows look dark in the daytime each item has resonance beyond architecture. Books like this are brief tutorials in the art of seeing, a skill useful in every aspect of life on the planet.
– Susan Salter Reynolds * latimes.com *About The Author
Matthew Frederick
Matthew Frederick is an architect and urban designer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of Technology.
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