Stories from Architecture by Philippa Lewis - ISBN: 9780262543026
Paperback
Unseen stories whisper from architectural drawings, revealing lives beyond the page.

Stories from Architecture

Behind the Lines at Drawing Matter

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  • Paperback

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    16 November 2021

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Summary

The imagined histories of twenty-five architectural drawings and models, told through reminiscences, stories, conversations, letters, and monologues.

Even when an architectural drawing does not show any human figures, we can imagine many different characters just off the page—architects, artists, onlookers, clients, builders, developers, philanthropists—working, observing, admiring, arguing. In Stories from Architecture, Philippa Lewis captures some of these personalities thr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262543026
ISBN-10:0262543028
Author:Philippa Lewis, Adrian Forty
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:16 November 2021
Weight:368g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“[Lewis] has a talent for the human story – real or imagined – behind the drawing, whether from the perspective of the client, the architect, the illustrator, or those depicted or involved in some way.” — RIBA Journal

About The Author

Philippa Lewis

Philippa Lewis is a writer, photographer, and picture editor. She is the author of A Dictionary of Ornament (with Gillian Darley); Details- A Guide to House Design in Britain; Everything You Can Do in the Garden without Actually Gardening; Everyman’s Castle; and other books.

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