2nd Edition

Understanding Architecture Through Drawing

By Brian Edwards Copyright 2009
272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

This second edition is fully revised and updated and includes new chapters on sustainability, history and archaeology, designing through drawing and drawing in architectural practice. The book introduces design and graphic techniques aimed to help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many, the camera has replaced the sketchbook, but here the author... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Guiding Principles   Part 2: Techniques   Part 3: Case Studies of Drawing   Part 4: The Way Forward.   Bibliography.  Index

Biography

Brian Edwards is an architect, town planner, writer, teacher and artist. He has taught in various schools and has been Professor of Architecture at Huddersfield and Heriot Watt universities and the Edinburgh School of Architecture. He has written over 16 books, seven of which published by Spon Press/Taylor & Francis.