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"...richly illustrated...it is a welcomed resource...a fresh and delightful approach to the topic." (Drawing.org.uk, November 2008)
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Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, Drawings highlights the work of key contemporary figures who have, through their drawn work, affected the course of architectural thinking. Bringing this together is a chapter–by–chapter series of essays that broadly charts the forward movement and expansion of drawing iconography, techniques and methodologies. Thus it will move from such conditions as Victorian romanticism; Modernist heroics, Minimalism, Diagrams, the representation (and inspiration) of movement, technology and motive power; through to notions and examples of digital automatism. In this way, the advent and challenge of computer–based drawing vis–à–vis ‘sketching’ or technique based drawing will be argued as a natural progression rather than a radical explosion. In particular, there are many examples of hand–in–hand development of a project using several techniques.
Also includes drawings by Sverre Fehn, Mark Goulthorpe, Zaha Hadid, Ron Herron, Tom Kovak, Enric Miralles, Marcus Novak , Cedric Price, Wolf Prix, and Lebbeus Woods.
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Format:Paperback
This book gets 3 points for its beautiful illustrations (otherwise i wouldnt have bothered rating it) and the sad fact that, in my opinion, it is badly written. The words used are complex that you have an easier time understanding Schopenhauer's essays! I dont see the point for an architect to make writing so difficult and complex! Perhaps as Dr De Bono said: some people do it so they sound more intelligent among their peers!!! Peter Cook is a great architect but he cannot write, it seems that he scoured thesaurus for words that are long and complex! Economy and simplicity Mr Cook would've made this book a lot more enjoyable ;)
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Taking from his contemporaries and a few more recent "artists," Cook provides in this book is a good example of hand drawn architectural representation. The book contains examples of digital art interspersed with the hand drawn/painted/airbrushed representations following the trend to shy away from physical drawings with a corresponding move towards digital media.
The book is well written, highly enjoyable and illustrated well.
A good book to have to hand on the shelf as with all Cook's work.
It seems that drawing in the true sense is becoming a lost art in the "profession" of architecture.
The book is well written, highly enjoyable and illustrated well.
A good book to have to hand on the shelf as with all Cook's work.
It seems that drawing in the true sense is becoming a lost art in the "profession" of architecture.
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