Architect's Drawings

A Selection of Sketches by World Famous Architects Through History

Kendra Schank Smith - Collection Architecture

270 pages, parution le 01/09/2005

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Résumé

Presenting for the first time, a wide range of world famous architects' sketches from the Renaissance to the present day

Sketches from prominent architects, drawn from an international selection

A unique insight into how architects use sketches to develop and transfer complex concepts into physical form, enabling readers to improve the connection between their own ideas and designs

Reveals the secrets of the most successful sketching techniques used by architects for today's designers

L'auteur - Kendra Schank Smith

Kendra Schank Smith, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Hartford USA. She teaches architectural design studio, history/theory seminars, and visual communications. Her research explores the meaning and intention found in architecture sketches as part of a design process. She has published articles on the history and theory of architectural sketches and, additionally, topics such as theory of drawing, visual communication, design studio pedagogy, and urban issues.

Dr. Smith has practiced in the design section of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates in Hamden, Connecticut, participating in such projects as Central Park Zoo, United Nations Development Corporation and a high rise for 60 Wall Street, all in New York City. She earned her Ph.D. in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology, concentrating on History, Theory and Criticism, and she holds a professional degree M.Arch from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She has taught at universities in the United States of America, including Texas A&M, University of Minnesota, SUNY at Buffalo and the University of Utah.

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Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Renaissance (1500-1650)
Baroque, French Classicism and Rococo (1650-1750)
Neoclassical, Neogothic, Beaux-Arts (1750-1870)
American Neoclassicism and the Emergence of the Skyscraper (1870-1920)
The Turn of the Century Europe and its Influences, Prelude to Modernism (1870-1910)
Early Modern (1910-1930)
Modern and Postmodern (1930-1980)
Contemporary (1980-)
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Architectural Press
Auteur(s)	Kendra Schank Smith
Collection	Architecture
Parution	01/09/2005
Nb. de pages	270
Format	22,5 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1252g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780750657198
ISBN13	978-0-7506-5719-8