The Classical Orders of Architecture

By Robert Chitham
Publisher: Architectural Press
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2004-12-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750661240
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750661249

Book Description:
This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation
of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title
now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements
to make the orders more accessible and to provide a valuable
reference for designers.
The inclusion of both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion is
underpinned by an essay on James Gibbs - one of the 18th century
authors of standardized proportioning systems - and his influence in
America. Along with additional plates, this book gives a
clear introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and
is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers
and conservators with the quality of their design.
1. The only detailed contemporary guide to the classical orders
available
2. Presents the proportioning system in both metric and imperial for
ease of understanding
3. An easily accessible introduction to the subject

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The Art of Antiquity - Piet De Jong And the Athenian Agora

By John K. Papadopoulos
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: 2007-04-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 087661960X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780876619605

Book Description:
The archives of the American School excavations in the
Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolors
and drawings—well over 400—by Piet de Jong, one of the
best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological
illustrators of the 20th century. They show landscapes,
people, and, above all, objects recovered during many seasons
of fieldwork at one of the longest continuously running
archaeological projects in Greece.
The aim of this volume is to bring these illustrations out of
the storage drawers and to assemble in color a representative
sample of some of the finest of Piet de Jong’s contributions.
Along the way, this book tells the story of the Agora
excavations and assesses their contribution to scholarship.
It includes essays by 16 scholars currently working at the
Agora, and surveys the entire span of the material they are
studying—from Neolithic pottery to the Late Byzantine and
post-Byzantine frescoes from the Church of Ayios Spyridon.

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Pencil Sketching, 2nd Edition

Pencil Sketching, 2nd Edition
By Thomas C. Wang

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2001-08-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471399191
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471399193
Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

The complete, classic guide to the art of pencil sketching

Portable. Erasable. Inexpensive. No other single drawing tool is as versatile as the pencil. Through the centuries, generations of artists have used it to work out ideas, study form, and develop fundamental skills that are crucial to an artist's training.

Pencil Sketching has taught thousands of beginners the basic principles and techniques of pencil sketching. Carefully revised to meet the needs of today's artists, this edition features easy-to-follow instructions, dozens of new illustrations, and more-everything you need to explore the amazing potential of the pencil and learn to sketch with confidence.
* Techniques: shading, texture, value, line, strokes . . .
* Materials: pencils, papers, accessories . . .
* Skills: observation, recording, composition, sketching from memory . . .
* Subjects: trees, landforms, water, architecture, cityscapes . . .

Radpishare | PDF | 6MB

Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition

By Michael E. Doyle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 1999-06-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471292451
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471292456
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:

Stunningly updated, totally redesigned, practical, and ready to use This new edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing is the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings. In an easy to use, step-by-step approach, this comprehensive guide presents a total system of color design drawing that encompasses approaches to sketch communication as well as more finished presentation drawing. Totally redesigned to provide quick, easy access to key information, this Second Edition covers the basics of color phenomena, media, techniques, and approaches to illustrating materials necessary to communicate design ideas. With nearly 400 new color illustrations, it contains a new section on color and design principles for creating more sophisticated presentation drawings and offers innovative ideas for the reproduction and distribution of finished drawings.
Color Drawing features:
*A complete body of illustrated instruction that demonstrates the development of design ideas from initial concept through presentation drawing
*Finely honed explanations of each technique and process
*Faster and easier ways to create design drawings
*Methods for combining hand-drawn and computer-generated drawing techniques This remarkably versatile volume is both an illuminating textbook and a completely reliable self-teaching tool, as well as a handy quick reference. It is an excellent guide for students at any level and an unparalleled resource for design professionals.

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Architects Sketches: Dialogue and Design

Architects Sketches: Dialogue and Design
By Kendra Schank Smith

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• Publisher: Architectural Press
• Number Of Pages: 152
• Publication Date: 2008-07-04
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750682264
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750682268
• Binding: Hardcover

Concepts from architects minds evolve through sketches and as a mode of transference are conveyed to the finished building. This book compares qualities of sketches to reveal unique approaches to the instruments of thinking in which all architects engage. It provides new insight into the relationship between architectural sketches and the process of creative manipulation. Sketches comprise a thinking mechanism, and through the qualities of ambiguity, quickness and change, they initiate a dialogue for architects. As a medium to facilitate communication, recording, discovery and evaluation, their pertinence lies in their ability to exhibit both the precise and the imprecise. Exploring four related theoretical approaches, play, memory-imagination-fantasy, caricature and the grotesque, the book shows how imprecision stimulates imagination to conceive new forms in the dialogue of architectural sketches.

* Beautifully presented work with a wealth of illustrations
* Uses examples from architects past and present to show the evolution of the architectural sketch
* Describes the use of simple sketches to convey complex abstract ideas

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