{"product_id":"exercises-in-architecture-9781032265650","title":"Exercises in Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition of \u003ci\u003eExercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an Architect \u003c\/i\u003eis full of new content, building on the success of the previous edition. All the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoriginal exercises have been revised and new ones added, with the format changing\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto allow the inclusion of more supplementary material. The aim remains the same,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto help pre- or early-course architecture students begin and develop their ability\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto think as architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning to do architecture is tricky. It involves awakening abilities that remain dormant in most people. It is like learning language for the first time; a task made more mystifying by the fact that architecture deals not in words but in places: places to stand, to walk, to sit, to hide, to sleep, to cook, to eat, to work, to play, to worship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was written for those who want to be architects. It suggests a basis for early experiences in a school of architecture; but it could also be used in secondar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of those books I wish I had come across when I was studying design. It’s a wonderful educational endeavour.’\u003cstrong\u003e Michael Andersson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazon.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Great book by a great author.’ \u003cstrong\u003ejgfw\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrelude: the essence of architecture Introduction \u003cb\u003eSection 1: fundamentals \u003c\/b\u003eExercise 1: the substance without substance Exercise 2: flipping perceptions Exercise 3: axis (and its denial) Exercise 4: doorway places \u003cb\u003eSection 2: geometry \u003c\/b\u003eExercise 5: alignment Exercise 6: anthropometry Exercise 7: social geometry Exercise 8: geometry of making Exercise 9: geometry of planning Exercise 10: ideal geometry Exercise 11: axial symmetry Exercise 12: playing with geometry \u003cb\u003eSection 3:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eout into the real world \u003c\/b\u003eExercise 13: making places in the landscape Exercise 14: making places just by being Exercise 15: geometry of making Exercise 16: responding to conditions Exercise 17: framing atmospheres Exercise 18: measured drawing Exercise 19: setting down space-time rules \u003cb\u003eSection 4: additional exercises \u003c\/b\u003eExercise 20: place descriptions in literature Exercise 21: architecture without sight Exercise 21: eliciting an emotional response Exercise 22: framing Acknowledgements Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406663360855,"sku":"9781032265650","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exercises-in-architecture-9781032265650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}