Why Architects Draw

Name: Why Architects Draw
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ISBN: 9780262181570

ISBN-10: 0262181576

ISBN-13: 9780262181570

Edition: 1994

Authors: Edward Robbins

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For nearly twenty years Edward Robbins, an anthropologist, has been studying and writing about the system of architectural education and practice in this country and abroad. In this book he examines the social uses of architectural drawing: how drawing acts to direct both the conception and the production of architecture; how it helps architects set an agenda, define what is important about a design, and communicate with their colleagues and clients; and how it embodies claims about the architect's role, status, and authority. The centerpiece of Robbins's provocative investigation consists of case study narratives based on interviews with nine architects, a developer-architect, and an…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 4/7/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 9.00" wide x 12.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.388



Acknowledgments


The Social Uses of Drawing: Drawing and Architectural Practice


Why Architects Draw


Edward Cullinan


Spencer de Grey


Jorge Silvetti


Renzo Piano


Alvaro Siza


John Young


Itsuko Hasegawa


William Pedersen


Rafael Moneo


Rod Hackney


Peter Rice


Drawing and Architectural Practice Revisted


Notes


Bibliography