Architecture Design Notebook

by A. Peter Fawcett

Architecture Design Notebook focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical. Dealing systematically with the core design curriculum, it clearly demonstrates the skills required for designing at undergraduate level.



Providing students with fundamental maxims of design, and a framework within which they can approach their work, this book supports undergraduates as they learn to produce solutions to design challenges.

This vital design companion underpins the cornerstone of an architectural undergraduates' studies - studio design projects. With over 100 sketches included, the book inspires student's design ideas.

This updated edition includes new sections on green architecture, urban space typology, and the virtual building.

A. Peter Fawcett is an architect and critic who combines teaching with sporadic practice; he is currently Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Nottingham and visiting Professor at the University of Lincoln. In recent years his work has been placed in architectural competitions and has been hung at the Royal Academy and Royal Ulster Academy.

Genres: Architecture, Reference

119 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 1998

Reviews

[Amodini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting way of showing an architect’s working method. The graphics under each section gives a readable overview of the methods discussed. Definitely worth reading for students as well as practitioners.

[Ahmed Yusuf · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The purpose of this book has been to establish a sensible working method for getting the massively complex process of designing a building under way, for inevitably it is within these early decisions and tentative forays into form-making that the seeds of true architecture are sown”

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