Why Architects Draw

by Edward Robbins, Edward Cullinan

Robbins, anthropologist and lecturer in urban design at Harvard U., presents drawings from and interviews with 11 architectural firms, focusing throughout on the way in which architects draw to define themselves, their ideas, and their authority and status in society. Introductory and concluding essays provide historical background on the social uses of drawing and a critical assessment of architects' power and responsibilities in contemporary society. Beautifully produced, with 140 b&w illustrations, in a 12x9" horizontal format with hard boards and metal comb binding. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Architecture

328 pages, Spiral-bound

First published April 7, 1994