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Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work
Fifty of the world's most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings.
Taking readers behind architecture's facades and finishes, this charmingly illustrated book explores how some of the most important buildings in the world were constructed. Specially commissioned isometric drawings present the essential structural elements of the world's masterpiece buildings that are not visible to the naked eye. These illustrations are displayed alongside plans, details, and photographs, all of which are clear and accessible, yet accurate and elegant enough to satisfy the most discerning eye.
This fascinating book explores the thinking and expertise behind architects' designs and offers a means by which to better understand buildings already visited as well as those on the must-see list. Selections range from domestic structures such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building, to iconic classics such as the Louvre and Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia Cathedral. The buildings have been chosen for their importance and interest, their role in the development of architectural thinking, and the structural secrets that intricate 3-D drawings can reveal.
Taking readers behind architecture's facades and finishes, this charmingly illustrated book explores how some of the most important buildings in the world were constructed. Specially commissioned isometric drawings present the essential structural elements of the world's masterpiece buildings that are not visible to the naked eye. These illustrations are displayed alongside plans, details, and photographs, all of which are clear and accessible, yet accurate and elegant enough to satisfy the most discerning eye.
This fascinating book explores the thinking and expertise behind architects' designs and offers a means by which to better understand buildings already visited as well as those on the must-see list. Selections range from domestic structures such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building, to iconic classics such as the Louvre and Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia Cathedral. The buildings have been chosen for their importance and interest, their role in the development of architectural thinking, and the structural secrets that intricate 3-D drawings can reveal.
- GenresArchitecture
304 pages, Hardcover
Published February 27, 2018
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December 12, 2021
Doesn't quite deliver on the subtitle. The drawings are expressive, but this can get in the way of clarity, making it harder for me to understand the building. The photos are mostly wonderful. The selection of buildings is a greatest hits list, for sure, with some clunkers: why choose the Golden Pavilion instead of, say, Katsura Imperial Villa? (Leaving aside the heavy dominance of Western architecture.) The texts are well-written and informative, but some of the captions are heavy on jargon. Overall, very happy to have read the book, but it had potential for so much more.
July 19, 2019
A large book to browse of world famous buildings and their architects. Includes nice drawings with cut-away floor plans and perspectives.
January 30, 2023
Surprised at the lack of scale bars. Neat illustrations and info, but maybe could had used…more?
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