This second edition is fully revised and updated and includes new chapters on sustainability; history and archaeology; designing through drawing and drawing in architectural practice. The book introduces design and graphic techniques aimed to help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many; the camera has replaced the sketchbook; but here the author argues that freehand drawing as a means of analyzing and understanding buildings develops visual sensitivity and awareness of design.By combining design theory with practical lessons in drawing; Understanding Architecture Through Drawing encourages the use of the sketchbook as a creative and critical tool. The book is highly illustrated and is an essential manual on freehand drawing techniques for students of architecture; landscape architecture; town and country planning and urban design.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Very little hard dataBy ReboundI have read most of the other greensource books; and I was very shocked when I read this book because much of it consists of wishy washy philosophical value system and green culture and idealism which has nothing to do with the accounting term BOTTOM LINE. Before I read the book I assumed it would be a serious financial analysis of alternative design and construction methods; but to be perfectly honest with you; such only make up at most 5% of the book; that being a very generous estimate. I strongly discourage people from buying this book unless they have previewed it and know what they are getting from this book; which I am sad to say is just the afternoon musings of MBA-type characters who have their heads high in the clouds with six-sigma strategies and delusions/deceptions of being good for the environment and; I kid you not; calling R-16 wall and R-30 roof insulation "extremely high". They dont have the technical inclination to do more than basic accounting so even though the book mentions bamboo being from China and "possibly" therefore not being so green after all; they sadly cant tell us exactly the cost of bamboo transportation even though the information shouldve taken them but a few minutes to find online. This book does not deserve to be a textbook; or if it does; it belongs in some kind of philosophy class investigating the mentality of MBA environmentalists.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book on green building financeBy David C. WoodGreen Building Bottom Line offers a series of case studies on Melavers experience with sustainability across its business practice.I just read it over the weekend: it offers rich detail on creating a sustainability program internally; on green development; on greening existing buildings; on sustainability in the market; etc.Easy to read; especially strong on Melavers efforts to account financially for the corporate investment in sustainability; and on practical tips on how to make things green and where things might go wrong on the way. Good tool for teaching; Id think
