The word "architect" is a noun; but Doug Patt uses it as a verb--coining a term and making a point about using parts of speech and parts of buildings in new ways. Changing the function of a word; or a room; can produce surprise and meaning. In How to Architect; Patt--an architect and the creator of a series of wildly popular online videos about architecture--presents the basics of architecture in A-Z form; starting with "A is for Asymmetry" (as seen in Chartres Cathedral and Frank Gehry); detouring through "N is for Narrative;" and ending with "Z is for Zeal" (a quality that successful architects tend to have; even in fiction--see The Fountainheads architect-hero Howard Roark.) How to Architect is a book to guide you on the road to architecture. If you are just starting on that journey or thinking about becoming an architect; it is a place to begin. If you are already an architect and want to remind yourself of what drew you to the profession; it is a book of affirmation. And if you are just curious about what goes into the design and construction of buildings; this book tells you how architects think. Patt introduces each entry with a hand-drawn letter; and accompanies the text with illustrations that illuminate the concept discussed: a fallen Humpty Dumpty illustrates the perils of fragile egos; photographs of an X-Acto knife and other hand tools remind us of architectures nondigital origins.How to Architect offers encouragement to aspiring architects but also mounts a defense of architecture as a profession--by calling out a defiant verb: architect!
2012-02-20 2012-02-20File Name: B007BO4CLQ
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