Designing Architecture is an indispensable tool to assist both students and young architects in formulating an idea; transforming it into a building; and making effective design decisions. This book promotes integrative and critical thinking in the preliminary design of buildings to inspire creativity; innovation; and design excellence. This compendium of individual wisdom and collective experience offers explicit guidance to students and young professionals on how to approach; analyze; and execute specific tasks; develop and refine a process to facilitate the best possible design projects; and create meaningful architectural form.Here the design process ndash; from orchestrating client participation to finalizing schematic design ndash; is explored and illuminated. The following material is presented to make the book a useful didactic tool for professional development:explicit strategies for doing design rather than simply reviewing principles and precedentscreative ideas in approaching and framing problems in design termsspecific methods to translate ideas to culturally significant; socially responsive; and environmentally sensitive buildingstechniques to integrate all levels of cognition from analysis to epiphanycounsel on developing a personalized process for engaging design projectscase studies augment the text and chronicle fascinating applications of the design process.The essence of this book lies in an integrated and holistic approach to each unique project as well as fostering curiosity and exploration ndash; a departure from algorithms; easy generalities; or a formula for design. Designing Architecture will inspire readers to elevate the quality of preliminary designs and unravel some of the mystery of creating the most beautiful; responsive; and responsible architectural design possible.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Press ReviewsBy Publicist"An elegant. wise-ass rush of truth. hiding riotous social commentary in slanderous jokes. In Davis lyrical aphorisms. celebrity is a dazzling mirror of our most regal fears and dreams. as well as a dinky death rattle...It almost feels like hes leading a palace coup. A-"Spin Magazine. Dec 2005"Very funny."Ian Svenonius. of Weird War. The Make-Up"By turns aggressive and hilarious. its a twisted assault on mass culture where nothing is sacred and nothing is safe. Blowing things up has never been so much fun."National Post"Portable Altamont by Brian Joseph Davis is an astounding book of comic genius for slackers and Gen X-ers the world over. Davis has created strange. outlandish riffs on popular culture. paying homage to our literary and musical icons. by lying through his teeth: Margaret Atwood is a gangsta-rapper and Mick Jagger is the size of a pea. Portable Altamont is a brilliant combination of tabloid journalism and existential philosophy that highlights the inherent weirdness of celebrity."Geist"Innovative in form. striking in content. Brian Joseph Daviss Portable Altamont loads a literary blender with pop-culture icons. both high and low. tosses in a jigger of surrealism and a pint of sardonic wit. sets the controls for hyper-mashup. and then decants a delirious. delicious smoothie with brain-expanding powers."Paul Di Filippo. author of Ribofunk and The Steampunk Trilogy"Brian Joseph Daviss remarkable pop art is more aggressive than Warhols electric chair. less grim. more charged. Like a call from the Governor. asking for clemency. as the first volts strike his horrible. curious. and ultimately redeemable subjects."Lynn Crosbie. author of Dorothy LAmour"`This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events in this book are fictitious. and any resemblance to actual persons. living or dead. is purely coincidental." This disingenuous disclaimer is commonly found to accompany writing that often seem suspiciously non-fictitious. It means: "everyone knows that authors steal from the rest of the world with every breath they take. but in this case the publishers lawyers have recommended printing this convenient lie about coincidence." Thankfully. Brian Joseph Davis writes on the copyright page of Portable Altamont a new take on the meaning of "coincidental" in "fiction". His disavowal should be adopted as standard boilerplate in all works claiming to exist in their own unique universe."John Oswald. Plunderphonics
