Revealing Architectural Design examines the architectural design process from the point of view of knowledge domains; domain syntax; coherence; framing; thinking styles; decision-making and testing. Using straightforward language; the book connects general design thinking to underlying frameworks that are used in the architectural design process.The book provides historical grounding as well as clear examples of real design outcomes. It includes diagrams and explanations to make that content accessible. The frameworks and their methods are described by what they can accomplish; what biases they introduce and the use of their final outcomes.Revealing Architectural Design is an advanced primer useful to anyone interested in increasing the quality of their architectural design proposals through understanding the conceptual tools used to achieve that process. While it is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of architectural design; it will also be useful for experienced architectural practitioners. For the non-architect; this book opens a window into the priorities of a discipline seldom presented with such transparency.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Kindle version is extremely frustratingBy FJSIm changing my original 2 star review below to 4 stars. While Im still very frustrated because the control characters are too small to read on a kindle; the material is too good for me to discourage people from reading this book. The material is excellent and Ive learned a lot just from the text. Once youve outgrown the beginners Photoshop books this is a great book on more advanced techniques.---------------------------------------------------Old Review:Im really frustrated with the kindle version of this book. They symbols he uses for the control; alt; and shift keys are way too small to make out. If I ever get over being mad; Ill probably buy the paper version of the book. The content seems to be that good. Too bad its not usable in this form2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great reference for PS CCBy YourNameHereThis book has so many good tips. I bought it for a class; didnt really end up needing it; but kept it anyways because its a pretty good resource. I know we live in an age where we can just Google anything we have a question about; but sometimes it seems I cant quite word my inquiry properly and Im left frustrated. This book fills in the gaps. As a side note; the accompanying videos are hilariously awful. They also contain good info; but the editing is quite amusing. I recommend this book if you are like me and prefer to have a physical reference available in addition to the Internet.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. any Photoshop user knows their a several ways to get the same results and thats what i like about Steve Caplins booksBy sea runnerI have been using Photoshop as far back as 5.0 . There has been a lot of changes in the program since then and Ive had to change my ways of doing things quite often. any Photoshop user knows their a several ways to get the same results and thats what i like about Steve Caplins books. He shows you his shortcuts and keeps you updated with the new Photoshop techniques. I still use some of my old ways of doing things that work better for me. But have found out over the years that you will never stop learning.
