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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783726103321

Autore

Giddings Bob <1952-, >

Titolo

Artists' impressions in architectural design / / Bob Giddings and Margaret Horne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Spon Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-135-80795-7

1-135-80796-5

0-419-23600-7

1-280-09988-7

0-203-36246-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HorneMargaret <1948->

Disciplina

720.22

720/.28/4

Soggetti

Architectural drawing

Architectural rendering

Architecture

Architecture-- Designs and plans-- Presentation drawings

Designs and plans

Presentation drawings

Technique

Architecture - Designs and plans - Presentation drawings

Architectural rendering - Technique

Architectural drawing - Technique

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Context and Introduction; Theory and Ideas about Envisioning Buildings; Historical Methods; Artists' Pictures; Two Dimensional Drawings; Three Dimensional Drawings; Thin Straight Lines; Realistic Impressions; Models; Computer-Aided Design; Virtual Reality; Where Next? Ideas and Conclusions; List of Illustrations; Credits; References; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Artists' Impressions in Architectural Design analyses the ways in which architects have presented their designs for clients and the public, both historically and contemporarily. It spans a period from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.Architects have become familiar with change. The passage of time has brought with it new and revived styles of architecture, as well as innovative tools and techniques for their representation. The result is that while some methods show a view of the architect's concept for a building, others offer an almost real experience of the intended ar