Overview

Architecture is a complex and compelling subject and one that we interact with daily whether it is buildings where we live, study or work, those we visit or ones we simply walk past. The Fundamentals of Architecture is a practical and accessible introduction to the concepts and processes of modern architecture. It explores the fundamental ideas that architects need to consider when designing buildings, places and spaces. The book is organized into chapters that reflect the various aspects of design thinking that occur during the process of creating buildings, from the context in which architecture is placed through the realization of the finished building to the roles that architects play. This fully updated new edition expands the coverage of sustainable practice throughout and a new chapter on professional practice covers the role of the architect and issues of ethics. A fully revised chapter 5 will focus on design principles as well as current trends in architecture and chapter 6 will explore a new project from brief to finished building. With 30% new images and case studies plus practical projects and exercises to help the student explore best practice, this new edition provides an ideal introduction to the field of architecture.

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Author:   Professor Lorraine Farrelly
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781474296373

ISBN 10:   1474296378
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   05 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Placing Architecture Site/Place and space/City context/Landscape context/Environmental awareness Case study/Exercises Chapter 2: History and Precedent A timeline of architectural influences/The ancient world/The classical world/The medieval world/ The Renaissance/Baroque/Modernism/Post-modernism Case study/Exercises Chapter 3: Construction Materials/Elements/Prefabrication/Structure/Interior materials/Innovation/Innovative materials/Making sustainable choices Case study/Exercises Chapter 4: Representation CAD drawing/BIM/Sketching/Scale/Orthographic projection/Perspective/Three-dimensional images/ Physical modelling/CAD modelling/Layout and presentation/Storyboarding/Portfolios Case study/Exercises Chapter 5: Approaches to Design Universal ideas and principles/The human scale of architecture/environmental psychology/Functionalism/ Form-driven architecture/Monumentalism/Biomimicry Case study/exercises Chapter 6: Realization Project timeline/The project/Contributors and their roles/The brief/The concept/Site analysis/The design process/Detail development Chapter 7: Professional Practice Roles within an architectural firm/Ethical practice Bibliography & Webography Glossary Index

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Lorraine Farrelly is Head of Architecture at the University of Reading, UK. She is also the author of Representational Techniques and Construction and Materiality in the Basics Architecture series.

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