Bøger af Kendra (Ryerson University Schank Smith

Concepts from architects' minds evolve through sketches and as a mode of transference are conveyed to the finished building. This book compares qualities of sketches to reveal various approaches to the instruments of thinking. It provides insight into the relationship between architectural sketches and the process of creative manipulation.

Features sketches that represent the concepts or philosophies of the key movements in architecture in order to develop a picture of the role of the sketch in the development of architecture. The book illustrates the work of designers including Andrea Palladio, Erich Mendelsohn, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Michelangelo and Alvar Aalto.