101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

Matthew Frederick (Registered Architect)

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Massachusetts Inst of Tec
31 August 2007

Architecture

Series: 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of ""How to Draw a Line"" to the complexities of color theory.

This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation-from the basics of ""How to Draw a Line"" to the complexities of color theory-provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic to whimsical. The lesson on ""How to Draw a Line"" is illustrated by examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School provides valuable guideposts for navigating the design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum. Architecture graduates-from young designers to experienced practitioners-will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide back to basics when solving a complex design problem.

By: Matthew Frederick (Registered Architect)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 127mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780262062664
ISBN 10: 0262062666
Series: 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 31 August 2007
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Frederick is an architect and urban designer who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Reviews for 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

The winner of a host of prizes, this delicately laid-out book advises students how to approach a number of design principles. Including advice on everything from 'how to draw a line' to 'how to sketch a one-point perspective of a rectangular interior space' this is a must-have for anyone starting out in the field. -- Will Coldwell The Independent How to draw a line, the meaning of figure-ground theory, hand-lettering and the fact that windows look dark in the daytime each item has resonance beyond architecture. Books like this are brief tutorials in the art of seeing, a skill useful in every aspect of life on the planet. -- Susan Salter Reynolds latimes.com

Winner of 2008 Silver Award Winner, Architecture Category, Independent Publisher Book Awards. 2008
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Winner of Independent Publisher Book Awards: Architecture Category Silver Award 2008.