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Why architects draw / Edward Robbins ; interviews with Edward Cullinan [andb ten others].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Robbins, Edward, 1944- author, interviewer.
Contributor:
Cullinan, Edward, interviewee.
De Grey, Spencer, interviewee.
Silvetti, Jorge, interviewee.
Piano, Renzo, interviewee.
Siza, Álvaro, 1933- interviewee.
Young, John, 1944- interviewee.
Hasegawa, Itsuko, interviewee.
Pedersen, William, 1938- interviewee.
Moneo, José Rafael, interviewee.
Hackney, Rod, interviewee.
Rice, Peter, 1935-1992, interviewee.
Wilcox, Jean, book designer, bookjacket designer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Architectural drawing.
Architectural design.
Architects--Interviews.
Architects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations, plans.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [1994]
Summary:
Examines the social uses of architectural drawing: how it acts to direct architecture; how it helps define what is important about a design; and how it embodies claims about the architect's status and authority. Case study narratives are included with drawings from projects at all stages.
Contents:
Edward Cullinan
Spencer de Grey
Jorge Silvetti
Renzo Piano
Alvaro Siza
John Young
Itsuko Hasegawa
William Pedersen
Rafael Moneo
Rod Hackney
Peter Rice.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-36778-5
OCLC:
1227942382

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