The Fast Guide to Architectural Form - Brossura

Raffaelli, Baires

 
9789063694111: The Fast Guide to Architectural Form

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The Fast Guide to Architectural Form, while staying on theoretical ground, is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different architectural basic forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings. The text is extremely short, just focusing on the dos and don’ts of the forms and some tips to keep in mind when applying these forms, perfect for students and architects looking to browse for inspiration and guidance.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Baires Raffaelli (1975) graduated cum laude in Architecture at Rome La Sapienza University, where he has been researching and teaching for years in the field of Architecture Planning and Design to both Architecture and Engineering students.

He has PhD in Architecture, Theory and Planning. Baires Raffaelli has performed research within the fields of housing, population density, and public spaces. The results of this research have been widely discussed and studied, and they have also been the source for partnerships among universities, public authority, and private companies.

He is a co-founder of BRRE Architects, and with this firm he has received both national and international rewards.

His projects and research have often been subjects of articles in architecture magazines.

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BE CAREFUL: this book is just a summary of the kinds of formal
approaches to planning and design.

With this book, YOU CAN:
# define an architectural shape correctly and do it in a modern way using concepts that are simple and tried and true.

With this book, YOU CANNOT:
# avoid all the work that is needed to get to a definition of the shape;
# avoid all the work that is needed after you have defined the shape;
# learn to play an instrument.

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