Dinner for architects : a collection of napkin sketches /
The napkin sketch is a familiar concept to architects - the spontaneous drawing executed anywhere, anytime, on any surface available - and many famous buildings are said to have originated in quick scribbles on a tablecloth, matchbook cover, or a napkin during the course of a dinner conversation.
| Uniform Title: | Dinner for architects. |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2004]
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| Summary: | The napkin sketch is a familiar concept to architects - the spontaneous drawing executed anywhere, anytime, on any surface available - and many famous buildings are said to have originated in quick scribbles on a tablecloth, matchbook cover, or a napkin during the course of a dinner conversation. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of the catalog of an exhibition held at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Apr. 10-May 18, 2003, under title: Dinner for architects : Serviettenskizzen für das Architekturmuseum. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0393731588 (pbk.) 0393731545 (pbk.) |