Architectural topographies : a graphic lexicon of how buildings touch the ground /

Architectural Topographies is a critical dictionary for architects and landscape architects in which the graphic lexicon can be read from a beginning, the ground, to a conclusion, the specific case studies. Meant as a tool to help you recognize, analyze, choose and invent solutions, the book's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berlanda, Tomà
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2014.
Subjects:	Architectural design > Themes, motives. Landscape design. ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation. ARCHITECTURE / Landscape. ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials.

Table of Contents:

Intersections. Why a graphic lexicon
The building meets the ground
The discovery of the terrain
The right placement
Horizontal and vertical
Elemental forms
Images and metaphors.