What an architecture student should know /

It's not just you. Every architecture student is initially baffled by architecture school, an education so different that it doesn't compare to anything else. With this book you will make it through the program, live up to your expectations and finally know what is going on. This book will...

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Main Author: Krupinska, Jadwiga
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
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Summary:It's not just you. Every architecture student is initially baffled by architecture school, an education so different that it doesn't compare to anything else. With this book you will make it through the program, live up to your expectations and finally know what is going on. This book will help you learn specific working methods, to remove all mystery and help you understand what architecture school and the critique process is meant to achieve, so you'll feel oriented, secure and confident, how to cope with uncertainty in the design process so you'll understand what seems natural and obvious to your professors and how to develop the ability to synthesize the complexity of architecture in terms of function, durability and beauty. Key concepts are defined throughout and references at the end of each chapter will point you to further reading so you can delve into topics you find particularly interesting.
Physical Description:287 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780415702324 (hardback)
0415702321 (hardback)
9780415702331 (pbk)
041570233X (pbk)