designboom book report: architectural diagrams

‘floating islands’ by vincent callebaut architectures image © designboom

editor: pyo mi-young publisher: DOM publishers year: 2011 size: 750 pages, 225 × 280 mm ISBN 978-3-86922-148-9

http://www.dom-publishers.com

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the society is becoming more complex. there is an increase in information and desires of the city. with broad issues including material, environment, ecology, and behavior, clear diagram becomes more important within today.

content compiled by DOM publishers, ‘architectural diagrams: construction and design manual’ is a composition of more than 1500 sketches, renderings and models from the world’s leading avant garde studios. broken in to two volumes, the illustrated books feature the work of LAVA, JDS architects, UNStudio, BIG, jurgen mayer h. architects and périphériques architects, among others.

diagrams have become a visual means of communication, spanning linguistic and cultural boundaries. used now more than ever before, the tool becomes an aid, precisely explaining and delivering the design concept. varied in quality, detail and approach, the renderings and sketches capture a style that is as individualistic as the final design product.

is it for me? if you are an architecture buff of any kind this book is for you. full-color images provide insight into the design process and methodologies of some of the most significant and experimental structures of our time.

‘scoop’ by SMAQ image © designboom

‘highway…ing’ by SMAQ image © designboom

‘nursery school’ by mxg architects image © designboom

‘battersea weave of fice building’ by UNstudio image © designboom

‘digital origami’ by LAVA image © designboom

‘trondheim fjord-park’ by JDS architects + KLAR image © designboom

‘A8ERNA’ by NL architects image © designboom

‘urban study’ by beva image © designboom

‘the urban corset, a hybrid intermediary’ by vincent callebaut architectures image © designboom

‘dusty relief / b-mu’ by R&Sie architects image © designboom

‘A10 highway’ by kadawittfeldarchitektur image © designboom

‘square in copenhagen’ by leon 11 architects image © designboom

introduction by jungwoo ji partner at BAU architects image © designboom

front cover of books one and two image © designboom

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