Publisher's Synopsis
Featuring numerous computer models, this text provides an explanation of architectural design. It presents three-dimensional computer models of many famous architectural works with the aim of enabling the reader to achieve a greater understanding of the design process than that perceived through photographs, plans or elevations.;Among the many buildings included are those by historical figures such as Andrea Palladio, Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto, as well as designs by present-day figures such as Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelb(l)au and Bernard Tschumi. An explanation is given for each of the well-designed buildings so that the reader appreciates the necessary tools needed to design well. The author discusses sections or parts of the building and the design process.
