Drawing Architecture - perfect Christmas gift!
Just in time for the Christmas shopping season Phaidon has released a book perfect for the architecture lover on your list, Drawing Architecture by Helen Thomas . Above is a recent rendering by Grafton Architects done with computer software in 2013. Unlike most computer renderings, notice how soft and beautiful it is. This transforms what is ordinarily a cold lifeless drawing into an art form; I'd hang this on my wall! Showcasing over 250 drawings by architects from Bernini to Frank Gehry and Michelangelo to Renzo Piano, the book highlights how styles have changed but the way architecture is represented has mostly stayed the same. Above is a sketch completed by set designer Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena in 1732 of a piece of scenery for the baroque stage. Notice the clever way the elevation and plan are represented together. Lastly I wanted to share a rendering from 1939 by architect Ernesto Bruno la Padula of one of my favorite buildings in Rome, the Pala...