Architect?: A Candid Guide to the Profession (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262518848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Must read for all architecture students and architects This book is amazing. Author doesnt sugar coat anything. Tells it like it is even if you dont want to hear it. So helpful and fun and easy read. Reccommend it to anyone interested in the profession or even if you are just curious.. Five Stars Great THANKS. Joei said Good. Very useful book. It helps you with your future career. Architects are the key to drawing and making things happen.
Lewis is a practicing architect and planner, Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Maryland, and a columnist for the Washington Post.. Roger K
Roger Lewis's book Architect? is a complete and comprehensive overview of the profession and a valuable resource for students, teachers, and practitioners. (Deborah Berke, Deborah Berke Partners)
It offers a detailed discussion of professors and practitioners and the "-isms" and "-ologies" most prevalent in teaching and practicing architecture. It explains how an architect works and gets work, and describes architectural services from initial client contact to construction oversight. Since 1985, Architect? has been an essential text for aspiring architects, offering the best basic guide to the profession available. This third edition has been substantially revised and rewritten, with new material covering the latest developments in architectural and construction technologies, digital methodologies, new areas of focus in teaching and practice, evolving aesthetic philosophies, sustainability and green architecture, and alternatives to traditional practice. In Architect? he explains -- for students, professors, practitioners, and even prospective clients -- how architects think and work and what they care about as they strive to make the built environment more commodious, more beautiful, and more sustainable.. Architect? tells the inside story of architectural education and practice; it is realistic, unvarnished, and insightful. The new edition also includes a generous selection of drawings and cartoons from the author's Washington Post c