The bestselling guide to architectural drawing, with new information, examples, and resources Architectural Graphics is the classic bestselling reference by one of the leading global authorities on architectural design drawing, Francis D.K. Ching.

Offers an explanation of why scale models are important to the design process. This work takes the reader through the history and significance of models in architecture from the magic of the Egyptian scale model onwards. It also demonstrates the most effective process between concept and 'machine', between the idea and the final building.

Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great book for anyone interested in what architects say about their craft. Discover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play, from Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas.

Shows why, in matters of democracy, architecture is far behind politics. This book states that the fact that modernism has never been a popular choice is not due to people's ignorance, but to modernism's own conceptual poverty. It is suitable for anyone concerned with architecture and urban planning.