Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition (Design Briefs)

Kimberley Elam

Published by: Princeton Architectural Press on August 2001

Lovely book! Beautifully formed with good use of colour and some pages made from tracing paper so you can ses structure overlaying designs. I found the chapter on the Golden Section to be illuminating.

Look at this book at Amazon

Here could be some more books that are just as useful

But they may not be in my bookshelf

Visual Grammar (Design Briefs)

Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Design Terms

Drawing Geometry: A Primer of Basic Forms for Artists, Designers and Architects

Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs)

Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models

XS Green: Big Ideas, Small Buildings

Typographic Systems

The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art and Architecture (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

Non-places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity

Materials for Architectural Design