Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture

Synopsis

Focusing On The Creative And Inventive Significance Of Drawing For Architecture, This Book Is An Established Classic. Readers Are Provided With Perceptive Insights At Every Turn. The Book Features Some Of The Greatest And Most Intriguing Drawings By Architects, Ranging From Frank Lloyd Wright, Heath-robinson, Le Corbusier, And Otto Wagner To Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Arata Isozaki, Eric Owen Moss, Bernard Tschumi, And Lebbeus Woods As Well As Key Works By Cook And Other Members Of The Original Archigram Group. This New Edition Provides A Substantial New Chapter That Charts The Speed At Which The Trajectory Of Drawing Is Moving. It Reflects The Increasing Sophistication Of Available Software And Also The Ways In Which Hand Drawing And The Digital Are Being Eclipsed By New Hybrids, Injecting A New Momentum To Drawing. These Crossovers Provide A Whole New Territory As Attempts Are Made To Release Drawing From The Boundaries Of A Solitary Moment, A Single-viewing Position, Or A Single Referential Language. Featuring Toyo Ito, Perry Culper, Izaskun Chinchilla, Kenny Tsui, Ali Rahim, John Berglund, And Lorene Faure, It Leads To Fascinating Insights Into The Effect That Medium Has Upon Intention And Definition Of An Idea Or A Place. Drawing And Motive -- Drawing And Strategy -- Drawing And Vision -- Drawing And Image -- Drawing And Composition -- Drawing With Expression And Atmosphere -- Drawing And Technics -- Drawing And Surface -- Beyond Drawing, Beyond Reality -- Digital-manual Drawing And The Power Of The Eye. Peter Cook. Includes Index. Text In English.