Offers an introduction to the basic ideas that inform architecture. This book explores the process of architecture starting from the initial ideas and concepts, and how these ideas are informed by understanding site and context.

Introduction Placing Architecture: Site; Place and space; City context; Landscape context Case study: Redesigning a university campus Exercise: Site analysis History and Precedent: A timeline of architectural influences; The ancient world; The classical world; The medieval world; The Renaissance; Baroque; Modernism Case study: Reconstructing a museum Exercise: Skylines Construction: Materials; Elements; Prefabrication; Structure; Innovation; Innovative materials Case study: Designing a pavilion Exercise: Axonometric drawing Representation: CAD drawing; Sketching; Scale; Orthographic projection; Perspective; Three-dimensional images; Physical modelling; CAD modelling; Layout and presentation; Storyboarding; Portfolios Case study: Renovation Exercise: Photomontage Contemporary Ideas: Universal ideas and principles; Functionalism; Form-driven architecture; Monumentalism; Zeitgeist Case study: Integrating with an urban landscape Exercise: Analytical diagrams Realization: Project timeline; The project; Contributors and their roles; The brief; The concept; Site analysis; The design process; Detail development; The finished building Conclusion Bibliography and webography Glossary Picture credits Index Acknowledgements Working with ethics

Each title in the Fundamentals series offers a broad and beautiful overview of a different creative discipline. With insightful case studies, fascinating interviews and dozens of colour images they encourage a professional approach to visual arts practice.