Design Process in Architecture: From Concept to Completion
Every building starts with an idea. But how do you get from a concept to a piece of architecture? Why do some ideas work better than others? What is a 'good' design?
This approachable guidebook will help students find their own answers to these questions. It covers every aspect of the design process with examples drawn from all types of architecture, giving students the tools to develop their own unique ways of working. With accessible text and hundreds of images, this is an indispensable and illuminating guide for beginning architecture students as well as anyone who is curious about how design works.Geoffrey Makstutis is the Head of KLC School of Design, West Dean College. Prior to this he was the Subject Lead for Construction, Art, Design and Media with Pearson UK and led the undergraduate architecture programme at Central Saint Martins. He has taught and lectured at the Architectural Association, Royal College of Art, University of Westminster, IE Segovia, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia as well as many other institutions around the world. He is the author of Architecture: An Introduction (Laurence King, 2010).
Author: Geoffrey Makstutis
Format: Paperback, 192 pages, 190mm x 230mm
Published: 2018, Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Architecture
Every building starts with an idea. But how do you get from a concept to a piece of architecture? Why do some ideas work better than others? What is a 'good' design?
This approachable guidebook will help students find their own answers to these questions. It covers every aspect of the design process with examples drawn from all types of architecture, giving students the tools to develop their own unique ways of working. With accessible text and hundreds of images, this is an indispensable and illuminating guide for beginning architecture students as well as anyone who is curious about how design works.Geoffrey Makstutis is the Head of KLC School of Design, West Dean College. Prior to this he was the Subject Lead for Construction, Art, Design and Media with Pearson UK and led the undergraduate architecture programme at Central Saint Martins. He has taught and lectured at the Architectural Association, Royal College of Art, University of Westminster, IE Segovia, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia as well as many other institutions around the world. He is the author of Architecture: An Introduction (Laurence King, 2010).