Architectural drawings

Throughout history, drawing has allowed architects to shape their ideas and convey their vision of the world. This superb collection brings together more than 250 of the most beautiful architectural drawings, revealing the way of working and the personality of each architect like never before. Presented in echoing pairs, the illustrations span centuries and range from sketch to rendering, simplicity to complexity, constructed projects to utopian ideals, famous achievements to those rarely seen. A celebration of architecture as art. - An architect by training, Helen Thomas was a lecturer for ten years in London schools of architecture before devoting herself to the new architectural collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, where she experimented with ways of exhibiting this discipline and to share it with various audiences. A collection of remarkable drawings including plans, elevations, sections, details and sketches - From Michelangelo to Le Corbusier, from Louise Bourgeois to Tadao Ando, from Herzog & de Meuron to Zaha Hadid and from Grafton to Luis Barragán , this book shows the incredible variety and staggering beauty of architectural drawings - Illustrations are presented in pairs to highlight architectural similarities and contrasts between different eras, styles and places - Ideal for lovers of art and architecture architecture and for all those who are passionate about history