Fundamentals of Architecture

Lorraine Farrelly co-ordinates architecture and interior design courses at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has lectured and taught at universities around the world, and presented her research on architecture and the European city at conferences internationally. She has written several books and articles about contemporary architecture and interior design.

• IntroductionPlacing Architecture: Site; Place and space; City context; Landscape contextCase study: Redesigning a university campusExercise: Site analysisHistory and Precedent: A timeline of architectural influences; The ancient world; The classical world; The medieval world; The Renaissance; Baroque; ModernismCase study: Reconstructing a museumExercise: SkylinesConstruction: Materials; Elements; Prefabrication; Structure; Innovation; Innovative materialsCase study: Designing a pavilionExercise: Axonometric drawingRepresentation: CAD drawing; Sketching; Scale; Orthographic projection; Perspective; Three-dimensional images; Physical modelling; CAD modelling; Layout and presentation; Storyboarding; PortfoliosCase study: RenovationExercise: PhotomontageContemporary Ideas: Universal ideas and principles; Functionalism; Form-driven architecture; Monumentalism; ZeitgeistCase study: Integrating with an urban landscapeExercise: Analytical diagramsRealization: Project timeline; The project; Contributors and their roles; The brief; The concept; Site analysis; The design process; Detail development; The finished buildingConclusionBibliography and webographyGlossaryPicture creditsIndexAcknowledgementsWorking with ethics

This book is awesome. Wonderfully designed, easy to understand, great images, great writing. What a wonderful overview of so many aspects of the design and practice of Architecture.