Accessing high-quality construction and architecture detail drawings can often come with a high cost...
So here we present a curated list of the best books for architectural detailing, a blend of perennial favorites and some lesser-known gems
A great guide to help architecture students find good resources for construction details to use as precedent studies, from all around the web.
Understanding Architectural Details - Commercial the second edition, containing over 150 2d and 3d details on steel frame and concrete frame construction.
Image 23 of 24 from gallery of Field House / Lookofsky Architecture. Detail
The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding by CEBRA, is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre is designed as a natural and integrated part of the undulating landscape and from the overall design to the small details, visitors will experience an architecture that finds its origin in Skamlingsbanken's unique nature and history.
Juan O’Gorman: casa en Palmas 81, San Ángel, México D.F:, 1929 [modificada]
one of the buildings that form the colonia güell, it is considered by many as a singular workshop where gaudi practiced solutions that were later applied to the hugely famous sagrada familia.
Desperdigados e independientes, el vecindario de la isla danesa de Falster usó varios edificios antiguos como centro cultura. El estudio Werk, ante el nuevo uso, transformó por completo la apariencia de la construcción, dotándole de sentido comunitario.
Completed in 2017 in Thailand. Images by Beersingnoi. Construction Period: 15 Days (June 16 – June 30 2017). Project Background: “Arch SU Youth Architect Volunteer for Rural Development Camp” is a...
The magazine Trä! highlights contemporary architecture in wood (timber). Trä! en tidning om inspirerande arkitektur från Svenskt Trä. For english, refer to the web-version at www.woodarchitecture.se or just be inspired by beautiful architecture and photography.
The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre..
Image 2 of 27 from gallery of Nieuw Leyden / 24H > architecture. Courtesy of Boris Zeisser 24H
Completed in 2003 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Images by Luuk Kramer. The ARchitecture Centre Amsterdam (ARCAM) needed a significantly larger accommodation. Therefore a wonderful location close to the Oosterdok was...
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As my previous post implies, being in Singapore for WAF means I've been a bit too busy to be posting regularly to this blog. Some posts...
Image 3 of 18 from gallery of Kengo Kuma & Associates and Ingarden & Ewý Architects Merge Cinematography and Architecture for the CAMERIMAGE Film Festival Competition. Photograph by MIR
Image 12 of 27 from gallery of McEwen School of Architecture / LGA Architectural Partners. Photograph by Bob Gundu
Architectural historian Mark Anthony Wilson creates a striking compendium of Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Coast projects
The Bal House is an existing mid-century ranch house in California's Menlo Park that was renovated and had a single-story addition added to it.
Image 2 of 36 from gallery of “My Buildings Are Rides”: In Conversation with Antoine Predock. Center for Journalism and Communication. Image Courtesy of Antoine Predock Architect
The Architects' Journal covers four houses by four architects, including two house extensions
Completed in 2003 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Images by Luuk Kramer. The ARchitecture Centre Amsterdam (ARCAM) needed a significantly larger accommodation. Therefore a wonderful location close to the Oosterdok was...
Image 29 of 29 from gallery of Tosan-ri Guest House / guga Urban Architecture. Details Axonometric
A £10 million development for deafblind charity Sense boasts a bright and spacious hub but lacks architectural presence as a whole, says Rob Wilson. Photography Rob Parrish
Image 30 of 31 from gallery of Atlas - Eindhoven University of Technology / Team V Architecture. Detail 02
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Image 19 of 21 from gallery of Virginia House / 2712 / asociados. Window detail
As my previous post implies, being in Singapore for WAF means I've been a bit too busy to be posting regularly to this blog. Some posts...
Image 3 of 18 from gallery of Kengo Kuma & Associates and Ingarden & Ewý Architects Merge Cinematography and Architecture for the CAMERIMAGE Film Festival Competition. Photograph by MIR
Image 9 of 11 from gallery of House Morran / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur. Detail
Image 12 of 27 from gallery of McEwen School of Architecture / LGA Architectural Partners. Photograph by Bob Gundu
In my last two posts (or soapboxes, I suppose), I discussed the art of hand drawing in architectural sketches and development drawings. This series concludes with the topic of construction drawings. Construction drawings are the technical drawings in the practice of architecture. They’re the documents that convey to the builder …
Image 2 of 36 from gallery of “My Buildings Are Rides”: In Conversation with Antoine Predock. Center for Journalism and Communication. Image Courtesy of Antoine Predock Architect
Image 23 of 24 from gallery of Field House / Lookofsky Architecture. Detail
