Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Contemporary Architects and Designers [Hardcover]

M. Saleh Uddin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0471292745 | ISBN-13: 978-0471292746 | Edition: 1

The complete hybrid drawing sourcebook Hybrid drawings offer limitless possibilities for the fusion and superimposition of ideas, media, and techniques-powerful creative tools for effective and innovative architectural graphic presentation. This unique guide offers a dynamic introduction to these drawings and how they are created, with a stunning color portfolio of presentation-quality examples that give full visual expression to the power and potential of hybrid drawing techniques. Featuring the work of dozens of internationally recognized architects and firms, including Takefumi Aida, Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects, Morphosis, Eric Owen Moss, NBBJ Sports & Entertainment, Smith-Miller & Hawkinson, and Bernard Tschumi Architects, the book's visual examples are accompanied by descriptive and analytical commentary that gives valuable practical insight into the background of each project, along with essential information on the design concept and the drawing process. Combining all of the best features of an idea resource and a how-to guide, Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Contemporary Architects and Designers is an important creative tool for students and professionals in architecture, design, illustration, and related areas.

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The complete hybrid drawing sourcebook Hybrid drawings offer limitless possibilities for the fusion and superimposition of ideas, media, and techniques-powerful creative tools for effective and innovative architectural graphic presentation. This unique guide offers a dynamic introduction to these drawings and how they are created, with a stunning color portfolio of presentation-quality examples that give full visual expression to the power and potential of hybrid drawing techniques. Featuring the work of dozens of internationally recognized architects and firms, including Takefumi Aida, Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects, Morphosis, Eric Owen Moss, NBBJ Sports & Entertainment, Smith-Miller & Hawkinson, and Bernard Tschumi Architects, the book's visual examples are accompanied by descriptive and analytical commentary that gives valuable practical insight into the background of each project, along with essential information on the design concept and the drawing process. Combining all of the best features of an idea resource and a how-to guide, Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Contemporary Architects and Designers is an important creative tool for students and professionals in architecture, design, illustration, and related areas.

About the Author

M. SALEH UDDIN is ?ssociate Dean and a professor in the School of Architecture at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In a teaching career spanning eighteen years, he has taught students at Kent State University, Savannah College of Art and Design, and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He has won numerous awards for his own design and presentation work, including the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists' 1996 Jurors' Award of Excellence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471292745
• ISBN-13: 978-0471292746
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,345,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor graphics content, October 21, 2000

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Bernardo Medina (bellaire, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Contemporary Architects and Designers (Hardcover)

The intention of this book is noble but the results are poor ! Out of the 192 pages only 22 are in color, and this limits the reader's comprehension of the techniques the author tries to illustrate. The total lack of large color visuals causes this book to provide only a partial presentation of composite-collage-graphic-work; most of the photos are only 2.5x3.5 inches, the printing quality is marginal. Furthermore, the mayority or the work presented is 7 to 10 years old, most of these techniques have now been supeceeded by more creative mix media being used by Architects and designers in every-day practice. If you are interested in hybrid drawings and mixed media, check-out: "Archigram", it presents the amazing work of Peter Cook, Ron Heron,Warren Chalk, and many others who pioneered this technique back in the early 70's, their work is still ahead of it's time today !! thru their exciting visuals they have influenced architects world wide for decades !!( available thru Amazon.com) five stars for Mr. M. Saleh Uddin's illustration on the cover of this book but only one star for it's contents, I was totally disapointed, I returned the book !!

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great graphic contents, March 25, 2000

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mark beavers (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Contemporary Architects and Designers (Hardcover)

if your looking for an idea book on graphic illustration of architectural ideas, look no further - this book is loaded with great examples of the work of many leading architects. there is also helpful text describing how the work was put together. together with the two other books by the author, you can have a great resource to draw from (no pun intended). my only complaint is that the book isn't avaliable for a bit less money, but it's still worth the price.