Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers [Paperback]

Paul Laseau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0471352926 | ISBN-13: 978-0471352921 | Edition: 3

The essential design companion-now in an up-to-date new edition

For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impact on thinking and problem-solving. In Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Third Edition, Paul Laseau demonstrates that more versatile and facile sketching leads to more flexible, creative approaches to design challenges. To encourage this flexibility and stimulate graphic thinking, he introduces numerous graphic techniques that can be applied in a variety of situations. He also helps readers acquire a solid grasp of basic freehand drawing, representational drawing construction, graphic note-taking, and diagramming.

Important features of this new edition include:
* Easy-to-understand discussions supported by freehand illustrations
* A new format with superior representation of techniques and concepts
* Dozens of new and updated illustrations
* Extensive coverage of new technologies related to the graphic thinking process

For architects and students who want to maximize their creativity, Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers is a valuable tool in the pursuit of architectural solutions to contemporary design problems.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The essential design companion-now in an up-to-date new edition

For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impact on thinking and problem-solving. In Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Third Edition, Paul Laseau demonstrates that more versatile and facile sketching leads to more flexible, creative approaches to design challenges. To encourage this flexibility and stimulate graphic thinking, he introduces numerous graphic techniques that can be applied in a variety of situations. He also helps readers acquire a solid grasp of basic freehand drawing, representational drawing construction, graphic note-taking, and diagramming.

Important features of this new edition include:
* Easy-to-understand discussions supported by freehand illustrations
* A new format with superior representation of techniques and concepts
* Dozens of new and updated illustrations
* Extensive coverage of new technologies related to the graphic thinking process

For architects and students who want to maximize their creativity, Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers is a valuable tool in the pursuit of architectural solutions to contemporary design problems.

About the Author

PAUL LASEAU, AIA, is Professor of Architecture and Publications Coordinator for the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. A recipient of the AIA Education Honor Award, he is also a registered architect in New York State.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471352926
• ISBN-13: 978-0471352921
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.6 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Laseau is an architect, author, artist, and illustrator residing in Muncie, Indiana. He divides his time between painting, workshops, and illustration- commissioned or for his own publications. He has lectured and conducted workshops on communication in the United States, Europe, and Asia on a broad range of design communication subjects including Fundamentals of Communication, Visual Communication, Freehand Drawing, Visual Notation in Support of Ideation and Invention, and the Role of Digital Media in Design Communication.

Paul Laseau is a Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Ball State University with an outstanding career in teaching and research with an emphasis in design communications including traditional and digital media. He is one of a handful of nationally recognized authors in the field of design communications with nine published books that are course texts for students of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and industrial design in the Americas, Europe, and the Far East. One or more of his books have been republished in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Malaysian, Indonesian and Spanish languages.

Published books include:
Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers (3rd Ed.). John Wiley Publishers, New York
Graphic Problem Solving for Architects and Designers. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers, New York
Inkline Drawing. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers, New York
Architectural Drawing: Options for design. McGraw-Hill publishers, New York
Handbook of Architectural Representation. McGraw-Hill publishers, New York
Visual Notes (with Norman Crowe). John Wiley Publishers, New York
Freehand Sketching: an introduction.WW Norton Publishers, New York
Frank Lloyd Wright: between principle and form (with James Tice) John Wiley Publishers, New York
Far East: a collection of sketches. Crossroads Communications, Muncie, Indiana

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful hint in the right direction, May 26, 2000

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Lisa M. Yagla (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

As an Architecture Student, I really enjoyed this book. It was very helpful with sketching techniques and just general concepts related to architecture. It was a required text for a class, but it has been a helpful reasource since. I recommend this book to any person wishing to develop a good sketching technique. This book refrences very important works by Aalto and Wright. It also addresses important and helpful hints about abstraction of ideals and their graphic weight.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, March 29, 2000

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K.J.A. (Lansing, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

As an interior design student I have found this book to be very informative and helpful. The step by step analysis of the design process is terrific and I've practically worn out the copy at the library, so it's time to buy it for myself.