This manual provides an in-depth exploration of architectural section as a fundamental representational technique in design. Developed by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis, it introduces seven distinct categories of section, illustrated through sixty-three detailed cross-section perspective drawings of significant international architectural projects from the past century. The work also includes insightful essays on the history and application of section, offering a comprehensive framework for understanding and evaluating this critical design element.
The purpose of this manual is to fill the existing void in the discourse surrounding architectural section by providing a structured approach to its analysis and application. It serves as an invaluable resource for architects, educators, and students, offering both a theoretical foundation and practical examples. The detailed illustrations and essays aim to enhance comprehension and inspire innovative approaches to design representation, making it an essential reference for those engaged in architectural practice and education.
Along with plan and elevation, section is one of the essential representational techniques of architectural design; among architects and educators, debates about a project's section are common and often intense. Until now, however, there has been no framework to describe or evaluate it. Manual of Section fills this void.
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis have developed seven categories of section, revealed in structures ranging from simple one-story buildings to complex structures featuring stacked forms, fantastical shapes, internal holes, inclines, sheared planes, nested forms, or combinations thereof. To illustrate these categories, the authors construct sixty-three intricately detailed cross-section perspective drawings of built projects—many of the most significant structures in international architecture from the last one hundred years—based on extensive archival research. Manual of Section also includes smart and accessible essays on the history and uses of section.
Author: Lewis, Paul
Author: Tsutumaki, Marc
Author: Lewis, David J.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Manual of Section
Pages: 00208 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-08-23
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781616892555
Category: Architecture : Individual Architects & Firms - Essays
Category: Architecture : Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Category: Architecture : Professional Practice
Along with plan and elevation, section is one of the essential representational techniques of architectural design; among architects and educators, debates about a project's section are common and often intense. Until now, however, there has been no framework to describe or evaluate it. Manual of Section fills this void.
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis have developed seven categories of section, revealed in structures ranging from simple one-story buildings to complex structures featuring stacked forms, fantastical shapes, internal holes, inclines, sheared planes, nested forms, or combinations thereof. To illustrate these categories, the authors construct sixty-three intricately detailed cross-section perspective drawings of built projects—many of the most significant structures in international architecture from the last one hundred years—based on extensive archival research. Manual of Section also includes smart and accessible essays on the history and uses of section.
Author: Lewis, Paul
Author: Tsutumaki, Marc
Author: Lewis, David J.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Manual of Section
Pages: 00208 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-08-23
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781616892555
Category: Architecture : Individual Architects & Firms - Essays
Category: Architecture : Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Category: Architecture : Professional Practice
