Architecture: Design Notebook

Design Notebook is a handbook which focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical, where the skills required for designing at undergraduate level are clearly demonstrated. This vital design companion will be the cornerstone of an architectural undergraduate's studies - studio design projects.

This book supports the Theory of Architecture in that it provides fundamental maxims that can point the inexperienced designer in the right direction towards providing an acceptable architectural solution. The book provides students engaged in building design with a framework of accepted ways of looking at things which will support their exploration during the design process.

A Peter Fawcett is an architect and critic who combines teaching with sporadic practice; he is currently Professor of Architecture at the University of Nottingham. In recent years his work has been placed in architectural competitions and has been hung at the Royal Academy and Royal Ulster Academy.

Comprehensive treatment of core design curriculum
Designed for student-centred learning
Text is supported by author's sketches

Architecture: Design Notebook focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical. Dealing systematically with the core design curriculum, it clearly demonstrates the skills required for designing at undergraduate level.

Providing students with fundamental maxims of design, and a framework within which they can approach their work, this book supports undergraduates as they learn to produce solutions to design challenges.

This vital design companion underpins the cornerstone of an architectural undergraduates' studies - studio design projects. With over 100 sketches included, the book inspires student's design ideas.

This updated edition includes new sections on green architecture, urban space typology, and the virtual building.