Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms

by David Drazil
Released August 2021
Publisher(s): Quarry Books
ISBN: 9780760370773

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Book description

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms shows readers step by step how to draw a global survey of culturally significant buildings and their details, from ancient to modern.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
    1. How to Use This Book
    2. Tips on Architectural Sketching & Drawing
  5. Residential
    1. Barcelona Pavilion | Barcelona, Spain
    2. Farnsworth House | Plano, Illinois, USA
    3. Villa Tugendhat | Brno, Czech Republic
    4. Fallingwater | Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA
    5. Villa Savoye | Poissy, France
    6. Weissenhof Estate | Stuttgart, Germany
    7. Reflection of Mineral | Tokyo
    8. House in Abiko | Abiko City, Japan
    9. Victorian Painted Ladies | San Francisco, California, USA
    10. Markthal | Rotterdam, Netherlands
    11. Robie House | Chicago, Illinois, USA
    12. High Line at 520 West 28th Street | New York City
    13. Rietveld Schröder House | Utrecht, Netherlands
    14. Villa Mueller | Prague, Czech Republic
    15. Bay window detail | Copenhagen, Denmark
    16. Qiyunshan Tree House Hotel | China
    17. The Silo | Copenhagen, Denmark
    18. Valley Villa | Vilnius, Lithuania
    19. Tree House | Cape Town, South Africa
    20. Beirut Terraces | Beirut, Lebanon
    21. DYEJI | Luanda, Angola
    22. Rimrock | Spokane, Washington, USA
    23. Rural House | La Garrotxa, Spain
    24. Concrete Box House | Houston, Texas, USA
    25. Marble House | Bangkok, Thailand
    26. Five Terraces and a Garden | Quarteira, Portugal
    27. Sharifi-Ha House | Tehran, Iran
  6. Commercial (Offices / Administrative)
    1. Dancing House | Prague, Czech Republic
    2. The Gherkin | London
    3. Chrysler Building | New York City
    4. Oculus, World Trade Center | New York City
    5. The Flatiron Building | New York City
    6. Central Radio & TV Tower | Beijing
    7. Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, California, USA
    8. Sugamo Shinkin Bank | Kawaguchi, Japan
    9. Selfridges Building, Birmingham | Birmingham, England
    10. VitraHaus | Weil am Rhein, Germany
    11. Learning Hub | Singapore
    12. Antwerp Port House | Antwerp, Belgium
    13. Antinori Winery (staircase detail) | Bargino, Italy
  7. Institutional / Educational
    1. Bauhaus | Dessau, Germany
    2. Tietgenkollegiet | Copenhagen, Denmark
    3. Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia, USA
    4. Innovation Center, University of Chile | Santiago, Chile
  8. Historic / Sacred / Monuments
    1. Giza Pyramid Complex | Giza City, Egypt
    2. Hagia Sofia | Istanbul
    3. The Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens | Athens
    4. Taj Mahal | Agra, India
    5. Colosseum | Rome
    6. Sainte Marie de La Tourette | L’Arbresle, France
    7. Notre-Dame du Haut | Ronchamp, France
    8. Leaning Tower of Pisa | Pisa, Italy
    9. Cathedral of Brasilia | Brasilia, Brazil
    10. Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain
    11. Stonehenge | Wiltshire, England
    12. The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji | Nara, Japan
    13. Prague Castle | Prague, Czech Republic
    14. Lotus Temple | Delhi, India
  9. Cultural (Museums / Galleries / Libraries)
    1. Ribbon Chapel | Hiroshima, Japan
    2. Notre-Dame de Paris | Paris
    3. Centre Georges Pompidou | Paris
    4. Louvre Pyramid | Paris
    5. Vessel | New York City
    6. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | New York City
    7. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao | Bilbao, Spain
    8. Sydney Opera House | Sydney, Australia
    9. Experimenta Building | Heilbronn, Germany
    10. Heydar Aliyev Center | Baku, Azerbaijan
    11. Oslo Opera House | Oslo, Norway
    12. Hoki Museum | Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
    13. Oscar Niemeyer Museum | Curitiba, Brazil
    14. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum | Rio de Janeiro
    15. The Twist Gallery | Jevnaker, Norway
    16. Neue Nationalgalerie | Berlin
    17. Elbphilharmonie | Hamburg, Germany
    18. Harbin Opera House | Harbin, China
    19. Enzo Ferrari Museum | Modena, Italy
    20. ArtScience Museum | Singapore
  10. Bridges
    1. Tower Bridge | London
    2. Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California, USA
    3. Charles Bridge | Prague, Czech Republic
    4. Sheikh Zayed Bridge | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    5. Brooklyn Bridge | New York City
    6. Millau Viaduct | Millau, France
    7. Pont du Gard | Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
    8. Stari Most | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    9. Rialto Bridge | Venice, Italy
    10. Ponte Vecchio | Florence, Italy
    11. Erasmus Bridge | Rotterdam, Netherlands
    12. Sydney Harbour Bridge | Sydney, Australia
    13. Jade Belt Bridge | Beijing
  11. Towers / High-Rises / Skyscrapers
    1. Burj Khalifa | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    2. Eiffel Tower | Paris
    3. Big Ben | London
    4. Space Needle | Seattle, Washington, USA
    5. Nakagin Capsule Tower | Tokyo
    6. Axel Towers | Copenhagen, Denmark
    7. Hearst Tower | New York City
  12. Sports Facilities
    1. Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) | Beijing
  13. Landscape Architecture
    1. Stage of Forest | Jilin, China
  14. Acknowledgments
  15. About the Author
  16. Other Titles in The Draw like an Artist Series
  17. Copyright

Product information

  • Title: Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms
  • Author(s): David Drazil
  • Release date: August 2021
  • Publisher(s): Quarry Books
  • ISBN: 9780760370773