BOOK:Drawing Architecture,Phaidon Publications

Before buildings are buildings they are drawings – a fact that has been true for millennia. And, while the technology used to create them has become more sophisticated, the most beautiful architectural drawings are always about more than the information they communicate; conveying the style, approach, aspirations and thinking of their creators, much like art. As a new book, “Drawing Architecture” published by Phaidon, exquisitely demonstrates paired images that draw connections and contrasts between architecture from different times, styles, and places. From Michelangelo to Frank Gehry, Louise Bourgeois to Tadao Ando, B.V. Doshi to Zaha Hadid, and Grafton to Luis Barragán, the book shows the incredible variety and beauty of architectural drawings. An inspiring, well-designed and definitely thought-provoking tome meant to feed the imagination of architects, designers and art lovers alike. -Efi Michalarou