Detail in Contemporary Architecture

[SandmanNinja]

I just got my copy of Detail in Contemporary Architecture today. It arrived 2 days ago, but work prevented me from getting it sooner.

 

Impressions:

Good, solid hardback book. Oversized (which I like). Broken down by materials into chapters - Concrete, Glass, Masonary, etc. NO DIMENSION LAYER in book (I haven't opened the DVD yet). There are usually something to go by - a scale at the bottom, labeled rooms with (rough) dimensions (i.e. room #7 20m x 15m) - no precise measurements. But you do get side elevations, top-down views and labels for the rooms. Photographs seem to accompany every floor plan and design. There are some very non-traditional houses (page 68). So if you've been wanting to do something besides the straight 4 walls and a roof house, then there are plans in this book. I'd love to model a number of these.

 

With the current high Aussie dollar, it was well worth getting.

 

I'll have a read through it this weekend.

 

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask here or PM me.

[taran0]

sounds good, have you got a link to info about the book

 

taran

[SandmanNinja]

http://www.amazon.com/Detail-Contemporary-Residential-Architecture-CD-ROM/dp/1856694828/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211197674&sr=8-1

 

I got it from Amazon based on a reccomendation from here.

 

It's a good book, and I've since looked at the DVD.

Nothing fancy - no flash menus. Just a DVD with 50 folders - 01 to 50.

Each one is chocker block full of autocad and EXR files.

 

As I read the book more closely, most of the houses in there are non-traditional.

But still a bargin for getting autocad files ready to import into 3DS.

[neko]

i have the book as well - it is a good resource.

 

i use it to help my students with CAD detailing and modeling. it is nice to see some more modern designs and how the details compare to more traditional construction

 

if you are looking for CAD files to model then another book i'd recommend is this......

 

http://www.amazon.ca/Buildings-Twentieth-Century-Richard-Weston/dp/0393731456/ref=wl_itt_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3LMOF4BAWFVNA&colid=BGCC5W0K6S97

 

"Key Buildings Of The Twentieth Century" has the same format with CD of 100 of the more important architectural buildings designed.

[taran0]

thanks guys this is awesome stuff, i'm definatly going to be ordering one of these books.

 

Taran