We are in the second decade of the 21st century &, as with most things, the distinction between digital & analogue has become tired & inappropriate. This is also true in the world of architectural drawing, which paradoxically is enjoying a renaissance supported by the graphic dexterity of the computer. This new fecundity has produced a contemporary glut of stunning architectural drawings & representations that could rival the most recent outpouring of architectural vision in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s. Indeed, there is much to learn by comparing the then & the now. The contemporary drawing is often about its ability to describe the change, fluctuations & mutability of architecture in relation to the virtual/real 21st-century continuum of architectural space. Times have changed, & the status of the architectural drawing must change with them. This reassessment is well overdue, & this edition of AD will be the catalyst for such re-examination. * Features the work of: Pascal Bronner, Bryan Cantley, Peter Cook, Perry Kulper, CJ Lim, Tom Noonan, Dan Slavinsky, Neil Spiller, Peter Wilson, Nancy Wolf, Lebbeus Woods & Mas Yendo.* Contributors include: Nic Clear, Mark Garcia, Simon Herron & Mark Morris. ...

A young woman returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour dead on the floor. A heart attack seems the likely cause, but Commissario Brunetti is not so sure & decides to take a closer look. Soon he discovers that she was part of an organization that cares for abused women & that her apartment was a safe-house. Convinced that this is the lead he has been looking for, Brunetti begins his search for answers. But as he sets out to discover the truth behind her death, he is drawn into a decades-old story of lies & deceit that has blighted love & ruined lives
- & has claimed this innocent woman as its newest victim. Brunetti`s investigation takes him deep into the dark heart of his beloved Venice.
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An exciting book perfect for artists, drawers, doodlers & scribblers, filled with an astonishing selection of activities, from wonderfully wild pictures to colour in to doodle-starters from which drawings can grow & grow until they cover the whole page. Doodlers can complete the scenes however they want & the craft paper quality pages are ideal for drawing on. ...

Quentin Blake is one of the most celebrated illustrators in the world today, & the best person imaginable to collaborate on this sketchbook with training wheels. Full of inspirational artwork, instruction & plenty of white space reserved for the artist-to-be, the book comes with an artist-quality sketch pen & two watercolour pencils. ...

Art & design take center stage in this carefully crafted, elegant, artisanal book. This stunning autobiographical art book ...

Drawing Parallels encourages us to look at architecture in a new way. Rather than offering conventional views of canonical buildings, Quintin Lake`s photographs explore architecture as the physical world around us, from man-made structures to natural forms. Despite the fact that these photographs come from many countries, they suggest a world we can all relate to: children playing on steps; urban underground railways; lovers embracing; entrances to houses. In seven thematic sections that deal with form, surface, space, shelter, memory, ideology & urbanity, the very notion of architecture is redefined as an inherent quality of everything we perceive in the world. Through pairings of photographs
- a clear & accessible format
- Lake suggest to us the possibility of seeing anew the places & spaces we inhabit & move through each day.

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This fantastic guide to perspective is perfect for all painting & drawing enthusiasts. Covering everything from how to paint & draw freehand from nature without losing perspective to representing spacial structure, this book is suitable for both beginners as well as more experienced artists. It applies the principles to real examples as well as theoretical exercises & covers a range of different perspectives including frontal to vanishing point, oblique to two vanishing points, views from above & curving. This book is the perfect companion to our other drawing titles the Art of Botanical Drawing & Drawing for Interior Designers. ...

” Drawing Projects” combines a review of contemporary artists with a `how to draw` guide, celebrating drawing as the process of seeing made visible. ” Drawing Projects” profiles ten key artists, revealing their working environments & practices, including Gavin Turk, Dryden Goodwin, Keith Tyson, Cornelia Parker, William Kentridge, Claude Heath, Tim Knowles & Zoe Mendelson. The artists discuss the value of drawing in their own work, & invites you to think about how we view life, view art & view the story that they tell together. ” Drawing Projects”

Includes:: fifteen projects to inspire you to join in & work through at your own pace. These detailed tutorials provide a how to draw these images guide. The combination of artists work & easy to follow projects make this a practical guide to inspire the artist in you.

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THE FIRST POPULAR HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE The Mason-Dixon line-surely the most famous surveyors' line ever drawn-represents one of the greatest & most difficult scientific achievements of its time. But behind this significant triumph is a thrilling story, one that has thus far eluded both historians & surveyors. In this engrossing narrative, professional surveyor Edwin Danson takes us on a fascinating journey with Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon, two gifted & exuberant English surveyors, through the fields & forests of eighteenth-century America. Vividly describing life in the backwoods & the hardships & dangers of frontier surveying, Drawing the Line discloses for the first time in 250 years many hitherto unknown surveying methods, revealing how Mason & Dixon succeeded where the best American surveyors of the period failed. In accessible, ordinary language, Danson masterfully throws the first clear light on the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line. Set in the social & historical context of pre-Revolutionary America, this book is a spellbinding account of one of the great & historic achievements of its time. Advance Praise for Drawing the Line Drawing the Line combines a fast-moving story, a human drama, & a clear account of surveying in the era of George Washington. An intriguing interaction of politics & science.-CHARLES ROYSTER, Boyd Professor of History, Louisiana State University, & Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History ...

Observe. Record. Reflect. Create a visual record of your days. Informed by the author`s personal philosophy of ” Sustainable Creativity, ” this guided journal encourages creative people
- from doodlers & sketchers to fine artists & graphic designers
- to develop their artistic impulses & discover their own inspirations through observing & recording
- in pictures & words
- the ordinary objects in their lives. The book comprises prompts & ideas for things to draw, books to read, items & ideas to collect, & adventures & encounters to pursue. Illustrated with the author`s own colorful artwork & observations, Drawing Your Life provides plenty of space for readers to include their own drawings & ruminations so that it becomes not only a record of the reader`s journey but also a means for each reader to gain true insight into their own lives & motivations.



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