The Future Architect's Handbook

by Barbara Beck

Book Overview

For children with a passion for drawing, or dreams of creating buildings, this book explores how architects really work. Learn about an architect's four main drawings: the Site Plan, Floor Plan, Section, and Elevation--including the concept of drawing each plan to scale. Aspiring architects discover design techniques, along with different, exciting architectural styles used today. All of this is brought to life in freehand, pen-and-ink architectural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764346768
• ISBN13: 9780764346767
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Schiffer Kids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7