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Posted by Ed on September 1, 2008, 12:37 pm
On 9=D4=C21=C8=D5, =CF=C2=CE=E78=CA=B129=B7=D6, "tb...@bellsouth.net" <tb..=
.@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi, guys,
> > I am a computer programmer for a design company. And some work is
> > related to the architecture domain.
> > Another point is I am also interested on the architecture. Every time
> > when I see the great buildings, nice houses, they are very beautilful,
> > fantastic. They are art.
> > So, I want to learn some knowledge of architecture, buildings, etc.
> > But the question is I don't know where to start with. Maybe books is a
> > best friend to us.
> > So, could you recommend some good books to me.
> > Thank you in advance!
>
> > Ed.
>
> Try these:
> Looking Around by Witold Rybczynski
> One of many easily read and erudite books by the same author.
>
> Mother's House, The Evolution of Vanna Venturi's House in Chestnut
> Hill.
> Interesting introductory essays give some sense of the thinking
> surrounding a design. Drawings give an idea of the many ways a
> relatively simple architectural problem might be approached.
>
> New Haven, a Guide to Architecture and Urban Design by Elizabeth M.
> Brown.
> Gives a sense of the many roots and forces that produce the buildings
> in a town.
>
> Architecture: Form, Space, & Order by Francis D. K. Ching
> One of many books by Ching that are worth 'reading'.
Thank you very much :)
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