Comparative Architectural Details
A Selection from Pencil Points 1932-1937
Milton Wilfred Grenfell (Editor)
Architectural details indispensable to everyone in the drafting room today.
Here for the first time in three quarters of a century a series of
comparative architectural details is reissued. Once appearing
regularly in professional journals, worthy examples of similar building
elements by leading architects were one of the most time-tested and
fruitful means of improving the practice of architecture. Now for the
first time ever, a rare and particularly useful series, one pairing
drawn details with photographs of the built details, has been assembled
from dozens of journal issues and bound into one volume. These crisply
printed to-scale drawings and companion CD should prove indispensable
in the drafting room and vital to the full practice of traditional
architecture.
Book Details
- Hardcover
- December 2010
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ISBN 978-0-393-73300-6
- 8.9 × 11.3 in
/ 280 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide
Endorsements & Reviews
“[S]plendid… beautiful and useful… [A]ccessible to all who appreciate thoughtful design and building.” — Period Homes
“[Y]ou need to order this book right away….For each type of problem, you’ll find multiple examples by solid and inventive architects practicing during the interwar period. Each example comes with a photo of the finished result, blissfully accompanied by clearly detailed drawings (so you can see how the result was achieved)….a truly practical aid.” — The Forum, ICA&CA Newsletter
“The increasingly rare craft of architectural detail is essential to a superlative residential plan, as is demonstrated in this inspiring volume.” — Book News
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