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Posted: Jan 24 2007 at 10:03am | IP Logged Quote mariB

Anybody out there know of a fun Architectual book that my 15 year old could dabble in. He loves drawing, but even more so, loves drawing with straight lines using rulers.

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Posted: Jan 24 2007 at 2:25pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G

Any or all of Macaulays books would be a great start for him:
Pyramid
Castle
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
Building Big
Cathedral: The Story of its Construction
Mill
Underground
Mosque
Unbuilding

All of these books will not only give him a great chance to practice architectural drawing, but also a great overview of various styles and types of structures.

Some other references are:

Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
Fundamentals of Building Construction
DK's Architecture: The World's Greatest Buildings

Those should hold him for a bit. You also might check a local college and see if they offer architecture -- you could pick up some used textbooks at the end of the semester.....

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Posted: Jan 25 2007 at 5:18am | IP Logged Quote mariB

Mary G.,

Thanks for you help. This will be great fun.
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