Sketching for Engineers and Architects
Ron Slade
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Description for Sketching for Engineers and Architects
Hardback. Series: English Labouring-Class Poets, 1700-1900. Num Pages: 270 pages, 234 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white halftones, 187 black & white line drawi. BIC Classification: AMC; TBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 285 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Using real working drawings from a 50 year career, Ron Slade shows how drawing remains at the heart of the design process in the everyday working life of engineers and architects. The book explains simple techniques that can be learnt and used to enhance any professional's natural ability. Using over 180 categorised examples it demonstrates that drawing remains the fastest, clearest and most effective means of design communication. Unlike many other books on drawing in the construction industry, this book is `engineer led' and science oriented but effectively shows that there is a close affinity between the working methods of ... Read more
Using real working drawings from a 50 year career, Ron Slade shows how drawing remains at the heart of the design process in the everyday working life of engineers and architects. The book explains simple techniques that can be learnt and used to enhance any professional's natural ability. Using over 180 categorised examples it demonstrates that drawing remains the fastest, clearest and most effective means of design communication. Unlike many other books on drawing in the construction industry, this book is `engineer led' and science oriented but effectively shows that there is a close affinity between the working methods of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
English Labouring-Class Poets, 1700-1900
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138925403
SKU
V9781138925403
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Ron Slade
Ron Slade is Structural Director at WSP | PB Group. Ron received his B.Sc. First Class Honours in Civil Engineering at City University, London and became a chartered member of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 1971 when he was awarded the Institution's A. E. Wynn prize. He was first appointed as a director in 1982.
Reviews for Sketching for Engineers and Architects
'Good engineers think, design and communicate through their sketches. A thoughtfully hand-drawn sketch offers a wonderfully efficient and immediately satisfying way for expressing the core concepts of a design. In fact, many problems and solutions do not reveal themselves until drawings are made from different viewpoints. The very act of drawing can help clarify the fabrication sequence and constructability of ... Read more