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Good Reference Books on Construction Drawings..,.

cooldude1988

Greetings,

I'm an undergrad architecture student and would like to purchase a good reference book on the do's and don'ts of construction drawings which gives a good look into specifications, title blocks, details, e.t.c. - an overview or reference that i can carry into practice.

Any good books would be of great value.

 
Aug 25, 10 5:58 am
iheartbooks

One of my fav's:

Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures

http://www.amazon.com/Constructing-Architecture-Materials-Processes-Structures/dp/3764371897

More then just showing different wall sections and plans, it explains the thinking behind the drawings and uses a number of pretty good case studies to explain the concepts of how architecture is built.

its a keeper.

Aug 25, 10 7:07 am  · 
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cooldude1988

That looks interesting, but that goes on about the art of construction and construction methods...i was more looking on the lines of like construction documentation.

Aug 25, 10 10:08 am  · 
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cooldude1988

in other words, working drawings.

Aug 25, 10 10:09 am  · 
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charles.ellinwood
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471395404,descCd-authorInfo.html

probably not as sexy as the book iheartbooks recommends, but there is some good stuff in Wakita's book.

you can probably find a used version somewhere in a bookstore.

to comment on you previous post, mainly "That looks interesting, but that goes on about the art of construction and construction methods...i was more looking on the lines of like construction documentation." some might argue that the art of construction and construction methods are inextricably tied to drawing.

Aug 25, 10 8:38 pm  · 
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