101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick

On the right page, the punch line of the lesson is written in bold as the headline, followed by explanatory body text below it.

The book is organised in monochrome spreads one lesson per spread. He has taught at several colleges and universities, including Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of Technology.Īs the name suggests the book contains 101 short, concise lessons on topics covered in the architecture curriculum. Matthew Frederick is an architect and urban designer who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The lessons in the book are exact answers to the questions you were pondering upon all this time. Trust me it will be your saviour, your source of inspiration, your best friend in no time. These architecture tips embody valuable architectural concepts on design, creative thinking, drawing and presentation, spatial organisation etc, providing insights into every step of the design process. Such short, clear and concise architecture and design hacks manifest as pure words of wisdom, saving the drowning amateur from the deep waters of design challenges. Matthew Frederick addresses this confusion and disparity of architecture students by writing the most useful one-line lessons covering the general understanding and nuances of the profession in his book ‘101 things I learned in architecture school’. It is the shoulders of a naïve architecture student who bears the burden of such overambitious expectations as he has to perfect diverse subjects like design, construction, acoustics, building structures, lighting and illumination, services Well, the list goes on. Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.11 x 18.75 x 2.31 cmġ01 Things I learned in Architecture School-Students inspiration, saviour and best friendĪn architect is expected to perfect various skills, be a master of construction, design and structure or I must say an incarnation of the renaissance man.Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press 3rd edition (31 August 2007).

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick