101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

128 pages | The MIT Press (September 30, 2007) | English | ISBN-10: 0262062666 | PDF
This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the  studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep  out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple  language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom.  These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and  presentation—from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities  of color theory—provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy,  making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the  architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a  brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic  to whimsical.

The lesson on "How to Draw a Line" is illustrated by  examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor  level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a  pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between  traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split  neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor  who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned  in Architecture School provides valuable guideposts for navigating the  design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum.  Architecture graduates—from young designers to experienced  practitioners—will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide  back to basics when solving a complex design problem.

About the Author
Matthew Frederick is an architect and urban designer in Cambridge,  Massachusetts. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities,  including Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of  Technology.

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