The Fast Guide to Architectural Form

Description

Research, in almost every field of human knowledge, has practical goals, but while in Architecture, research is often purely theoretically, done by insiders for other insiders, risking being a product limited to the academic world. The Fast Guide to Architectural Form, while staying on theoretical ground, is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different architectural basic forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings. The text is extremely short, just focusing on the dos and don'ts of the forms and some tips to keep in mind when applying these forms, perfect for students and architects looking to browse for inspiration and guidance.

Baires Raffaelli (1975) PhD in Architecture, Theory and Planning. Graduated cum laude in Rome La Sapienza University, where he has been researching and teaching for years in Architecture and Engineering students. He has performed research within the fields of housing, population density and public spaces, and the results have been the source for partnerships among universities, public authority and private companies. Baires Raffaelli has always been very interested in the matters of accessibility: he is the creator and developer of the Buildings and Open Areas AVLA index (Certificate of Accessibility Level Evaluation). Co-founder of BRRE, he has been appointed by the City of Assisi (Italy) for the realization of the master-plan for the removal of architectural barriers (2019). Won the honourable mention for Diffusion of Architectural Culture in 2017 with his book "The Fast Guide To Architectural Form".