7 Must-Read Books by Architecture Students

illustrarch Editoral Team5 December 20202 Mins read315

7 Must-Read Books by Architecture Students

1. Site Analysis

“Site analysis is a preliminary phase of architectural and urban design processes dedicated to the study of the climatic, geographical, historical, legal, and infrastructural context of a specific site.”

Download Site Analysis E-Book

2. Architectural Diagrams

“Diagram is the process of abstracting and simplifying an idea so that it can be easily understood. It is a record of physical and spatial features that define the unique and distinctive features of a building, site or program.”

Download Architectural Diagrams E-Book

3. Presentation Boards

“Presentation boards in architecture are the final product that architecture students create to show up their projects in an organized and appealing way, If you have a great project but you can’t show it in a good manner, your project wouldn’t attract the viewers to go deeper and discover its beauty. and if you have an average project and could show it in an astonishing way, it would be worth looking by the people.”

Download Presentation Boards E-Book

4. The Concept

“There are some important aspects that a lot of students or young practitioners don’t put into consideration while designing a project. An architect should design for every individual in the society. He should be able to grasp cultural and economic differences, the arc is obliged to try to understand the best ways to empathize with users to initiate a productive and satisfying dialogue.”

Download The Concept E-Book

5. Precedents Analysis – How to Read Buildings?

“In this E-book we will learn how to perform the best precedents case studies, In order to understand music and write your own composition, we must first learn how previous music was written and what feelings does it contain! In order to learn a language, we need to learn its letters, sentences, grammar and literature. The same goes for architecture! We have to understand well the precedents to be able to create our own masterpieces!”

Download Precedents Analysis E-Book

6. The Brief in Architecture

“The short e-book that will change the way you think of your architecture projects! It will help you ask the right questions, then how to answer them! We are going to decipher the architectural brief and understand what is between its lines!”

Download The Brief in Architecture E-Book

7. 50 Tips for Architecture Students

“I can assume that architecture schools are really different from other disciplines. Whether it is the design education system through studio and research, either in terms of the gap between education in high school students and education related to thinking and analytical thinking in the school of architecture. or some other factors, however, this makes learning process difficult for first graders. So I will write down some tips and suggestions within this article mentioning some stuff that I said about “I wish I knew early”…”

Download 50 Tips in Architecture E-Book

All books by @tifa.studio

Exams books are invaluable resources for students preparing for their academic assessments. These books are meticulously crafted to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject matter, often condensing complex topics into easily digestible formats. They typically include practice questions, sample exams, and detailed explanations to help students hone their knowledge and test-taking skills. Whether it’s a standardized test like the SAT or GRE, or subject-specific exams like those in science or mathematics, exams books serve as trusted companions, offering guidance and confidence to students as they strive to excel in their academic pursuits. Download exam on the Examlabs.