num_pages: 294
description: Introduction by Mohsen MostafaviThe late Robin Evans (1944-1993) was a highly original historian of architecture whose writings covered a wide range of society's role in the evolution and development of building types aspects of geometry modes of projection military architecture representation of all kinds. No matter what the topic however he always drew on firsthand experience arriving at his insights from direct observation.This book brings together eight of Evans's most significant essays. Written over a period of twenty years from 1970 when he graduated from the Architectural Association to 1990 they represent the diverse interests of an agile and skeptical mind. The book includes an introduction by Mohsen Mostafavi a chronological account of the development of Evans's writing by Robin Middleton and a bibliography by Richard Difford.
language: English
title: Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays
publisher: The MIT Press