Origins of Form will make readers--especially those who design and build--aware of their physical environment. Williams' practical, no-nonsense approach and his exquisite drawings provide a clear understanding of what can and cannot be, how big or small and object should be, how its function will relate to its design, how its use will change it, and what laws will influence its development.


Author: Christopher Williams
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing Company
Published: 04/16/2013
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 10.98h x 8.47w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9781589798083

About the Author
Christopher Williams has lectured on and written many articles about the theory of design, and he has taught design and architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles; the Cleveland Art Institute; the University of Alberta in Canada; and in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. He has also lectured at Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. He graduated from New York's Pratt Institute, attended classes at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and earned a Ph.D. in design theory from Antioch College. His first book was Craftsmen of Necessity, which was published in 1974. He lives in Big Sur, California, where he writes and practices architecture.