The Architect's Sourcebook is a space planning manual built for the digital age, consolidating general dimensions, layout guidance, and over 1,000 downloadable CAD blocks into a single, practical reference architects can use directly in their software.
About This Book
Where traditional architectural handbooks document and inform, The Architect's Sourcebook equips. Edited by Stanislas Chaillou and published by Birkhäuser, it addresses a real gap in the professional toolkit: the need for a single, coherent resource that bridges spatial knowledge and digital workflow. CAD blocks provided by software company Rayon cover generic typologies including housing, office, and outdoor spaces — making this as useful at the drawing stage as it is at the planning stage. For practitioners who spend less time in print references and more time in modelling environments, this is a complement to classic design manuals that actually speaks their language.
Key Features
- 448 pages of dimensional data, layout guidance, and integrated CAD references
- Edited by Stanislas Chaillou; CAD blocks provided by Rayon
- Covers key typologies including housing, office, and outdoor spaces
- Published by Birkhäuser Verlag, ISBN: 9783035628456
What You'll Discover
- General dimensions and layout tips for the most common architectural typologies, consolidating reference data architects reach for repeatedly
- A library of 1,000+ downloadable CAD blocks integrated throughout the text, ready for direct use in design software
- How space planning knowledge can be structured to function as both a print reference and a digital workflow tool
- A considered update to the architectural handbook format — one that acknowledges where the profession's tools and knowledge now actually live
About the Author
Stanislas Chaillou is the editor of The Architect's Sourcebook. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 448
- Dimensions: 22.35 x 4.06 x 26.92 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783035628456
- Publisher: Birkhäuser Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Practising architects and interior designers who want dimensional references and CAD-ready assets in one place, as well as architecture students building their digital workflow habits.