Reviews

Rice's Language of Buildings by Matthew Rice

millierose2010's review

5.0

Incredibly delightful. Deliciously artistic.

percystjoan's review

4.0

really fun and informative guide to the history of British architecture as well as the basic elements of many many styles of buildings. I especially enjoyed the illustration - a lot of architectural drawing is by necessity very intricate, precise, and mathematic which I enjoy but I found this sort of loose-scribbled painting refreshing. it's a good lesson in how to draw a building and capture the important elements without getting caught up in the details.

I've also been doing a deep dive into gothic architecture lately as inspiration for my art (hence why I've been awol from Goodreads for a bit - focusing on that over reading rn) so this was an excellent jumping off point that got me started!

tams_j's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0