Archi-graphic : an infographic look at architecture / Frank Jacobus.

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Architectural migration – 20th century master palettes – what type of architecture do dictator prefer? -- koolhaas bubblebath – a man’s home is his castle – the architecture of affairs – death by architecture – Herzog & de Meuron chromachrono – Eisenman architects chromachrono – shigeru ban architects chromachrono – aian’t ethnic – anatomizing the Pritzker – aphorism on the operating table -- architects quantified – the architectural genome – architectural color wheels – who built where ? – refael moneo chromachrono – MVRDV chromachrono – SANAA chromachrono – city facts – dot-to-dot location of architecture schools – bauhans diaspora – big builder, big data – career track – construction time – the distinguishing features game – bottoms up – toyo ito & associates chromachrono – UNStudio chromachrono – covered up – ’80s -- covered up – ’90s -- covered up – ’00s – flattened facades – color pugilism : dutch vs. American – homage to ethnic principals – ladies and gents – Wiels arets architects chromachrono – Zaha hadid architects chromachrono – sauerbruch hutton, a career in color – far from home – greatest shows on earth – QuaRtraits – the painter’s eye – race to heaven – seminal koolcorb – seminal vitruventown – footpaint cosmology – tagged – oh, what a tangled web we weave – the award goes to – this will kill that – urban ecliptic – as the crow flies – white out – wait, white ain’t white – bucket list – hot canon, not canon -- architectural eras – flight paths (individual) -- flight paths (combined) – berlin ex[skin]d – timeline of architecture – architects facades

Through a variety of different infographics, this book takes an unusual look at architecture. It also approaches architecture from more unconventional angles with spreads that show the kinds of architecture favoured by dictators, the networks of love affairs that architects got entangled in, and the defining facial features of famous architects.