This one-stop handbook for architecture students provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this second edition has been updated to include a new section on sustainability, more on types of drawing and when to use them, and more on structural principles and materials. Anne Gorman also teaches at University College Dublin, and has over ten years experience in practice. Miriam Delaney, MRIAI, MA, BArch, and Anne Gorman, MRIAI, MSc, BArch, are architects. They both teach at the Dublin School of Architecture, Technological University Dublin.