Founder connections
- James DysonFavorite books listDyson includes this book in his One Grand selection of favorite books. He highlights Wilkinson’s use of hand drawing to think through ideas, work on design problems and communicate.Source
Summary
Selected pages from twenty years of Chris Wilkinson’s sketchbooks show how an architect develops and communicates ideas through drawing. The book includes studies for projects such as London’s Olympic structures and the restoration of the King’s Cross gas holders, alongside completed-project photographs and a gazetteer.
Why read it Our view
Useful when an idea is hard to explain in words alone. Wilkinson’s pages let you examine drawing as part of the thinking process. A founder can use them to consider how an early sketch helps a team inspect a problem, see alternatives and discuss a proposal before it becomes a finished design.