Understanding Architecture Through Drawing

Name: Understanding Architecture Through Drawing
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ISBN: 9780415444149

ISBN-10: 0415444144

ISBN-13: 9780415444149

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Brian Edwards

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This new edition is an introduction to design and graphic techniques aimed to help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many people the camera has replaced the sketchbook, but the author argues that freehand drawing as a means of analysing and understanding buildings develops visual sensitivity and awareness of design. There is a balance of drawing techniques explained as well as guidance provided on how drawing interfaces with with photography, CAD and model making in the genesis of design projects. This second edition incorporates examples from architectural practice, including those of architects Lord Foster, Sir Terry Farrell, Edward…

Book details

List price: $82.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 8
Size: 9.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The benefits of drawing



Guiding Principles



Why draw



Choosing the subject



Techniques



Perspective



Line and Shade



Composition



The Importance of Practice



From sketch to plan making and documentary investigation



Sequential sketches



Drawing and Photography



Case Studies of Drawing



Towns, townscapes and squares



Streets, lanes and footpaths



Landmarks, skyline and city image



Gateways, entrances and doorways



The facades of buildings



Machinery, function and modernism



Landscape



Sustainability



History and Archaeology



Interiors



Using drawing to analyse an urban area Case study



The Merchant City, Glasgow Case study



Bastide Towns, France Case study



Japanese urbanism



The Way Forward



Exploration through the sketchbook - some suitable subjects



From sketch to design



Designing through drawing



Drawing in architectural practice


Bibliography


Index