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Architectural drawing course / Mo Zell

By: Zell, Mo [author].
Publisher: New York : Barron's Educational Series, Inc., ©2018Edition: Second edition.Description: 160 p: illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1438011156; 9781438011158.Subject(s): Architectural drawing -- TechniqueGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Architectural language. What is architecture? ; Representation and drawing ; Representational intention ; Types of drawing ; Models as representations ; Who is the audience? ; Concept ; Tools for success -- Learning to see: sketching. Sketching types ; Sketching techniques ; Sketching media ; Sketching the line ; Selecting an object ; Figure drawing -- Orthographic projection. Plan, section, and elevation ; Composite representations ; Modeling techniques ; Construction: Dürer's alphabet -- Objective abstraction: axonometric. Introduction to axonometric ; Spatial overlap and complex spaces ; Introduction to analysis ; Introduction to El Lissitzky -- Subjective representation: perspective. Perspective concepts ; Two-point perspective ; One-point perspective ; Cropping a perspective ; Architectural element design: opening ; The kit of parts -- Dynamic rendering strategies. Rendering techniques ; Charcoal drawing ; Shade and shadow ; Color, collage, and composition ; Addition and subtraction ; Moving between representations -- Accessing the profession. A career in architecture ; Design portfolio ; Working experience ; Making a full-scale -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index
Summary: "This book gives you a foundation course in architectural design with an emphasis on architecture's creative aspects. Author Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, offers a series of instructional tutorials about drawing, and more."--Back cover
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"Extended, revised, updated"--Cover

"Tools and techniques fo 2D and 3D representation"--Cover

"A Quarto Book"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Architectural language. What is architecture? ; Representation and drawing ; Representational intention ; Types of drawing ; Models as representations ; Who is the audience? ; Concept ; Tools for success -- Learning to see: sketching. Sketching types ; Sketching techniques ; Sketching media ; Sketching the line ; Selecting an object ; Figure drawing -- Orthographic projection. Plan, section, and elevation ; Composite representations ; Modeling techniques ; Construction: Dürer's alphabet -- Objective abstraction: axonometric. Introduction to axonometric ; Spatial overlap and complex spaces ; Introduction to analysis ; Introduction to El Lissitzky -- Subjective representation: perspective. Perspective concepts ; Two-point perspective ; One-point perspective ; Cropping a perspective ; Architectural element design: opening ; The kit of parts -- Dynamic rendering strategies. Rendering techniques ; Charcoal drawing ; Shade and shadow ; Color, collage, and composition ; Addition and subtraction ; Moving between representations -- Accessing the profession. A career in architecture ; Design portfolio ; Working experience ; Making a full-scale -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index

"This book gives you a foundation course in architectural design with an emphasis on architecture's creative aspects. Author Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, offers a series of instructional tutorials about drawing, and more."--Back cover

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