Architectural drawing course / Mo Zell.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1438011156
- ISBN: 9781438011158
- Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: New York : Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Extended, revised, updated"--Cover. "Tools and techniques for 2D and 3D representation"--Cover. "A Quarto Book"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 at full-scale -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Architectural drawing > Technique. ARCHITECTURE > Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation. ART > Techniques > Drawing. Architectural drawing > Technique. |
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Homer Public Library | 728.3 ZEL (Text) | 000154116 | Nonfiction | Available | - |