"Extended, revised, updated"--Cover.

"Tools and techniques for 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 at full-scale -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index.