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This practical foundation course in architectural design offers key advice on the principles, practice and techniques of the subject. Dealing with much more than just the technical aspects of drawing, it introduces the reader to the visual language of architecture, encouraging them to think spatially and question the built environment. All architecture students, and anyone interested in the creative side of architecture, will find this book an invaluable tool and reference.

• A new addition toThames & Hudson’s successful coursebook series.
• Step-by-step tutorials explain the entire design process and hands-on exercises allow students to practise their new skills, from conceptualizing a space and visualizing it three-dimensionally to creating sections, elevations and fully realized perspective drawings.
• Includes information about building techniques and materials that impact on design considerations, and case studies showing different designers’ interpretations of a range of assignments.
• Incrementally explores issues of proportion/scale, space/volume, path/place, material/texture while simultaneously examining the language of architecture.
• Familiarizes readers with basic concepts of architecture through a series of skill and design projects supplemented with examples, references and research.

Table of Contents

Introduction • Defining Drawing and Representation • Learning to See – Sketching • Fundamental Drawing Skills – Orthographic Projection Objective Abstraction – Axonometric • Subjective Representation – Perspective • Spatial Strategies – Rendering • Advice • Glossary, Index