ABSTRACT

This introduction to design and graphic techniques will help the designer increase his or her understanding of buildings and places through drawing.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

part |1 pages

Part One Guiding Principles

chapter 2|12 pages

Why draw?

chapter 3|7 pages

Choosing the subject

part |1 pages

Part Two Techniques

chapter 4|7 pages

Perspective

chapter 5|5 pages

Line and shade

chapter 6|8 pages

Composition

chapter 7|4 pages

The importance of practice

chapter 9|9 pages

Sequential sketches

part |1 pages

Part Three Case Studies in Drawing

chapter 10|9 pages

Towns, townscapes and squares

chapter 11|7 pages

Streets, lanes and footpaths

chapter 12|5 pages

Landmarks, skyline and city image

chapter 13|7 pages

Gateways, entrances and doorways

chapter 14|11 pages

The façades of buildings

chapter 15|7 pages

Machinery and the functional tradition

chapter 16|8 pages

Landscape

chapter 17|7 pages

Interiors

chapter 18|5 pages

Colour

chapter 19|15 pages

Using drawing to analyse an urban area

part |1 pages

Part Four The Way Forward

chapter 21|12 pages

From sketch to design