Description

Book Synopsis
Drawing is an important means to analyse information and develop rigorous arguments both conceptually and visually.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Description, Analysis and Transformation: Drawing as Diagram

CHAPTER 1: CONVENTIONS

1 Point, Line, Plane and Volume

2 Plan Conventions

2.1 Orthographic Projections (Elevation)

2.2 Cut-away Views (Plan and Section)

2.3 Paraline Drawings

2.4 Perspective Drawings

3 Graphic Conventions

3.1 Line Weight, Style and Type

3.2 Hatching, Texture, Material and Shading

3.3 Colour

3.4 Drawing Scale and Paper Size

3.5 Annotation and Dimensioning

CHAPTER 2: ARCHITECTURE

1 Description

1.1 Context: Location Plan and Site Section

1.2 Building: Plan, Elevation and Section

1.3 Building: Axonometric and Perspective

2 Analysis

2.1 Context: Figure-Ground Plan

2.2 Context: Orientation

2.3 Building: Massing

2.4 Building: Structural Organisation

2.5 Building: Programme

2.6 Building: Circulation-to-Use

2.7 Building: Part-to-Whole

2.8 Building: Repetitive-to-Unique

2.9 Building: Geometrical Order

2.10 Building: Parti

3 Comparison

3.1 Free Plan vs Raumplan

3.2 Deconstruction of Whole to Parts

3.3 Vertical vs Horizontal

3.4 Sectional Organisation

3.5 Landscape and Landform

3.6 Modularity

4 Comparative Matrices

4.1 Massing

4.2 Conceptual Organisation

4.3 Disposition

4.4 Distribution

4.5 Circulation

4.6 Difference

4.7 Growth

CHAPTER 3: THE URBAN

1 Description

1.1 Urban Plan

1.2 Land Use

1.3 Density

1.4 Circulation (Transport)

1.5 Open Spaces

1.6 Infrastructures

2 Analysis

2.1 Figure-Ground Plan

2.2 Hierarchies and Organisation

2.3 Part-to-Whole and Repetitive-to-Unique

2.4 Built Environment

2.5 Phasing

3 Comparison

3.1 Block

3.2 Enclave

3.3 Ground

3.4 Infrastructure

4 Comparative Matrices

4.1 Size

4.2 Distribution

4.3 Hierarchy and Layering

4.4 Difference

4.5 Growth

4.6 Architectural Types and Urban Morphology

CHAPTER 4: TRANSFORMATION

1 Typological Transformation

1.1 Timeline

1.2 Comparative Matrix

1.3 Comparative Diagrams

1.4 Typological Transformation Diagrams

1.5 Transformative Matrix

2 Design Examples

2.1 Tokyo Podium by Sakiko Goto

2.2 The City Campus by Marcin Ganczarski

2.3 The Chinese Unit by Yuwei Wang

2.4 Cité Housing by Alvaro Arancibia Tagle

Drawing Acknowledgements and References

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 25/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118879405, 978-1118879405
      ISBN10: 1118879406

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing is an important means to analyse information and develop rigorous arguments both conceptually and visually.

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      Description, Analysis and Transformation: Drawing as Diagram

      CHAPTER 1: CONVENTIONS

      1 Point, Line, Plane and Volume

      2 Plan Conventions

      2.1 Orthographic Projections (Elevation)

      2.2 Cut-away Views (Plan and Section)

      2.3 Paraline Drawings

      2.4 Perspective Drawings

      3 Graphic Conventions

      3.1 Line Weight, Style and Type

      3.2 Hatching, Texture, Material and Shading

      3.3 Colour

      3.4 Drawing Scale and Paper Size

      3.5 Annotation and Dimensioning

      CHAPTER 2: ARCHITECTURE

      1 Description

      1.1 Context: Location Plan and Site Section

      1.2 Building: Plan, Elevation and Section

      1.3 Building: Axonometric and Perspective

      2 Analysis

      2.1 Context: Figure-Ground Plan

      2.2 Context: Orientation

      2.3 Building: Massing

      2.4 Building: Structural Organisation

      2.5 Building: Programme

      2.6 Building: Circulation-to-Use

      2.7 Building: Part-to-Whole

      2.8 Building: Repetitive-to-Unique

      2.9 Building: Geometrical Order

      2.10 Building: Parti

      3 Comparison

      3.1 Free Plan vs Raumplan

      3.2 Deconstruction of Whole to Parts

      3.3 Vertical vs Horizontal

      3.4 Sectional Organisation

      3.5 Landscape and Landform

      3.6 Modularity

      4 Comparative Matrices

      4.1 Massing

      4.2 Conceptual Organisation

      4.3 Disposition

      4.4 Distribution

      4.5 Circulation

      4.6 Difference

      4.7 Growth

      CHAPTER 3: THE URBAN

      1 Description

      1.1 Urban Plan

      1.2 Land Use

      1.3 Density

      1.4 Circulation (Transport)

      1.5 Open Spaces

      1.6 Infrastructures

      2 Analysis

      2.1 Figure-Ground Plan

      2.2 Hierarchies and Organisation

      2.3 Part-to-Whole and Repetitive-to-Unique

      2.4 Built Environment

      2.5 Phasing

      3 Comparison

      3.1 Block

      3.2 Enclave

      3.3 Ground

      3.4 Infrastructure

      4 Comparative Matrices

      4.1 Size

      4.2 Distribution

      4.3 Hierarchy and Layering

      4.4 Difference

      4.5 Growth

      4.6 Architectural Types and Urban Morphology

      CHAPTER 4: TRANSFORMATION

      1 Typological Transformation

      1.1 Timeline

      1.2 Comparative Matrix

      1.3 Comparative Diagrams

      1.4 Typological Transformation Diagrams

      1.5 Transformative Matrix

      2 Design Examples

      2.1 Tokyo Podium by Sakiko Goto

      2.2 The City Campus by Marcin Ganczarski

      2.3 The Chinese Unit by Yuwei Wang

      2.4 Cité Housing by Alvaro Arancibia Tagle

      Drawing Acknowledgements and References

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