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Sketching and Drawing for Architecture and Design
1. Introduction to Drawing as a Design Tool
2. Foundational Skills and Materials
3. Principles of Composition and Spatial Representation
4. Understanding and Constructing Perspective
5. Orthographic Projections in Architecture
6. Paraline and Axonometric Drawings
7. Sketching the Built Environment
8. Representing Materials and Textures
9. Drawing Landscape and Entourage
10. Light, Shadow, and Shade
11. The Drawing Process for Design Development
12. Presentation and Refined Drawing Techniques
11.
The Drawing Process for Design Development
11.1.
Ideation and Conceptual Sketching
11.1.1.
Thumbnail Sketches
11.1.1.1.
Rapid Variations
11.1.1.2.
Idea Generation
11.1.2.
Parti Diagrams
11.1.2.1.
Core Design Concepts
11.1.2.2.
Organizational Principles
11.1.3.
Bubble Diagrams
11.1.3.1.
Spatial Relationships
11.1.3.2.
Program Organization
11.2.
Analytical Drawing
11.2.1.
Site Analysis Diagrams
11.2.1.1.
Sun Path and Wind
11.2.1.2.
Contextual Features
11.2.1.3.
Zoning and Setbacks
11.2.2.
Circulation and Movement Diagrams
11.2.2.1.
Pathways and Flow
11.2.2.2.
Vertical Circulation
11.2.3.
Programmatic Diagrams
11.2.3.1.
Space Allocation
11.2.3.2.
Adjacency Studies
11.2.3.3.
Functional Relationships
11.3.
Design Development Sketching
11.3.1.
Massing Studies
11.3.2.
Facade Development
11.3.3.
Detail Exploration
11.4.
Storyboarding and Sequential Views
11.4.1.
Creating a Narrative Path
11.4.1.1.
Sequence of Spaces
11.4.1.2.
User Experience
11.4.2.
Framing Key Moments
11.4.2.1.
Highlighting Experiences
11.4.2.2.
Transition Spaces
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