Drawn to Design by Eric Jenkins - 9783035624656

Name: Drawn to Design by Eric Jenkins - 9783035624656
Brand: Birkhauser

Birkhauser

Drawn to DesignAnalyzing Architecture Through Freehand Drawing -- Expanded and Updated Edition\nAuthor(s): Eric Jenkins\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Birkhauser, Switzerland\nImprint: Birkhauser\nISBN-13: 9783035624656, 978-3035624656\nSynopsis\nThe book is a guide for students and teachers to understand the need for, the role of and the methods and techniques of freehand analytical sketching in architecture. The presentation focuses on drawing as an approach to and phase of architectural design.\n\n The conceptual goal of this approach is to use drawing not as illustration or depiction, but as exploration. The first part of the book discusses underlying concepts of freehand sketching in design education and practice as a complement to digital technologies. The main component is a series of chapters that constitute a typology of fundamental issues in architecture and urban design; for instance, issues of \""faade\"" are illustrated with sketch diagrams that show how faades can be expl.