Design Drawing

419 Pages·2010·74.06 MB·English

by  Steven P. Juroszek

Architecture/Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
INCLUDES CD
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Francis D.K. Ching takes us on another exciting journey through the process of
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creation. In Design Drawing, Second Edition, he unmasks the basic cognitive
processes that drive visual perception and expression, incorporating observation, I
memory, and rendering into a creative whole. This new e dition unites imaginative G
vision with fundamental architectural principles to cover the traditional basics of
drawing, including line, shape, tone, and space. Guiding the reader step-by-step
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through the entire drawing process, Design Drawing, Second Edition also examines
different types of drawing techniques such as multiview, paraline, and perspective
drawings—and how they can be applied to achieve stunning results. In addition, FRANCIS D. K. CHING
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Design Drawing, Second Edition:
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and techniques of drawing, but also places these within the context of what and W I T H S T E V E N P. J U R O S Z E K
why designers draw A
■ Features more than 1,500 hand-rendered drawings—beautiful illustrations that
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reinforce the concepts and lessons of each chapter D E S I G N
■ Includes a supplemental CD-ROM—viewers will gain a greater appreciation of the
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techniques presented in this book through the power of animation, video, and 3D
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models. Twelve new modules are included, as is a video of the author demonstrating
freehand techniques in a step-by-step manner
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For professional architects, designers, fi ne artists, illustrators, teachers and students alike,
this all-in-one package is both an effective tool and an outstanding value, demonstrating
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concepts and techniques in a visually stimulating format that transcends comparable
works in the fi eld.
FRANCIS D.K. CHING is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University
of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design
books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A S
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DESIGN DRAWING
Second Edition
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DESIGN DRAWING
Second Edition
Francis D.K. Ching
with Steven P. Juroszek
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ching, Frank, 1943-
Design drawing / Francis D.K. Ching with Steven P. Juroszek. -- 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-470-53369-7 (pbk.); ISBN 978-0-470-95095-1 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-95112-5
(ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-00737-2 (ebk)
1. Architectural drawing--Technique. I. Juroszek, Steven P. II. Title.
NA2708.C49 2011
720.28'4--dc22
2010040973
Printed in the United States of America.
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CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Drawing from Observation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1 Line and Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Tone and Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3 Form and Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4 Space and Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Drawing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5 Pictorial Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6 Multiview Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
7 Paraline Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
8 Perspective Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Drawing from the Imagination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
9 Speculative Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
10 Diagraming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
11 Drawing Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
12 Presentation Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Preface to CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This manual began as a reader for a sequence of design drawing
courses offered by the Department of Architecture at the
University of Washington. Its subsequent development is
largely the result of the many discussions, suggestions, and
contributions of a skilled and dedicated group of teachers—
Catherine Barrett, Cynthia Esselman, Kevin Kane, Anita
Lehmann, Alan Maskin, Ben Sharpe, Judith Swain, Carol Thomas,
Mark Wolfe, and Gail Wong. Special thanks go to Nan-Ching Tai,
who offered his invaluable expertise and assistance in preparing
the examples of digital lighting and the drawing system
animations on the companion CD.
This text is also a testimony to the efforts, accomplishments,
and critical feedback of the many students who regularly and
enthusiastically tested the pedagogical soundness of the
material.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge those instructors who
have gathered regularly at the conferences of the Design
Communication Association to passionately and unselfishly
share their thoughts about teaching and drawing. Their insights
nurtured the progress and enhanced the dimensions of this
work.
The first edition of this book was prepared in part through a
grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the
Fine Arts.
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PREFACE
This is a comprehensive drawing manual for students of
architecture, interior design, and related design disciplines.
Drawing guides typically range from beginning texts on how to
draw certain subjects, such as landscapes or the human figure,
to more advanced treatises on drawing as art. Some focus on
a specific medium, such as pencil or pen-and-ink; others dwell
on a particular technique, such as perspective drawing. Further,
the discussion is often limited to learning how to draw from
observation. This book is based on the premise that drawing is
central to the design process. It therefore focuses on drawing
as a medium for visualizing and communicating design ideas.
The work begins with an introduction to the drawing process,
which involves seeing, imagining and representing. The remaining
content is divided into three parts. Part 1: Drawing from
Observation introduces the graphic elements that constitute
the vocabulary of drawing—line, shape, tone, form and space.
This largely remains the province of freehand drawing because
we can best learn to see, understand and represent these
elements through direct examination.
Part 2: Drawing Systems describes the formal systems for
representing three-dimensional objects and space, which
constitute the language of design drawing. Regardless of the
drawing medium or technique we use, each system represents a
uniquely different way of seeing and describing the visible world
that we experience directly, or a future world that we imagine
in design.
Part 3: Drawing from the Imagination addresses issues that arise
as we think in a speculative manner to stimulate the design
process, develop our design ideas through drawing, and plan
how to present our design proposals in the best possible light.
It is in this arena where digital drawing and modeling tools have
made major advances, both in academia and the profession.
Accompanying each section are a series of short exercises
for developing skills and suggestions for longer projects that
test the understanding and application of concepts. Like any
discipline, drawing takes perseverance and regular exercise to
develop mastery and fluency. The information in this manual
cannot be received passively but must be learned by actively
participating in the process of drawing.
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The emphasis remains on drawing by hand, which is the
most direct and intuitive means we have to express our
visual thoughts and perceptions. Through the tactile
nature of drawing in direct response to our visual thoughts
and perceptions, we develop an understanding of spatial
concepts and the critical ability to think and visualize in three
dimensions.
Nevertheless, we cannot ignore the advances in computer
technology that have significantly altered the process of
architectural drawing and design. Current graphics software
ranges from 2D drawing programs to 3D surface and solid
modelers that aid in the design and representation of buildings,
from small houses to large and complex structures. It is
therefore important to acknowledge the unique opportunities
and challenges digital tools offer in the production of
architectural graphics. This second edition therefore augments
the material in the first edition with discussions and examples
of digital graphic techniques where appropriate to the task at
hand.
Whether a drawing is executed by hand or developed with the
aid of a computer, the standards and judgments governing
the effective communication of design ideas in architecture
remain the same, just as the rules of spelling, grammar and
punctuation for the written language remain applicable, whether
jotted by hand in the traditional manner, typed on a manual
or electric typewriter, or entered by keyboard into a word
processor.
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