Chapter 1
Architectural Drawing
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the role of drawing in architectural design and various methods that are utilized for creating design drawings through analog and digital techniques. This begins with how we (humans) experience the world; including the perception of our surrounding environment and our ability to form mental images. Architectural drawing is based on our ability to see and imagine physical forms and objects, and to translate three-dimensional geometry into two-dimensional representations through descriptive geometry and projection techniques. This process plays a critical role in architectural design and the construction of buildings.
Various drawing methods provide architects and designers with the ability to visualize, represent, and communicate information through hand sketches, technical drawings, three-dimensional projections, simulations, and visualizations, to name a few. These various historical and contemporary analog and digital...