
The Architectural Drawing Course
The hand drawing techniques every architect should know
Mo Zell(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 26. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-500-29345-4 (ISBN)
Description
All students with a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them started in architectural drawing with a series of instructional tutorials. Using three-dimensional design problems, she coaches students through the fundamentals of proportion and scale, space and volume, path and place and materials and textures. A series of study units cover virtually every aspect of architectural drawing.
This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in architectural design, offering ideas on building a portfolio, getting advanced training and continuing on a path to a professional career.
This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in architectural design, offering ideas on building a portfolio, getting advanced training and continuing on a path to a professional career.
Reviews / Votes
'All students with a budding interest in architectural design will value this book ... an excellent introduction to architectural drawing ... highly recommended' - Building EngineerMore details
Edition
Revised
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
643 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-29345-4 (9780500293454)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Book
04/2008
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€38.51
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Person
Mo Zell is the co-ordinator of the foundation studio, manual representation, at Northeastern University in Boston
Content
Introduction * Defining Drawing and Representation * Learning to See - Sketching * Fundamental Drawing Skills - Orthographic Projection * Objective Abstraction - Axonometric * Subjective Representation - Perspective * Spatial Strategies - Rendering * Advice