Understanding Architecture Through Drawing
illuminate a decorative panel, or to channel the visitor through rooms and corridors. Interiors, like exteriors, are experienced ...
20.2 a and b (opposite) Church interiors are usually well-articulated spaces. Columns, arches and windows define the interior vo ...
determined by its proportions, the sense of openness, and the pictures, furniture and rugs. By way of contrast, the sketch of th ...
20.6 (right) The grotto-like quality of Parc Guell (Barcelona) by Gaudi is expressed here in a carefree drawing style. The rough ...
20.10 (far left) The lesson to be drawn from this interior is the play of horizontal and vertical lines. The gallery and columns ...
On a practical level, because the artist is unimpeded by the weather when sketching an interior, whether of a house or of a ship ...
Chapter 21 Using drawing to analyse an urban area CASE STUDY 1 THE MERCHANT CITY, GLASGOW The Merchant City area of Glasgow is t ...
This list is not exhaustive; you should seek to embrace the particular qualities that the district in question offers. As the Me ...
21.2 (left) This isometric view shows buildings in less abstract terms than in Figure 21.1. Now the public monuments are given a ...
with ease around gridded street layouts because the ends of certain streets are differently terminated. Although the public buil ...
materials give the workshop and industrial areas qualities that are immediately recognisable. Even the modern factory buildings ...
concentrate your attention upon doors or windows. The architect often invests a great deal of time in the design of these elemen ...
the window or door is set back within its frame, although when drawing this some licence is permitted. Each pane of glass or tim ...
21.8 a, b and c New buildings bring with them modern details. These windows can be found in recent apartment blocks constructed ...
It is useful to get to know an area before starting to draw; note-taking can help to save frustration later on. What you will ne ...
In spatial terms, however, the regulations often led to a rather classical sense of order. Where the buildings were high and the ...
with first Gothic, then Renaissance, decoration, reflecting the wealth of the merchants and farmers who flourished under aristoc ...
21.11 a and b (above) This axonometric sketch of Eymet is drawn from a postcard. The relationship between square, river and chur ...
21.13 a, b and c The market hall in Villeréal fills the central space. This sequence of sketches explores the progression from o ...
21.14 a, b, c and d A similar exploration can be undertaken of the central market square at Castillonnes. Here the main square i ...
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