Understanding Architecture Through Drawing

Chapter 16 Machinery, function and modernism The functional character of trains, machinery and ships makes a pleasant contrast t ...

16.1 The construction of fishing boats, crab and lobster pots share a common interest in functional and practical design. This s ...

Graphics frequently play an important role within the functional landscape. The numbering of railway wagons and the alphabetic c ...

buildings. Wild flowers and creepers are also quick to colonise waste areas and these can provide an attractive foil to the stra ...

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16.4 a, b, c and d These sketches of Santiaga Calatrava’s bridge at Bach de Roda in Barcelona seek to capture this engineer’s ex ...

16.5 The character of the industrial landscape extends not just through buildings but the spaces between them. Here at Kalamazoo ...

MODERNISM With its geometric discipline and avoidance of superfluous decoration, the modern movement in architecture makes a goo ...

16.7a and b These sketches of Lille Eurostar Station and Kansai Airport explore tectonic construction. The designs go beyond the ...

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Chapter 17 Landscape The landscape of cities and the countryside around them can be divided roughly into the following categorie ...

sketch. The character of towns requires an appreciation of landscape, but vegetation is rarely a dominant element in the scene. ...

17.3 Landscape and engineering are the two main elements of modern road design. Here at the Edinburgh city bypass electricity py ...

17.6 (above) In suburban areas landscape design and architectural design are often well balanced. Different shapes and colours o ...

17.8 The density of planting along this road in Glasgow results in the landscape elements dominating the urban ones. The differe ...

and new textures, frequently extend through both urban and rural areas. Compared to the countryside well away from towns, the la ...

17.10 Upland landscapes (as here in this view of the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh) are usually seen from the road. Signs, poles ...

17.12 The Place Dauphine in Paris provides a perfect balance between urban and landscape design. The trees have a significant im ...

formality and to use the planted elements to complement the built ones. Often trees are employed along with shrubs and ground-co ...

17.14 Andy Goldsworthy constructs installations that bridge art, landscape and architecture. This example is known as ‘Striding ...