17.3
Landscape and engineering are
the two main elements of
modern road design. Here at the
Edinburgh city bypass electricity
pylons form a barrier between
the road and Pentland Hills and
reinforce the geometries of the
road system.17.4
The bold patterns of the
ploughed fields in upland
landscapes can make for
interesting drawings. The
flowing lines of hills, fields
and shelter belts stand in
contrast to the more man-made
landscapes of the urban fringe
(see Figure 17.1).17.5a and b
These simple drawings, made from
a train window, of a forest and fields
in Ontario, Canada, with melting
snow benefit from a large measure
of subtraction. The patterns have
design potential.
144 Understanding architecture through drawing