Understanding Architecture Through Drawing

Responses to the research questions by architects interviewed

Architect

Bob Allies

Will Alsop

Ted Cullinan

Sir Terry Farrell

Lord Foster

Malcolm Fraser

Sir Nicholas

Grimshaw

Richard Murphy

Allan Murray

Gordon Murray

Does design

exist in head

before the first

drawing?

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No

No

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Type of first drawings

made

Site plan and building

diagram combined

Abstract drawing or

painting followed by plan

Section, overhead

axonometric

Section, plan view

Urban plan, section

Plan and section diagram

Masterplan and detail

Plan and section

Site analysis and plan

Site analysis and design

diagram

Drawing tool used

Two sizes of black felt-

tip pen

Painting followed by

soft pencil or charcoal

Black and coloured

felt-tip pen

Black felt-tip pen

Pencil and black felt-tip

pen

Black felt-tip pen

Blue broad gauge

fountain pen

Black felt-tip pen

Pencil

Varies

Paper used

Sketch pad and tracing roll

Large cartridge sheet

Tracing paper

Layout paper

Cartridge pad

Narrow white tracing roll

Sketch book

A3 tracing pad

Narrow detail paper roll

Narrow yellow tracing roll

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