ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

The course focuses on the knowledge and basic manual skill on presenting the architectural design using all available presentation techniques as well as approaches and apply the acquired knowledge of verbal and visual perception and graphic communication in order to generate the ability to present and convince the audience on the idea and intention.

• Introduction to Drawing Tools and Materials
• The Importance of Presentation
• Steps and Sequence of Presentation
• Techniques of Architectural Presentation

• Lettering, Line Weight and Line Quality
• Tone and Value, Scale and Proportion
• Architectural Entourage (scale figures, vegetation, vehicles, etc.)
• Shade and Shadow
• Texture and material Representations
• Scale and Dimensioning
• Orthographic Views (floor plans and elevations), Pictorial Views (perspective, axonometric and oblique views), Composition and Model Making

• Manual Presentation Technique
• Monochrome Media (primarily pencil with explorations of pen and ink)
• Manual Freehand Sketch
• Manual Medium of Presentation