Design Drawing
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 74.1 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 419
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Design Drawing: Architectural Drawing Techniques in a Digital PDF
Design Drawing is a comprehensive manual for architecture, interior design, and related design disciplines. This digital PDF edition is available for instant download after purchase.
Francis D.K. Ching, with Steven P. Juroszek, explains drawing as a way to visualize and communicate design ideas. The second edition connects observation, imagination, representation, and rendering with the design process.
The book includes discussions of hand drawing and digital graphic techniques. Its structured lessons, exercises, projects, and more than 1,500 hand-rendered drawings support study and regular practice.
Book Overview
Design Drawing, Second Edition examines the visual language of architecture and design. It begins with the drawing process and develops the elements of drawing through observation, formal drawing systems, and imaginative design work.
The first part addresses line, shape, tone, texture, form, and space. The second part explains systems for representing three-dimensional objects and spaces. The third part considers speculative drawing, composition, and the presentation of design proposals.
The book is categorized as a design resource for architecture and related disciplines. It was published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in 2010.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Drawing from observation, including line, shape, tone, form, and space.
- Tone and texture as elements of graphic representation.
- Form and structure in design drawing.
- Pictorial, multiview, paraline, and perspective drawing systems.
- Speculative drawing and the development of design ideas.
- Drawing composition and presentation drawing.
- Exercises and longer projects for developing drawing skills and applying concepts.
Why This Book Matters
Design Drawing treats drawing as central to the design process rather than only as a method for copying what is observed. It explains how different drawing systems offer distinct ways to see and describe existing or imagined spaces.
The second edition acknowledges the role of computer technology in architectural graphics while maintaining the importance of standards and judgments for communicating design ideas. Its scope makes it relevant to students, teachers, and practicing professionals in architecture and design.
Book Details
| Author | Francis D.K. Ching with Steven P. Juroszek |
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| Title | Design Drawing |
| Edition | Second Edition |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Imprint Location | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Publication Date | January 1, 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 419 |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 74.1 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 77655415 |
| ISBN-10 | 0470533692 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0470533697 |
| Additional ISBN | 978-0-470-53369-7 (pbk.) |
| Additional ISBN | 978-0-470-95095-1 (ebk) |
| Additional ISBN | 978-0-470-95112-5 (ebk) |
| Additional ISBN | 978-1-118-00737-2 (ebk) |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 1.1 x 11 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.56 pounds |
| Classification | Architectural drawing–Technique |
| Library of Congress Classification | NA2708.C49 |
| Dewey Classification | 720.28’4–dc22 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2010040973 |
| Supplementary Material | Includes CD |
| Index | Includes index. |
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 192 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #872,209 in Books |
| Category Rank | #600 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation |
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FAQ
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Download Design Drawing for convenient digital reading and reference in architecture and related design studies.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Copyright | Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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