Architectural Graphics

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Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975 - Architecture - 128 pages
Architectural Graphics is the classic bestselling reference by one of the leading global authorities on architectural design drawing, Francis D.K. Ching. This essential guide offers a comprehensive introduction to using graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentations, using hundreds of the author's distinctive drawings to illustrate the topic effectively. Architectural graphics are key tools for conveying design through representation on paper or on screen, and this book is the ultimate guide to mastering the skill, then applying your talent to create more effective design communication. Architectural graphics both inform the design process and serve as the means by which a design is interpreted and built. Complete mastery of the tools and conventions is essential to the successful outcome of any project, and mistakes can cause confusion, time delays, increased costs, and possible catastrophe. Architectural Graphics is the comprehensive guide to professional architectural drawing, with insight from a leading authority in the field.

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Contents

FOREWORD
4
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
15
RENDITION OF VALUE AND CONTEXT
71

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1817 LIBRARIES angle of view appear architectural drawing architectural graphics axis axonometric lines building section ceiling plan center of vision cone of vision construction context contextual devices contour contour drawing detail diagonal point distance drawing surface edges and planar elements elevation ENGINEER'S SCALES equal erase floor plan foreshortening freehand graphic diagrams ground line horizon line indicate Isometric lettering line of sight line weight Magic Marker measuring point microgramma object observer's line one-point perspective orientation orthographic drawings paraline drawings parallel lines pencil perpendicular perspective drawing perspective setup picture-plane wall plan drawing plan setup planar corners pure-line drawing relationship rendition retain their true scale set of parallel shades and shadows sketch sloping line space station point straight edge technical pens technique texture tonal value two-point perspective types UNIV UNIVERSITY MICHIGAN valve vanishing point vertical lines vertical measuring line Zip-a-Tone

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About the author (1975)

Francis D.K. Ching graduated cum laude with a five-year professional degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. His accomplishments included instructing at Ohio University and Cornish College of the Arts, teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lecturing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a visiting scholar at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been a professor of architecture at the University of Washington since 1992. Ching's published works including Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, and Interior Design Illustrated, focus on clarifying and communicating architectural element, principles, and relationships. Ching earned a Citation for Excellence in International Book Publishing in 1992, and two years later he was honored with the Graham Foundation Grant to develop a two-volume reader for Design Drawing.

Bibliographic information

TitleArchitectural Graphics
AuthorFrancis D. K. Ching
Editionillustrated
PublisherVan Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedNov 13, 2007
ISBN0442215312, 9780442215316
Length128 pages
Subjects › 

Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Architecture / Methods & Materials
  
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