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AaronLo
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 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:57 am Post subject: What kind of drawings should I do? |
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Hi all
I am new here. I am a student currently taking a gap year and will be going to university next year. I am very interested in becoming an architect, and so I am currently practicing some drawings at home, all by myself.
My problem is I am not sure what should I be drawing such that I will get a head start on my future career. Do I draw the most interesting part of a building (like the photographic view), or do I draw the "plan(the view from the top)" as well. Or do I draw various views of the building (top, east, west, etc)? Also, I previously was learning how to operate the CAD software, but then I soon discovered that operating CAD software is the role of the 3D artist.
I am lost. I love architecture. I just don't know what's the real thing I should be drawing/doing to prepare myself. Hope you can enlightened a lost person like me! Thanks in advance.
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lekizz
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Draw anything. Be creative. Architecture schools will be looking for creative, intelligent, resourceful individuals, not necessarily people that can draw a plan and elevation on a computer. |
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Antisthenes
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:00 am Post subject: |
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i think today the architect is also a 3d artist in most all cases, unless you are just a stamper or a big wig behind a desk managing other people. even then you need to know something about the software your employees use to create the documents.
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SDR
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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The purpose of architectural drawings is to explain -- to communicate , first to yourself (as designer) and then to others -- what the building "does": how it is arranged, how the spaces, and the materials that contain and define those spaces, fit together. The plan view -- the "map" of the rooms on each floor -- is basic; if only one drawing were produced for a building, it would perhaps be the plan. Next come interior and exterior elevations ("wall views") and (often overlooked) sections (cuts through the building) that are like elevations with more information in them.
The job of the person who must explain a building is to choose which drawings will best communicate a particular structure. It is a mark of the perceptive and skilled architect that he or she will make good selections -- sections, for instance, chosen to best describe the forms and spaces of the building. The audience for these drawings must be anticipated; for a professional viewer, it may be enough to show plans and elevations to adequately communicate what the building is about, while a lay audience may only appreciate the project when they see a perspective rendering.
So, you should practice all of the drawing types, as they will all be needed in your future work. And the purpose of the drawings -- to relay your understanding of the structure to your audience -- should be uppermost in your mind as you decide what to draw, and how much to include (and, for clarity, what to exclude) in each drawing.
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sechrist
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| You might try purchasing a book - Design Drawing by Fancis Ching - Its a basic intro book that will give you good techniques and ideas about how to draw. |
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