Architectural Sketch (New Edition Architectural Art Series Textbooks for Higher Education)

Author: Yu Heng (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is one of the newly compiled series of architectural art textbooks for higher education institutions. It was organized and written by the Compilation Committee of the New Series of Architectural Art Textbooks for Higher Education Institutions. The purpose of this book is to integrate aesthetic principles into the explanation of conventional knowledge and techniques of sketching, helping beginners to quickly master sketching skills and inspiring their creativity. The main content includes an introduction, the expressiveness of sketching, methods and steps of sketching, the application of sketching in architectural design, and the appreciation of sketching works. The book also provides a brief introduction to related knowledge in sketching, such as perspective, composition, and architectural settings. The explanation of techniques incorporates knowledge of formal beauty in shaping, and to enhance the intuitive understanding and comprehension of sketching, illustrations are included as needed. Targeting the characteristics of architecture-related disciplines, the book vividly illustrates the application of sketching in architectural design. In the section on sketching appreciation, short analyses are provided on the style, characteristics, expressive techniques, and skills of selected works. This book is suitable for architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, art and design, and related art majors. It can also serve as a self-study guide for art enthusiasts.