Drawing andPresentation Skills

//Concern A, Armament - Workshop 13/03/2015

// Introduction

We are in the second decade of the 21st century and, as withmost things, the distinction between digital and analoguehas become tired and inappropriate. This is also true in theworld of architectectural drawing, which paradoxically is enjoyinga renaissance supported by the graphic dexterity of the computer. This new fecundity has produced a contemporaryglut of stunning architectural drawings and representations thatcould rival the most recent outpouring of architectural vison inthe 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Indeed, there is much to learn bycomparing then and the now. The contemporary drawing isoften about its ability to describe the change, fluctuations andmutability of architecture in relation to the virtual/real 21stcentury continuum of architectural space. Times have changed,and the status of the architectural drawing must change with them.

Neil Spiller, 2013

// Lebbeus WoodsLebbeus Woods dreamed up innovative creations

unbound by the rules of nature or society. Heenvisoned underground cities and floating buildings

that go far beyond the idea of form and shelter.His architecture deals with the moral, technoligical,

and ecological impact that humans have on thisplanet. His highly theoretical and explorarotry practice

was captured in hundreds of sketchbooks. Woods wasa visual thinker whose idea could only be expressed

through the medium of drawing. Instead of architecturalplans intended to serve as the basis for completed

structures, Woods drawings are projections thatconvey radical ideas as their end result.

// Bjarke Ingels / BIGYes is More, An Archicomic on

Architectural Evolution"Historically, architecture has been dominated by two opposing extremes:

an avant-garde full of crazy ideas, originating from philosophy or mysticism; and the well organized corporate consultants that build predictable

and boring boxes of high standard. Architecture seems entrenched: naively utopian or petrifyingly pragmatic. We believe there is a third way between these

diametric opposites: a pragmatic utopian architecture that creates socially, economically and environmentally perfect places as a practical objective.

At BIG we are devoted to investing in the overlap between radical and reality. In all our actions we try to move the focus from the little details to the BIG picture."

// Bryan Cantley/ Form:uLAFor Bryan Cantley technology has introduced new

possibilities for drawing with the ability to render conditionsof transformation, phase shifting, entropy and revolution.

It has also prompted a rethink of the phenomenologicalrelationship of architectural draeing with the world;

between the page and objects; between the antifact and the artefact. He makes an analogy between the legal

status of the unborn child and nascent, unbuilt drawn architecture.

// CJ Lim / Studio 8Current forms of architectural representation reveal a

dichotomy of purpose. The primary form of architecturaldrawing, produced by the majority of proffesionals in practice,

still follows the triadic system of plan, section and elevation.The codification of construction drawings is designed toprevent ambiguity or multiple interpretations by using a

strict and abstract system of notation. In contrast, the worksin London Short Stories attempt to reintroduce conjecture to

architectural representation.Collage has been chosen for this work to take advantge of the mediums inherent plurality - pieces of a collage or

assemblage are only ever half-assumedinto their new context, bringing with them a wealth of connoted meaning from their orginal time and place.

// Atelier BOW-WOWGraphic Anatomy

Atelier Bow-Wow use detailed sectional perspectivesto convey their ideas. Line textures also add a further

materiality to the drawings.

// A4 Studio“We prepare mock-ups and model on the computersimultaneously, this way we plan the outside mass

and the inside spaces of the building at the same time.And then, based on these simple ideas, we take photos

and sketch hand drawings that we then clothewith collages.”

// Information is BeautifulDavid McCandless

Information is Beautiful is book by David McCandless whichshows a multitude of ways of graphically depicting

information and data. The output is aesthetically pleasingand the information is easy to understand.

// Alex HogreefeVisualising Architecture.com

www.visualisngarchitecture.com is a blog run by Alex Hogreefe,it features a large number of different visualisation tutorialsmainly utilising photoshop and 3d modelling software suchas sketchup. The tutorials feature step by step instructions

and videos which help you easily follow the workflows.

// Online Resources

http://drawingarchitecture.tumblr.comhttp://futureproofdesigns.tumblr.com https://www.pinterest.comhttp://www.presidentsmedals.com

// Reading

How to Create a Portfolio& Get Hired, Fig Tayor, (2010) Laurence King

Architectural Modelmaking,Nick Dunn, (2010)Laurence King

Drawing for Urban Design,Lorraine Farrelly, (2011)Laurence King

The Architectural DrawingCourse, Mo Zell, (2008)Thames & Hudson