Drawing Architecture and the Urban

Sam Jacoby (AA Dip, Dr.-Ing, ARB, RIBA) is a chartered architect and educator with eleven years of experience teaching design studios at undergraduate and graduate level. He is Director of the MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design (Projective Cities) programme at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and Teaching Fellow on the MArch Urban Design, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL). He has previously taught at the University of Nottingham and worked for various architectural and planning offices in the UK, USA and Malaysia.

Drawing is an important means to analyse information and develop rigorous arguments both conceptually and visually. Going beyond the how-to drawing manual, this book provides an instrumental approach to drawing, especially computer-generated drawings; it outlines how drawings should be used to convey clear and analytical information in the process of design, as well as the communication and discussion of a project. In depth examples are provided how to communicate effectively. The final section demonstrates how to transform case-studies, directly connecting an analytical approach with the design process.

INTRODUCTIONDescription, Analysis and Transformation: Drawing as DiagramCHAPTER 1: CONVENTIONS1 Point, Line, Plane and Volume2 Plan Conventions2.1 Orthographic Projections (Elevation)2.2 Cut-away Views (Plan and Section)2.3 Paraline Drawings2.4 Perspective Drawings3 Graphic Conventions3.1 Line Weight, Style and Type3.2 Hatching, Texture, Material and Shading3.3 Colour3.4 Drawing Scale and Paper Size3.5 Annotation and DimensioningCHAPTER 2: ARCHITECTURE1 Description1.1 Context: Location Plan and Site Section1.2 Building: Plan, Elevation and Section1.3 Building: Axonometric and Perspective2 Analysis2.1 Context: Figure-Ground Plan2.2 Context: Orientation2.3 Building: Massing2.4 Building: Structural Organisation2.5 Building: Programme2.6 Building: Circulation-to-Use2.7 Building: Part-to-Whole2.8 Building: Repetitive-to-Unique2.9 Building: Geometrical Order2.10 Building: Parti3 Comparison3.1 Free Plan vs Raumplan3.2 Deconstruction of Whole to Parts3.3 Vertical vs Horizontal3.4 Sectional Organisation3.5 Landscape and Landform3.6 Modularity4 Comparative Matrices4.1 Massing4.2 Conceptual Organisation4.3 Disposition4.4 Distribution4.5 Circulation4.6 Difference4.7 GrowthCHAPTER 3: THE URBAN1 Description1.1 Urban Plan1.2 Land Use1.3 Density1.4 Circulation (Transport)1.5 Open Spaces1.6 Infrastructures2 Analysis2.1 Figure-Ground Plan2.2 Hierarchies and Organisation2.3 Part-to-Whole and Repetitive-to-Unique2.4 Built Environment2.5 Phasing3 Comparison3.1 Block3.2 Enclave3.3 Ground3.4 Infrastructure4 Comparative Matrices4.1 Size4.2 Distribution4.3 Hierarchy and Layering4.4 Difference4.5 Growth4.6 Architectural Types and Urban MorphologyCHAPTER 4: TRANSFORMATION1 Typological Transformation1.1 Timeline1.2 Comparative Matrix1.3 Comparative Diagrams1.4 Typological Transformation Diagrams1.5 Transformative Matrix2 Design Examples2.1 Tokyo Podium by Sakiko Goto2.2 The City Campus by Marcin Ganczarski2.3 The Chinese Unit by Yuwei Wang2.4 Cité Housing by Alvaro Arancibia TagleDrawing Acknowledgements and References