The completely updated, illustrated bestseller on architectural
graphics with over 500,000 copies sold
Architectural Graphics presents a wide range of basic graphic
tools and techniques designers use to communicate architectural
ideas.
Expanding upon the wealth of illustrations and information that
have made this title a classic, this Fourth Edition provides
expanded and updated coverage of drawing materials, multiview
drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings.
Also new to this edition is the author's unique incorporation of
digital technology into his successful methods. While covering
essential drawing principles, this book presents: approaches to
drawing section views of building interiors, methods for drawing
modified perspectives, techniques for creating accurate shade and
shadows, expert styles of freehand sketching and diagramming, and
much more.
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About The Author:
FRANCIS D.K. CHING is a registered architect and professor of
architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author of
numerous architecture and design books, including Building
Construction Illustrated, Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, and
Interior Design Illustrated, all published by Wiley.
Table of Contents:
Preface.
Drawing Tools and Materials.
Architectural Drafting.
Architectural Drawing Systems.
Multiview Drawings.
Paraline Drawings.
Perspective Drawings.
Rendering Tonal Values.
Rendering Context.
Architectural Presentations.
Freehand Drawing.
Index
Soft-cover,
224 pages
Published 2002
ISBN: 978-0-471-20905-5
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