Main entry:

Schaller, Thomas W. (Thomas Wells), 1950-

Title & Author:

The art of architectural drawing : imagination and technique / Thomas Wells Schaller.

Publication:

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, ©1997.

Description:

xvi, 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-188) and index.
Evolution of technique -- A drawing is not a building -- The perfect drawing -- The essential idea: objective form -- The essential idea: subjective expression -- Architecture of theikmagination -- Informal process drawing: the sketch -- The 'finished' process drawing -- The black sun of Piranesi -- Visions of Utopia.

Summary:

"Buildings always begin as drawings. As concepts on paper, architectural drawings are essential to planning, designing, and executing structures. Conversely, buildings can also inspire drawings. In The Art of Architectural Drawing: Imagination and Technique, Thomas Schaller examines the interdependence of architectural drawing, art, and the built environment. He explores the symbiotic relationship between the fine art of architectural drawing, the artistic nature of standing edifices, and architecture in art." "The Art of Architectural Drawing: Imagination and Technique compares various ways an artist can portray a building, from creating images that present proposed actual structures to completing those that convey purely hypothetical concepts. Within this context of graphic response to architectural ideas, Mr. Schaller distinguishes between art, architecture, drawing, illustration, and design." "This thought-provoking volume is far more than a how-to book. While it covers many of the technical aspects of rendering architecture, it is primarily an examination of the creative impulse involved in its design. Looking to the future of architecture through the lens of the past, Schaller explores the artistic processes of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as many top contemporary architects. This book encompasses history, theory, technique, and perception in architectural drawing. From the moment of its conception, the author seeks to discover the creative impulse behind the image."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0442009933
9780442009939
0471284653
9780471284659

Subject:

Architectural rendering Technique.
Rendu d'architecture Technique.
Architekturzeichnung
Architectural rendering.
Architecture in art.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 129759
Call No.: ID NA2780.S32; ID:97-B1966
Status: Available