8 1.4(above) Glazing details are not always as expressive as here at the Financial Times printing works(designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners)in East London.Notice how the sketch is supplemented by a freehand section. 1.5 (left) The windows of the Pump Room in Bath make an attractive pattern from both the inside and outside.As with much Georgian architecture,elements such as shop fronts and sash windows are framed with margins and mouldings. 4 Understanding architecture through drawing
1.4 (above) Glazing details are not always as expressive as here at the Financial Times printing works (designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners) in East London. Notice how the sketch is supplemented by a freehand section. 1.5 (left) The windows of the Pump Room in Bath make an attractive pattern from both the inside and outside. As with much Georgian architecture, elements such as shop fronts and sash windows are framed with margins and mouldings. 4 Understanding architecture through drawing
1.6 Charles Rennie Mackintosh possessed a unique vision which embraced not only his freehand drawings and watercolours,but also his designs as an architect.This sketch (dated 1901)by him of the castle at Holy Island in Northumberland is similar in spirit to his more adventurous designs,especially in the three-dimensional treatment of gables. (Glasgow University:Mackintosh Collection) board,from an appreciation of townscapes to the design landscape design and town planning,have created of children's furniture. an unprecedented interest in the environment and design. Questions of scale are hardly relevant-we live in a To turn this interest into a better-designed world requires designed environment,whether we as consumers are the development of graphic and visual skills. aware of it or not.Every lamp standard and traffic sign has In a sense we are all designers,even if we do been 'designed',the layout of motorway junctions has not make our living through the medium of design. been shaped by an engineer with an eye to beauty as well As designers we modify our immediate environment as safety.On a smaller scale,our cutlery and crockery are through changing the decor of our houses,or designing designed,as are the disposable wrappings at the fast-our own clothes,to choosing consumer objects on food restaurant. the basis of how they look as well as how they work. The sketchbook allows us to be aware of this reality as We are sold products and services partly by design-you long as students are encouraged to explore through have only to watch television advertising to realise that drawing.The welcome changes to the national curriculum our aesthetic sensibilities are being appealed to even to enhance the status of design and craft teaching,and when the product being promoted is as unglamorous the broadening of appeal of courses in architecture,as double glazing The benefits of drawing 5
board, from an appreciation of townscapes to the design of children’s furniture. Questions of scale are hardly relevant – we live in a designed environment, whether we as consumers are aware of it or not. Every lamp standard and traffic sign has been ‘designed’, the layout of motorway junctions has been shaped by an engineer with an eye to beauty as well as safety. On a smaller scale, our cutlery and crockery are designed, as are the disposable wrappings at the fastfood restaurant. The sketchbook allows us to be aware of this reality as long as students are encouraged to explore through drawing. The welcome changes to the national curriculum to enhance the status of design and craft teaching, and the broadening of appeal of courses in architecture, landscape design and town planning, have created an unprecedented interest in the environment and design. To turn this interest into a better-designed world requires the development of graphic and visual skills. In a sense we are all designers, even if we do not make our living through the medium of design. As designers we modify our immediate environment through changing the decor of our houses, or designing our own clothes, to choosing consumer objects on the basis of how they look as well as how they work. We are sold products and services partly by design – you have only to watch television advertising to realise that our aesthetic sensibilities are being appealed to even when the product being promoted is as unglamorous as double glazing. 1.6 Charles Rennie Mackintosh possessed a unique vision which embraced not only his freehand drawings and watercolours, but also his designs as an architect. This sketch (dated 1901) by him of the castle at Holy Island in Northumberland is similar in spirit to his more adventurous designs, especially in the three-dimensional treatment of gables. (Glasgow University: Mackintosh Collection) The benefits of drawing 5
t世 6 Understanding architecture through drawing
6 Understanding architecture through drawing
1.7(opposite) The Daily Express Building, Glasgow,built in 1936, expresses the material sleekness of International Modernism. 1.8(right) This sketch by the architect Richard Reid sets his design proposals for Gravesend in Kent into the streetscape. This type of exploratory sketch is part of the process most architects employ to test the apperance of their ideas. Prince Charles has awakened the national con- sciousness over questions of urban quality and architectural design.He uses the sketchbook as a means of describing and understanding the places he likes.The sketch is employed as a learning tool rather than as mere description. The untrained eye can learn a great deal through drawing.It teaches an important visual discipline -an awareness of shape,line and perspective.The sketch also engenders respect for the environment and the designed objects within it.To have sat for an hour and drawn an old panelled door is to create a respect for the object that may discourage the tendency to daub it with graffiti,or to relegate it to firewood.Such doors could be recycled if their qualities or beauty were respected,and The benefits of drawing 7
Prince Charles has awakened the national consciousness over questions of urban quality and architectural design. He uses the sketchbook as a means of describing and understanding the places he likes. The sketch is employed as a learning tool rather than as mere description. The untrained eye can learn a great deal through drawing. It teaches an important visual discipline – an awareness of shape, line and perspective. The sketch also engenders respect for the environment and the designed objects within it. To have sat for an hour and drawn an old panelled door is to create a respect for the object that may discourage the tendency to daub it with graffiti, or to relegate it to firewood. Such doors could be recycled if their qualities or beauty were respected, and 1.7 (opposite) The Daily Express Building, Glasgow, built in 1936, expresses the material sleekness of International Modernism. 1.8 (right) This sketch by the architect Richard Reid sets his design proposals for Gravesend in Kent into the streetscape. This type of exploratory sketch is part of the process most architects employ to test the apperance of their ideas. The benefits of drawing 7
19 At the level of house design, sketches by the architect Sir Basil Spence explore options for the general arrangement of the plan.Spence relates the plan to how the house will look from afar.The design is for Gribloch near Glasgow,built in 1938. (NMRS:Spence Collection) 8 Understanding architecture through drawing
1.9 At the level of house design, sketches by the architect Sir Basil Spence explore options for the general arrangement of the plan. Spence relates the plan to how the house will look from afar. The design is for Gribloch near Glasgow, built in 1938. (NMRS: Spence Collection) 8 Understanding architecture through drawing