Studio Craft and Technique for Architects

Studio Craft & Technique for Architects is a one-stop handbook for architecture students. It provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings. Students will be able to make daily use of this little book in their design and building technology studios. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated. Studio Craft & Technique' Is A One-stop Handbook For Undergraduate Students Of Architecture. Based On The Belief That Technology And Craft Are At The Heart Of Design Studies, This Book Encourages Students To Think Of Them As Aspects Of An Integrated Whole. The Book Provides Step-by-step Techniques For Skills That Students Use In Their Undergraduate Studies, Such As Drawing, Model Making And Surveying And Explains The Conventions Of Architectural Representation. It Also Explains The Primary Elements Of Construction And Structure From First Principles, Using Clear Diagrams And Drawings. Students Can Use This Handbook On A Daily Basis In Their Design And Technology Studios Through Their First Years Of Study. Recommended To First Year Students At Numerous Architecture Schools, This New Edition Has Been Extensively Revised And Updated. 1.getting Started In Architecture -- 1.1.basic Equipment -- 1.2.building Laboratory -- 1.3.model-making -- 2.principles Of Representation -- 2.1.scale -- 2.2.orthographic Projection -- 2.3.three-dimensional Projections -- 2.4.perspective -- 3.drawing Techniques -- 3.1.drawing Annotations -- 3.2.stairs & Ramps -- 3.3.windows & Doors -- 3.4.hatching & Lettering -- 3.5.paper Types & Line Weights -- 4.working Through Drawing -- 4.1.drawing To Observe And Record -- 4.2.representing The Idea -- 4.3.drawings In Sequence -- 5.surveying -- 5.1.introduction To Surveying -- 5.2.surveying Techniques -- 6.materials -- 6.1.introduction To Materials -- 6.2.modular Materials -- 6.3.material Observation -- 7.structure -- 7.1.foundations -- 7.2.structural Systems -- 7.3.sizing Of Structures -- 7.4.the Potential Of Structure -- 8.principles Of Construction -- Overview -- Definitions -- 8.1.floors -- 8.2.walls -- 8.3.roofs -- 8.4.openings & Junctions. By Miriam Delaney & Anne Gorman ; Advisiong Editor Sarah A. Lappin. Revision Of: Delaney, Miriam. Studio Craft & Technique. Dublin : School Of Architecture, 2011. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction Tools of the Trade 1 Getting Started in Architecture 1.1 Basic Equipment 1.2 Building Laboratory 1.3 Model-making 2 Principles of Representation 2.1 Scale 2.2 Orthographic Projection 2.3 Three-dimensional Projections 2.4 Perspective 3 Drawing Techniques 3.1 Drawing Annotations 3.2 Stairs & Ramps 3.3 Windows & Doors 3.4 Hatching & Lettering 3.5 Paper Types & Line Weights 4 Working Through Drawing 4.1 Drawing to Observe & Record 4.2 Representing the Idea 4.3 Drawings in Sequence 5 Surveying 5.1 Introduction to Surveying 5.2 Surveying Techniques 6 Materials 6.1 Introduction to Materials 6.2 Modular Materials 6.3 Material Observation 7 Structure 7.1 Foundations 7.2 Structural Systems 7.3 Sizing of Structures 7.4 The Potential of Structure 8 Principles of Construction Overview Definitions 8.1 Floors 8.2 Walls 8.3 Roofs 8.4 Openings & Junctions References & Further Reading Index Acknowledgments & Credits Based on the belief that technology and craft are at the heart of design studies, this book encourages students to think of them as aspects of an integrated whole. It provides step-by-step techniques for skills that students use in their undergraduate studies, such as drawing, model making and surveying and explains the conventions of architectural representation. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings