Architectural Graphics [Paperback]

"One book that has become a trusted source for teaching architects how to do it right is Francis D.K. Ching's Architectural Graphics. Now in its fifth edition, it offers the essential drawing tools, principles, and techniques that architects use to communicate their ideas. It expands upon the wealth of illustrations and instructions that have made this book a classic, and guides readers through the subtleties of translating architectural ideas into vivid visual representations. Readers will learn Ching's renowned methods through: coverage of multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings; techniques for drawing section views of building interiors; strategies for rendering tonal value, enhancing pictorial depth, and conveying the illumination of spatial environments; approaches for developing the layout of architectural presentations; freehand sketching and diagramming; and so much more. This beautiful fifth edition of Architectural Graphics from Francis D.K. Ching clearly represents the complexity of architectural concepts in an intuitive graphic manner that benefits anyone interested in maintaining the highest standard of the profession of architecture." (San Francisco Book Review/Sacramento Book Review, March 27, 2010)

Francis D.K. Ching's architectural bestseller, thoroughly updated

Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling classic that has introduced countless students of architecture and design to the fundamentals of graphic communication. Featuring Francis D.K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how to use graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentation. This Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawing techniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic.

• The latest edition of the classic book on architectural drawing by the master of architectural communication
• Over 500,000 copies sold of previous editions
• Revised and expanded to include more information on computer-generated graphics and the latest drawing conventions for architectural representation
• The author is world-renowned for his numerous architecture and design books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Codes Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.

Updated edition of the architectural graphics bestseller
More than 500,000 copies sold

Architectural Graphics offers the essential drawing tools, principles, and techniques designers use to communicate architectural ideas. In this Fifth Edition, Francis D.K. Ching expands upon the wealth of illustrations and instructions that have made this book a classic, and guides readers through the subtleties of translating architectural ideas into vivid visual representations.

Readers learn Ching's renowned methods through:

• Coverage of multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings

• Techniques for drawing section views of building interiors

• Strategies for rendering tonal value, enhancing pictorial depth, and conveying the illumination of spatial environments

• Approaches for developing the layout of architectural presentations

• Freehand sketching and diagramming

• And much more

This beautiful Fifth Edition of Architectural Graphics clearly presents the complexity of architectural concepts in an intuitive graphic manner that benefits anyone interested in maintaining the highest standard of the profession.

Francis D.K. Ching is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley. His works have been translated into over seventeen languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation.

Preface

This revision of Architectural Graphics consists of a new vertical format and additional drawings that serve to elaborate on and exemplify the principles outlined in earlier editions. It retains the original text, drawings, and spirit of the first two editions and remains an introductory text flexible enough to be adapted to a range of drawing classes and curricula.

The purpose of this primer is to acquaint the beginning student with the range of graphic tools which are available for conveying architectural ideas. Th basic premise behind its formation is that graphics is an inseparable part of the design process, an important tool which provides the designer with the means not only of presenting a design but also of communicating with oneself and others in the design studio.

It is important to note here that graphic communication requires mental skills as well as manual dexterity. We must recognize that graphics, the physical end product we are always concerned with, is itself the result of a design process, a careful analysis of why, when, and where a graphic technique is employed , as well as the execution of technique.

Each chapter presents various graphic conventions and techniques and explains the rationale behind their use. The order of the chapters does not imply a specific sequence to the coverage of the material, but rather, it attempts to structure the field of architectural graphics into a comprehensive format.

This text is not intended to be a primer on design or a handbook on sophisticated rendering techniques. No definitive style is emphasized or encouraged. Each of us inevitably develops his or her own style of drawing through practice and experience. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.