Architectural Graphics

Thebestsellingguidetoarchitecturaldrawing,withnewinformation,examples,andresourcesArchitecturalGraphicsistheclassicbestsellingreferencebyoneoftheleadingglobalauthoritiesonarchitecturaldesigndrawing,FrancisD.K.Ching.Nowinitssixthedition,thisessentialguideoffersacomprehensiveintroductiontousinggraphictoolsanddraftingconventionstotranslatearchitecturalideasintoeffectivevisualpresentations,usinghundredsoftheauthor'sdistinctivedrawingstoillustratethetopiceffectively.Thisupdatededitionincludesnewinformationonorthographicprojectioninrelationto3Dmodels,andrevisedexplanationsoflineweights,scaleanddimensioning,andperspectivedrawingtoclarifysomeofthemostdifficultconcepts.Newexamplesofmodernfurniture,APAfacilities,andpresentationlayoutprovidemoreup-to-datevisuals,andtheReferenceCenterfeaturesallnewanimations,videos,andpracticeexercises.Architecturalgraphicsarekeytoolsforconveyingdesignthroughrepresentationonpaperoronscreen,andthisbookistheultimateguidetomasteringtheskill,thenapplyingyourtalenttocreatemoreeffectivedesigncommunication.Understandmultiview,paraline,andperspectivedrawingMasterinteriorsectionsusingavarietyoftechniquesRendertonalvalue,enhancedepth,andconveyilluminationDevelopprofessional-qualitylayoutsforpresentationsArchitecturalgraphicsbothinformthedesignprocessandserveasthemeansbywhichadesignisinterpretedandbuilt.Completemasteryofthetoolsandconventionsisessentialtothesuccessfuloutcomeofanyproject,andmistakescancauseconfusion,timedelays,increasedcosts,andpossiblecatastrophe.ArchitecturalGraphicsisthecomprehensiveguidetoprofessionalarchitecturaldrawing,withinsightfromaleadingauthorityinthefield.