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Drawing and Perceiving: Life Drawing for Students of Architecture and Design - Softcover

Cooper, Douglas

 
9780471357148: Drawing and Perceiving: Life Drawing for Students of Architecture and Design
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471357146 ISBN 13: 9780471357148
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

From Leonardo da Vinci to Louis Kahn, the world's great designers and architects have used the observation and drawing of real objects to inform and inspire visionary constructions. This book prepares students of architecture and design to carry on a similar dialogue between their perceptions of the physical world and their understanding of the elements of design. It instills an understanding of the basic principles of drawing that are universal to all design disciplines - mass, volume, form, contour, texture, shadow, and more - as it explores the knowledge, rational thought, and analysis that design professionals rely on to create successful drawings. This combination of technique, theory, and analysis equips the designer with a powerful set of tools, crucial to both the creative process and the successful career.

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About the Author

DOUGLAS COOPER is Professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he has been awarded the Henry Hornbostal award for teaching. He is also an internationally known artist whose panoramic murals can be found in locations across the United States.

From the Back Cover

From Leonardo da Vinci to Louis Kahn, the world's great designers and architects have used the observation and drawing of real objects to inform and inspire visionary constructions. This book prepares students of architecture and design to carry on a similar dialogue between their perceptions of the physical world and their understanding of the elements of design. It instills an understanding of the basic principles of drawing that are universal to all designdisciplines-mass, volume, form, contour, texture, shadow, and more-as it explores the knowledge, rational thought, and analysis that design professionals rely on to create successful drawings. This combination of technique, theory, and analysis equips the designer with a powerful set of tools, crucial to both the creative process and the successful career.

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471357146
ISBN 13 
9780471357148
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
208