702-334 Rendering as a Graphic Communication

Enrolments in this subject are limited to 48 places. Refer to the section on Quota subjects for details about the selection process into this subject. Admission into this subject is limited to students enrolled in award courses in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning.

705-171 Landscape Graphics or 702-123 / 702-121 / 702-120 Design Communications

Demonstrations and studio practice in advanced techniques of architectural rendering, ranging from conceptual drawing to presentation drawings of buildings in their contexts. Different media will be used, and compared for their potential to communicate ideas at various stages in the design process.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Understand the basic laws of perspective andapply these readily in freehand drawing.

• Produce finished architectural renderings in colour suitable for presentations to others.

• Understand the geometry of casting shadows and to use this skill to show form in architecural rendering.

• Appreciate the importance of light as an acctive element in architecture through the rendering of forms in light, shade and shadow.

• Use different drawing projection systems including isometric and axonometric projections.

• Draw simple entourage (mainly people, vegetation and cars) to give a sense of scale and context in rendering.

• Use color appropriately in rendering.

• Use skills in graphic composition.

• Handle techniques for different manual graphic media including graphite and coloured pencil, marker pens and watercolour.

• Identify the essential visual characteristics of buildings and the spaces around them before attempting to communicate these graphically.

On completion of the subject students should have further developed the following skills and abilities:

• Ability to concentrate exclusively on the task at hand.

• Time management.

• Punctuality and diligence in attending lectures regularly.

Two major renderings and a review of a folio of all workshop exercises equivalent to not more than 5000 words.