Architectural Free Hand Sketching Short Course

Course description
Course overview

During this weekend course you will be introduced to free hand sketching and drawing in a critical way. Using both buildings and interiors you will critically explore and understand spatial qualities through the use relevant drawing concerns such as horizon line, vanishing points, and construction lines.

Group discussions of students' drawings will be the starting point for exploring and explaining the visual vocabulary employed by the design profession and to allow deeper understanding of architecture and how architects and interior designers approach their designs.

Drawing exercises will explore how spaces connect, circulation, formal issues and function.


Who this course is for

This an introductory course aimed at both beginners and those wanting to refresh their free hand drawing skills. Beginners should be able to pick up the basics quickly.

Key information
Topics covered

Drawing the same subject using one-point
Two-point perspective
Axonometric
Diagrammatic sketches
Drawing exercises will explore how spaces connect, circulation, formal issues and function

Learning outcomes

Familiarity with free hand sketching and drawing in a critical way
Critically explore and understand spatial qualities through the use relevant drawing concerns such as horizon line, vanishing points, and construction lines
Digital badge and certificate of attendance

Materials

A sketch pad
A selection of pens and pencils