Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Sketch to Screen to Site
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500289549 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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This method is applicable to every flavor of architecture and design, and only the most digitally-addicted need refuse Hutchinson’s inviting manual of how to design grandly." ArchNewsNow Across the design disciplines, drawing by hand has largely become a lost art. Attitudes are changing, however: eager to push the boundaries of their creative processes, and spurred by a sense of being disconnected from their briefs, today’s designers seek a greater and more immediate connection with their projects. An essential volume for landscape- and garden-design professionals, Drawing for Landscape Architecture argues for the importance of learning to “see by hand,” to visualize large-s
Five Stars Good buy.. Shaver Man said My LA Students Love this Book. Very good examples and illustrations of various styles of graphic representation. Great for the design studio and the computer lab.. The Lost Art of Hand Drawing Draw. Draw. And Draw. Until you become a drawing.Well, this amazing book is full with inspirations.The author clearly states the importance of site observations through the use of hand drawn sketches for more comprehensive understanding of the surrounding objects.I received this book as a Christmas gift, and I can spend hours and hours reading it.Enjoy!
He was previously an associate at Foster & Partners. . Edward Hutchison is principal of his own successful landscape-design practice in London
— Library JournalThe deep value of this text resides in his instructive method of transitioning from (largely) color pencil to digital design. — The Midwest Book ReviewReintroduces the importance of learning to ‘see by hand’. This method is applicable to every flavor of architecture and design, and only the most digitally-addicted need refuse Hutchinson’s inviting manual of how to design grandly. — Choice . Strongly recommended for professional and academic library Landscape Architecture and Garden Design instructional reference collection, this book will also prove to be informed and informative reading for non-specialist general readers with an interest in landscaping their own estates. — Architectural WestHutchinson presents his wide-ranging discussion of drawing over the course of nine sumptuously illustrated chap