Drawing for Landscape Architects 1: Basic Drawing, Graphics, and Projections (Construction and Design Manual)

Book info: Drawing for Landscape Architects 1: Basic Drawing, Graphics, and Projections (Construction and Design Manual) (Hardcover, 356 pages) – DOM Publishers, 2020. Language: English.

Landscape architects rely heavily on graphics to communicate content and ideas. From large-scale master plans and strategic visions, to design concepts and specific moods, through to types of vegetation and ­precise construction details – at some point everything has to be explained on paper. This handbook focuses on areas which, even in the age of digital media, are still staples of the profession: drawing, graphics, and projections. Both instructional and inspirational, it covers the basics of landscape-­architectural representation in an easy-to-understand way, encouraging readers to draw their ideas and develop their own graphic language and style. Showcased in these pages are many examples from landscape architecture offices worldwide, offering practical ­guidance and ideas in key thematic areas: > Introduction to drawing tools, applications, and effects > Symbols in different scales, styles, and abstraction levels > Basic principles for layout and lettering > Fundamentals of orthographic and parallel projections > Drawing in contemporary landscape-architectural practice Editorial Reviews About the Author Sabrina Wilk is landscape architect and designer from Toronto. She holds international degrees in landscape architecture (Toronto), architecture (Karlsruhe) and a doctorate in art history (Dublin). Her professional design work has always focused on visual representation, both in analogue and digital graphics. She has been a full-time professor of drawing and visualisation in landscape architecture at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, ­Germany, since 2005, and has taught visualisation courses at many institutions across Europe. Her passion for landscape imagery led to her founding the ­LineScape drawing academy, and she remains dedicated to fostering a culture of diverse visual­isations and graphic exploration within the landscape design professions.