Diagramming the big idea : methods for architectural composition
Balmer, Jeffrey
Diagramming the big idea : methods for architectural composition - Ed.2 - New York Routledge 2019 - xviii,307p.
CONTENTS
Forward to the second edition - xi
Forward to the first edition - xiii
Acknowledgements - xvii
I -Setting the stage
1- Introduction
Read me first! - 1
Why read this book? - 2
What is architecture? - 3
Organization, order, composition- 3
Utility, function, purpose- 4
Measure & matter - 5
Design & method- 6
Strategies & tactics - 6
The structure of the narrative - 7
The sequence of the chapters - 7
The role of precedents- 9
The point of departure- 10
Glossary of terms - 11
DETAILS 1-ORDER & MEASURE
From the divine to the secular- 13
DEMONSTRATION 1 1
Organizational figures - 17
DEMONSTRATION 1 2
The courtyard schema - 19
DEMONSTRATION 1 3
Courtyards as objects - 20
DEMONSTRATION 1'4
Additional courtyard schemata -22
2 - Sorting through ideas
Diagrams as method- 25
Diagram types - 26
Diagramming & design education- 27
Learning diagrammatic form - 28
Gestalt sub-categories- 29
The diagram & visual order - 29
Our purpose - 30
Glossary of terms - 32
DETAILS 2 - THE ESSENTIAL HUT
Indigenous diagrams - 35
DEMONSTRATION 2 1
Diagrams & contexts - 39
DEMONSTRATION 2 2
Plan as diagram - 41
3 - Order first
On order- 43
On measure - 45
Dividing the square - 46
Rules of engagement - 48
Positive & negative space -so
Order & the orthogonal - so
Glossary of terms - 53
DETAILS 3- ORDER, ORIENTATION & THE ORTHOGONAL
The gridded city- 55
DEMONSTRATION 3 1
Gestalt defined- 59
DEMONSTRATION 3 2
Gestalt readings of basic form - 63
II -The first project set
4 - Design & drawing fundamentals
On drawing - 71
Relevance to design - 72
Deriving order in drawing - 72
Exercises in relational geometry - 73
Defined & implied space- 74
Analyzing the composition - 77
Three variant compositions - 77
Observing contrast, repetition, alignment &
proximity - 79
The variations considered - 79
General observations - So
Motif, pattern & theme - 81
Defined fields - 82
Sorting through results - 85
Implied fields - 87
Adding fields - 88
Combiningfields-89
Summary - 90
Glossary of terms - 91
DETAILS 4- THE COURTYARD
Figure-ground & solid-void- 93
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 1
Figures & field in variation - 97
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 2
Variation & elaborations - 98
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 3
Variation & elaborations - 100
DEMONSTRATION 4 2
Further variations - 102
DEMONSTRATION 4 3
Contrast, repetition, alignment & proximity- 104
II -The second project set
5 - Building on proportion
Object on a field - 111
A figure in the relational field - 111
Looking at the groups - 116
Selecting & analyzing an aggregate composition- 117
Adding to the quadrants - 118
Twoelements-118
Refining the figures - 122
Observing the new figures - 122
Observing the new group - 123
Glossary of terms - 125
DETAILS 5- FIGURES & FIELDS
Objects & space - 127 DEMONSTRATION 5 1
Regulating lines dividing space- 131
DEMONSTRATION 5 2
Figures & their construction- 134
DEMONSTRATION 5 3
Field, grain & path - 138
6 - Conventions in design
Drawing in the third dimension - 143
Adding fields & overhead planes - 144
Turning the grid - 148
Reading the section- 148
A final model - 152
Glossary of terms - 155
DETAILS 6 - AXIS & PATH
Lines, planes & volumes - 157
III- The third project set
7 - Starting in three dimensions
Design on a grid - 163
The site - 164
Three figures - 164
Spatial models - 166
Volume, form & space: an example - 167
Visualizing connection with constructed axes- 169
The gestural nexus - 169
Spatial hierarchy: field grain & path - 174
Clarifying plan elements - 176
The new grid- 176
Strategy set - 176
Tactical definitions & variations - 177
A final remark - 178
Glossary of terms - 180
DETAILS 7- SPATIAL SYSTEMS
Frames, planes & cells - 181 DEMONSTRATION 7 1
Axial volumes - 185
DEMONSTRATION 7 2
Additional composition models - 186
8 - Model s & diagrams
More complex approaches to strategies - 191
Strategy definitions - 191
Tactical themes & variations- 192
Tactics expanded - procedure & results - 193
Three-dimensional diagrams - 196
Combined diagram models - 200
Planning the final model - 206
Fragments models - 207
The final model - 209
Conclusion - 213
Glossary of terms - 214
DETAILS 8 - THRESHOLD & BOUNDARY
Containment & connection- 215
DEMONSTRATION 8 1
Axial volumes - 219 DEMONSTRATION 8 2 1
Alternate tactical diagrams - 220
DEMONSTRATION 8 2 2
Additional hybrid tactical diagrams - 222
DEMONSTRATION 8 3
Demonstration model- 224
DEMONSTRATION 8 4
Demonstration drawings - 226
DEMONSTRATION 8 s 1
Assembly images - 228
DEMONSTRATION 8 5 2
Alternate model #1- 230
DEMONSTRATION 8 5 3
Alternate model #2 - 232
IV- Precedents
9 - Precedent diagrams in two dimensions
Introduction - 235
Two concepts - 235
Two expressions - 236
Two dimensions - 236
Two projects - 237
House with Three Courts - 237
The Danteum - 246
Glossary of terms - 252
DETAILS 9- WHAT AN ARCHITECT SEES
Margaret Esherick house - 255
10 - Precedent diagrams in three dimensions
Introduction- 261
Representing the third dimension - 262
Phillips Exeter Academy Library - 263
Unity Temple - 271
Diagram as generator - 276
Glossary of terms - 277
DETAILS 10 -THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR
Color as a subject - 279
Glossary of color terms - 289
V- Resources
Master glossary of terms - 292
Index 301
9781138549906
720.28 / BAL
Diagramming the big idea : methods for architectural composition - Ed.2 - New York Routledge 2019 - xviii,307p.
CONTENTS
Forward to the second edition - xi
Forward to the first edition - xiii
Acknowledgements - xvii
I -Setting the stage
1- Introduction
Read me first! - 1
Why read this book? - 2
What is architecture? - 3
Organization, order, composition- 3
Utility, function, purpose- 4
Measure & matter - 5
Design & method- 6
Strategies & tactics - 6
The structure of the narrative - 7
The sequence of the chapters - 7
The role of precedents- 9
The point of departure- 10
Glossary of terms - 11
DETAILS 1-ORDER & MEASURE
From the divine to the secular- 13
DEMONSTRATION 1 1
Organizational figures - 17
DEMONSTRATION 1 2
The courtyard schema - 19
DEMONSTRATION 1 3
Courtyards as objects - 20
DEMONSTRATION 1'4
Additional courtyard schemata -22
2 - Sorting through ideas
Diagrams as method- 25
Diagram types - 26
Diagramming & design education- 27
Learning diagrammatic form - 28
Gestalt sub-categories- 29
The diagram & visual order - 29
Our purpose - 30
Glossary of terms - 32
DETAILS 2 - THE ESSENTIAL HUT
Indigenous diagrams - 35
DEMONSTRATION 2 1
Diagrams & contexts - 39
DEMONSTRATION 2 2
Plan as diagram - 41
3 - Order first
On order- 43
On measure - 45
Dividing the square - 46
Rules of engagement - 48
Positive & negative space -so
Order & the orthogonal - so
Glossary of terms - 53
DETAILS 3- ORDER, ORIENTATION & THE ORTHOGONAL
The gridded city- 55
DEMONSTRATION 3 1
Gestalt defined- 59
DEMONSTRATION 3 2
Gestalt readings of basic form - 63
II -The first project set
4 - Design & drawing fundamentals
On drawing - 71
Relevance to design - 72
Deriving order in drawing - 72
Exercises in relational geometry - 73
Defined & implied space- 74
Analyzing the composition - 77
Three variant compositions - 77
Observing contrast, repetition, alignment &
proximity - 79
The variations considered - 79
General observations - So
Motif, pattern & theme - 81
Defined fields - 82
Sorting through results - 85
Implied fields - 87
Adding fields - 88
Combiningfields-89
Summary - 90
Glossary of terms - 91
DETAILS 4- THE COURTYARD
Figure-ground & solid-void- 93
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 1
Figures & field in variation - 97
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 2
Variation & elaborations - 98
DEMONSTRATION 4 1 3
Variation & elaborations - 100
DEMONSTRATION 4 2
Further variations - 102
DEMONSTRATION 4 3
Contrast, repetition, alignment & proximity- 104
II -The second project set
5 - Building on proportion
Object on a field - 111
A figure in the relational field - 111
Looking at the groups - 116
Selecting & analyzing an aggregate composition- 117
Adding to the quadrants - 118
Twoelements-118
Refining the figures - 122
Observing the new figures - 122
Observing the new group - 123
Glossary of terms - 125
DETAILS 5- FIGURES & FIELDS
Objects & space - 127 DEMONSTRATION 5 1
Regulating lines dividing space- 131
DEMONSTRATION 5 2
Figures & their construction- 134
DEMONSTRATION 5 3
Field, grain & path - 138
6 - Conventions in design
Drawing in the third dimension - 143
Adding fields & overhead planes - 144
Turning the grid - 148
Reading the section- 148
A final model - 152
Glossary of terms - 155
DETAILS 6 - AXIS & PATH
Lines, planes & volumes - 157
III- The third project set
7 - Starting in three dimensions
Design on a grid - 163
The site - 164
Three figures - 164
Spatial models - 166
Volume, form & space: an example - 167
Visualizing connection with constructed axes- 169
The gestural nexus - 169
Spatial hierarchy: field grain & path - 174
Clarifying plan elements - 176
The new grid- 176
Strategy set - 176
Tactical definitions & variations - 177
A final remark - 178
Glossary of terms - 180
DETAILS 7- SPATIAL SYSTEMS
Frames, planes & cells - 181 DEMONSTRATION 7 1
Axial volumes - 185
DEMONSTRATION 7 2
Additional composition models - 186
8 - Model s & diagrams
More complex approaches to strategies - 191
Strategy definitions - 191
Tactical themes & variations- 192
Tactics expanded - procedure & results - 193
Three-dimensional diagrams - 196
Combined diagram models - 200
Planning the final model - 206
Fragments models - 207
The final model - 209
Conclusion - 213
Glossary of terms - 214
DETAILS 8 - THRESHOLD & BOUNDARY
Containment & connection- 215
DEMONSTRATION 8 1
Axial volumes - 219 DEMONSTRATION 8 2 1
Alternate tactical diagrams - 220
DEMONSTRATION 8 2 2
Additional hybrid tactical diagrams - 222
DEMONSTRATION 8 3
Demonstration model- 224
DEMONSTRATION 8 4
Demonstration drawings - 226
DEMONSTRATION 8 s 1
Assembly images - 228
DEMONSTRATION 8 5 2
Alternate model #1- 230
DEMONSTRATION 8 5 3
Alternate model #2 - 232
IV- Precedents
9 - Precedent diagrams in two dimensions
Introduction - 235
Two concepts - 235
Two expressions - 236
Two dimensions - 236
Two projects - 237
House with Three Courts - 237
The Danteum - 246
Glossary of terms - 252
DETAILS 9- WHAT AN ARCHITECT SEES
Margaret Esherick house - 255
10 - Precedent diagrams in three dimensions
Introduction- 261
Representing the third dimension - 262
Phillips Exeter Academy Library - 263
Unity Temple - 271
Diagram as generator - 276
Glossary of terms - 277
DETAILS 10 -THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR
Color as a subject - 279
Glossary of color terms - 289
V- Resources
Master glossary of terms - 292
Index 301
9781138549906
720.28 / BAL