Teaching basic design in Architecture : exercises, illustrations, examples

By:

Desai, Miki

Publication details: D C School of Architecture and Design & D C Books Kottayam 2022Description: 185pISBN:

9789354825385

DDC classification:

720 DES

Contents:

CONTENTS Foreword Preface Design, Society and Architectural Education in India: A Conundrum? 23 Teaching and Learning: A Pedagogic Stance 43 Ethos of Design 53 Exercises 65 Exercise 01: Landscape of Mind 66 Section A: Understanding Design 70 Exercise 02: Understanding Design Through Well-Designed Objects 71 Exercise 03: Understanding A Hurricane Lantern 73 Section B: Visual Literacy and Its Language 76 Exercise 4: Doodle· Transformation 79 Exercise 05: Ball And Ribbon 82 Exercise 06: Drawing The Papers 86 Exercise 07: Exploration of Cuboid Volumes/Solids Made in Three Different Configurations 90 Exercise 08: Tripod 94 Exercise 09: The Square 98 Exercise 10: Spatial Exploration Through Planes 101 Exercise 11: Architectural Interpretation And Replication Based On A Two-D1mens1ona Cityscape From A Pa1nt1ng 104 Exercise 12: Reproduction And Enlargement Of A Selected Artwork 107 Exercise 13: 3d Letters 109 Exercise 14: Junk-Collage 111 Section C: Media Exploration 114 Exercise 15: Overview Of Colour 115 Exercise 16: Clay Work 119 Exercise 17: A Clay Model For A Contoured Site 123 Section D: Object Design 125 Exercise 18: Making A Ball 127 Exercise 19: Making A Bird Feeder 129 Exercise 20: Design And Construct Sets For A Play 131 Exercise 21: Ma k.1 ng A Lamp 134 Exercise 22: Dress Design For A Fashion-Show In The Class 136 Exercise 23: Sphere Home 138 Exercise 24: Objects From Parts Of Dried And Fallen Branches 141 Section E: Sensing and Measuring the Environment 144 Exercise 25: Mapping The University Campus: By Pace Measuring 145 Exercise 26: Mapping The Sunday Market By Pace Measuring 149 Exercise 27: Measure Drawing And Recording The World Of Indian Railway Station 152 Exercise 28: Tracking The Sun 159 Section F: Making Life Size Objects 161 Exercise 29: Killing The Sun, A Japanese Agrarian Ceremony 162 Exercise 30: Making A Tent 165 Exercise 31: Vaulted Arch-Structure From Reeds At Ayojan School, Jaipur, 2002 168 Section G: Understanding the Aspects of Design in Vernacular and Traditional Architecture 170 Afterword 176 Index 181

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CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Design, Society and Architectural Education in India: A Conundrum? 23
Teaching and Learning: A Pedagogic Stance 43
Ethos of Design 53
Exercises 65
Exercise 01: Landscape of Mind 66
Section A: Understanding Design 70
Exercise 02: Understanding Design Through Well-Designed Objects 71
Exercise 03: Understanding A Hurricane Lantern 73
Section B: Visual Literacy and Its Language 76
Exercise 4: Doodle· Transformation 79
Exercise 05: Ball And Ribbon 82
Exercise 06: Drawing The Papers 86
Exercise 07: Exploration of Cuboid Volumes/Solids Made in Three Different Configurations 90
Exercise 08: Tripod 94
Exercise 09: The Square 98
Exercise 10: Spatial Exploration Through Planes 101
Exercise 11: Architectural Interpretation And Replication Based On A
Two-D1mens1ona Cityscape From A Pa1nt1ng 104
Exercise 12: Reproduction And Enlargement Of A Selected Artwork 107
Exercise 13: 3d Letters 109
Exercise 14: Junk-Collage 111
Section C: Media Exploration 114
Exercise 15: Overview Of Colour 115
Exercise 16: Clay Work 119
Exercise 17: A Clay Model For A Contoured Site 123
Section D: Object Design 125
Exercise 18: Making A Ball 127
Exercise 19: Making A Bird Feeder 129
Exercise 20: Design And Construct Sets For A Play 131
Exercise 21: Ma k.1 ng A Lamp 134
Exercise 22: Dress Design For A Fashion-Show In The Class 136
Exercise 23: Sphere Home 138
Exercise 24: Objects From Parts Of Dried And Fallen Branches 141
Section E: Sensing and Measuring the Environment 144
Exercise 25: Mapping The University Campus: By Pace Measuring 145
Exercise 26: Mapping The Sunday Market By Pace Measuring 149
Exercise 27: Measure Drawing And Recording The World Of Indian Railway Station 152
Exercise 28: Tracking The Sun 159
Section F: Making Life Size Objects 161
Exercise 29: Killing The Sun, A Japanese Agrarian Ceremony 162
Exercise 30: Making A Tent 165
Exercise 31: Vaulted Arch-Structure From Reeds At Ayojan School, Jaipur, 2002 168
Section G: Understanding the Aspects of Design in
Vernacular and Traditional Architecture 170
Afterword 176
Index 181

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