Studio Craft and Technique for Architects

Studio Craft and Technique for Architects

Studio Craft & Technique for Architects is a one-stop handbook for architecture students. It provides step-by-step techniques for perfecting the vital skills of drawing, model making and surveying. It is a primer on the conventions of architectural representation and the use of materials. It also explains the primary elements of construction and structure from first principles, using clear diagrams and drawings.

Students will be able to make daily use of this little book in their design and building technology studios. Recommended in the first year at numerous architecture schools, this handy volume has been extensively revised and updated in this new edition.

Content

Introduction: Tools of the Trade

By John Tuomey, Professor of Architectural Design, UCD

 

1.Getting Started in Architecture

1.1 Basic Equipment

1.2 Building Laboratory

1.3 Model-making

 

2. Principles of Representation

2.1 Scale

2.2 Orthographic Projection

2.3 Three-dimensional Projections

2.4 Perspective

 

3. Drawing Techniques

3.1 Drawing Annotations

3.2 Stairs & Ramps

3.3 Windows & Doors

3.4 Hatching & Lettering

3.5 Paper Types & Line Weights

 

4. Working Through Drawing

4.1 Drawing to Observe and Record

4.2 Representing the Idea

4.3 Drawings in Sequence

 

5. Surveying

5.1 Introduction to Surveying

5.2 Surveying Techniques

 

6. Materials

6.1 Introdution to Materials

6.2 Modular Materials

6.3 Material Observation

 

7. Structure

7.1 Foundations

7.2 Structural Systems

7.3 Sizing of Structures

7.4 The Potential of Structure

 

8. Principles of Construction

Overview

Definitions

8.1 Floors

8.2 Walls

8.3 Roofs

8.4 Openings & Junctions

 

References & Futher Reading

Index

Acknowledgements & Credits