Drawing for Landscape Architects: Construction and Design Manual

by Sabrina Wilk

Few other professions can match landscape architecture's requirement graphically to represent and communicate so much content and so many ideas. From large-scale master-plans and strategic visions, design concepts and outdoor experiences, to specific vegetation and precise construction details - at some point everything has to be explained on paper. This handbook focuses on two areas which, even in the age of digital media, are still staples of the orthographic projections and blackline drawings. Intended to be both instructional and inspirational, this book covers the basics of landscape architectural representation, hand drawing and sketching 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 drawings from international landscape architecture offices offering practical guidance and numerous examples in key thematic
> Basics of orthographic and parallel projections
> Introduction to drawing tools, applications and effects
> Symbols in different scales, styles and abstraction levels
> Drawing constructed and free-hand
> Basic principles for layout and lettering

Genres: Architecture

356 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2014

Reviews

[Jean-Sylvain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great reference book for landscape architects. It covers the principal aspects of the trade, from equipment to architectural presentations/layout, but also includes the plan view and the rendition of symbols to name a few. For me, the most challenging chapter was on perspective. I am familiar with the concept but my brain is still struggling to understand it thoroughly!