To view the lecture slides or to download a .pdf of the lecture, click one of the links below.
- View Lecture Slides
- Download .pdf of Lecture
- Download .pdf of Lecture (Printable with no backgrounds)
Lecture notes for Lecture 18: Architectural Diagrams
Architectural Diagrams
What is a diagram?
- Explain major design idea
- Simplify design into major decisions/moves
- Provide a clear, easy to understand view of the project
Learning to diagram…
- Practice, Practice, Practice!
- Work first in sketchbook…
- try:
- adding color
- adding cut out images
- different medium (pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, etc.)
Architectural Diagram Examples
Diagrammatic Techniques
- Create strong graphic contrast to accentuate a strong physical contrast
- Image From: www.milimet.net
- Giambattista Nolli’s Plan of Rome (1748)
Diagrammatic Techniques
- Focus on differences within the design framework, accent those with the diagram (this can be done is model as well as drawing)
- Image From: www.milimet.net
- Library Competition – Office of Metropolitan Architecture (Rem Koolhaas)
Diagrammatic Techniques
- Use arrows/flowlines/etc. to accentuate movement/ views/etc. through the drawing
- Image From: www.milimet.net
- Floating Roof House – Takaharu & Yui Tezuka
- Sendi Mediatheque – Toyo Ito
- Pantheon
Student Diagrams
Diagrammatic Techniques
- Use colors to accentuate/ draw out specific pieces of the design
- Image From: www.milimet.net
- Thermal Systems Diagram
- Diurnal Cycle Diagram
- Elevations with and without collage
- Cabspotting
- SFO Flight Patterns
- Human Movement Patterns, SFO
- Interconnectivity Diagram
- Interconnectivity Diagram
- Structural Diagrams
- View Diagram
- Site Diagram
- Thought Diagram
Abstract Diagrams
- Abstract Diagrams
Links:
Sample Abstract Diagram Images:
This content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
