Fundamentals of Architectural Graphics and Layout Creating
Description: Learning and practising the tools and techniques of graphic shaping and volumetric modelling in order to solve creative and engineering problems in architectural and design projects. Skills in sketching and design of drawings and three-dimensional models.
Amount of credits: 6
Course Workload:
| Types of classes | hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | |
| Practical works | 60 |
| Laboratory works | |
| SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) | 30 |
| SAW (Student autonomous work) | 90 |
| Form of final control | Exam |
| Final assessment method | The creative examination consists of two tasks: the first is a graphic interpretation of the façade of a residential building, and the second is a frontal model of that building. |
Component: University component
Cycle: Base disciplines
Goal
- Learn the professional skills of graphic representation and layout techniques for architectural and urban planning and design objects.
Objective
- Explore traditional and contemporary tools and techniques used in architectural graphics and layout;
- Practically master the different types of architectural graphics, techniques and media of the image;
- Learn various sketching and display techniques;
- Develop spatial thinking and imagination;
- Form the graphic foundations of a creative outlook and culture.
Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding
- Describe and choose the techniques of professional graphics according to the task at hand;
- Relate the basic constructional properties of different materials in making working and demonstration models;
Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding
- Select and use tools and materials, as well as basic graphic representation techniques in the process of architectural design;
- Perform architectural drawings (building façades, master plans, plans) at the sketching stage;
- Make claussure and demonstration models of architectural objects from paper;
Learning outcome: formation of judgments
- Discuss the results of professional work, including in terms of the architectural presentation of the project, and assess the level of graphic representation;
- Make an independent decision in choosing the means and techniques of architectural graphics and layout for a creative task;
Learning outcome: communicative abilities
- Explain the author's solution to present an architectural or design object in discussions on professional topics, and use professional terms and concepts;
Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities
- Evaluate the interaction between different types of graphic representation and three-dimensional models.
Teaching methods
traditional practical exercises with a presentation on the topic and examples of The students are also given individual consultations with each student.
Assessment of the student's knowledge
Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.
| Period | Type of task | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 rating | Practical work: Pencil graphics 1 | 0-100 |
| Practical work: Pencil graphics 2 | ||
| Practical work: Ink graphics (3 compositions) | ||
| Practical work: Ink graphics, typeface | ||
| Practical work: Facture and texture | ||
| Practical work: Layout techniques: work with the surface. | ||
| Practical work: Volumetric layout: 3 compositions. | ||
| 2 rating | Practical work: Tracing of Entourage and Staffing | 0-100 |
| Practical work: Graphic and volumetric modeling of landscaping elements | ||
| Practical work: General plan | ||
| Practical work: Facade | ||
| Practical work: Front composition "Facade" | ||
| Practical work: Sketches for the concept note | ||
| Practical work: Graphic and volumetric model of the concept object | ||
| Total control | Exam | 0-100 |
The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type
| Type of task | 90-100 | 70-89 | 50-69 | 0-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Practical work | - completion of work on time in the amount of 90 to 100% in accordance with the task; - all elements of the work are performed at a sufficiently high level of graphic or layout execution; - the topics of the tasks are fully disclosed; - previously acquired skills and knowledge are creatively used. | - completion of work on time in the amount of 70 to 89% in accordance with the task; - at least 70% of the elements are made at a good level of graphic and layout design; - minor inaccuracies were made in accordance with the completed work assignment; - standard solutions have been applied, previously acquired skills and knowledge are not fully used. | - completion of work on time and in the amount from 50 to 69%; in accordance with the task; - at least 50% of the elements are made at a satisfactory level of graphic and layout design; - significant comments were made on the quality of execution, as well as on the relevance of the subject of the tasks; - the topic of the assignment is not fully disclosed; - standard solutions have been applied, previously acquired skills and knowledge are not fully used. | - completion of work on time in the amount of 90 to 100% in accordance with the task; - all elements of the work are performed at a sufficiently high level of graphic or layout execution; - the topics of the tasks are fully disclosed; - previously acquired skills and knowledge are creatively used. |
| The exam is performed in the form of a creative work, consisting of two sections. The first section is a graphic sketch of the facade of an architectural object. The second section is a frontal sketch layout of an architectural object. | The work was completed in accordance with the task. The elements are arranged compositionally competently and are close to each other. The stylistic unity of graphic techniques (modeling techniques) and images is fully maintained. The aesthetics of the design of the work is at a high level. The degree of completion of tasks is from 90 to 100%. | The work was completed in accordance with the task. The arrangement of the elements may be insufficiently compositionally literate or with a slight violation of scale. The unity of graphic techniques (modeling techniques) and images is slightly violated. The aesthetics of the design of the work is at a good level. The degree of completion of tasks ranges from 70 to 89%. | The work was completed in accordance with the task. The arrangement of the elements may not be compositionally competent enough, with a violation of the scale of the elements. The unity of graphic techniques (modeling techniques) and images is significantly disrupted. The aesthetics of the design of the work is at a satisfactory level. The degree of completion of tasks ranges from 50 to 69%. | The work was completed in accordance with the task. The elements are arranged compositionally competently and are close to each other. The stylistic unity of graphic techniques (modeling techniques) and images is fully maintained. The aesthetics of the design of the work is at a high level. The degree of completion of tasks is from 90 to 100%. |
Evaluation form
The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:
- 40% of the examination result;
- 60% of current control result.
The final grade is calculated by the formula:
| FG = 0,6 | MT1+MT2 | +0,4E |
| 2 |
Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;
E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.
Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:
The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:
| Alphabetical grade | Numerical value | Points (%) | Traditional grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.0 | 95-100 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | 90-94 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | 85-89 | Good |
| B | 3.0 | 80-84 | |
| B- | 2.67 | 75-79 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | 70-74 | |
| C | 2.0 | 65-69 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.67 | 60-64 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | 55-59 | |
| D | 1.0 | 50-54 | |
| FX | 0.5 | 25-49 | Unsatisfactory |
| F | 0 | 0-24 |
Topics of practical classes
- Types of architectural graphics
- Pencil and ink drawing techniques and their application in architectural design
- Techniques and tools of ink drawing
- The technique of ink graphics in the architectonics of a font
- Ink graphics: identifying texture and material texture
- Layout in architectural design
- The interaction of three-dimensional shapes
- Graphic and volumetric modelling of landscaping elements
- Architectural drawings: types and features of graphic representation
- Features of graphic design of working and demonstration drawings of building façades
- Techniques and means of layout in revealing the compositional and structural characteristics of building facades
- Conceptual graphic modelling and layout as a creative method of architectural design
Key reading
- Charl'z Dzh.Ramsej, Garol'd R. Sliper. Arhitekturnye graficheskie standarty (Desyatoe izdanie. Amerikanskij institut arhitektorov). – M.: Arhitektura-S, 2008. - [Elektronnyj resurs]. - Rezhim dostupa http://science.totalarch.com/book/1096.rar - Stereotipnoe izdanie.
- Chin' Fransis D.K. Arhitekturnaya grafika / Pod red. Ginzburga N., - M.: AST, 2010. (Stereotipnoe izdanie). [Elektronnyj resurs]. - Rezhim dostupa - http://science.totalarch.com/book/0029.rar
- Belousova O.A. Arhitekturnoe modelirovanie: uchebnoe posobie / Belousova O.A.. — Sankt-Peterburg: Sankt-Peterburgskij gosudarstvennyj arhitekturno-stroitel'nyj universitet, EBS ASV, 2017. — 64 p. — ISBN 978-5-9227-0817-3. — Tekst: elektronnyj // IPR SMART : [sajt]. — URL: https://www.iprbookshop.ru/80734.html
Further reading
- Kudryashev K.V. Arhitekturnaya grafika: uchebnoe posobie dlya vuzov. - M: Arhitektura_S, 2004. – 308 p. (Stereotipnoe izdanie).
- Zajcev K.V. Sovremennaya arhitekturnaya grafika. - M.: Strojizdat, 1970.
- Dracheva L.V., Feoktistova E.A. Grafika i maketirovanie. Metodicheskie ukazaniya. Ch.-1.-U-Ka: VKGTU, 2002;
- Dracheva L.V. Feoktistova E.A. Grafika i maketirovanie. Metodicheskoe posobie. Ch.-2.-U-Ka: VKGTU, 2004;
- Arhitekturnyj dajdzhest №1. Elektronnyj resurs: https://vk.com/@sky_arch-daidzhest
- Antal Ya., Kushnir L. Arhitekturnoe cherchenie. – M.: Strojizdat, 1980.
- Kuznecova N.V., Dolzhenkova M.V. Graficheskoe oformlenie arhitekturno-stroitel'nyh chertezhej. – Uchebnoe posobie— Tambov: TGTU, 2011. — 84 p.
- Landscape Architecture Magazine (nomera s 2012 po 2022 god) [Elektronnyj resurs]. – Rezhim dostupa: http://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/
- Safin A. Osnovy grafiki/Modnyj gradus s Andreem Safinym. Uchebnyj videokurs. 2019. - [Elektronnyj resurs]. - Rezhim dostupa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_jAnJ3xVs
