"One book that has become a trusted source for teaching architects how to do it right is Francis D. K. Ching's Architectural Graphics. Now in its fifth edition, it offers the essential drawing tools, principles, and techniques that architects use to communicate their ideas. It expands upon the wealth of illustrations and instructions that have made this book a classic, and guides readers through the subtleties of translating architectural ideas into vivid visual representations. Readers will learn Ching's renowned methods through: coverage of multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings; techniques for drawing section views of building interiors; strategies for rendering tonal value, enhancing pictorial depth, and conveying the illumination of spatial environments; approaches for developing the layout of architectural presentations; freehand sketching and diagramming; and so much more. This beautiful fifth edition of Architectural Graphics from Francis D. K. Ching clearly represents the complexity of architectural concepts in an intuitive graphic manner that benefits anyone interested in maintaining the highest standard of the profession of architecture." (San Francisco Book Review/Sacramento Book Review, March 27, 2010)
Architectural Graphics
von Francis D. K. ChingFrancis D. K. Ching's architectural bestseller, thoroughlyupdated
Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestsellingclassic that has introduced countless students of architecture anddesign to the fundamentals of graphic communication. FeaturingFrancis D. K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how touse graphic tools and drafting conventions to translatearchitectural ideas into effective visual presentation. ThisFifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawingtechniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic. * The latest edition of the classic book on architectural drawingby the master of architectural communication * Over 500,000 copies sold of previous editions * Revised and expanded to include more information oncomputer-generated graphics and the latest drawing conventions forarchitectural representation * The author is world-renowned for his numerous architecture anddesign books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; AGlobal History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Codes Illustrated; and Building ConstructionIllustrated, all from Wiley.
Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestsellingclassic that has introduced countless students of architecture anddesign to the fundamentals of graphic communication. FeaturingFrancis D. K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how touse graphic tools and drafting conventions to translatearchitectural ideas into effective visual presentation. ThisFifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawingtechniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic. * The latest edition of the classic book on architectural drawingby the master of architectural communication * Over 500,000 copies sold of previous editions * Revised and expanded to include more information oncomputer-generated graphics and the latest drawing conventions forarchitectural representation * The author is world-renowned for his numerous architecture anddesign books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; AGlobal History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Codes Illustrated; and Building ConstructionIllustrated, all from Wiley.