Includes bibliographical references (p. 191) and index.

Introduction -- [ch. 1.] Materials, tools, and graphic resources -- The materials, instruments, and accessories -- Graphite : stroke and intent -- Ink : precision and shading -- Paper : a universal support -- Accessories and useful complements -- The hand, the gesture, and the observer -- The gesture and the hand -- Position and body posture -- The graphic alphabet : its richness and complexity -- Line and the graphic alphabet -- Shading through the juxtaposition of lines -- Textures : a specific application for shading -- Shading : the perception of light -- Atmosphere and surroundings -- Dimensioning, lettering, and composition of the drawing -- [ch. 2.] The dimensioned sketch : capturing geometry and measuring reality -- Basic principles of the dimensioned sketch -- Systems of representation -- Fundamentals of axonometry -- The dimensioned sketch in axonometric perspective -- Scale and level of detail -- Taking the measurements of a space -- The dimensioned sketch step by step -- The dimensioned sketch in architecture -- Using the dimensioned sketch -- An interior space in the dimensioned sketch -- An exterior space in the dimensioned sketch -- A dimensioned sketch of traditional architecture -- [ch. 3.] The idea sketch : analysis of architectural forms -- Architectural views -- Fundamentals of linear perspective -- Layout and measuring of architectural forms -- Layout and choice of views -- Sketching shadows : basic concepts -- Shadows in orthographic projection -- Shadows in linear perspective -- The idea sketch in architecture -- The creative idea sketch : from the mind to the paper -- Idea sketch analysis : architectural description -- Using the idea sketch : analysis and simulation -- Suggesting volume with shadows -- Views of the ensemble -- Project, site, and placement -- Relationship of spaces on different levels -- Frontal views of the space -- Visual analysis of an interior environment -- View of an interior-exterior space -- Visual simulation of a building -- [ch. 4.] The thumbnail sketch : intuition and intention in architectural drawing -- The thumbnail sketch, the drawing of architectural intentions -- The drawing and expression of architectural concepts -- Thumbnail sketches for travel -- Space in architecture -- The interior architectural space -- Architecture and its surroundings -- The urban space -- Architecture and nature -- [ch. 5.] The use of the architectural drawing -- By way of a summary -- Learning from a master -- The idea sketch : proposals based on an idea -- Berlin : sketches from a trip -- Glossary -- Bibliography and acknowledgments -- Index.

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