Architectural Graphics, 2nd Edition
Maritza Swims
The first version of this book I ever purchased was actually during my school years. I bought the student abridged version of the 8th edition. I still have it in my collection. This was a time in my life when these types of purely informational and detailed reference materials were not as easy to come by. I have managed to tote that with me for over 25 years now. It is still in pretty good shape. I think the next version I purchased was a full-tilt 10th edition in the late 1990s or early 2000s. I was working and I still needed the references. It was something that I could look at, comprehend, and then replicate on my own in CAD. Also, it was and has always been useful for dimensional references. I think I learned about standard sizes of cars, parking spots, furniture, and fixtures from those years using the books. Maybe that fueled my increasing attachment.
Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling classic that has introduced countless students of architecture and design to the fundamentals of graphic communication. Featuring Francis D.K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how to use graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentation. This Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawing techniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic.
AN UPDATE TO THE CLASSIC INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATING ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS INTO IMAGES Architectural Graphics offers the essential drawing tools, principles, and techniques designers use to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentations. This Sixth Edition introduces over 100 new interactive animations, which support additional learning by expanding the book's key concepts. The Sixth Edition includes:
- Fully updated chapter on Freehand Drawing highlighting on site drawing techniques, including drawing from observation, drawing subjects, and composition
- Added information on orthographic projection in relation to 3D models
- Examples of modern furniture and contemporary presentation layouts
- Revised explanations of line weights, dimensioning, and perspective drawing
- Hundreds of drawings in the signature style of Francis D.K. Ching
About the Author
Architectural Graphics is the classic bestselling reference by one of the leading global authorities on architectural design drawing, Francis D.K. Ching. Now in its sixth edition, this essential guide offers a comprehensive introduction to using graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentations, using hundreds of the author's distinctive drawings to illustrate the topic effectively. This updated edition includes new information on orthographic projection in relation to 3D models, and revised explanations of line weights, scale and dimensioning, and perspective drawing to clarify some of the most difficult concepts. New examples of modern furniture, APA facilities, and presentation layout provide more up-to-date visuals, and the Reference Center features all new animations, videos, and practice exercises.
Architectural graphics both inform the design process and serve as the means by which a design is interpreted and built. Complete mastery of the tools and conventions is essential to the successful outcome of any project, and mistakes can cause confusion, time delays, increased costs, and possible catastrophe. Architectural Graphics is the comprehensive guide to professional architectural drawing, with insight from a leading authority in the field.
Though the residential construction market is facing tide and ebb time to time, since the launch of the second edition of Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series, the book, Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction: 13 (2nd edition) has hit the wave in the market. It is a complete revised version of the previous one which makes it more modern, relevant, and demanding.
The book has been published after doing an extensive re-work on the first edition making it a completely a new book or a revised one with nearly 80% of modifications. The book has included many more new topics like residential construction code requirements, green designs, sample residential drawings, and contemporary issues in residential construction and so on.
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction, 2e is completely reorganized to follow CSI's Uniformat organizational system, which more closely follows the architect's workflow. With over 400 new pages of content, this edition includes: "Smart" details, architectural details that provide more than dimensions. The details include references to the International Residential Building Code (IRC). By including this reference, the details are BIM-ready, providing additional information that saves the professional valuable time. Sustainable/green design in every chapter. Sustainability is a must for today's practicing architects. RGS 2e includes sustainable design in all the architectural details. Sample residential drawings and the corresponding specifications for residential design. Specifications are key to any residential project. RGS 2e will provide a standard for writing specifications for residential construction. Standards for spaces in single-family homes. Design considerations and Code requirements for habitable (sleeping, kitchens, living rooms), adjoining (bathrooms, laundry rooms, closets), garages, and outdoor (patios, lawn sports) spaces are included here. Contemporary issues in residential construction. Aging in place, new urbanism, vacation and small homes, and historic homes are among the special topics covered in this section.
Ching was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received his B.Arch. from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. After several years of practice, in 1972 he joined the faculty at Ohio University to teach drawing. To support his lectures in architectural graphics, Ching hand-drew and hand-lettered his lecture notes. Department chairman Forrest Wilson presented these notes to the publisher, Van Nostrand Reinhold,[1] and they were published in 1975, in an edited version, as Architectural Graphics, a book now in its sixth edition. Ching has gone on to produce twelve other books, including Building Construction Illustrated and Architecture: Form, Space & Order.
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