To establish drawing as a tool of observation, a tool of thinking and a tool of representation, this course is composed of two different types of drawing exercises: Studio based exercises with weekly changing subjects introducing key aspects of architectural vocabulary (light and space, site, human scale, skin and comfort, flows and organisation, vision and architecture). Short introducing lectures are followed by a drawing or sketching exercise, and, in the next step by a model making exercise, where the drawings from the exercise have to be interpreted and transformed into the 3rd dimension. Contents of both exercises as well as the chosen format, materials and techniques are directly related to the particular subject. As subject matter, each session will be organized around a specific theme from art, photography, film, dance, architecture Exercises in architectural drawing in a conventional sense, line drawings of floor plans, sections and details in pencil, are introduced within an extensive lecture, then elaborated by the students as far as possible self-dependently and later on reviewed. In both parts of the course curriculum hand drawing with pencil is emphasized in order to develop within the students a sensitivity to the medium. Exercises are on opaque white paper so as to prevent tracing and use of construction aids.

Developing skills in drawing and model making by practising hand-eye-brain coordination, understand through application: * using drawing as a tool of observation, exploration of form (and circumstances) through drawing, analysing of form (and circumstances) through drawing. * using drawing as a conceptual tool, a method of developing a conceptual structure, developing drawing as a form of thought. * using drawing as a representation tool, expressing ideas and designs through drawing. * using model making as a way of transforming drawings into the 3rd dimension * understanding the conventions of architectural representation and acquiring the skills necessary to use these conventions.

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Skills in line drawing, free drawing, sketching and model making are taught using different types of practical exercises accompanied by a series of short lectures to introduce the key aspects of architectural vocabulary. Starting from pencil drawings and cardboard models, the students become familiar with different scales, techniques and the media with which they are working with an emphasis on pencil.