Chapters in Architectural Drawing

Chapters in Architectural Drawing provides an introduction to the fundamental principles needed to create compelling freehand and hard line drawings. Using the graphics, instructions, sketching exercises, and the included videos the reader will learn the techniques used by architectural professionals to visually communicate ideas and create dramatic client presentations.

The content of this book is important to today's high-tech design industry. You will learn what role architectural hand drawing has today compared to cutting edge computer design and rendering software, and how the two can be leveraged to create crisp, clean sketches with an economy of time! Although you will not be expected to use any software to complete this book, you will be introduced to several methods in which these tools are used. In these exercises all the computer work has been prepared so you can focus solely on the sketching portion.

This book takes a unique approach to teaching these invaluable techniques. Throughout the book you will find video symbols. These symbols indicate that a short video pertaining to the subject can be found on the DVD included with each text. In these videos the authors discuss and clearly demonstrate how to perform the techniques described in the book.

Steven H. McNeill is a registered Architect with 36 years experience in the architectural field. He is the Director of Design at LHB (a 170 person multidiscipline firm) in Duluth Minnesota. Mr. McNeill is involved in a broad array of project based planning, concept development and design. His skills as a delineator were developed while working for such skilled architects as Duane Thorbeck FAIA and Dennis Grebner FAIA. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, has served as President of the American Institute of of Architects (AIA) Minnesota, AIA Northern Minnesota, and has been an advisor to the Architecture Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Lake Superior College (LSC) Architectural Technology Program. Steven has arranged sketching presentations for the AIA Minnesota Convention and is a co-founder of the Lake Superior Design Retreat, now in its 21st year.

Daniel Stine is a registered architect with seventeen years experience in the architectural field. He currently works at LHB (a 170 person multidiscipline firm) in Duluth, Minnesota as the CADD Administrator providing training, customization and support for two regional offices. Daniel has worked in a total of four firms. While at these firms, he has participated in collaborative projects with several other firms on various projects (including Cesar Pelli, Weber Music Hall University of Minnestoa Duluth). Mr. Stine is a member of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) and the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) and also teaches AutoCAD and Revit Architecture classes at Lake Superior College for the Architectural Technology program; additionally, he is a Certified Construction Document Technician (CDT). Mr. Stine has also written the following CAD/BIM textbooks:

• Residential Design Using Revit Architecture
• Commercial Design Using Revit Architecture
• Residential Design Using AutoCAD
• Commercial Design Using AutoCAD