Drawn to Design: Analyzing Architecture Through Freehand Drawing

The book is a guide for students and teachers to understand the need for, the role of and the methods and techniques of freehand analytical sketching in architecture. The presentation focuses on drawing as an approach to and phase of architectural design.
The conceptual goal of this approach is to use drawing not as illustration or depiction, but as exploration. The first part of the book discusses underlying concepts of freehand sketching in design education and practice as a complement to digital technologies. The main component is a series of chapters that constitute a typology of fundamental issues in architecture and urban design; for instance, issues of "façade" are illustrated with sketch diagrams that show how façades can be explored and sketched through a series of specific questions and step-by-step procedures. This book is especially timely in an age in which the false conflict between "traditional vs. digital" gives way to multiple design tools, including sketching. It fosters understanding of the essential human ability to investigate the designed and the natural world through freehand drawing.
The author, Eric Jenkins received several teaching awards and design awards. He is Associate Professor at Catholic University of America's School of Architecture and Planning where he teaches design, theory and analytical sketching. He earned a Masters in Design Studies from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and has previously published "To Scale: One Hundred Urban Plans".

The author, Eric Jenkins has received several teaching awards and design awards. He is Associate Professor at Catholic University of America's School of Architecture and Planning where he teaches design, theory and analytical sketching. He earned a Masters in Design Studies from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and has previously published “To Scale: One Hundred Urban Plans”.

Der Autor Eric Jenkins hat für seine Arbeit in Entwurfslehre, -theorie und analytischem Freihandzeichnen mehrere Auszeichnungen erhalten. Er hat seine Ausbildung mit einem Master in Design Studies an der Graduate School of Design der Harvard University abgeschlossen, unterrichtet heute an der Architektur- und Planungsschule der Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. und hat zuletzt ein Buch über den maßstäblichen Vergleich von städtebaulichen Plänen veröffentlicht (“To Scale: One Hundred Urban Plans”).