Architectural Sketching: Thinking with Pen and Paper
The Essential Elements
A course by Saleh Alenzave , Architect
About the video: The Essential Elements
Overview
“To bring this unit to a close, I will talk about the essential elements that form part of the sketching language that you need to practice. These include people, trees, and arrows. ”
In this video lesson Saleh Alenzave addresses the topic: The Essential Elements, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Sketching: Thinking with Pen and Paper. Use the blank page as a thinking tool to design new buildings by exploring conceptual sketching methods with just a pen and your sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Essential Elements In this lesson, we will talk about the essential elements we need to practice to improve our sketching skills. Those elements are people, trees, and arrows. We use trees and people to give an idea of the building scale, and also, trees could give an idea of the location of the building. However, we use arrows more while we are drawing the exploring sketches. The arrows could explain the effects that affect the concept, the relation between the parts of the building. Let us explore those elements together by sketching it. First, I'm going to draw some trees. Again, in ...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Sketching: Thinking with Pen and Paper
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Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Spatial Design
Saleh Alenzave
A course by Saleh Alenzave
Saleh Alenzawe is a senior architect from Syria currently based in Istanbul. Saleh graduated with a Master’s in architecture at Damascus University in 2012. His final project, which provided houses for those living in poor conditions, kickstarted his career. He has gone on to work internationally in countries including Syria, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt in the past 12 years.
Saleh’s portfolio of work includes residential, commercial, and governmental architectural projects. He is highly experienced in digital architectural computer programs including Revit, Naviswork, and Autocad, as well as freehand sketching. Saleh regularly shares his work with over 90k followers on Instagram, and names the worlds of architecture, nature, and sport as his biggest inspirations.
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