Architectural Sketching: Thinking with Pen and Paper
Sketching from Nature and Learning from the Work of Others
A course by Saleh Alenzave , Architect
About the video: Sketching from Nature and Learning from the Work of Others
Overview
“Finally, I will walk you through the last two methods: sketching from nature and learning from the work of others. In the last lesson, you sought inspiration from within. In this lesson, I will show you how to find inspiration from external sources. ”
In this video lesson Saleh Alenzave addresses the topic: Sketching from Nature and Learning from the Work of Others, 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
“In this lesson, we are going to sketch from a nature and we are going to learn from others' works. Let us start with sketching from a nature. Nature for me is really Great. Source of inspiration. Usually I start sketching a natural element like a tree, So here we have a tree. where we have something underground that roots it the roots of it underground take some elements from it. And we have the leaf taking the sunlight. we can go closer and think about the leaf itself Okay, from this point. I can start. with another kind of plants maybe, some of them like this. Then we can notice the way h...”
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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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