By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Students are expected to have:
The course combines lectures, hands-on classroom exercises, and group reviews of the students’ work.
Students will be guided in the development of graphic outputs through a balanced use of freehand drawing, digital tools, and drawing from life.
Both individual and group activities are planned to foster critical observation, technical experimentation, and the integration of analog and digital drawing practices.
The assessment of learning will be based on:
Betty Edwards, Il nuovo Disegnare con la parte destra del cervello, Longanesi.
Tullio Pericoli, Pensieri della mano, Adelphi.
Paolo Belardi, Il Rilievo insolito. Irrilevabile, irrilevante, irrilevato, Quattroemme
Richard Sennett, L’uomo artigiano, Feltrinelli.
Mario Carpo, The second digital turn, Quodlibet
Massimo Scolari, Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective, MIT Press.
The course explores drawing as a critical and cognitive tool for architectural design, comparing traditional practices with digital tools.
Special attention will be given to the representation and understanding of the section and the axonometric cutaway, conceived as fundamental tools to "enter" space and grasp its volumetric and functional organization.
The main topics can be summarized as follows:
