LECTURE
Drawing as Thinking Tool
A visual survey of representational modes in landscape architecture
Drawings as Tools
LAAR 61400

Who is the drawing for?

To the client Persuade Make the idea appealing to someone who doesn’t read plans. Renderings · illustrative plans · before-and-after
To peers Clarify Show your thinking to instructors and classmates so they can work on it with you. Diagrams · sections · analysis · iteration series
To the builder Instruct Tell someone exactly what to build, with dimensions. Grading · layout · planting · construction details
To yourself Discover Draw quickly to find out what you think. Parti · sketch · study model · trace overlay
One

Thinking

  • Parti
  • sketch
  • process drawing
  • freehand ideation
  • study models
Two

Analyzing

Three

Communicating Space

Four

Communicating Experience

Lawrence Halprin, RSVP Cycles / Notebooks 1959–1971
Lawrence Halprin, Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain
Lawrence Halprin, Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain
Lawrence Halprin, Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain
Lawrence Halprin, Notebooks
Lawrence Halprin, Notebooks
Adriaan Geuze / West 8, The Hills, Governors Island, New York, 2007
Adriaan Geuze / West 8, The Hills, Governors Island, New York, 2007
Adriaan Geuze / West 8, The Hills, Governors Island, New York, 2007
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio URBAN OUTFITTERS HEADQUARTERS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio URBAN OUTFITTERS HEADQUARTERS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kathryn Gustafson, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape, Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape, Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape, Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape, Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
One

Thinking

Two

Analyzing

  • Site analysis
  • ecological mapping
  • diagrams
Three

Communicating Space

Four

Communicating Experience

Ian McHarg, Design with Nature, 1969
Ian McHarg, Design with Nature, 1969
Ian McHarg, Staten Island Study, 1960s
James Corner, Taking Measures Across the American Landscape, 1996
James Corner, Taking Measures Across the American Landscape, 1996
James Corner, Taking Measures Across the American Landscape, 1996
James Corner, Taking Measures Across the American Landscape, 1996
James Corner / Field Operations, Downsview, Toronto (1999) Freshkills Park, Staten Island, 2006
James Corner / Field Operations, Downsview, Toronto (1999) Freshkills Park, Staten Island, 2006
James Corner / Field Operations, The High Line, New York, 2004
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape
Kongjian Yu / Turenscape
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
Teresa Galí-Izard, Various, 2000s–present
One

Thinking

Two

Analyzing

Three

Communicating Space

  • Plan
  • section
  • elevation
  • axonometric
  • isometric
  • hybrid
  • detail
Four

Communicating Experience

Álvaro Siza, Piscina de Marés, 1970s–2000s
Álvaro Siza, Piscina de Marés, 1970s–2000s
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós, Igualada Cemetery, Barcelona, 1984
Thomas Church / Lawrence Halprin, Donnell Garden, Sonoma, California, 1947
Thomas Church / Lawrence Halprin, Donnell Garden, Sonoma, California, 1947
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio Core City Park, Detroit, Michigan, 2019
Garrett Eckbo, perspective drawing
Garrett Eckbo, oblique drawing
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, 2009 – 2011
Dan Kiley, Miller House and Garden, Columbus, Indiana, 1957
Dan Kiley, Miller House and Garden, Columbus, Indiana, 1957
Dan Kiley, Fountain Place / Kiley Walker, Dallas, TX, 1985
Dan Kiley, Fountain Place / Kiley Walker, Dallas, TX, 1985
Roberto Burle Marx, Mineral Roof Garden, Banco Safra headquarters, São Paulo, 1983
Roberto Burle Marx, Mineral Roof Garden, Banco Safra headquarters, São Paulo, 1983
Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx
Professional Rendered Plans and Isometrics, Sasaki
Professional Rendered Plans and Isometrics, Sasaki
Professional Rendered Plans and Isometrics, Sasaki
Professional Rendered Plans and Isometrics, Sasaki
Hand sketch, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch, Pinterest, source unknown
One

Thinking

Two

Analyzing

Three

Communicating Space

Four

Communicating Experience

  • Perspective
  • rendering
  • photomontage
  • collage
  • storyboard
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio
James Corner / Field Operations, The High Line, New York, 2004
James Corner / Field Operations, The High Line, New York, 2004
Field Operations, The High Line, New York, 2004
Field Operations, The High Line, New York, 2004
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, The High Line
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, The High Line
Julie Bargmann / D.I.R.T. Studio, The High Line
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Snøhetta, Various
Snøhetta, Various
Snøhetta, Various
Snøhetta, Various
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Professional Renderings, Sasaki
Hand sketch + watercolor, EDSA and others
Hand sketch + watercolor, EDSA and others
Hand sketch + watercolor, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch + watercolor, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch + Markers, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch + Markers, Pinterest, source unknown
Atelier le balto, Garten zum Wohnen
Atelier le balto, Garten zum Wohnen
Atelier le balto, Garten zum Wohnen
Hand sketch, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch, Pinterest, source unknown
Hand sketch, Pinterest, source unknown
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