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Drawing is therefore the Idea: it is the True Form of the Thing
I have accepted the proposal for a reflection on manual drawing, favouring its ‘inventive’ aspect, both in its incisive and more assembly ways. I still do not know tools of structured interaction between humans and machines – such as new neuronal interfaces, etc. –, and consequently, I consider the expression ‘digital drawing’ an oxymoron. In […]
The Time Component of Hand Drawing
Much has been written about the differences (fundamental and not) between the drawing created with hand tools and the one generated thanks to the use of digital technology. The present investigation is based on the hypothesis that defends the relevance of considering temporality in any analysis of the process involved in drawing. Thus, and thanks […]
The Megalography in the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii
The room of the triclinium in the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii distinguishes itself as an enigmatic representation in an ideal architectural setting. The plinth with a black background, with geometric ornamentation, is the result of a restoration that took place at the time of the III style, while the upper part of the […]
When the Architects Drew…
Interest in freehand drawing in architecture schools is dying without recent study plans being aware of the problem. The overrated computer applications developed for architecture absorb the energies of students who no longer consider it to be such an important tool that they dedicate time to their learning that they do not have. The addictive […]
Freehand Drawing as Founding Practice of Architectural Thought
This consideration starts from the observation of the progressive disappearance from the contemporary cultural debate of the discussion around architectural design as a complete artistic manual practice, on its foundations and perspectives. Caught up in the euphoria of how digital drawing would modify and transform a role, a relationship, a way of conceiving and observing […]
Handwritings of Architects. The Verbal-Iconic Alliance
The critical analysis of the architects’ handwriting has never received the in-depth analysis it deserved. For an architect, the act of handwriting can have two outcomes: a text without images, transcription of a verbal thought; a text that accompanies the images, integrates them and expands their meaning. In the first case, the analysis of writing […]
Foreshadowing Immediacy. The Stage Bozzetto as Manual Sketch and Scientific Perspective
In the stage process, unlike architectural building, the perspective method represents the creative starting point of the design process. In fact, the perspective, supporting the privileged point of view of the recipient of the fruition, expresses at the same time both the author’s design idea, and the technical information to allow its three-dimensional realization. In […]
Proportions and Geometry of the Human Body in Freehand Drawing Founding of the Digital Representation
Body drawing has always been a current topic. In the past it was mainly linked to the figurative arts, nowadays it refers to all project fields in architecture, product design and fashion. Due to its transversal character, the body drawing has been the subject of both analog and digital representations. If the ways in which […]
Visualization, Design, Cognition: Describing Places through Drawing
In his essay Visualization and Cognition: Drawing Things Together (2012), Bruno Latour explains a complex relationship between visualization and cognition, employing drawing as a crucial tool in describing a specific geographic place. In this respect Latour tells a significant story: in the 18th century, the explorer and geographer La Pérouse travelled along the Pacific Ocean […]