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CAREER  DISCOVERY  2012  REPRESENTATION  

 Lead  Faculty:  

Anthony  Piermarini      

Architecture:     Liwen  Zhang  

Jennifer  Esposito  Sky  Milner  

Stacy  Morton    

Landscape  Architecture:     Lisl  Kotheimer  

 Urban  Planning  and  Design:     Teresa  McWalters  

Nicholas  Potts    

Sketchbook  Assignment  #1  –  Line  and  Shape    Part  1:  In  your  sketchbook,  plan  out  the  orthographic  drawings  for  Day  1  Exercise  Part  2:  drawing  3D  to  2D.    You  will  be  drafting  the  formal  assignment  on  18x24  vellum,  so  begin  by  sketching  a  rectangle  that  represents  your  sheet  of  vellum.    Next,  sketch  where  you  will  place  a  10”x10”  plan,  a  10”x3”  section,  and  a  10”x3”  elevation.    Finally,  sketch  aspects  of  your  model  that  you  will  want  to  include  in  your  orthographic  drawings  (the  2  main  spaces,  the  section  cut  line,  major  walls  or  voids).    See  attached  diagram.    Once  you  have  completed  the  sketch  you  are  ready  to  begin  your  orthographic  drawing  on  vellum!    Part  2:  Choose  two  trees  in  Harvard  Yard  that  you  find  most  interesting  to  compare  (or  use  the  species  you  have  chosen  for  your  Week  1  studio  project).    In  your  sketchbook  you  will  utilize  two  spreads  to  begin  to  describe  some  of  the  defining  physical  characteristics  of  the  two  chosen  tree  species.    Pedagogical  Objectives:  -­‐  practice  freehand  sketching  and  drawing  from  real  objects  -­‐  advance  understanding  of  various  tree  species  and  their  defining  characteristics    Instructions:  (please  read  this  completely  before  beginning)  You  will  have  one  spread  (2  pages)  for  each  tree  species.    Each  spread  should  include  at  least  3  sketches  as  follows:    A:  A  sketch  that  illustrates  the  form  /outline  of  the  tree;  What  is  the  approximate  height  of  the  tree  in  feet?  B:  A  1-­‐1  scale  (actual  size)  detail  sketch  of  the  leaves,  stems,  flowers,  seeds,  etc;  What  is  the  approximate  measurement  of  a  leaf  in  inches?  C:  A  sketch  of  the  bark  texture;  What  is  the  diameter  of  the  trunk  in  inches?    Refer  to  the  list  of  tree  species  provided  by  your  studio  instructors:  Pin  Oak  Honey  Locust  Ginkgo  Dogwood  White  Pine  Metasequoia    Due  Date  and  Time:  

Due  at  1pm  on  Monday  or  Tuesday  (depending  on  your  respective  studio  time)  

   

   

Tone  and  Texture  

Form  and  Gesture  

Groundplane  and  trunk  centerline  

Gradient  of  Texture  

Examples  from  Drawing  the  Landscape  by  Chip  Sullivan  

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