Design Graphics 1
Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment
Students learn introductory drafting, lettering, and drawing techniques as they relate to the field of Landscape Architecture and professional standards. All work product is developed from Tongva Park, a real site located in Santa Monica. The final submission drawing represents the following deliverables:
1. Original vellum, 18″ x 24″, original pencil, hand drafting and drawing. No cut and paste except for photo gallery.
2. Use of Tongva Park base plans to extract the plan information represented in the Layout Plan Legend.
3. Introductory understanding of:
- Use of drafting tools
- Scale (Architect and Engineer Scales) and scale manipulation
- Line Weights (For the Layout Plan, Pedestrian Circulation being weighted with priority)
- Topography and Contours
- Principles of Plan and Section Graphics
- Develop Section, Section/Elevation from topography and plan information from Tongva Park base plans.
- Introductory proportionally scaled 1 and 2 point perspective sketching by hand
- Visualization and creation of 3-dimensional space through the use of 1 and 2 point perspective drawing, 2 dimension plan projection and graphing of topography, section/elevation.
- Photography of section line and perspective sketching for reference on presentation sheet
- Graphic formatting of presentation sheet
- Scanning specifications and printing of drawing sheets
- Digital file development and on-line organization
- Communication and introductory use of, ‘language of landscape architects’
- Hand lettering
Instructor
David Squires
Project Location
Santa Monica
Tongva Park Final Presentation
Student: Heather Wu
A study of Tongva Park through introductory graphics.
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Design Graphics 1 – Tongva Park 4S
Student: Marilena Lewandowski
A study of Tongva Park (Quadrant 4S) through introductory graphics.
Pencil, 18″x24″ vellum.
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Tongva Park
Student: Ann Bui
A study of Tongva Park (Quadrant 4S) through introductory graphics.
Pencil, 18″x24″ vellum.
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Tongva Park Final Presentation
Student: Grace Pan
An in-depth graphic study of quadrant 4S of Tongva Park, located in Santa Monica, CA.
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DG1- Final Presentation
Student: Amy Douglas White
A study of Tongva Park (Quadrant 4S) through introductory graphics.
Pencil, 18″x24″ vellum.
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Tongva Park Layout Plan 4S
Student: Erica Stuhlsatz
A study of Tongva Park (Quadrant 4S) through introductory graphics.
Pencil, 18″x24″ vellum.
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Tongva Park Pencil Drafting
Student: Clayton Daily
A study of a quadrant of Tongva Park in Santa Monica, CA, using pencil and traditional drafting techniques.
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Tongva Park Final Presentation
Student: Jen Moody
A study of introductory drafting and design graphics utilizing Tongva Park as the site.