Course Details

Drawing and Modeling in Architecture

Academic Year 2025/26

BGB040 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-APS Summer Semester 3rd year

Course Guarantor

MgA. Natalie Chalcarzová

Institute

Link

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289684

Lecture

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Architectural drawing - lines and hatches, reference examples of architects and their sketches.
  • 2. Basic principles of shading spatial objects, cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, etc..
  • 3. Materials and their drawing.
  • 4. Drawing entourage in architectural expression, principles and examples. Basic materials and their way of drawing.
  • 5. Typographical rules in a nutshell (with a focus on advanced editing and layout). Principles of typographic adjustment font, color, images, composition. Creating graphic design CV, logos and signatures.
  • 6. Methods of drawing thought process in 2D. Telling with pencil - principles and examples.
  • 7. Introduction to processing model - scale, material, color, detail.
  • 8. Basic principles of sketching space.
  • 9. Materials for architectural models. Manual processing of model - wire, paper, wood, polystyrene, foam, plastic.
  • 10. Basic and advanced principles of plastic processing - vacuum forming.
  • 11. Two-component materials - plaster, Acrystal, polyester.
  • 12. Rapid prototyping.
  • 13. Finish model and methods for surface treatment.

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction into the architectural drawings - linear perspective, lines, and hatches.
  • 2. Shading of simple and complex objects.
  • 3. Drawing of basic materials.
  • 4. Architectural entourage.
  • 5. Typography - manual handling of fonts, graphic design of own CV, logos and signature.
  • 6. Visual narrative - drawing thought process in the design concept and its principles.
  • 7. Introduction into the process of model - scale, material, color, detail.
  • 8. Quick spatial sketch
  • 9. Manual processing of model - wire, paper, wood, polystyrene, foam, plastic.
  • 10. Advanced processing of plastic - vacuum forming.
  • 11. Working with dual component materials - plaster, Acrystal, polyester.
  • 12. Use of ‘Rapid prototyping’ - the so-called rapid prototyping by computer - 3D printing, CNC milling
  • 13. Manual finish and surface treatment of model.