Cheryl Lu Xu WHY DRAW ?
D rafting U niversity
as a
of
M eans
to
A nalyze
V irginia | C harlottesville
D rafting
as a
M eans
U niversity
of
to
R eveal
the
U nseen
V irginia | C harlottesville
D iagramming
as a
M eans
to
(P ost )R ationalize F orms
C ase S tudy of MVRDV’ s P arkrand P roject A msterdam | N etherlands
PARKRAND Architect: MVRDV Location: AMSTERDAM NO. OF DWELLINGS: 224
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NO. OF BEDS/UNIT 4 3 2 1
STEP 3 1 SLAB
MAISONNETE SLAB
11th & 12th FLOOR
45 MAISONNETE UNITS +11 APARTMENT UNITS | 89 BEDS
NO. OF BEDS/UNIT 4 3 2
STEP 2 5 TOWERS
APARTMENT TOWERS
3rd to 10th FLOOR
144 APARTMENT UNITS | 400 BEDS
NO. OF BEDS/UNIT 3 2
STEP 1 1 SLAB
OFFICE & GARAGE SLAB
1st & 2nd FLOOR
25 UNITS | 51 BEDS
S ketching
as a
M eans
S choodic P oint | M aine
to
M emorize
C ollage
to even
S trengthen
the
M emory
R iva S an V itale | S witzerland
S ketch
to
D ocument
the
S ensations
P erspective S tudies of G ardens on the L awn U niversity of V irginia | C harlottesville
S ometimes , S ketch IKEA H eadquarters S hanghai | C hina
from a
D ifferent P erspective
S ketch
out the I maginary
VS
the
R ealistic
S hanghai | C harlottesville
O r S ketch
out the
C oncrete VS
the
P erspective S tudies of G arden P athways U niversity of V irginia | C harlottesville
A bstract
D rawing as a P art of Y our D aily L ife T he O bjects C harlottesville
F reehand D rafting
as an
E xercise
P lan , S ection , and D etail S tudies V enezia | I talia
of
of
B rain , E yes
S an G iorgio
dei
G reci
and
H ands
As
a
M ethod
to
R epresent
A xonometric , W ireframe V enezia | I talia
and
L ight S tudies
of
S an G iorgio
dei
G reci
As
a
M eans
to I llustrate
D etail S tudies of V enetian C hurches V enezia | I talia
As
a
M eans
to
M ap
P lanometric S tudies V enezia | I talia
of
out the
S patial R elationships
V enetian C hurches
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