INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARTS & ARCHITECTURE
THE ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE –
INTRODUCTION TO THE DORIC ORDER
INSTRUCTORS:Joseph Faccibene, Charles Schafer.
Description
A practical hands-on drawing course covers the third subject in the Introduction to the Elements of Classical Architecture sequence - the nomenclature, grammar, and proportional relationships of the canonical Doric order. The course is centered around freehand drawing of the Doric column and entablature. This introduction forms part of a foundation for understanding all the classical orders from the practitioner’s perspective and lays the groundwork for exploring their use within an architectural composition.
Objectives
• Develop architectural literacy with the terminology and character of the Doric Order.
• Draw a block layout of the Doric Order to explore the proportional relationships of the constituent parts.
• Complete detailed drawings of a Doric base, capital and entablature to become familiar with the grammar, geometry and tectonic role of the individual parts.
• Look at syntax and principles of composition related to using the Doric Order in an architectural design.
• Examine applications and variations of the Doric type.
Drawing of the Mutulary Doric Column.
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Drawing of the Mutulary Doric
Entablature
Drawing of the Layout of the Doric Order
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References:
• ICAA. Classical Architecture: A Handbook to the Tradition - the ICAA Classical Primer.
• Ware, William. R. (1994 rep.). The American Vignola: A Guide to the Making of Classical Architecture. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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