Reading as Drawing
A workshop on the practice of 'reading' architectural space through drawn diagrams held at the University of Applied Arts Vienna during the 2018 winter semester
The workshop focused on the value of the synthetic diagram as a tool and technique for communicating complex spatial ideas in graphic form. We met once a week over the course of seven weeks. We investigated a single space per week to be carefully considered as an architectural diagram. Weekly drawings were presented on a single A3 sheet of paper. All drawings were executed as line drawings in black and red. Students could use digital tools but were encouraged to approach each drawing first by hand. Our investigations began with Filippo Brunelleschi at the commencement of the Italian Renaissance and moved chronologically, ending in the 18th century with Giovanni Batista Piranesi. Each space was introduced with a brief lecture, accompanied by short readings.
students: Maythisa Yenchit, Konstantin Kim, Arian Lehner, Chen Xing Wang, Afshin Koupaei, Godwin Cheung, Klara Jörg, Martin Wild, Liu Zishen, Katia Simas, Toms Kampars, Magdalen Gorecka, Julian Reffetseder, Juliette Valat, Michal Spolnik