48-232: Architectural Drawing III: Perspective (for Drama students)
| Units | 6 |
|---|---|
| Department | Architecture |
| Prerequisites | 48-135 and 48-137 |
| Cross Listed | 48-230 |
| Related URLs | http://www.arc.cmu.edu |
Architectural Drawing III: Perspective emphasizes free-hand perspective skill and its¿ use as a design tool. Following a brief review of perspective construction from orthographic views at the outset, the course addresses perspective on the basis of three distinct understandings of perceptual psychology. In sequence, these are: 1) A Kinesthetic Basis for Perspective: This work is built on the drawing pedagogy of Kimon Nicholaides. It aligns with the transactionalist understanding of perception, and it considers perspective as partly invented and partly discovered truth. 2)The Order of Appearance: This work is built on the early work of the perceptual psychologist, J.J. Gibson, and aligns with the ecological position of Gibson and his followers It considers perspective as an absolute truth of the visual field. 3) Perspective Imposed: This work aligns implicitly with the position of Gestalt psychology. It treats perspective as an imposed schema. Each of these three sequences is introduced in lecture and developed through in-class exercises.
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