BST12781 BUILDING COMMUNICATION

perspective drawings

Sabine Pauli
spauli@cityu.edu.hk
Notes prepared by
Sabine PAULI

Albrecht Duerer (1471-1528) - German Painter

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perspective projection

perspective projection

1-point perspective

The rays of projection are going from a center of

projection.
The size of the picture is dependent from the
distance of the object to the image plane.
The picture mate to the impression of the eye
with one difference: the image area of the eye is
a hollow ball, the image area of the perspective
is a flat layer.
Explain station point, basis, horizon/eye level,
vision point, horizon point, rays

Source: Thomae. Perspektive und Axonometrie. 2001 page 9

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Mostly used as
Interior
perspective

2-point perspective

Used for exterior

perspective and
square buildings

3-point perspective

birds eye
perspective
Worms eye
perspective

Source: Lockard. Design drawing. 2000 page 122

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Orientation object

Station point

Orientationof
objectto
pictureplane

Fucke, Kirch, Nickel. Darstellende Geometrie fuer Ingenieure. 2007 page 218
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Orientation object

Orientation object

Selection of station
point to picture plane

Orientationof
objectto
pictureplane

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Orientation object

Horizon height ( eye height)

to station point

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one-point-perspective

station point
Picture plane
Basis
Horizon
construction point
horizon point
Source:
Griffin. Introduction to
architectural
presentation graphics.
1998 page 157

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one-point-perspective

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one-point-perspective

magicgrids

Source: Leopold. Geometrische Grundlagen der

Architekturdarstellung. 2005 page 225

Source: Forseth. Graphics for architecture. 1980 page 148, 149

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two-point-perspective

two-point-perspective
Source:
Koenig. Perspective in architectural
drawings. 1984 page 26

station point
picture plane
basis
Horizon/eye level
vision point
true height
Parallel lines

Source: Reekie. Reekies architectural drawing. 1995 page 162

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two-point-perspective

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two-point-perspective

Source: Leopold. Geometrische Grundlagen der

Architekturdarstellung. 2005 page 221
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station point
picture plane
basis
Horizon line/eye level
vision point
Sight rays
true height
Parallel lines

Source: Griffin. Introduction to architectural

presentation graphics. 1998 page 135

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two-point-perspective

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Birds eye perspective

Source: Reekie. Reekies architectural drawing.

1995 page 167

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Source:
Koenig. Perspective in architectural
drawings. 1984 page 108
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worms eye perspective

Fish-eye perspective

Source:
Koenig. Perspective in architectural
drawings. 1984 page 111

Source: Koenig. Perspective in architectural

drawings. 1984 page 113
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This handout was developed exclusively for educational purposes and prepared to accompany BST12781 Building
Communication workshops at City University of Hong Kong. It contains illustrations and text excerpts out of other official
publications which have been named in the bibliography. Original copyright reserved.

bibliography

Bonanni, Arno. TU Berlin. Fachgebiet Architekturdarstellung und gestaltung 1986

Forseth, Kevin. Graphics for architecture. New York 1980
Fucke, Rudolf; Kirch, Konrad; Nickel, Heinz. Darstellende Geometrie fuer Ingenieure.
Leipzig 2007
Griffin, Anthony W. Introduction to architectural presentation graphics. Upper Saddle
River 1998
Koenig, Felix. Perspective in architectural drawings. New York 1984
Leopold, Cornelie. Geometrische Grundlagen der Architekturdarstellung. Stuttgart 2005
Lockard, William Kirby. Design drawing. New York 2000
Reekie, Fraser. Reekies architectural drawing. London 1995
Thomae, Reiner. Perspektive und Axonometrie. 2001

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