The Laboratory aims to provide both knowledge and skills necessary to consciously apply the language of drawing. Knowledge and understanding: - knowledge of the coded methods of descriptive geometry; - knowledge of the graphic standards; - knowledge of survey methods and techniques for metric acquisition, analysis and interpretation of built heritage; - knowledge of the methods of graphic, written-graphic and multimedia communication also by using information technology. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding, to collect and interpret data, to communicate: - ability to read and recognize geometric and architectural features; - ability to plan, perform and verify surveys and to generate geometric, architectonics or thematic graphic outputs at different levels of detail. - ability to represent and communicate both the built heritage and the architectural project through both traditional and innovative techniques, with a special focus to the most advanced methods of digital representation and modeling.

Basic knowledge of Euclidean geometry and its lexicon.

The Laboratory consists of three main areas: 1) fundamentals and applications of descriptive geometry (4 CFU); 2) Digital drawing and modelling (3 CFU); 3) Architectural Drawing and Surveying (5 CFU). The course will provide theoretical lessons and guided practical activities concerning the following topics: 1) Fundamentals and applications of descriptive geometry (4CFU-40 hours): Geometric constructions; Principles of projective and descriptive geometry; Orthogonal projections; Axonometric projections; Perspective projections; Theory of shadows. 2) Digital drawing and modelling (3CFU-30 hours): Theoretical foundations of infographic representation applied to architecture; Organization of the workspace, 2D drawing, setting of the views for printing; 3D modeling and visualization tools. 3) Architectural Drawing and Surveying (5CFU-50 hours) 3a) Architectural Drawing: representation of Architecture and the language for the architectural project (reference standards, scales of representation and graphic conventions). Representation techniques: freehand drawing, technical drawing, physical modeling, architectural photography, digital modeling. The “re-drawing” of an author's project is adopted as an heuristic practice. 3b) Elements for understanding, surveying and drawing the historical architecture: vaults, classical orders and mouldings. The survey as an open system of knowledge: theoretical foundations, reading of archival drawings, critical analyses and dimensioned sketches, traditional and advanced techniques for metric survey, graphic restitution, thematic interpretation.

For each of the three main topics mentioned above the course structure includes lessons and exercises (in the classroom, in the computer lab and in the field) both individual and in group. The exercises are mandatory: they will be subject to a series of revisions during the year, aimed at the progressive refinement of the graphic language of the students, and must be executed and delivered in the requested time in order to be evaluated by the teaching staff.

The teaching staff will upload on the course Web-page slides of the lessons and scientific references for every topic. Some easy-to-find on the web reference books are: - Francis D.K. Ching, Architectural Graphics, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2016. - Martin Kemp, The Science Of Art. Optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat. Yale University Press·New Haven And London·1990. - Dennis K. Lieu, Sheryl Sorby, Visualization, modeling, and graphics for Engineering Design, Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2009. The drawing standards by the International Standard Organizazion (ISO) can be freely downloaded from the Politecnico di Torino web-portal.

Lecture slides; Exercise with solutions ;

Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam; Individual graphic design project; Group graphic design project;

The evaluation process takes into account the results achieved by the student in each of the macro-areas, and will be based on the results of both the exercises executed during the course and the results of the exam. The exam consists in a graphic/written test (6-8 exercises, 2 hours) and, if necessary to refine the grade, in an oral discussion. In order to be admitted to the exam, the student must have demonstrated in the exercises a sufficient knowledge obtaining an average minimum evaluation of 18/30. The exercises (usually 7-9) must be executed and submittet in the requested time in order to be evaluated by the staff. Subsequently, to pass the exam or to be admitted to the oral discussion the student must have passed the graphic/written test with a minimum evaluation of 18/30. In conclusion, the overall grade takes into account the marks of: - individual exercises and group exercises (weight 65%); - graphic-written exam (weight 35%); - oral discussion (if necessary to refine the grade). The graphic/written test will cover all the topics of the course. In case it is necessary for refining the grade, in the oral discussion the professor will ask the Student to discuss his own graphic works and some course topics. The date of the exam round indicated on the teaching portal is the date of the graphic/written test. The date of the subsequent oral discussion will be communicated by the teacher and, depending on the number of students enrolled in the exam round, can take place the same day of the written exam or in the next days.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.