Bodies and Space in Architectural Drawing

Line, Movement and Scale

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvMarian Macken,Carl Douglas,Russell Marshall,Marsha Meskimmon,Phil Sawdon

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Envisioning architectural drawing as a full-scale, bodily, and spatial practice, Marian Macken and Carl Douglas explore how architects imagine, perceive, and shape space through drawing, positioning the body not just as a subject but as an active medium for design. Bodies and Space in Architectural Drawing challenges conventional scale relationships and advocates for full-scale, performative drawing methods that expand the boundaries of architectural practice. Drawing is defined as a verb: a matter of time and duration. Drawings are inhabited, present, and embodied—redefining how space is measured, represented, and understood. Through case studies and examples, the authors examine diverse approaches to architectural drawing, including motion-capture and immersive technologies, analogue and digital methods of scanning, and gestural drawing. They highlight how drawing can be inhabited by both the drawer and the viewer, offering a dynamic, immersive experience. Crucially, this book reinstates drawing as a spatial, temporal, and bodily act. It reframes the role of scaled artefacts—models, maps, and drawings—as intermediaries that mobilise architectural thinking. Rather than treating the body as a static reference point, it explores how moving, thinking bodies generate and reside within drawings. This is essential reading for students, practitioners, and researchers in architecture and spatial design seeking to rethink drawing as a performative and conceptual tool

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-09
Mått158 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt625 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDrawing In
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350385580

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Dr Carl Douglas is a senior lecturer in Spatial Design at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. He researches spaces that are diffused, decentralised, topological, temporary or indistinct; and the way drawing and imaging strategies address or produce them. He recently co-edited Interstices 21: Fixing, which addressed spatial practices of repair and disrepair.Dr Marian Macken teaches in design and architectural media in the School of Architecture and Planning, University of Auckland, New Zealand. She researches through creative works, primarily focussed on architectural drawing. Marian’s work has been acquired by various international public collections of artists’ books; she recently exhibited at Centre of Contemporary Art Christchurch, NZ. Her book Binding Space: The Book as Spatial Practice was published as part of the Routledge Design Research in Architecture series in 2018.

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction. Architectural Bodies Chapter 1. Drawing in Space: Expansions of Architectural Drawing Chapter 2. Drawing Out: Scale and the Displaced Body Chapter 3. Drawing in Time: Tracking Lines in Motion Chapter 4. Inhabiting Drawing: Fields of Encounter Chapter 5. Drawing Room: Embodiment in Studio Conclusion. Thinking Through Drawing NotesReferencesIndex