Sketches - 8th Edition

Prof.Dr. Necati Dinçoğlu, who has been thinking, drawing, and writing about sketches as a product of production, transmission, and accumulation processes in architecture for many years, has released his book titled Sketches – Drawing by Thinking, Thinking by Drawing, published by YEM Yayın.

The book, which begins with an introductory article by Aydan Balamir titled "Drawing by Thinking, Thinking by Drawing, Drawing Without Thinking in Architecture," also features a section by Fulya Özsel Akipek titled "Digital Sketch," enriching the content.

The book emphasizes that sketching, as the simplest and most straightforward way to visualize thoughts, is a medium of communication and primarily allows the designer to communicate with themselves. Necati İnceoğlu's commentary on the relationship between architectural sketch and design is summarized as follows:

“The Renaissance world used the old Italian word "pensieri" to refer to sketching in art and design. Its meaning is 'thoughts.' Indeed, the word 'thoughts' best describes sketching; 'drawn thoughts.' Similarly, sketching is 'thinking by drawing.'

There are computer programs that create impressionistic sketches, like taking travel notes by drawing, based on existing photographs. However, these are far from providing the fundamental characteristics of impressionistic sketches, such as mind-hand coordination and the reciprocal interaction between mind and hand, and the practices of thinking by drawing and drawing by thinking. At least for now, that's what I believe. Sketches are concrete products that visualize certain sections of the design process and thought. It is not possible to separate the design process from the sketching process. Therefore, I tell our students, keep drawing.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

Thinking by Drawing, Drawing by Thinking, Drawing Without Thinking in Architecture (Aydan Balamir)

Sketches

The Sketching Process, Why We Sketch, Sketchbook

Qualities of Sketches

Perception, Learning to See

Abstraction

Conceptual Thinking

Sources of Inspiration, Imagination, Metaphors

Types of Sketches

Sketches for Thought

Graphic and Visual Analysis

Sketches for Developing Ideas

Sketches for Main Idea and Conceptual Research

Sketches for Observation

Visual Impression Sketches

Sense of Place

Examples

On the Path to Skill Acquisition

Materials, Line Quality, Basic Lines, Outlines

 Step-by-Step Dexterity, Towards Rapid Sketching

 Different Levels of Detail, Movement and People

 Expression of Depth: Perspective, Light Perspective, Shadow, Light, Tonal Value

Digital Sketch (Fulya Özsel Akipek)

WHO IS NECATİ İNCEOĞLU?

Prof.Dr. Necati İnceoğlu was born in Denizli in 1937. He completed his primary and secondary education in Denizli and his higher education at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture. In 1965, he was appointed as an assistant at the ITU Faculty of Architecture. He became an associate professor at the same institution in 1975 and a professor in 1981. He served as the Head of the Architecture Department at ITU Faculty of Architecture between 1986-88 and as Dean at Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Architecture between 1988-94. He retired in 2004. In addition to "Sketches," Necati İnceoğlu's publications in fields related to architectural education include: "Solitaries in Memories," Sketches as a Tool for Thinking and Design"; "Discourses in Architecture," "Theories and Practices"; "Sketches in Design"; "The Phenomenon of Programming in Architecture"; "Traditional Architecture of Denizli." İnceoğlu also has a novel titled "Trench Letters," based on the letters of soldiers who fought in World War I. İnceoğlu participated in various architectural design and urban planning competitions, and some of his designs were implemented. Between 1981 and 1988, he held three solo watercolor exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions.