Anamorphic project on the didactic of architectural drawing

Abstract

The anamorphic project is an academic exercise that explores the didactic potential of anamorphosis in the teaching of architectural drawing. It is a working model conceived to stimulate a better understanding and application of the different projections (orthogonal, axonometric and central) as well as the layout on a one-to-one scale. The applied methodology is essentially drawing as a geometric resolution system for the anamorphic image, using the direct perspective graphic system – bidirectionally – and layout planimetry; all this gathered and articulated in a single sheet drawn by hand with traditional techniques. This is followed by the phase of graphic intervention in the space organized as a collaborative work. The exercise operates as a laboratory of the design exercise, in the three versions tested, and offers students empirical corroboration of the functioning of these canonical models of architectural representation, creating a spatial intervention that stimulates reflection on the conditions of perception under an attitude playful, collaborative and creative.