{"id":220,"date":"2021-09-03T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/landscapedrawing\/?p=220"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:00:17","slug":"topographic-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/landscapedrawing\/2021\/09\/03\/topographic-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Topographic Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This very simple exercise explores the use of topography to express a given emotive word. The vertical and horizontal relationships present in the section line are analyzed through the addition of figures, who indicate possible experiences within the landscape. In our work, these simple section lines might translate to built form, earthwork, planting, or other material explorations which aim to curate the on-the-ground experience of a space. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Desired outcomes: intuition<\/p>\n<p>Methods: emotive drawing<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>materials<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 sheets letter size drawing paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trace paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pens, pencils, markers, fine liners, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>instructions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose 3 of the following emotive words: artificial, cavernous, claustrophobic, compressive, desolate, dramatic, expansive, familiar, flow, gentle, geometric, hospitable, industrial, pastoral, rhythmic, rugged, sacred, structured, sublime, tranquil, urban, vast, wasteland, wild<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For each word, sketch 10 section lines that evoke the word<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the most successful section line for each word. On trace paper, add human figures at various scales to test the human experience of the proposed space<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>reflection questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What application might the evocative section line have in your everyday design practice?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do your section lines provide an adequate base for constructing an evocative landscape? Why or why not?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did your perception of the section change with the addition, arrangement, and scaling of human figures?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-220 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/landscapedrawing\/te-yueying-zhang-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/landscapedrawing\/files\/2021\/08\/TE-Yueying-Zhang-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/landscapedrawing\/te-yueying-zhang-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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