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6: LINEAR PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
Bird’s-Eye View
BIRD’S-EYE PERSPECTIVES
Technically, the terms bird’s-eye and aerial are synonymous. A grid procedure for bird’s-eye perspectives is advantageous when the building complex or urban landscape is in a predominantly regular arrangement. After transposing the elements from plan grid to perspective grid, structural forms can be eyeballed and sketched using appropriate heights. The plan grid and perspective grid can be at different scales, but the total number of grid lines must correspond. Relate the plan shown at the left to the selected aerial perspective view shown below. Note that the eight (0 to 7) grid lines correspond.
Foreground building details show better with a low angle of view. A higher angle of view shows orientation and traffic patterns better. The goals and purpose of your illustration will determine the proper station point location.
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This design comprises new green spaces that provide a linkage system through the Colegio Civil District and three new towers that create a connection between the area’s institutional and government buildings. [Architect’s statement] Drawing: Monterrey City Center Master Plan Monterrey, Mexico Medium: Maxwell Render, V-Ray, Maya, Rhino, Photoshop Courtesy of Asymptote: Hani Rashid + Lise Anne Couture