ABSTRACT
Landscape Architecture is an art form that requires hand graphics to truly express the soul of design. Drawing by hand allows the mind to retain details and expressions of the subject. As part of the visioning process, EDSA begins every assignment with a distinctive image and stated purpose followed by a creative progression where alternative design solutions are formulated, evaluated, and ultimately implemented. Exploration of an idea happens with a few strokes that can be edited as the design proceeds, even allowing certain aspects to be revisited without changing other related elements. The process of creating a blockbuster Pixar film, hand drawing is utilized to generate ideas quickly before utilizing the computer. Drawing and observing are essential to professors as designers, thinkers, and problem solvers. Sketching also helps deepen cultural appreciation of a place while allowing professors to memorialize, in ink, the favorites they encounter.
