Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad in the birthplace of the Renaissance: it’s an experience you will carry with you, in your career and throughout your life.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), SACI offers a wide range of innovative, hands-on graduate and undergraduate programs in traditional and contemporary studio arts, design, conservation, art history, and Italian language and culture.
Surrounded by the great masterpieces of another age and a lively community of contemporary artists, studying at SACI is not only an opportunity to discover what came before you, but to be part of a vibrant culture that is overflowing with artistic life.Architectural Drawing
Undergraduate
ARCH105 Architectural Drawing I3
Term: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: None
This course addresses the questions of how we have to draw and why we draw as we do. It explores hand-drawing and digital approaches to both abstract representation and simulation of visual perception. Students learn computer-aided drafting that is appropriate for presentation drawings and free-hand drawing as a quicker and more expressive way to outline study sketches, conceptual diagrams, and travel sketches. The course is divided into lessons and practical exercises on: 2D representation: plan, section, facade; 3D representation; free-hand sketches; theory and color practice; and rendering techniques with Photoshop.
(See syllabus below. An updated syllabus will be posted at the beginning of each term.)
Syllabus & Faculty
ARCH205 Architectural Drawing II3
Term: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Architectural Drawing I
Students strengthen their knowledge of representation theory and practice. Exercises in free-hand drawing alternate with exercises in computer-aided drawing. In addition to exploring further the topics introduced in Architectural Drawing I, this course focuses on: 3D representation: perspective and paraline drawings; shading and tonal values; textures; computer-aided drawing with Autocad; and digital solid modeling.
(See syllabus below. An updated syllabus will be posted at the beginning of each term.)
Syllabus & Faculty
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