University of Washington - College of Built Environment, GGN
Drawing in Design Seminar: Drawing with GGN
Instructor: Thaïsa Way, Shannon Nichol, Keith McPeters, David Malda
Year: 2017
The Department of Landscape Architecture joined forces with Seattle’s GGN firm to launch a series of weekend workshops, which focuses on representation in design. Drawing is a means of thinking and it is a language of dialogue. “Drawing is a language that expands and enhances our visions for the future of our landscapes and as such calls for a robust and rigorous investigation and exploration,” Professor of Landscape Architecture and project leader Thaïsa Way said. Thus the workshops are posing and answering questions around how we draw, what we draw, and how we read drawings. Each of these experiences informs design as process and development and shapes how our communities understand and respond to design ideas and visions.
This two-day workshop in the fall quarter of 2017 chose Pike Place Market as a site. I tried to use drawing as a tool to understand the hidden histories and connections between the landscapes and the structures constructions.
