Analytical approach and graphic reconstruction as a fundamental element in educational drawing for the training of restoration architects

The article considers a new approach to student work on a semester assignment in the discipline "Drawing and Painting" at the Faculty of Architecture at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU). A review of student works revealed that students often lack spatial vision and the ability to identify valuable elements of the architectural and urban environment. We therefore suggest adding a new mandatory item, "object research", to the common algorithm of assignment completion, by analogy with the research phase in architectural design. The new algorithm has been described and tested on students when doing an assignment under the theme "Urban Landscape". Student works performed by the new and previous approach have been compared. The description of the algorithm outlines the specifics of working on an architectural drawing as a phase that precedes and lays the foundation for professional design activities. By way of piloting the results of this study, the new algorithm for working on semester assignments has been introduced into the course program for practical training of architects or restorers at the Department of Drawing of SPbGASU.