Pencil Drawing
The first language of the artist: line, proportion, light and shadow, taught patiently from the very first mark.
IIAA
Twenty workshops moving from foundational artistic skills to architecture, collaborative projects, and exhibitions.
The first language of the artist: line, proportion, light and shadow, taught patiently from the very first mark.
Transparency, patience and control of water — the medium that teaches an artist to let go.
Depth, richness and the slow craft of building a painting in layers.
Immediate colour in the hand — texture, blending and confident mark-making.
The letter as architecture: proportion, rhythm and discipline in the classical scripts.
The infinite pattern: constructing geometry and vegetal ornament with compass and straightedge.
How space is built on paper: one-, two- and three-point perspective.
From hand drawing to digital model — building Islamic forms in three dimensions.
Light, material and atmosphere — bringing a model to life as an image.
Presenting work with clarity — layout, type and the discipline of a good page.
The city as a studio — rapid sketching from life in parks, streets and squares.
Reading buildings on site: structure, sequence, threshold and courtyard.
Guided visits to collections and spaces of Islamic art, with drawing in the galleries.
Why buildings are kept, how they are recorded, and what restoration really means.
Reading plans side by side: Cordoba and Isfahan, Cairo and Istanbul — and New York.
Shade, water, wind and the walkable city — what the historic city already knew.
Working in teams on one shared project, from first sketch to final model.
An intensive challenge with a brief, a deadline and a public jury.
Curating, hanging and explaining student work — the moment the learner becomes a maker.
The culmination of the program: an individual project carried from research to exhibition.