Assistant Professor, School of art and Architecture, Yazd University
Abstract
In most architectural schools, the primary emphasis is on pictorial descriptions. As an expression of the quintessential features of architecture, verbal descriptions can play a central key role in architectural education, however. Verbal descriptions of a place are usually a synthesis of horizontal and/or vertical descriptions. Horizontal descriptions refer to features such as edges, centers, circulation, articulation, etc. Vertical descriptions refer to orientation, threshold, stance and the like. This paper assumes that there is a close correlation between verbal and nonverbal descriptions as well as practical skills. This hypothesis opens promising areas for architectural education.
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