Drawing the Five Orders by George Saumarez Smith

George Saumarez Smith, director at ADAM Architecture, drawing the Five Orders. Filmed by Dylan Thomas

[Jesspyre]

This is precisely what I was looking for. Mature, skillful, clear, and focused instruction. Many thanks!

[justinleemiller]

Beautifully drawn and beautifully filmed.

[GordonPasha]

Nice work George! Mesmerising to watch.

[tomwomack]

Amazing. Beauty that flows from your pencil and mind.

[mikeyjohnson]

Thank you for this fantastic demonstration. I have long been enamored with how a drawing can transform with every stroke. I love to draw but fail to compare to your skill.

[theoldbuilding]

This is wonderful. Very interesting indeed and nicely filmed also.

[sarahnoda]

This is soooo good!!! Informative and appeals to a variety of learning styles! Very well done, any student would be fortunate to have you as a teacher!

[liberteeen]

There is a whole other level which is not mentioned or even understood. The acanthus flower is a medicinal plant, still in use in Ayurvedic medicine. If the atomic structure of the active chemical ingredient of the acanthus is examined we find a key molecular combination called the hexapentakis, or the pentagon combined with the hexagon, as in the bent pyramid in Egypt. Think of a typical car, a type of car and the archetype of a car. The stone carving of the acanthus leaf is an ‘archetype’ Archetypes are alive as they contain the energetic signature of, in this case, the healing property of the acanthus leaf. The hexagon and pentagon correspond with notes c# and f#, a fifth in music.

Architecture is not so much frozen music as is often quoted but at the subtle energy level, the atomic level, the buildings are playing music.

[michaelpurdy]

Very impressed with your knowledge. The artwork is also great. Thank you, Mike P

[daos]

* gasp * the flutes! how could you forget the flutes?

[houayek]

Dear Sir, this video is amazing, thank you for such a wonderful lesson.
I was wondering if perhaps you could consider talking and explaining how historically architects have used the golden ratio to proportion their buildings.

[martymountebank]

There is no one set of the five orders. There are variations in height and detail. However this drawing was excellent.

[bennethos]

What a skillset, is there such thing for Egyptian columns ?

[super_jester]

Hi! Great video 👍🏻What mechanical pencil are you using?

[hillarebelloc]

Can you recommend any good books on classical architecture that has some practical exercises in them? Thanks

[amendingamerica]

For the Tuscan order, does the column tapper at the top to lower the center of gravity making it easier to lift the column up into place?

[culturalivrosetc]

He draws it like it wasn't nothing

[eulinpetit-woodyear]

What is not mentioned is the width of the capital.

[JMitchellUK]

If the orders are all different heights, does that mean the storeys of a building with superimposed orders are different heights?

[neiliusflavius]

I've discovered that I have always been pronouncing "entasis" wrong.