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The Layman's Guide to Classical Architecture

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

With intricate and lively sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The book contains a large number of Terry’s drawings and sketches from travels, as well as linocuts. Also included are his drawings of such quintessential examples of the use of classical orders as St.

Sketching 101
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Serpentine Pavilion 2023, London, UK

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A new soundscape for the Pavilion Dawn chorus has been created by artist and composer Tarek Atoui, based on Lina Ghotmeh’s sketches, architectural materials and Atoui’s ongoing research on classical and rural Arab music. Photo: Iwan Baan, Courtesy: Serpentine. Photo: Iwan Baan, Courtesy: Serpentine.

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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Kongjian Yu, FASLA, sketches the concept for Chinatown Park in Boston in 2003. With my education on ecological thinking at Harvard and own experience in the farm, I came up with the idea how to combine contemporary technology with traditional irrigation systems,” he says. Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation.

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Khai Liew: The bespoke master

Habitus Living

Liew was born in Malaysia, and early influences of design came from his father, an architectural draftsman (among other things), who at one stage designed a contemporary Japanese style house for the family. From that placement, a hand sketch is made, followed by a full-size drawing for the client.

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Alison & Peter Smithson: Hexenhaus

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Started in 1986 and completed in 2001, and located in a dense forest in Hessen, the renovation that the Smithsons undertook constituted an example of what they called “law of the conglomerate.” Step by step, the house was expanded and opened to admit the light as well the trees, which became part of the interior.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2023, London

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Campbell Thompson, Head of Furniture & Lighting at The Conran Shop said: “It has been a real privilege to collaborate with Lina on the development of her designs from sketches to final pieces. The furniture will perfectly complement and enhance the stunning structure.”

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Architects’ Guide To Midjourney: An Adventure in AI-Generated Imagery for Concept Development

Architizer

And while it doesn’t quite resemble Spielberg and Haley Joel Osment’s 2001 vision, it’s clear that AI is moving in, and its moving in faster than your first love into that studio apartment you used to have.

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