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The Layman's Guide to Classical Architecture

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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.

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Alison & Peter Smithson: Hexenhaus

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PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : In 1984, German furniture-maker Axel Bruchhäuser reached out to architectural duo Alison (1928–93) and Peter Smithson (1923–2003) with a playful letter ostensibly written by his cat and addressed to theirs. A plan dated 2020 in the book locates no less than 31 interventions carried out over nearly 40 years.

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Virgil Abloh exhibition at Brooklyn Museum includes a full-scale house

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The Brooklyn Museum iteration of the show specifically highlights Abloh's contributions and commentary on the architectural practice, including early architectural sketches by the fashion designer, who initially trained as an architect. "He The exhibition showcases a variety of Abloh's work across different disciplines.

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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.

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Frank Gehry's The Grand skyscrapers open in Los Angeles

Deezen

The Grand complex occupies a full block in downtown Los Angeles directly across the renowned Walt Disney Concert Hall , which Gehry completed in 2003. To complement this, the Rockwell Group included a teak panel wall inlaid with a "scribble" based off of Gehry's sketches for The Grand. Top: the two towers of The Grand.

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UPS AND DOWNS

Shades of Grey

Pics from 2003. I was using my BIM pencil of course, "sketching in Revit" just to understand the geometry and how the tiles fit together, how they accommodate irregularities. Four churches in Mutare. Don't know why I didn't think of including these in my Revit churches series before, would make an interesting little group.

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Why Architects Should Never Stop Drawing By Hand

Architizer

A selection of Wines’ sketches. But, like the artist’s study for a painting or sculpture, the calligraphic nature of the conceptual sketch is always a decisive factor in its ultimate qualification as art. Antilia “Vertiscape” Tower proposal, Lower Levels, 2003, Image © SITE.

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