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21st Century Architect Guide: 7 Visualization Tools Architects Can’t Live Without

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From sketching the earliest of ideas to unveiling new worlds in digital landscapes, many tools have revolutionized the way we work and transformed how we communicate our ideas. Bidding adieu to the delightful chaos of the napkin sketches, programs like AutoCAD and Vectorworks become our new best friends.

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Architectural Sketches | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern.

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A4 Guide: The Six Phases of the Architectural Design Process

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If parts of the building are to be maintained then it is especially important to get a complete documentation of the structure. These may be done with simple hand sketches, Sketch-Up models or even Computer Assisted Design (CAD) drawings, but they will tend to be very diagrammatic and simple.

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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Ideally, a case study delves into the meaning and other aspects of a building rather than just documenting it. Perhaps the most well known case studies are from Phaidon's "Architecture in Detail" series from the 1990s, when a few-dozen buildings were documented in photographs, drawings, and critical essays.

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8 Architectural Drawings Offering New Way of Looking at Familiar Places Around the Globe

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Sign up to be informed when the next One Drawing Challenge launches (in late Summer!). They often draw upon the history of the site, the aspirations of the people that live there and their own hopes for the future to fill pages with whimsical landscapes or distorted diagrams. Chicago : Drifted. By Gregory Klosowski. feet in height.

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Schematic Design – This isn’t “Architecture”

Life of an Architect

As a result, I spent half of one day documenting the existing conditions in the house. As we are talking, I would ask questions and draw diagrams right in front of the clients to make sure we were on the same page. As I was drawing, I kept saying “This isn’t architecture … this is a diagram.

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Competitions: archiDots Award for Excellence in Architectural Design 2021-22 Cycle-2

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We understand the thought process that stays behind the academic projects, be it a small sketch or a full-fledged project. If not, please upload any document that does. The submission shall clearly explain the concept/inspiration behind the project (through diagrams, write-ups, etc.) File Name must be- AD_Your Name.