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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

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Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days.

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NEPAL & INK

Shades of Grey

Is there anything in our modern culture to hold a candle to this exuberance? Fast forward to 2012. Experimenting with digital sketching tools. How to get the spontaneity of hand sketching into the digital world and back again, seamlessly? Do you want your building to be slick and machine finished? Is it just me?

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Tales of the City: artist Ed Gray’s paintings of London celebrate everyday encounters

The Spaces

Gray only works from sketches and refers to his collection of provisional pencil and charcoal drawings to produce the final work in the studio. ‘But how do you know when it’s finished?’ ’ The first Lido painting was done in 2012, and while he’s seen Ricky many times since, Gray had never met him until now.

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Book Briefs #41: Six Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Although the Fogo Island Inn and other smaller structures on Fogo Island are more familiar to people in the US than his Norwegian houses, one would have to search out the hard-to-find Architecture in Northern Landscapes from 2012 ( updated in 2016 ) for a book with those projects (or watch one-hour documentary devoted to them ).

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Since a number of people don’t seem to understand this concept, I thought I would whip together some sketches to help illustrate my point. Just a few days later, all the plywood formwork gets removed and you can see the finished concrete product. Modern Window Detail - The. because thats what. Tom Great post Bob.

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Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

If your school doesn’t put any sort of emphasis on sketching, burn an elective (or two) and take a class over in the arts building. Architectural Portfolio’s and their true purpose Architectural Sketching Taking the Architectural Registration Exam Do you want to be an Architect? What’s the Right sized firm for you?

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The Lantern House - My 2014 Playhouse Design | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

So here is a look at my playhouse for 2014 – I’m calling it ‘The Lantern House’ Original concept sketch – going back to the iconic shape of a playhouse. As I started developing my idea, I sketched out how the materials would come together. Can’t wait to see the finished product.