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Sketching during Schematic Design

Life of an Architect

So what exactly is schematic design ? In short order, schematic design is the initial design phase in any project. The first step is called programming which is when the client and architect discuss the requirements of the project (how many rooms, the function of the phases, etc.),

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15 Top AI Tools for Architects and Designers

Architizer

Across the industry, architects are embracing a new partner in their creative pursuits: artificial intelligence. Best AI Tools for Concept Design Midjourney Image by author. The AI-powered image generation tool presents architects with a canvas as boundless as their imagination. Midjourney is everywhere right now.

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Lingxing Headquarters Office | Onexn Architects

ArchiDiaries

Excerpt: Lingxing Headquarters Office is an interior design project designed by Onexn Architects in Shanghai, China. Through design interventions, Onexn Architects team constructed a space that conforms to the trends of the era and incorporates corporate culture to gather people with the same ambitions.

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Changsha International Conference Center by SCAD

aasarchitecture

Photo © Yao Li Imagery The building’s facade is inspired by the techniques of Chinese landscape ink paintings and the dynamic scenery described in the local guqin masterpiece on the Xiao River and the Xiang River. It takes on the shape of bamboo slips by incorporating metal folded plates with vertical lines. Source by SCAD.

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Made by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Made by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture: An Ethnography of Design by Albena Yaneva 010 Publishers , December 2009 Hardcover | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches | 128 pages | 30 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9789064507144 | €19.95 These models, like those at the start of Koolhaas's S,M,L,XL , are what have long defined OMA for other architects.

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What’s the Best Testing Order for ARE 5.0?!?

Young Architect

If you’re just getting started on the Architect Registration Exam, you may be overwhelmed. Think: Investigation (not design). Project Planning and Design Exam (PPD). Now you’ll start moving into design and schematic designs of sites and buildings. The drawings have now left the Architect’s office.

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Letters of an Architect: Lessons from my Best Projects

Community Architect

Ah yes, and all that very contemporary sounding stuff was "fast tracked" in spite of production via the age old techniques of T-squares, ink on vellum and freehand renderings. To be a teaching moment, the 41 years old project must be memorable for more than being my first big challenge as an architect. Let me explain why.

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