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Sketch to Finished Floor Plan

30X40 Design Workshop

Would you be surprised to learn that most architects aren't taught how to assemble a set of construction drawings in architecture school? Concept Sketch. I certainly was. Most graduate architects learn this from their first employer during their mandatory internship. In this video, I'm sharing my process and paying it forward.

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Is This the Most Beautiful Architecture School Project Ever Designed?

Architizer

Many of the details of her proposal — including the striking wallpaper designs — are inspired by Morris’s own sketches and textile designs. In terms of architectural inspirations, the project possesses a resemblance to Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery , a moving project defined by pristine concrete forms and reflecting pools.

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Archinect's Guide to Job Titles: Model Maker

Archinect

When beginning architecture school, a student is introduced to four basic design elements: Point, Line, Plane, and Volume. An architectural model serves as the physical manifestation of a design proposal. The process for designing a building requires these four elements to operate.

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

Life of an Architect

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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Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. What happens when you are actually still in school? What about those poor souls? Happy surviving!

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Sketch Paper | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / heard around the architectural studio #010 I can’t find any sketch paper. newyoker tracing paper is a tool for recording and most importantly refining architectural ideas. newyoker tracing paper is a tool for recording and most importantly refining architectural ideas.

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The Highrises Collection

SW Oregon Architect

Back in 2015, a passion for photography sparked when he moved from his small hometown just outside the city to Philadelphia to begin architecture school at Drexel University. Chris’s visual art developed alongside his growing skills as a designer, and this architectural influence is integral to his work.

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