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How to Layout a Pediment: 350 years of instructions

Jane Griswold Radocchia

In 1540 Sebastiano Serlio drew this sketch in Book IV of his On Architecture.* The diagram shows the actual twine held tight at Points A and B. A complete English translation of Serlio's 5 Books on Architecture , including the sketch of the pediment's layout, was available in the UK about 1720. He wrote, ". He wrote, ".

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Don’t Let the Internet Design Your Project

Life of an Architect

Despite knowing it was coming for me, I decided to post one of my recent sketches to Instagram and Facebook … and I was murdered. Here was the sketch that got me murdered. Since I tend to sketch when I talk, drawings and diagrams are created in real-time, right in front of the client, that reflect our conversation.

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Charting the Future of Downtown Baltimore

Community Architect Daily

Each table had a moderator, sketch paper and a map at the ready in the usual charrette manner. Sketch showing high priority pedestrian routes in yellow (Photo Philipsen) True to the theme of the evening "connecting our assets", many sketches and ideas focused on connectivity and the walking experience in downtown.

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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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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( i gotta say im so happy that i found your blog. i like sketching, i dont like dealing with paints etc. too funny reading what had been important to me back then, with little diagrams explaining things too. Tech was mentioned in your blog! (74′

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Hatchet Bedrooms | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’ve sketched up a typical bedroom to help illustrate what I mean. In this sketch, I’ve rotated the bed 180° so that the head of the bed is opposite the entry and when the occupants are lying in bed, they have a clear view of the door. New to your blog. ” Lay is as “lay an egg.”)

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Shades of Grey - Untitled Article

Shades of Grey

This blog is for me. My son Joe told me what a blog was about 16 years ago, or tried to. The focus of this blog has been to document my personal journey, my weekends of exploring ideas. I like to draw with Revit which allows me to incorporate 3d and data into my sketch. The blog has been a motivator for me.