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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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BEING THERE (AMANZI)

Shades of Grey

Those were the days when "WYSIWYG" was an exciting new concept. Definitely pre-digital, but I did try to run it through a early version of OCR. It does come close to the feel of a watercolour sketch. A digital sketch from a dozen years ago. I don't even remember the techniques I used. Digitizer tablet.

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In conversation with: Wei Xiao (??), Founder of Zhengyin Art

Hotel Designs

From briefing to concept and delivery to installation, every step is involved in the creative process to ensure each piece of artwork is uniquely created and perfectly fitted for each project. By changing this mindset, we were able to better communicate our ideas and visualise the concept to our clients.

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The 50 Best Architecture Books

The Architect's Guide

I have selected a range of essential topics from architectural history and drawing techniques to sustainable design and construction methods. A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. By Julia McMorrough. Buy on Amazon. By Virginia Savage McAlester.

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House of Jazz | Jazz Performance Centre

ArchiDiaries

Despite being often relegated to a genre of music, Jazz has throughout its history, challenged any attempts to bind it down to a definition. Yet, despite its constant metamorphosis and hard to pin down definition, Jazz has the quaint quality of being instantly recognized. . 1 x Key concept section. Do not submit PNG format).

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Modern Steel Trellis

Life of an Architect

Architectural concept sketches, construction details, construction photos … these are the sorts of posts that are both my most favorite, and least favorite, to put together. The drawing above was my original concept sketch from June 2015 – pretty simple and direct … and a little unrealistic.

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]

Life of an Architect

After my trademarked exhaustive research, I am happy to report definitively that the winner is … it’s a tie. This is a fairly simple game concept, but one that involves some precision and strategy which appeals to me as an architect. What inspired them, what were the constraints, how did their concepts take shape?