Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

About 30 days and thousands of sketches later, it’s time for the next round of Architectural Sketches – The Series. I really want to try and demonstrate that there are all sorts of ways that architects sketch and work through design challenges, but my sketches just aren’t that great as standalone items.

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Sketching Architecture Client Clients 58

ArchiDiaries

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

People enjoy what technology brings, surfing the Internet on their smartphones or tablets and watching high-definition movies on their televisions at home. Try using comprehensive presentation techniques; use images, illustrations, sketches, views, diagrams, text, etc. Technological waste. to express the design fully.

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Development Developer Management Students 52

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( Architecture students should definitely travel … I think every student should do some traveling. 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.

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Architecture Student Students Architect Architecture 80

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

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. It’s disturbing and most people unknowingly try to avoid it.

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Architect Windows Sketching IT 99

Shades of Grey

MAY 29, 2022

I like to draw with Revit which allows me to incorporate 3d and data into my sketch. I grew up with a pencil in my hand, I think in diagrams and patterns, relationships. So in a way, the sketching and note scribbling of my youth has coevolved with the digital era. Kind of multi-threaded collages with a BIM feel.

Sketching 52

Sketching Diagram Technology Technology 52

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

At the same time, plans, sections and diagrams outline spaces and indicate the movements of the different protagonists intruding into this architectural “stage set.” Similar to the case of Piranesi, or the futuristic sketches of Boullée, Woods imagined his own visions of architecture and deconstructivist ideas.

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Architecture Structure Cities Inspiration 145

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Granted, not all buildings should have a book devoted to them, but definitely more than have been given the case-study treatment. Buildings take years to realize, some even take decades, and that fact alone points to them deserving in-depth book-length treatments.

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Housing Restoration Deconstruction Diagram 102

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. I definitely still want to be an architect though no matter how long it takes. ” [link] Bob Borson Attitude and perseverance are definitely attributes in this profession! I know I believe it.

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Architect Education Architecture Students 112

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In this context, architecture played a definitive role, especially under the umbrella of cultural and environmental sustainability. Rich with multiple expertises, our office is fueled by talented designers and experienced architects that jointly develop projects from early sketches to on-site supervision.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Residential 113

Life of an Architect

MARCH 23, 2014

my internet explorer history ) and peer feedback ( I asked the people in my office ) I have created the definitive listing of the Best Architectural Websites in the World for 2014. That doesn’t seem to be the case with Subtilitas … it is definitely worth putting in your rotation. After exhaustive research ( a.k.a.

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Architect Architecture Site Sketching 110

Architecture Quote

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Diagrammatic architecture is the usage of diagrams to develop a building or structure. The diagrams have the purpose to analyze problems and thereby develop solutions to them. The final building should then reflect the parti pris and should align with the initial sketches. Deconstruction. Passive Design.

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Architecture Exterior Structure Deconstruction 52

Architecture Quote

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

From programming, diagraming, design development, documentation and detailing, it provides the user with required training and it can be installed in Mac or Windows computers. The tool allows us to import PDF files, aerial imagery and even hand-drawn field sketches. Download and use it right away with Mac or Windows.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Estimating 52

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas. As soon as I start managing a project under construction, I’ll definitely post more construction photos. Big thick black walls look great in parti diagrams. I often reread the posts you have written regarding sketching, drafting, etc.

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Architect Architecture Firms IT 111

The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design The debate surrounding hand drawing versus computer-generated imagery has become a hot topic. Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design. By Julia McMorrough.

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Architecture Sketching Students Architecture Student 52

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In what has become an annual “must write” post, I present to you THE definitive list of “What to Get an Architect for Christmas.” 360 pages of photos, diagrams, the evolution of the museum over time, and much more. Since half of my sketches are total clunkers, the cahier journals seem just a bit more forgiving.

Architect 80

Architect Sketching Residential Modern 80

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

His projects, as rendered in sketches, drawings, models, perspectives, and collages, are just too beautiful. But do I care if Cantley's designs are speculative, self-generated programs rather than proposals for specific briefs from others? Do I care if I grasp his intentions, further obscured by the texts accompanying the images?

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Firms Structure Nature Landscape 78