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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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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. There are many different styles and techniques that architects use when graphically working through problems.

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BEING THERE (AMANZI)

Shades of Grey

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. Another input device, but for commands. Was that effort translate into a net productivity gain?

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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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“The World’s First Horror Film Was All About Modern Architecture. Change My Mind.”

Architizer

In literature and the visual arts — the representational arts, let’s say — modernism was an attempt to find new forms of artistic expression to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world where old certainties and trust in institutions were falling away. A conceptual preliminary sketch of the set design by Walter Röhrig.

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

Hotel Designs

These projects provided us with many opportunities to try new visual expressions and techniques. However, sometimes when we were not so thrill about some sketches the kiln showed us great works. Nowadays the environment is definitely more open for the artistic creation. First experience was often an experience of failure.

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Tianjin SCPG Incity, Hexi District, China

e-architect

In the collision of old and new cultures, PH Alpha Design uses modern artistic techniques to express the roots and culture of the city. When the night falls, the gleaming glass shine with dots, combining with the continuous arch and light and reflecting the staggered hierarchical rhythm, like a sparkling shell.