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Sketching the Housing Crisis

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Daniel Winterbottom, FASLA, sketching outdoors. He calls urban sketching a public act, one of vulnerability and frustration balanced with unique opportunities for dialogue, discovery, and fulfillment. Observation and contemplation of the phenomena and nuances of a scene are critical skills honed specifically through field sketching.

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Drawing Isn’t Dead: How Architectural Sketching Can Thrive in the Digital Era

Architizer

Whatever your preference, designers can undoubtedly benefit from products that blend pen and paper-style sketching with advanced digital tools. The beauty of an app like Spaces is its merging of old-school sketching with modern-day technology. While users sketch, the app works behind the scenes to create a workable building model.

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“A Day in the Life of an Architect” – Ajmal Roshan

RMJM Architecture

Embark on an artistic journey with RMJM’s sketching series initiative, designed to capture the daily rhythm and challenges faced by architects. As we traverse through the sketches of RMJM’s brilliant Ajmal Roshan, created in the distinctive Marvel style, we unveil the stories and challenges behind each stroke of the pencil.

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Tech for Architects: 7 Top BIM Tools for Architectural Design

Architizer

Initially invented in the 1980s, BIM is an all-in-one software package that includes features from digital representation to architectural visualization, data-driven design, construction documentation, and more. It offers a comprehensive set of tools for designing, documenting and managing building projects.

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Port Authority releases 14 alternatives to the LaGuardia AirTrain project

Archinect

On Wednesday, the Port Authority released sketches for 14 alternatives, including light rail, bus routes and subway extensions. ” At the end of their document, the Port Authority lists further potential options, such as “narrow tunnels with electric vehicles” and autonomous shuttles or buses.

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Architectural Sketches 003 – Japanese Playhouse

Life of an Architect

Architectural sketches typically fall into two distinctive camps (other than “Great!” ” or “terrible”) and the relative purpose of those sketches seem to reflect the time period with when the sketch was actually created … during design or during construction.

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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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