Shades of Grey

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Human beings have built for thousands of years, using different techniques and materials, for different purposes, adapting to different climates and cultural settings. Experimenting with digital sketching tools. How to get the spontaneity of hand sketching into the digital world and back again, seamlessly? Is it just me?

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Deezen

AUGUST 10, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: we've picked six homeware design projects featured on Dezeen School Shows that aim to enhance interiors by combining contemporary and traditional techniques. From hand sketches to paper models, we made dozens of prototypes, searching for a form that embodied the feeling of home," said Hung and Wong.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

Sketch Design Studio has completed a rural residence in north India that combines a highly ordered facade with a rustic stone interior. This provides a smooth and even finish, emphasising the linearity of the various ground-floor window bays. The photography is by Purnesh Dev, with styling by Rahul Kukreja.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

El Corazon is the result of a team effort, the evolution of a concept, from a very basic sketch to a first class restaurant. Mixed ideas, aligned and shaped to create a social area outlined by custom finishes, raw materials and a very selected colors palette. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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Habitus Living

MARCH 28, 2023

Can you share some of your process – how you translate concepts into a finished piece? Contrary to what people assume, I don’t sketch or design any of my ideas. By creating a matrix mould and casting it in a urethane resin, my materials allow me to replicate the look of steel, stone and bone. Other times from YouTube.

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Dwell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Zhongyu Zhang uses her MMR Studio (Materials, Modality, and Routine) as a research tool. For her, materials and forms can uncover the underlying connections between different cultures and crafts, humanity and nature. Designers ought to follow the features of the material," the Shanghai creator says. "In

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Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

So, first find a supplier, work with materials, find out about the process and what drives it, what are the factors that yield the best result in that medium, but all done on a much smaller scale.” The blending processes and materials become a metaphor for this collaboration – they are interchangeable and cannot exist without each other.

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Architizer

JULY 5, 2022

Whether 2D or 3D, they can give an insight into the varying heights within a model, site conditions, function, material use, light mapping and more. Students and professionals have been experimenting with a variety of styles and techniques to create conceptual and realistic sections to best showcase their proposals. Sketchy Drawings.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The contrast between both worlds produces a surprising place, a synthetic hybrid landscape, between the natural and the artificial where industrial materials are intermingled with those from the agricultural world. An element that absorbs a pre-existing fence and that is presented with its marvelous sprayed concrete finish.

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The Architecture Designs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From grand entrances and soaring ceilings to carefully curated finishes and exquisite craftsmanship, each element is carefully considered to create an unparalleled sense of luxury. Another architectural feature that sets Cullum Homes apart is their use of sustainable materials.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The first post was on Architecture 101: Materials (and the real focus was on how to transition materials and showed all sorts of terrible “don’t do this” type of pictures). This knowledge, along with your options at the various different kinds of match techniques, really do open up a world of possibilities.

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Architizer

MARCH 2, 2023

It is a poetic architecture, for which the technique, as advanced as it is, is at the service of emotion. © Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte © Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte What drove the selection of materials used in the project? There were 20 months between sketch and delivery.

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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 4, 2022

Accordingly, many thrones were custom made from hard to find materials that signified the nation’s richness and glory. Details – Conceptual structural and material/joinery details to execute the above. Design a Throne, choose its materials/colours/finishes, represent them. Fig: 2 – Reimagine the iron throne.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 21, 2022

A well-considered use of materials and an emphasis on small-scale massing (even in the larger projects) unite the projects. It's clear that in Cucinella's hands a sustainable future will rely on contemporary technologies as much as vernacular techniques.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Let’s get a bit more specific on what schematic design actually means – t he architect prepares a series of rough sketches which show the general arrangement of rooms and of the site. This is a pile of sketch paper from the time I was working through the layout of our new office.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Since a number of people don’t seem to understand this concept, I thought I would whip together some sketches to help illustrate my point. Just a few days later, all the plywood formwork gets removed and you can see the finished concrete product. Love the sketches too. Dolores Browne Thanks for the info.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

This has long been ignored in favour of his reputation as a builder, who focused on the processes of material culture and on the techniques of prefabrication," he continued. This bold structural solution made possible a large floor-to-ceiling space in the middle of the four pillars, reminiscent of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I’ve sketched up a typical bedroom to help illustrate what I mean. Let’s go to my favorite educational design technique – the “narrative” [scene] Night time, new house, couple sleeping in their new bedroom for the first time Future Victim A : Don’t you love our new bedroom?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 1, 2013

cue the narrative - my other favorite teaching technique] Bob (to enthusiastic intern): Would you mind making some lemonade? Enthusiastic Intern : I’m just finishing it now … let me say, you are going to love it! The rest is up to them to figure out how they will get from my starting point to the finish line.

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Architizer

APRIL 27, 2022

Long story short, after many different ideas and sketches, the urban configuration story of this complex appeared to be the crucial. When it was time to construct the halls (both symphony orchestra concert hall and chamber orchersta hall) , we did not know the possible construction technique to realize this. © Uygur Architects.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

While this would get more use by an architect that tends to sketch more, I still believe that it is useful to any architect. You can get smaller sizes of this exact lightbox, but the larger is best for an architect who likes to sketch, draw or design in a non-digital format. This is also a fairly portable item because it is so thin.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Prefabrication is a type of construction that can be used with a wide variety of materials and forms. This is by no means the limits of what’s possible with prefabrication, and today, architects and designers are embracing this construction technique alongside contractors and manufacturers across building typologies.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 17, 2016

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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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

Jess Hopkin If it’s any consolation, I use sketch up all the time for trying to make my point at uni Tony Bob, Im new to your blog, and I have had some reading a lot of your posts and insight. The plan above isn’t the finished product but in some regards it’s not to far off. Place the fridge at other end of bench.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This episode of EntreArchitect podcast is supported by our platform sponsors, ARCAT, the online resource, delivering quality building material information, CAD details, then specifications and much more at ARCAT.com. I think generally as architects, we’re all visual professionals, use visuals, sketch. Robert Yuen:

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Architizer

JANUARY 6, 2023

We are committed to architectural excellence at all phases of the design and construction process, maintaining a focus on inventive strategies and carefully considered problem-solving from first sketches through to the approval, documentation and construction phase of projects. Our methodology involves rigorous testing and research of ideas.

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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. But , yes , I’d love to learn more new techniques. But , yes , I’d love to learn more new techniques. Hoping to go back and finish someday soon. I know I believe it.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

I still think sketch up is way easier, but just for 3d views. If I had staff, I would probably design in sketch up, and have “them” do the plans… too bad my staff can’t draw. I attach a photo of my staff Kyle J Marsh I love seeing the design come together like this. Thanks and great blog!

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 30, 2014

Just think of me as your kitchen research accomplice … Cheers, Disclosure of Material Connection: I have partnered with Sub-Zero and Wolf to provide my professional opinion about kitchen design and document its Kitchen Design Contest. We have just finished a kitchen renovation which was a year in the making. What do you want to hear?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

We also like to dimension to the finished face of the walls rather than the face of the stud or the centerline of the stud. I have seen all three at various stages of my career but everywhere I’ve ever worked has dimensioned to the finished face. I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas.

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Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Ah yes, and all that very contemporary sounding stuff was "fast tracked" in spite of production via the age old techniques of T-squares, ink on vellum and freehand renderings. Such sketches are what I recommend my students to prepare if they want to test if they really understand their own design.

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Architecture Quote

JULY 7, 2020

Here’s a great technique for coming up with a brand name and getting a few ideas on logos. If you do not have an office yet, or you are working from home, take a few pictures of your laptop or architecture materials – Get creative! Images need to convey your abilities and also show others the finished product. No problem.

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