Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

Left: Square House; right: Stella Betts; images courtesy LEVENBETTS. This willingness to put things together in an unorthodox way is reflected in the firm’s 2017 project Square House , a 2018 Jury Winner in the A+Awards in the Private House Category. Square House is best described as subtly deconstructive. Stella Betts.

Architecture 101

Architecture Firms Inspiration Education 101

30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 13, 2024

Its searchable archives (unlike many online museum sites) easily lead you to some wonderfully detailed and rich architectural drawings, sketches and even architectural models by some of the masters. Detail Magazine A German architectural journal (quite pricey, actually!) Construction documents shown above can be viewed online here.

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Contemporary Technique Information Sketching 98

The Spaces

APRIL 11, 2023

Finding form Michael Leonard, ‘Trees on Charing Cross Road’ sketch, 1955. (c) By the time he left university in 1957, Leonard was already working as a freelance illustrator for Artist Partners, producing artwork for books, magazines and advertisements from a small studio in Ham Yard, Soho.

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Sketching Commercial Art Technique 136

Architizer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Modern structures, such as the Plečnik House and the Stožice Stadium, showcase a fusion of contemporary aesthetics and eco-conscious design principles. It is crucial to work on the project from the preliminary sketch to the smallest details, as this is the only way to create a whole experience rather than merely architecture as scenery.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Landscape 117

Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

A mentoring setup helps to mitigate this distance, but there’s something to be said for across-the-table discussion and working, sketching, iterating, etc. Xi Yang, ASLA, (left) sketches for a project with Mackenzie Wendling, Associate ASLA, a landscape designer and her colleague at Agency Landscape + Planning.

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Firms Landscape Client Clients 94

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Some of ReNa Design’s most prominent projects include: Afsharian’s House , Kermanshah, Iran Zafar Dental Office , Tehran, Iran Diyar Media Studio , Tehran, Iran The following statistics helped ReNa Design achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Iran: A+Awards Winner 1 Featured Projects 3 Total Projects 3 22.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Residential 113

Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

At Quarry House, TEN x TEN uses Minnesota stone and lissome birch sculpt a residential garden in three dimensions. They hired the architects at MSR Design, who expanded the house and applied a vertical scaffolding treatment to the rear facade. By Aaron King. A set of collages explored design possibilities for the backyard. It’s great.”

Landscape 74

Landscape Residential Client Clients 74

Life of an Architect

MARCH 23, 2014

A majority of my time is spent on residential projects, and of all the residential periodicals at my fingertips, Residential Architect is my go-to online magazine of choice. To be honest, until I started writing this blurb, I didn’t even know Harry had anything to do with this site or the magazine.

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Architect Architecture Site Sketching 110

Life of an Architect

APRIL 30, 2014

Home / Kitchen / The Great Kitchen Adventure Starts Now The Great Kitchen Adventure Starts Now Bob Borson — May 1, 2014 — 68 Comments Kitchens are one of the most important rooms of the house. I’m looking into the design of a new kitchen in my row house from 1906. The original kitchen was in the basement.

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Architect Client Clients Housing 85