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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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National Portrait Gallery unveils logo based on 19th-century sketch

Deezen

Illustrator Peter Horridge has created a logo for The National Portrait Gallery in London based on a sketch by the gallery's first director. The logo (right) is based on an 1893 sketch by the gallery's first director (left) The bespoke logotype, which was hand-drawn by Horridge, features the entwined NPG initials of the gallery. "We

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Five Ways to Revolutionize the Exploration, Design, and Creation of Buildings

ArchDaily

Creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and previous site analysis guide the creation of functional and aesthetically pleasing designs. It concludes with a construction and post-occupancy evaluation. As the most impactful part of the process, the concept design stage is where the shape of a project comes together.

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Yinka Shonibare and India Mahdavi bring "a warm feel of Africa" to London restaurant Sketch

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British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare and architect India Mahdavi have redesigned the Gallery dining room at London venue Sketch , adding site-specific artworks, warm golden colours and textured materials to its interior. The Gallery at Sketch is now covered in warm yellow hues. Warmth is the new colour at Sketch.".

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The Top Apps for Architects

ArchDaily

They have generated a more productive and efficient workflow on-site or on the go, covering different aspects of the field with versatility and variety. While some are specific to professionals, others appeal to every architecture enthusiast, with user-friendly interfaces, simplified navigations, and reachable information.

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One Drawing Winner Visualizes Three Different Outcomes For Hiroshima Sites

Architizer

One would be forgiven for assuming that the University of Michigan student set out to explore the aesthetic possibilities of digital sketching, 3D modeling and the various uses of other graphic software. VW: I usually gravitate towards two types of illustrations: imaginative and informative.

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Ten Zaha Hadid Design products that go "beyond a simple translation from sketch to object"

Deezen

To mark 10 years of the sculptural space at Roca, the site itself has now become an exhibition space for objects from the ZHD portfolio, featuring furniture and other home accessories as well as fashion, jewellery, carpets and lighting. "The Its design is informed by natural erosion processes occurring in rock formations.

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