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Bethan Gray rolls out the striped carpet at Sketch

The Spaces

The massive appeal of Bethan Gray ’s work owes much to her graphic interpretation of familiar motifs in nature, using colours that are easy on the eye and soul. Here she’s referenced her popular ‘dhow’ pattern, inspired by the arced sails of Omani boats and rendered on rugs and sideboards handcrafted in Muscat.

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Mud House by Sketch Design Studio takes cues from Rajasthan stepwells

Deezen

Sketch Design Studio has designed and built a farmhouse in northern India that combines rammed earth walls and a thatch roof with a form inspired by stepwells. This approach led Sketch Design Studio to build Mud House with walls of rammed earth, which was sourced on site and mixed with lime and fenugreek seeds as natural binders.

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Sketch to Finished Floor Plan

30X40 Design Workshop

They also naturally select for a team of skilled craftspeople that align with the standards of care our clients expect in a finished home. I hope it inspires you to leverage the 'language of construction' and to treat your drawing practice as an art form too. Concept Sketch. Walls, Doors, + Windows. Color washes + toning.

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

Deezen

Launched in 2017, this chandelier is inspired by dune formations defying traditional Cartesian geometries: a three-dimensional, asymmetrical, pair of intersecting glass forms. Its design is informed by natural erosion processes occurring in rock formations. Read: Zaha Hadid Design and Odlo launch activewear collection for women.

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New Year, New You? 8 Inspirational Resolutions for Architects in 2024

Architizer

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. This is one for the people whose sketches look more like Minecraft models than multi-lined masterpieces. Find Inspiration.

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Sketching Details for a House (my analog + digital process)

30X40 Design Workshop

Sketch with me in this video as I design custom details for the Outpost project. And, quite often, if I'm stuck on a design brief, I’ll zoom in and begin sketching a detail. Starting informally with a sketch allows me to be free and fast with ideas and it leads me to other threads I hadn't anticipated.

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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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