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A 12th-century Scottish monk may have invented modern architectural drawing techniques, new research claims

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Kinsella says: “This is the earliest evidence we have of a complete visual description of a building including several plans, elevations and sections, but they appear in this strange theological work instead of coming out of building sites.

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One Drawing Winner Visualizes Three Different Outcomes For Hiroshima Sites

Architizer

Yet, while Victoria demonstrates mastery of these techniques, they only tell one part of the story behind the drawing. In this way, she approaches her subject matter, the site of Hiroshima, through a kaleidoscopic lens that incorporates Japanese aesthetic theory, contemporary music, and photographing imperfections in daily life.

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Visualizing the World, Visualizing Change

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Neurath was director of the International Foundation of Visual Information and used the Isotype (International System of Typographic Picture Education) system to "teach through the eye." Venice and its Lagoon is one of ten sites in the book, each one on the UNESCO World Heritage List. What does the book reveal about the modern world?

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Paper Architecture: Diversity of Drawing Styles Hint at New Directions for Visualization

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In turn, drawing styles are wide-ranging, from sketching and more technical techniques to colorful collages and more. Founding Partner Mikkel Frost used watercolor to create a cartoonish concept drawing merging ancient techniques and contemporary styles, uniting problem-solving with artistic ambition.

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Rendering to Reality: 6 Times Heatherwick’s Built Architecture Outdid the Project Visualization

Architizer

The One Rendering Challenge is now part of the Architizer Vision Awards , honoring the best architectural photography, film, visualizations, drawings, models and the talented creators behind them. Together, they show how the studio remains committed to design and continues to experiments with new techniques and forms.

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A proposed residential project by Laney LA makes use of dark Shou Sugi Ban cladding nestled in Lake Tahoe's landscape

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Lake Tahoe is the project site of Laney LA 's unbuilt residential design project titled the SQ Residence. The 4,488 sqft home utilizes Shou Sugi Ban cladding , a dark, striking exterior material that applies a traditional charred timber cladding technique found in Japanese building and design methods. Image courtesy of Laney LA.

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Ways of seeing: Afghanistan historic building sites

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Ways of Seeing” uses multiple modes of imagery to produce a rich visual record of four historic building sites in Afghanistan — including colorful 3D still images, virtual reality imagery that takes viewers around and in some cases inside the structures, and exquisite hand-drawn architectural renderings of the buildings.

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