Shades of Grey

AUGUST 6, 2023

This Caricature is from 1974, sketched in my little pocket notebook from memory. How I wish I could sketch like that now. But he had been my hero since before I went to university, based on a book from Barnsley public library. We studied history of architecture in art classes during my last couple of years at school.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JUNE 27, 2022

Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. Accumulation: The Art, Architecture, and Media of Climate Change edited by Nick Axel, Nikolaus Hirsch, Daniel A.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 11, 2024

I revisited another of the books in my collection this weekend: The Houses of Louis Kahn , cowritten by George H. The focus of Marcus’ and Witaker’s excellent book is the nine private homes Kahn completed and the other designs that never saw construction.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 9, 2018

Sketching is a hot topic regardless of the people having the discussion, but I have learned over the last nine years of writing this site that sketching is one of the more hotly contested topics. A friend of mine gave me a handful of tips that made a fundamental change to how my sketches appeared. Almost all of mine are 8.5″

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Hotel Designs In conversation with: Wei Xiao (萧威), Founder of Zhengyin Art In conversation with: Wei Xiao (萧威), Founder of Zhengyin Art Zhengyin Art has been dedicated to creating original, elegant artworks that elevate a space. HD: How have you, or your vision, changed since you start creating public art?

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

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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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2024

To mark the release of the Donald Judd Furniture book we have selected six key pieces of furniture designed by the American artist. Created through a collaboration between the Judd Foundation and publisher MACK , the Donald Judd Furniture book documents 104 furniture pieces created by the artist for his New York and Marfa, Texas, properties.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern.

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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 2, 2023

What caught my eye was a collection of his stunning images of Art Deco towers, part of a larger project to document historic skyscrapers across the USA entitled the Highrises Collection. Chris’s visual art developed alongside his growing skills as a designer, and this architectural influence is integral to his work.

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Architecture Chat

MAY 6, 2019

The edition is complete with the latest syllabus, sketch book, practice tests and NATA study material. It also includes hand sketching tips from human proportions to various geometrical shapes. With this students have access to facility of free evaluation of sketches. Books of all subjects in one place.

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2023

For young architecture students and experienced practitioners alike, the book remains a source of inspiration and a constant reminder of the infinite possible experiences inherent to any place. Keep scrolling to see process sketches by the award-winning architectural artist! And so, I am thrilled that this competition even exists.

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2024

In the year since, I’ve seen similarly whimsical wall illustrations decorate more and more homes on social media , many of them evoking youthful imagery like simplified sketches of animals or flowers, even in spaces designed explicitly for adults. The bedroom ceiling of this Brooklyn brownstone features sketch-like artwork by Bell.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Presented in conjunction with her debut monograph, An Atlas of Es Devlin , both exhibition and publication showcased sketches, paintings, small-scale work and more behind 120 projects spanning Devlin's career in set design. An exhibit exploring Es Devlin's career is on display at the Cooper Hewitt.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

David Drazil Founder of Sketch Like an Architect ; Published Author; Teacher David Drazil is an architect who loves to sketch. David is also an author of three books on architectural sketching. He’s the founder of the SketchLikeAnArchitect.com and a teacher with more than 15,000 online students in his courses.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

Updated and expanded for new grads, with more tech, more cult books, and a few surprising must-haves for the newly minted designer. ” —Bo Zhang, ASLA (Almost) All the Books Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel. “A “As beautiful and inspiring as it is practical.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A new book from the grandson of the celebrated Finnish architects draws on never-before-published letters and photographs to tell the tale of the couple’s shared legacy. In 1935, Aino and Alvar Aalto cofounded Finnish furniture company Artek with visual arts promoter Maire Gullichsen and art historian Nils-Gustav Hahl.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

The design was later included in the seminal book The International Style: Architecture Since 1922.) This spring, the Palm Springs Art Museum will become the structure’s permanent site. An exterior sketch of the Aluminaire House by Kocher and Frey in 1931. Lawrence Kocher at Rockefeller Center cafeteria in New York City in 1931.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 17, 2024

Storytelling through design is an art form. It could be a vase, or a light fitting from right then and there the story starts to unfold and I’ll usually start sketching or reaching for my colour book. It’s covered in art, art supplies, experimental projects and generally a beautiful (and often not so beautiful) mess.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 17, 2024

Storytelling through design is an art form. It could be a vase, or a light fitting from right then and there the story starts to unfold and I’ll usually start sketching or reaching for my colour book. It’s covered in art, art supplies, experimental projects and generally a beautiful (and often not so beautiful) mess.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While the founder of the contemporary British brand Toogood identifies herself as a designer, with work spanning interiors , objects, furniture , clothing and art , her practice is often referred to as multidisciplinary. I like working in interiors, objects, furniture, clothing and art," she told Dezeen.

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Jane Griswold Radocchia

MAY 3, 2024

In 1540 Sebastiano Serlio drew this sketch in Book IV of his On Architecture.* Palladio doesn't describe this, but the roofs in his The Four Books of Architecture (1570) use the same pitch. Vignola's book on architecture was translated, of course. 1600, attributed to Vignola, comes from a book published in Spain.

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Deezen

JUNE 7, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: a fashion collection that celebrates the designer's Ukrainian roots and an allotment scheme at London's Docklands are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Kingston School of Art. Kingston School of Art. School: School of Design. Partnership content.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Ando and Le Corbusier, Volume 1: Tadao Ando provides a historical overview of Ando’s work for major art institutions in the United States after 2000. REVIEW : Japanese architect Tadao Ando's first project in the United States was completed in 1992, the year after he received a monographic exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Although the word monograph literally applies to any book devoted to any individual subject — be it a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea — in the realm of architecture books that one-word term is used more prevalently, if not strictly, in regards to individual architects and/or firms. A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Diagrams, hand-drawn sketches, physical models (many!), As featured in this book, this process has led to an exciting series of revelations about the potential of environmental architecture—an architecture that is simultaneously pragmatic and unique in both space and form that produces genuine inventions. Photo courtesy Miller Hull 2.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He has also received a series of commissions in the Miami Design District in 2018 (in collaboration with SB Architects), years after publishing a book on his alleyway explorations, Tight Urbanism , in 2010. A recent Seattle house was featured in a New York Times article called " A Modern Home That Looks Toward the Sky and the Water."

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2024

Virginia Commonwealth University Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University School: School of Arts Course: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design Tutors: Christopher Fink, Chair and Federica Visani School statement: "Behind the Seen was an immersive fashion show organised by VCUarts Qatar's Fashion Design Class of 2024. "In

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Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These Finalists will then be reviewed by a stellar cast of practitioners and thought leaders from the worlds of architecture, design, art and technology, each with a special connection to drawing. Wines is founder and president of SITE, a New York City -based architecture and environmental arts organization chartered in 1970.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So if books, buildings and beautiful photographs are your thing, look no further. And, this innovative book is a great way to fuel that interest. From Archidoodle, this interactive book is the first of its kind to provide a fun, engaging way to learn about architecture. In our humble opinion.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The book compiles some 122 different projects, from her early work at London's National Theatre to designing catwalks for Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent , two different Olympic ceremonies, various operas, a Superbowl halftime show and installations for the Tate Modern and the V&A. It was too many projects.

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The Spaces

JULY 26, 2022

Nearly 15 years later, OPEN’s revolutionary projects include the UCCA Dune Art Museum – a cultural institute planted between pristine dunes on the Gold Coast of Changli in Qinhuangdao (a landscape that would likely be protected if it were in the West). Rooftop/aerial view of the UCCA Dune Art Museum by OPEN. Photography: Zaiye Studio.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Architect Jack Diamond, who co-founded Diamond Schmitt Architects and whose designs include the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, has died aged 89. He was a prolific painter and published a book of sketches with publisher Douglas & McIntyre. Read: High-tech structural engineer Tony Hunt dies aged 90.

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ArchiDiaries

APRIL 30, 2022

It is home to the city’s cultural heritage, modern art, music, films and over a million books, including more than 16,000 from the Japanese occupation period and of course, is equipped with the latest technologies of a modern library. Art and books. Drawings & Sketches. Bamboo forest.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

I read a lot of books and spoke with people who were interested in walking. Valenziano’s sketches of Rome, made during her walks through the city. What were the three best books about walking that you read? What did you do to prepare for the experience? The biggest piece of preparing was to experiment in ways of drawing.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Sketchbooks: Collected Measured Drawings and Architectural Sketches by George Saumarez Smith Triglyph Books , October 2021 Hardcover | 10 x 12-1/2 inches | 240 pages | English | ISBN: 9781916355439 | $55.00 The drawings display a supreme mastery that goes beyond technique and assumes the status of art.

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30X40 Design Workshop

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pair it with this book, Wine Folly The Master Guide for an accessible deep-dive into tasting. 11” iPad Pro (128GB) Sketching on glass was hard to get used to. Books A few favorites from 2023 (architecture + non-architecture): Speculative Coolness - Bryan Cantley. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity - Peter Attia.

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Habitus Living

AUGUST 21, 2022

“When I work for hours editing in front of my computer, I need to move around to think, grab a book to find inspiration or sit on the sofa when ideas start to flow,” he explains. This flat integrates home, office and gallery within a single space to allow the owner to live, work and showcase his art to collectors.

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