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Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away

Life of an Architect

I typically don’t give it a lot of thought – as soon as my architectural sketches have served their purpose, they get thrown away. So, keep my sketches or throw them away … I am struggling with that idea. Is this floor plan sketch art? I don’t consider them valuable or even worthwhile to keep.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

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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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Architectural Sketches | Life of an Architect

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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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Hand-Drawing Versus AI Tools: I Sketch, Therefore I Am

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Sketching is a thinking tool that reflects one’s knowledge and emotional interpretation. The outcome of sketches is not necessarily a final product but a representation of ourselves engaging in a process, who we are, and how we think: I sketch, therefore I am. City skyline sketch. Synagogue sketches
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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

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While 2014 isn’t technically over yet, it isn’t going to stop me [ cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to see which ones represented the very best that 2014 and I had to offer. This doesn’t mean that everyone who graduated in my era could sketch – far from it.

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For Architects, Patience is Definitely a Virtue

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The sketch above is from a post I wrote about this project that dates back to February 19, 2018 – exactly 2 years and 4 days from this moment as I write today’s article. Continue reading For Architects, Patience is Definitely a Virtue at Life of an Architect.

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#ArchiSketch | Life of an Architect

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Home / Blog / #ArchiSketch #ArchiSketch Bob Borson — June 23, 2014 — 22 Comments As an architect, I tend to communicate through sketching – which is starting to make me a bit of a relic. The rest of my afternoon is starting to look up – all that’s missing is a beer Hashtags used: #sketching.

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