Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Truthfully, I don’t really care which one you prefer, although I have a strong preference for hand sketching and feel that I could successfully argue that unless you are a sole practitioner, there is considerably more upside to pulling out your trace paper and rolling up your sleeves. Which meant pulling the trace paper back out.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2025

"One can find people in this space all through the day, having enthusiastic discussions over a coffee, having a heated argument with someone over a phone, watching tiny fishes in the pond getting eaten by herons or just sitting and sketching."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At the start of a project, Fukasawa said, he asks a client or collaborator what their best-selling product is. If the answer aligns with what I feel, I will be convinced and put in the effort to create great designs with the client." The question is essentially asking which product design is loved by the most people," he explained. "If

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. ” We challenge the obvious solutions and aesthetics in favor of creating something unique, derived from the company’s identity and our client’s dreams.

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Architizer

APRIL 5, 2024

Unlike static sketches on paper, augmented drawings can come to life through animations, sound effects and interactive elements. This level of interactivity adds a new layer of engagement and immersion to the creative process, captivating audiences in ways that traditional sketches cannot.

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Architizer

JANUARY 2, 2025

One day you might be sketching initial designs, the next youre sitting in on client meetings or even overseeing construction on-site. Youre part of every step, which means you learn to connect the dots between design, clients and construction. In a small firm, youre not just designing in isolation, they explained.

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

The vernacular building techniques of north and south India combine in Hybrid House, a house with rammed-earth walls designed by Sketch Design Studio. Architecture office Sketch Design Studio designed and built the three-bedroom house in Alwar, a city located beside the Aravalli mountains in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

The client's favourite shade of blue extends across all of the showroom's flooring, achieved by introducing blue pigment into the poured concrete. The contrasting elements throughout the space embody the idea that femininity and strength can coexist."

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Deezen

JULY 12, 2022

The post Ten Zaha Hadid Design products that go "beyond a simple translation from sketch to object" appeared first on Dezeen. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

There was a small patio space with the client's existing dilapidated art studio sitting on the hill above that we earmarked for demolition and then used that bare land for development." The extension is intended to evoke a "childhood treehouse" "The biggest driver for our design solution was the site," studio founder Sam Brown told Dezeen.

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Archinect

MARCH 13, 2025

I’m currently a single shingle registered architect doing mostly small commercial/retail projects and have an occasional residential/multifamily client in Oregon. We collaborated at least weekly throughout the project, with him redlining my drawings and providing his own sketches for most design development and revisions.

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Archmark

APRIL 7, 2025

But in todays digital-first world, your website is often the first impression a potential client has of your firm. You Need a Better First Impression Would you meet a potential client in a messy office with outdated dcor? If your site doesnt adapt to different screen sizes, youre losing potential clients. Probably not.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

JUNE 23, 2022

Social media platforms are overflowing with architects showcasing their work and they always put their contact details to find more clients. Whether it’s their projects, sketches, or blogs, you can access them through the touch of your hands. The more impressive their website, the more clients they could attract.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Despite knowing it was coming for me, I decided to post one of my recent sketches to Instagram and Facebook … and I was murdered. Here was the sketch that got me murdered. Since I tend to sketch when I talk, drawings and diagrams are created in real-time, right in front of the client, that reflect our conversation.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Early conceptual sketch by Gehry, 2006 © Frank O. Gehry Your early sketch for the building remains an iconic example of creative conception. This makes it easy for the client to engage with the project and to give feedback to help drive design decisions. My sketches don’t come out of thin air.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 14, 2024

The process of design involves brainstorming, sketching, and experimenting with different ideas. They consider feedback from clients, engineers, and other stakeholders, refining the design to address concerns and optimize outcomes. Once the design problem is adequately defined, the fun begins. Problem-solving is also iterative.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In my recent conversation with Jed Byrne on the EntreArchitect Podcas t , we explored the transformative role of content marketing for architects and how it serves as a powerful strategy to build authority, attract ideal clients, and establish lasting relationships. Youre busy running projects, meeting clients, and managing teams.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

I’ve even continued to work on this project 6 months after leaving the firm I was with when I started this job, mostly because I really like the project but also because the clients are pretty amazing and I can’t imagine not being around to see this particular project come to fruition.

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2022

Blackened wood facades, a central cube for sleeping and meditation, and light-filled rooms feature in a California home that was designed by US architects Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung for art-loving clients. As the clients approach semi-retirement, they desired a long-term home that would be suitable for an evolving lifestyle.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

They also naturally select for a team of skilled craftspeople that align with the standards of care our clients expect in a finished home. Concept Sketch. In part, that's because I believe quality drawings directly influence the quality of the finished work. We spent time on line weight, hierarchy and composition.

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Architonic

APRIL 6, 2022

But the size and scope of my bespoke light sculptures are different for every client. I start with the understanding of the space, CAD Drawings, and pictures, and I start with the first sketches. I really like to engage my clients in the design part, making sure I am able to create the dream piece for them.

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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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Architizer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Architecture is often framed as a balance between creative inspiration and technical execution sketching ideas, refining concepts and ultimately turning vision into built reality. Indeed, while clients and the general public often admire the final product, the behind-the-scenes process of material specification remains largely invisible.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Andrew Kudless, who works under the moniker Matys Design , said the technology may come to be essential in the early stages of projects, taking the place of sketching and idea creation. Like architectural sketches, AI imagery is often colourful and dreamlike, but not necessarily actionable as a detailed plan, he explained.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Whether it be to develop a design, contextualize a project or win over a client, the metaverse is making its mark in the architecture community. Moreover, the Meta Quest Pro is especially handy for architects as they can collaborate in real-time while working with modeling software such as Akrio and Gravity Sketch.

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Architizer

MAY 11, 2023

From sketching the earliest of ideas to unveiling new worlds in digital landscapes, many tools have revolutionized the way we work and transformed how we communicate our ideas. Bidding adieu to the delightful chaos of the napkin sketches, programs like AutoCAD and Vectorworks become our new best friends.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Architects upload their work to Architizer for a variety of reasons: To showcase their projects to potential clients, share knowledge with peers, and create a shared portfolio that everyone in their team can access and share. ➡️ Click here to explore the latest featured projects 2.

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Architizer

MAY 10, 2023

Manual methods, such as sketching or building paper models, force a designer to make decisions in a highly conscious manner, encouraging a more deliberate, considered approach to architectural design that is hard to replicate through technology. Drawings and models help to communicate design ideas to clients.

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Lines on Paper

AUGUST 10, 2021

A rough sketch I did for a client who did not continue our design conversation, perhaps he didn't like my idea of retaining the existing single storey house. Sean has been asked to design a house for Sam (she is the client) in Batu Kawah.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Photo: Salva Lopez "The breathtaking vistas and natural surroundings dictated the first sketches of the project, where we sought to maximize the view, the solar orientation, and the integration of the house in the slope of the terrain," says Jade Serra, partner and cofounder of Slow Studio.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In their view, there are three phases to the design process: design, iterate, validate: “Design is what we are already doing, iterate is what our clients ask of us, but the validation portion is where things fall apart.”. Interior renderings by Voxl.Vision. Two solutions immediately propose themselves.

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Architizer

JUNE 20, 2023

Gain Recognition for Clients : Some of the best projects come from working with the best clients. Our awards program allows a studio to gain exposure for their work and for their clients. Studios can harness the marketing potential and highlight the value they can bring to other clients as well.

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e-architect

APRIL 6, 2025

Our engineer and build team were stellar on this and we worked closely, with a flurry of hand sketches and text message to get to a result commensurate of the space. It does vary for each project, but after a site visit we’ll setout from the client brief with a lot of hand sketching. They’re happy.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Even from my earliest conceptual sketches, I was drawing A-frames with window ‘grids.’" With the client quickly becoming fixated on the nostalgic idea of an A-frame, Mather was hesitant, harboring justifiable prejudice against the ubiquitous form for its reputation for being dark, dated, and inefficient.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

A sketch of the Saudi Arabian coastal park shows the density of programming flowing across drawing types. Landworks designed East Dareen by developing sketches and complex drawings, translating them into digital formats, and exporting them back out again. Sketches figure as a deep mode of practice and communications for Landworks.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2022

The clients sought a design that would provide them with a sense of place — a year-round 'cottage in the city' was the brief," said the studio. The intent of the design from the first sketches was to re-introduce place to the land," the studio added. Project Dove by Toronto studio Agathom Co. Agathom Co.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

"And oftentimes they have interesting ideas and new kinds of form and moves and you can show them as early sketches even to clients – and yes, we got called out sometimes recently about that." "You

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