Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2019

Primarily among these activities is that I like to sketch out my ideas rather than relegating it to a computer program. This is a fairly mundane task and if I could take that algorithm and simply run it over and over again until I get a pattern I like, I could then have a seamless transition to my construction documents.

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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. When done, Chris hopes to have documented 200 buildings across nearly 70 cities. The Highrises Collection is an ongoing project.

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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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Lines on Paper

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A small sketch I modified from some pen marks into a scene from a church in Sydney - it is not completely accurate of course but it is 15 minutes sitting with Sam last night as she prepared her boarding documents.

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Lines on Paper

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While the most visible of this communication that we see is in the form of drawings and sketches, the majority of it is conducted via the written or the spoken word. The communication continues through the project; during the contract documentation, during construction - written in emails and faxes, on pieces of carboard and on drywall.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2024

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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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 11, 2024

Marcus and Whitaker document Kahn’s design process for each of the nine houses, providing readers with a detailed look at an aspect of his architectural evolution from mid-career until his death in 1974. These houses, most located in the Philadelphia area, reveal the more intimate side of Kahn’s architectural philosophy. (1)

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2023

Maps, objects, photos, videos, soundtracks, sketches, documents, art and installations were organised across three spaces within the foundation's exhibition spaces. "It offers an immersion into the collected samples, enabling visitors to rediscover significant materials and neglected deposits, living techniques, and forgotten know-how."

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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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30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Just under the lid there are three mesh pouches, Yeti calls this the ‘pack attic’ which adds another layer of organization to the box for storing a tablet, a laptop and sketching tools. So, first on my list is a camera to document existing site conditions, for precedent studies, travelogues, and later for documenting construction progress.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That plan is the sketch I’ve included just above.

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Architizer

JANUARY 30, 2024

SketchUp Best 3D Modeling Tool for Beginners SketchUp is a 3D Modeling software inspired by hand drawn sketching. The software’s dynamic components enables users to generate precise and detailed models that can be later documented in 2D drawings.

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A4 Architects

JANUARY 30, 2024

If parts of the building are to be maintained then it is especially important to get a complete documentation of the structure. These may be done with simple hand sketches, Sketch-Up models or even Computer Assisted Design (CAD) drawings, but they will tend to be very diagrammatic and simple.

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 21, 2024

To put it simply, the 3-ring binder is a kind of folder, which comes with 3 metal rings, and they are usually used to hold the documents in place when opened and closed carefully. Such rings often fit in the standard-sized holes that are punched along the edge of the paper. What is a 3-ring binder after all, and what is its function?

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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

MAY 2, 2021

This is my process for solving real-world architectural problems, from sketching to updating the drawings and documents. Sketching Solutions. Idea becomes sketch. Sketch becomes presentation drawing. Revisions begin by clearly defining the problem and constraints governing the redesign. And now, we build!

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2023

The exhibition offers a journey from the conception of the venue – conveyed through a series of archival models, presentation documents and sketches – through to its built form, presented through images and one-to-one recommissioned furniture from the bar's interior. Various team members contributed to the paintings.

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Architizer

JUNE 15, 2022

Spaces version 2 comes complete with improved editing tools, increased 2D viewing options, new sun studies, new sketching capabilities and additional workflow integration options. The new digital sketchbook feature lets users swiftly document their ideas whenever — and wherever — they come to mind.

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Murakami's process is similar to an architect who works from sketches and overlays rather CAD drawings, until the total concept is achieved. Gradually, the concept becomes more certain and fixed in its environment and the drawings are laid out on CAD to be used for construction documents.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

Also included in the Coarse collection is the Border table The exhibition also includes a number of sketches and processual documents for the works, which is a first for Ross. "It's not just about race. But race is part of it because that's my experience".

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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 worked through design development phases, with construction documentation done locally, following Saudi development norms. Sketches figure as a deep mode of practice and communications for Landworks. Varutti says.

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30X40 Design Workshop

JANUARY 23, 2024

One social post a day: maybe a sketch each morning posted to IG? A consistent look across all my documents is a professional deliverable that commands a professional fee. Create a simple document that answers the most common questions you know every new client has. Keep it simple.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

1 Waitanyuan, as well as sketches and videos highlighting fashion, opera and film. This free exhibition is curated by the brand's co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, and includes more than 400 physical and digital artefacts that document its history and culture since its beginning in 1913.

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Matt Fajkus Architecture

AUGUST 16, 2021

The architect will illustrate the design concept for the house through diagrams, floor plans, and a series of sketches that describe the look and feel of the building. These sketches may be hand drawn or be screenshots of a 3D model.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

The project combines the abilities of modern software with the insights contained in original documents. An analysis of a seven-foot-long pool sectional drawing, sketched on linen, followed by concrete core sampling, revealed a green film on the water’s surface was not caused by deteriorating concrete as suspected.

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Deezen

JUNE 6, 2023

But we wanted to sketch in the people who actually built it, the people who damaged their health hammering the famous concrete surface – a disproportionate number of whom seem to have been Black – and those who went out on strike because of the working conditions."

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DesignScape Architects

JULY 22, 2020

It automatically tracks the design and documentation process of a project, ensuring that deadlines are met and the project progresses according to schedule. 3D Rendering 3D rendering software has been widely used by architects all over the world, as it allows 2D sketches to easily be turned into 3D renderings.

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Shades of Grey

MARCH 9, 2024

In 1990s Zimbabwe, the materials and processes available were simple enough that you could do quite basic drawings and set standards by referring to this document. It does come close to the feel of a watercolour sketch. A digital sketch from a dozen years ago. It's a paradox. I struggle with it still.

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Dwell

MAY 16, 2022

Courtesy of the Eames Institute Examples of Ray and Charles’ work, ranging from sketches and furniture, to graphics and film slides, grace the Eames Ranch. Courtesy of the Eames Institute It’s fitting, then, that the new nonprofit organization formed by their granddaughter, Llisa Demetrios, is named the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Also included is a "hypothetical city" created via a combination of hand sketches and AI, and a project that explores the concept of chainmail. Dezeen School Shows: a project involving the fusion of wood and mycelium is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the New York Institute of Technology.

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Shades of Grey

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

How to translate the pure vision of the concept design team into a well-coordinated set of construction documents. I am a big believer in sketch sheets for internal use. The detailing, seen in real life is very impressive. Crisp and clean with just enough inflection and nuance to keep the flittering gaze interested. It's the journey.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Paired with its intuitive iPad functionality and AI-driven 3D Warehouse Image Search, SketchUp 2024 allows architects to sketch, iterate and visualize from studio to site across teams and even continents. Vectorworks Architect 2024 By Vectorworks, Inc.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JULY 25, 2022

I have not seen McCarter's first book on Kahn, but I don't feel the need to search it out — the second edition is so good, in both its scholarship and its visual documentation, that it easily supplants the first edition. The above paragraph was sketched with the assistance of the helpful timeline on the website of the the Louis I.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ideally, a case study delves into the meaning and other aspects of a building rather than just documenting it. Perhaps the most well known case studies are from Phaidon's "Architecture in Detail" series from the 1990s, when a few-dozen buildings were documented in photographs, drawings, and critical essays.

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Architects Tales

JUNE 13, 2019

Sketch of dozer sinking into kudzu. In the end, the site drawings, which were part of the contract documents, convinced the contractor that he had made a mistake and would have to swallow the cost for the fill dirt. Today, the typical construction contract assembled and administered by an architect consists of many pages of documents.

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Bustler

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The competition timeline is as follows: Concept delivery: March 4, 2023 Masterplan and schematic submission: March 15, 2023 Winner announcement: March 29, 2023 Designers are required to deliver the following materials: A 3-5 page concept document outlining the design intent and approach.

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