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Exploring the Passive Architectural Strategies in Renzo Piano’s Iconic Buildings

ArchDaily

With an oeuvre that blends respect for context, lightness and technology to create environmentally conscious and aesthetically pleasing structures, his approach combines advanced materials with traditional techniques. This is often made explicit in his sketches, as an initial concern, and clearly comes through in the finished works.

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Recycled stone forms walls of Rajasthan farmhouse by Sketch Design Studio

Deezen

Sketch Design Studio has completed a rural residence in north India that combines a highly ordered facade with a rustic stone interior. This provides a smooth and even finish, emphasising the linearity of the various ground-floor window bays. The roof is a low-angled pyramid, projecting out on one side to meet a pair of simple columns.

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Swedish designers doing things that have "never been done before"

Deezen

The studio is also presenting a collaboration with furniture label Ingridsdotter, a version of the Jonas Bohlin-designed LIV table featuring a surface made from recycled fishing nets that has a finish resembling frothy ocean waves. "A Kajsa Willner has developed a technique called craft punk.

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Sketching during Schematic Design

Life of an Architect

Let’s get a bit more specific on what schematic design actually means – t he architect prepares a series of rough sketches which show the general arrangement of rooms and of the site. This is a pile of sketch paper from the time I was working through the layout of our new office.

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Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use virtual reality to design real-life chair

Deezen

Instead of meeting in person, they would put on virtual reality (VR) goggles and come together via the digital platform Gravity Sketch. Winsth sees the project as an example of how futuristic technology can create new possibilities for traditional craft techniques.

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7 Top AI Tools for Architectural Rendering and Visualization

Architizer

During the Renaissance, Italian architects such as Leon Batista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi and Donato Bramante used axonometric sketches and carefully hand-drawn perspectives to communicate their designs. has the ability to convert it into numerous visualization styles: from day to night shots and from sketches to realistic imagery.

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Six designers reimagine traditional Korean mother-of-pearl craft for modern life

Deezen

A lot of mother-of-pearl artisans think the technique is finished," Duson Gallery founder Yangsoo Kim told Dezeen. Studio Alessandro Mendini developed the Foglia table from one of his sketches The tables in the exhibition include a piece developed by Studio Alessandro Mendini from one of the late designer's sketches.

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