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A Tool for Easy Architectural Sketching With the Power of BIM

ArchDaily

Courtesy of Snaptrude Sketching has always been an essential part of the architect’s creative process. Modern architectural sketches combine design intent with data and constraints. The sketch grows in resolution as layers of information are added by different stakeholders. Case in point, architect I.M. Read more »

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Kith releases New Balance trainer informed by Frank Lloyd Wright sketches

Deezen

Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release a New Balance sneaker that was informed by Wright 's utopian Broadacre City sketches. Called New Balance Made in USA 998 – Broadacre City, the shoe is a celebration of American architect Wright's sketches.

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Frank Gehry creates architecture-informed handbags for Louis Vuitton

Deezen

Named Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry, the collection contains bags informed by the Canadian-American architect's buildings and by animals. Above: Capucines BB Shimmer Haze (left), Capucines BB Analog Bag (centre) and Capucines MM Concrete Pockets (right) were informed by Gerry's architecture.

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Sketching the Housing Crisis

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Daniel Winterbottom, FASLA, sketching outdoors. He calls urban sketching a public act, one of vulnerability and frustration balanced with unique opportunities for dialogue, discovery, and fulfillment. Observation and contemplation of the phenomena and nuances of a scene are critical skills honed specifically through field sketching.

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

Architizer

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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National Portrait Gallery unveils logo based on 19th-century sketch

Deezen

Illustrator Peter Horridge has created a logo for The National Portrait Gallery in London based on a sketch by the gallery's first director. The logo (right) is based on an 1893 sketch by the gallery's first director (left) The bespoke logotype, which was hand-drawn by Horridge, features the entwined NPG initials of the gallery.

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Santiago Calatrava designs $40,000 watch for Gübelin

Archinect

” Image credit: Gübelin According to Gübelin, the watch’s design is informed by the “organic, flowing, and sculptural design” of Calatrava’s architecture. The hand-drawn sketch was engraved with a four-step laser process with different engraving depths applied to achieve varying shades of color.

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