Life of an Architect

AUGUST 21, 2017

As far as architectural sketching goes, I have a long way to go before I can carry the pen bag of the accounts I am going to share with you today. So now that I’ve set the proverbial table, these are my current favorite Instagram feeds that feature sketching. Obviously, all of her sketches aren’t all in Siberia, but who cares?

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Sketching Technique Architecture Student Students 75

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

One upside of working many jobs is that you get to experience all sorts of different project types, firm sizes, and management techniques. Number 1 [drum roll please …………… ] Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me April 7, 2014 Ever wished your sketches looked like mine?

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Sketching Architect Foundation Technique 103

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 app merges old-school drawing techniques with modern-day computing technologies into a user-friendly interface.

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Space Sketching Architect Design 104

Life of an Architect

JULY 27, 2014

I have asked him to guest write on my site several times without success, but I finally had a topic that suited him … Schematic Design and “Design in a Day” Douglas Burke (aka: architectrunnerguy) Lives in Annapolis, MD. Askewton: Tough site with an easement along the left side going to another house in the rear.

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Sketching Design Client Clients 105

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

I am fairly consistent with my use of line weight, and it doesn’t really matter if I am sketching or working digitally. I typically work with 3 line weights when sketching (because I’m not completely crazy) and 5 when I am drafting digitally.

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Sketching Architecture Interior Materials 92

Architizer

MARCH 9, 2022

In LTL’s overdrawing technique, layering is defined by visual hierarchy, hand sketching and textures. As LTL explains, the technique aims to resolve the split between traditional forms of architectural representation (drawing by hand, sketching, and hardline constructions) and generative immersive representations.

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Architect Architecture Technique Sketching 104

Life of an Architect

AUGUST 15, 2016

What About Sketching? I’m not sure that it’s that big a deal nowadays – and it would seem that most graduating architecture students don’t really know how to sketch based on the portfolio’s I’ve seen. Can’t draw? It must be Presentation Skills … right?

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Sketching Architect Technique Architecture Student 75

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

On November 14th, I will be moderating a panel made up of the jurors, who will be selecting the winners in this years delineation competition, where each panelist will present their work and engage in a lively conversation on current trends in architectural delineation, the profession of CG Architects, techniques and technology.

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Architecture Sketching Students Events 111

Architizer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For site planning and analysis, AR can be employed on-site to overlay digital information onto the physical environment. This helps architects and construction teams visualize how a proposed structure will fit into the existing landscape, assess potential challenges, and make informed decisions about site planning. Learn more.

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Architect Technology Technology Visualization 124

Architizer

JULY 5, 2022

Whether 2D or 3D, they can give an insight into the varying heights within a model, site conditions, function, material use, light mapping and more. Students and professionals have been experimenting with a variety of styles and techniques to create conceptual and realistic sections to best showcase their proposals. Sketchy Drawings.

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Photoshop Technique Diagram Visualization 98

Hotel Designs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Utilising the company’s 135 years of producing bespoke lighting for hotels, luxury residences, heritage buildings and superyachts, Dernier & Hamlyn’s design team used the 80-year-old image to create sketches to present their ideas. Once assembled the team installed them to the five metre high ceiling of their forever home!

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Sketching Government Installation Technique 106

Architizer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The work of the office is idea driven with an aim to find unexpected solutions that enhance the potential of a site and add value to real estate. An exponent of traditional craftsmanship, Jonas Lindvall creates new classics that reflect a spirit of modernity, whilst maintaining a profound respect for skills and techniques of the past.

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Firms Architecture Architecture Firm Design 126

Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Since a number of people don’t seem to understand this concept, I thought I would whip together some sketches to help illustrate my point. In order to reach all points on the site without damaging the trees, the contractor had to use a concrete pump truck with a giant arm on it. Here is a look at the controller for the pump arm.

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Foundation Architect Sketching Contract 111

Deezen

JUNE 5, 2022

For a flat site in an urban neighbourhood, the team conceived a single-storey, rectangular house that totals 2,200 square feet (204 square metres). Facades are clad in a wooden rainscreen that was charred using Shou Sugi Ban, a Japanese technique. The home was designed for clients approaching retirement.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I decided to put something together super quick on this topic simply because I had to have this conversation on site the other day and I realized there were 4 grown men standing around using their hands trying to describe the difference between book matched and slip matched wood flitches. Don’t know what a flitch is?

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Residential Architecture Sketching Materials 109

The Spaces

JULY 2, 2024

Participants can tour the site in all its alluring chaos, learn to weave tapestry, sketch in the garden or study bronze casting using the lost wax technique. Dedicated staff curate a schedule of workshops and visits that demystify the process of making. As a consequence, they get to view the couple’s back catalogue.

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Roofing Sketching Art Windows 105

Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The one-floor living space populated with greenery was commissioned by a couple for a site by a pond. Shoot styling by Rahul Kukreja Rural house of the year: Mud House by Sketch Design Studio Local practice Sketch Design Studio won rural house of the year for its farmhouse in northern India that combines rammed earth walls and a thatch roof.

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Building Architecture Renovation Sketching 128

Architizer

JUNE 14, 2022

James Wines is a renowned American artist and architect associated with environmental design, and is founder and president of SITE, a New York City-based architecture and environmental arts organization chartered in 1970. A selection of Wines’ sketches.

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Architect Sketching Art Visualization 104

Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Dezeen Competitions: Re:Form New Life for Old Spaces invites designers to choose a neglected, used or abandoned site anywhere in the world and give it a new purpose. The competition challenges designers to embrace adaptive reuse and propose a new purpose for a previously used site. No professional qualifications are required.

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Space Diagram Sketching Residential 71

aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The site provides good accessibility as the plots are located along main roads such as An Hai Road and Tran Thi Ly Bridge located by the river bank. The strategic location of the site ¬will also provide residents with picturesque views of the Han River to the west and the East Vietnam Sea View to the east.

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Sketching Development Developer Visualization 69

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

While this would get more use by an architect that tends to sketch more, I still believe that it is useful to any architect. You can get smaller sizes of this exact lightbox, but the larger is best for an architect who likes to sketch, draw or design in a non-digital format. This is also a fairly portable item because it is so thin.

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Architect Sketching Residential Concept 106

misfits' architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Terunobu Fujimori Knowledge of local materials and techniques Many projects in the 2020 TOTO monograph have stories about going into the local forest and, along with the local woodsman, selecting trees to be felled and used. He says clients tend to choose him because they trust him with sites and landscapes that mean a lot to them.

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Architecture Sketching Client Clients 94

Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sites such as Midjourney, Dall-E and Stable Diffusion use AI to create original images from text prompts. One of the images from his "Cairo sketches" series, an Escher-esque wall of windows, connected by complex and implausible interwoven stonework and decorated with Islamic tracery, was seen by an extraordinary 8.5

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Architect Art Visualization Concept 145

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

El Corazon is the result of a team effort, the evolution of a concept, from a very basic sketch to a first class restaurant. From the first approach and first sketches, keeping the essence and vibe of town was in our team scope. All the materials proposed and selected attended to our team experience on site. Year: 2021.

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Nature Construction Construction Architecture 98

Lines on Paper

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Sketches for fun which were also the ideas for a boutique hotel by the river - the technique is a type of ink and wash but instead of the traditional water colour wash, I am using InkTense water marker pencils with a fountain pen outside.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter’s proposal for the site showcased the firm’s ability to balance the demands of the past with the requirements of the present. The design preserves the core of the historical buildings, while using innovative techniques and modern elements that complement the existing structures.

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Bustler

OCTOBER 10, 2023

and phone numbers of each individual involved (including the applicant) • Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59PM EST on Monday, December 11, 2023 [link] Read the full post on Bustler . •

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Diagram Project Sketching Technique 52

Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Ah yes, and all that very contemporary sounding stuff was "fast tracked" in spite of production via the age old techniques of T-squares, ink on vellum and freehand renderings. This way drawings were developed trade by trade as they would show up on the job site and normally not stapled together into one drawing "book".

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo © Zhao Qiang Modern deduction At the site, 5 elevation terraces are set up to respond to the changes in elevation of the mountain area, fully considering the protection of the natural environment of the mountains, reducing mountain excavation and balancing the internal earthwork.

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Technique Landscape Nature Sketching 64

Architizer

APRIL 27, 2022

Long story short, after many different ideas and sketches, the urban configuration story of this complex appeared to be the crucial. The site was an actual abandoned swamp in the urban landscape , even though it was found in the exact city center. Analyzing the project site from the urban scale is always crucial.

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Architect Design Sustainability Project 98

e-architect

APRIL 28, 2023

Maurice River, the project itself becomes a work of art articulated around the site’s own attributes. The area presents several challenges, particularly in respect to municipal regulations, but also in terms of the steep slope that characterizes the site`s topography. Maurice River.

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Foundation Site Housing Firms 75

Architizer

JUNE 1, 2023

Harnessing the cutting-edge power of artificial intelligence, ARCHITEChTURES analyzes site conditions, climate dynamics, budget constraints, and client aspirations. The Best AI Tool for 3D Sketching ????? Meticulously designed for the discerning architect, it streamlines decision-making and maximizes efficiency. Like Kaedim, Luma.AI

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Architect Design Visualization Client 112

e-architect

JUNE 25, 2023

As the end gathering point of Heping Road Pedestrian Street, how to effectively revitalize the vitality of the site is the biggest proposition of this commercial renovation project in stock. In the collision of old and new cultures, PH Alpha Design uses modern artistic techniques to express the roots and culture of the city.

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Commercial Real Estate Technique Sketching 75

Hotel Designs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Annenberg Performing Arts Centre in Wellington College in Berkshire, and Boksto 6 master plan a UNESCO heritage site in Vilnius, Lithuania. Since joining ReardonSmith Architects in 2009, Pasek has risen to the role of Associate Director and is renowned for his expertise in 3D visualisation techniques.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 23, 2017

I should confess that I didn’t realize when I started writing this blog 7 years ago that I would spend more time answering emails than actually writing articles for the site. Presentation Skills – Tips and Techniques – October 2013] 9.) Sketching – various] Bonus 11.) Uhhhh … do I have any tips?

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Architect Sketching Firms Technique 75

Architizer

AUGUST 15, 2023

Yet to the visionary architect, CAD represented uncharted territory — a brave new world where design was limited only by your imagination, where time had been liberated from sketching and scratching. Once reserved for high-end manufacturing, these techniques are now making significant inroads into architectural fabrication.

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Architecture Manufacturing Technology Technology 98

Architizer

MARCH 2, 2023

We are starting from a virgin site with only fields and sky as the landscape. It is a poetic architecture, for which the technique, as advanced as it is, is at the service of emotion. We started from an almost virgin site, the most difficult situation for a contextual architect. There were 20 months between sketch and delivery.

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