axon wax off

Forgive me for the cheesy 80’s movie reference, but there is a tenuous connection between the rigor and discipline of young Daniel in the movie and the rigor and discipline I believe one ought to have as an architect.

territorial about tools

Architects love their tools – whether they’re analog or digital tools. We all have our favorites and debates break out on what are the best and why.

small projects :: documents

Q: How do documents (drawings, specifications, presentation images) work for a small project?

field measuring :: but I never measured a field

Field Measuring (FM)
Measure ups
Existing Conditions Documents (ECD’s)
Surveys / Building Surveys
<insert your own>

tool

Tool – noun, verb, other?

purpose of drawings part three – definitive drawing

In our last two posts we looked at drawings as a thinking device and that they tend to develop from very loose and abstract images to defined, scalar representations of the building or space. Today we will look at examples of what most people identify with, the definitive drawing. We will jump ahead in the design process to images that are more complete and beyond most of the conceptual or exploratory phase.

what is the drawing’s purpose :: part 2 – preparatory

Architects draw.

It is that simple and we enjoy it. However, what I want to make clear is the pleasure part of it isn’t what drives it.