It’s kind of funny – my Instagram feed frequently includes my sketches or shots of my work space (that includes sketches), moreover those images receive more likes – by far – than any other post – more than the wonderful food I come across and share. Continue reading “thinking sketches”
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. Continue reading “axon wax off”
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. Continue reading “territorial about tools”
Q: How do documents (drawings, specifications, presentation images) work for a small project? Continue reading “small projects :: documents”
Field Measuring (FM)
Measure ups
Existing Conditions Documents (ECD’s)
Surveys / Building Surveys
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Continue reading “field measuring :: but I never measured a field”
Tool – noun, verb, other? Continue reading “tool”
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.
