An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link One look at Robert A.M. Stern's portfolio of work explains how he's gained a reputation as one of New York City's most legendary architects. He's ...
Phaidon’s new tome encapsulates human history through the drawings of its architects, whether they scratched their designs in clay or sent them via WhatsApp. Roughly 4,150 years ago, in modern-day ...
This short essay, written by the author and critic Jonathan Glancey, coincides with the launch of the inaugural Architecture Drawing Prize – a competition curated by the World Architecture Festival, ...
Among contemporary architects, drawing often takes a backseat to computer-aided design software. But the art of drawing is still an essential part of the practice. “To me, drawing is the foundation of ...
Michael Graves, “Denver Public Library Main Facade Sketch” (image courtesy Princeton University Art Museum) The Princeton University Art Museum has acquired a set of 5,000 drawings by the architect ...
Architecture's design process has always been shaped by the tools at hand. We once drew with pen and ink on fragile sheets, copied by blueprint and guarded against smudges and tears; then Mylar ...
"Drawing is the most immediate way to bring architecture to life—we cannot understand how a space will feel and function until we give it form," writes Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig in the foreword of ...