How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? These are questions that in one form or another, I hear a lot, especially from … [Read more...]
Architectural Graphics 101: Cover Sheet
When I say the words “cover sheet” and the topic is architectural drawings, a few different things come to mind … which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did get me thinking that maybe we should … [Read more...]
Ep 99: Construction Drawings
A subject matter that we are always dancing around is the creation and preparation of drawings. Fundamentally and at their essence, drawings are at the core of what architects do and they allow us to … [Read more...]
Design Process – Redlines
There are a few things that I know with absolute certainty ... Leprechauns are jerks, people will tell me if I don't call out the vapor barrier in my sketches, and seeing redlines will cause PTSD. I … [Read more...]
090: Architectural Graphics
Graphics are the language that architects use to communicate intent to the people we serve. We draw to explain our designs, we draw to explain what material we want to use, we draw to articulate how … [Read more...]
Do Architects Draw Too Much?
Do architects draw too much? As I wrap up my weekend, where I spent the entire time reviewing and redlining sheet after sheet of construction drawings, especially after putting in a 60-hour Monday … [Read more...]