See how an architectural concept for a vaulted house comes to life as a digital sketch in Photoshop! Follow the design process, sketching techniques, and tips to bring your ideas from concept to ...

The ability to draw well is one of the most coveted skills in architecture. Unfortunately for those without an innate gift for sketching, it's also one of the most difficult to learn—even if it can, ...

In the most fundamental sense, it can be said that architecture emerged due to the basic human need for shelter. The construction of the primitive hut was realized long before the conceptual Primitive ...

In 1994, Bernard Tschumi, then Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture in New York, launched an experiment that banned paper and hand drawings, requiring architecture students to ...

There is a nostalgia associated with sketching in the architecture profession. But is sketching still an integral part of the design process? Sharpen your pencils and pull out your favorite pen, ...

Founded in 2010, our annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest honors the legacy of sketching in architecture and design. This year, RECORD editors sorted through over 300 entries submitted from across ...

An exhibition at the Met highlights the art of Gothic drawings—remarkably meticulous designs for a range of astonishing ...

In this workshop Andrea Joseph and David Lowther will take you through a series of sketching hacks that’ll help you fill your drawings with rich textures and tones. Using repeated patterns and mark ...

A 1975 graduate of the University of Texas School of Architecture, Phil Pokorny says he began drawing “as soon as I was able to grasp a pencil.” In his winning sketches, he depicts a stubby, nearly ...