SVACE: Tell us what makes Drawing as Social Practice so unique. TB: The course is a combination of hands-on drawing assignments paired with critical readings and discussion. We start each class with a ...

Historically, drawing has been the lingua franca of architects, but today, software reigns. 3D modeling has displaced hand-drawing and photorealist renderings are the standardthe only way to meet ...

Tirtzah Bassel is an SVA faculty member and visual artist who brings attention to the presumed neutrality of everyday spaces through her figurative paintings and site-responsive installations. Bassel ...

For years, leaders of architectural firms have bemoaned the lack of hand drawing skills among recent graduates and young professionals entering the practice. With a tendency to bypass hand drawing and ...

"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 ...

This is a conceptual stage sketch that I did of a housing scheme that I am designing for a client in the Czech Republic who wanted one of the houses to be a little bit special. As usual I did a series ...

Drawing hands can feel daunting, but the key is to break down their complexity into simple, repeatable rules. Whether you're sketching from a model or straight from your imagination, understanding ...

This drawing, which was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2010, expands upon research that I did initially did as part of AJ/RPS Urban Design Scholarships programme which proposed a new ...