In a world increasingly dominated by AI, hand sketching is now seen as a sign of ‘actual thought.’ In 1994, Bernard Tschumi, ...

Throughout history, drawing has been the essential medium of conveying architectural ideas, operating on multiple levels, from the practical application of serving the construction process to the more ...

As computers have increasingly eclipsed the notion of pencil-in-hand, has the art of the architectural sketch been lost to the ages? Drawing from Practice, Architects and the Meaning of ...

Adriano Marinazzo, scholar-in-residence at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary, has discovered what he believes to be Michelangelo’s first sketch of the Sistine Chapel. After ...

Returning after a two-year hiatus, RECORD’s Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest was founded in 2010 to showcase the passion and skills of a diverse group of architects and designers and honor the legacy of ...

A professional architect, Eric Reinholt, talks about the points for efficient drawing and tips on how to draw ideas and draw sketches as drafts of paintings. Mechanical pencil with a thickness of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Carlo Scarpa used to begin his lectures to architecture students at the University of Venice with a lesson in ...

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, ...