We have all seen a floor plan before. They are typically black-and-white, and maybe some room labels, and an occasional furniture piece or two. This has been the norm for just about as long as anyone ...

Digital photo renderings allow architects to project what finished buildings or interiors might look like in the flesh. Architectural drawings—a lost art—provide a bird’s-eye view of floor plans. But ...

Author Jordan Kauffman documents an important moment in recent history when architecture reasserted its cultural status through the showcasing of particular drawings. The episode begins in 1972 with ...

(Installation view of works by Brigitte Mahlknecht (left), Judith Saupper (center), William Cordova (right). (Courtesy ACFNY/Luca Mercedes) The Projective Drawing at the Austrian Cultural Forum New ...

A survey of global architecture and the built environment from prehistory through the end of the 18th century, viewed through its narratives, theories, representations, and formal qualities. Emphasis ...

In order to explain projects and design decisions properly, architects must use often rely on creative representation techniques instead of words. It’s part of the job. The quality of drawings - ...