Instead of striving for pseudo-photo-realism, this new cult of the drawing explores and exploits its artificiality, making us as viewers aware that we are looking at space as a fictional form of representation. This is in strict opposition to the digital rendering’s desire to make the fiction seem “real.” — Metropolis
Sam Jacob brings a current and analytical view to an essentially important and generative architectural tongue, the drawing. He writes about its anachronistic existence in the transitionally digital threshold years and how it is re-emerging and manifesting itself via the post-digital fictionalism. The article alludes to the demise of the money shot type of hyper-realism as well as the return of the fictional and sensorial collage, at this time via google, illustrator and the photoshop.
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Definitely, there's a change of style and definitely, there is moving towards fiction. The latter is more powerful of a change for architecture. Finally, architects directly referring to the narrative. Or, say, finally doing the narrative better. Storytelling and stories are again visible directly. It is the author's depth and fiction making skill beyond the form frolicking. The theory will have to adjust. Another article.
i really liked this article. Also fascinated by the switch towards narrative again. It has been too long. Jacobs tries to turn it into a story about himself at one point. That is a bit strange. The observation is otherwise astute.
I selected this as my jury choice in 2008 Ken Roberts, KRob, architectural delineation competition to the dismay of another juror who was the head of undergraduate school at SCI Arc at the time. I'd like to quote what I said if you don't mind.
"It was drawn in familiar Eastern miniature style, combining plan, elevation and distance in 2D, letting mind to construct the volume, exploiting the information that can be shown in a drawing. A story, a map, a mood, and design information all in one, pure utility and poetry if you will, which I thought can be investigated further by the contemporary digital practitioners."
By J. Arthur Liu
So trendy in schools right now that it's almost too much to bear
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