At their best, not only do architectural drawings convey architectural intention, but also something about the meaning of the project and the thinking behind it [...] Not all drawings can be judged in the same way, of course. — Make Architects
Reflecting on the upcoming drawing competition, The Architecture Drawing Prize, Paul Finch of Make Architects shares his thoughts on the importance of the architectural drawing.
Finch writes, "How does one assess the merits of a variety of drawing types? They are related but separate, some an attempt to indicate a whole outcome, while the working drawing explains the process by which individual elements combine at a detailed level. These elements can be combined in certain specialist drawings, often the hallmark of a particular architect."
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The sole purpose of a drawing is to convey information; first reader is the architect who creates the drawing to visualize the spaces and the feeling they will engender — the drawing is the essential tool because of the phenominal amount of information that can be visualized in a few strokes of the pointy end = shadow — or the round end = lignt — the flipping of paper = motion — the transparency of the paper = levels — the phenominon of axonimatric = weird approximation of spatial feeling — the application of color = value judgements etc. —All of which is not to be confused with presentation drawing to second reader = client = whatever it takes to get their approval.
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