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The Best Architectural Drawings of 2022

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Every year, ArchDaily honors the best architectural drawings of the year in an annual tradition that has now been going on for eight years. The 2022 edition is particularly special, as it showcases a wide range of techniques and representations in the field of architecture. From traditional painting to digital collages and axonometric drawings, this year's selection truly has something for everyone.

From Digital Collage to Hand Sketches: Find Inspiration for Your Next Architectural Visualizations

Brandon Koots — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0000

With an increasing amount of architectural visualizations being published on social media, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Adding this to how the famous algorithm works, we end up always being exposed to social media publications that are, in many ways, similar to each other. But for us as architects, designers, and students, social media is not only a platform for networking and sharing our works. It also serves as a source of inspiration. If the algorithm isn’t helping us to discover new and different ideas, then it’s up to us to go out of our way and look for them.

From Representation to Reality: 19 Projects that Rethink Representation Techniques

Agustina Coulleri — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Graphics, even before language and writing, were the first means of communication and significance for humanity. Drawing is the act of replacing reality with representation, that is, replacing objects with images encoded in each of the graphic representation systems.

The Perfect Render: Understanding and Mastering Rendering Techniques

Victor Delaqua — Fri, 07 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Rendering has become indispensable to most architectural offices. To understand how these images can assist during the design process, how they have evolved, and especially, what aspects should be considered to create an outstanding visualization of a project, we talked to Guilherme Bravin and Marcus Vinicius Damon, co-founders of Estúdio Módulo, and coordinators of {CURA}, an open architecture school focused mainly on architectural visualization.

The Art of Visual Communication: 12 Tips for Creating Powerful Mood Boards

Dima Stouhi — Sat, 01 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Design projects rely heavily on visual tools that illustrate the project's features and overall atmosphere, and whether you are an architect, interior designer, furniture designer, or engineer, the term 'mood board' has definitely come up at some point during the early stages of the design process. Generally speaking, images have immense powers of influencing and inspiring their viewers, so putting together a powerful mood board can be a game changer for the architect, the visual artist, and the clients, and can amplify the project's story telling process. So what is a mood board and how can you create one?

MIRALLES Series of Exhibitions and Events Celebrates the Work of the Distinguished Architect

Andreea Cutieru — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +0000

The Fundació Enric Miralles has launched MIRALLES, a series of exhibitions and events celebrating the work of the influential Catalan architect, whose passing marked twenty years in 2020. Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue and Joan Roig i Duran, the program will unfold over the course of this year in different emblematic venues in Barcelona. The first three exhibitions of the circuit inaugurated this month showcase the multiple facets of Enric Miralles through archival materials ranging from drawings and collages to photography and models, exploring his legacy in architecture and artistic creation.

Rendering Styles: Different Techniques and How to Achieve Them

Susanna Moreira — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Renders are representations that can convey the three-dimensional aspect of a design through two-dimensional media, i.e., an image, providing a preview of how the project will look in the future. However, unlike what people often imagine, rendering is not always a realistic visualization of architecture.

Silvia Garcia Camps' Collages: "Nobody Really Creates Anything, We Just Borrow and Mix"

Fabian Dejtiar — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Silvia Garcia Camps has presented a series of collages of renowned works of architecture to show that, nothing is ever really invented, it's simply borrowed and mixed. In this article, we highlight her presentation.

Architects' Diverse Positions on Visualization: From Hyper-Realistic Renderings to Digital Collages

Andreea Cutieru — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 03:00:00 +0000

As architects rely heavily on imagery to convey abstract information to a broad audience, there is a recurrent conversation on the role of visualizations in architecture and how they impact the general perception of the built environment.

Black and White Show

Rene Submissions — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:49:00 +0000

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first Black & White Show for the month of February 2020. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. Entries must include the black and white or shades of gray as the primary focus. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. The Best of Show winning artwork will be displayed as the poster of the show. All wining artists ( Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. The application fee is $16 for the 2 images of artwork. You may enter more than

International Art Competition Landscapes

Rene Submissions — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:43:00 +0000

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st “Landscapes” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2020. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The gallery invites all artists and photographers from around the world to submit ther best best representational and non-representational art related to the Landscapes theme. The Landscapes theme is considered to be any art with interpretation of natural elements such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, forests, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes. All visual art mediums are

Can Renders Help you Understand the Future of Old Buildings?

Mónica Arellano — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

The history of the spaces presents an important diversity throughout the world, which corresponds to different geographical, economic and cultural moments and conditions. Technology plays an important role since the constructions through which time has passed also work with a kind of sample that breaks down all the advances and ambitions in force of the time, leaving reflections that it are important to keep today.

A Soviet Union of Historic Images

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000

What would historic cities look like if scale didn’t exist and functions were manipulated?

The Best Architectural Drawings of 2018

Fernanda Castro — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 04:00:00 +0000

With the mission of providing tools and inspiration to architects all around the world, ArchDaily’s curators are constantly searching for new projects, ideas and forms of expression. For the past three years, ArchDaily has showcased the best discoveries of each year, and in keeping with tradition, we would like to share the best architecture drawings published throughout 2018.

BDA Prize 2019: INVISIBLE C'VILLE

Rene Submissions — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:01:00 +0000

The BDA Prize, an annual design and ideas competition, exists to generate forward-looking ideas to better our community through design and dialogue.

The 2019 theme, INVISIBLE C’VILLE, calls for imaginative and provocative works on paper that distill and describe a generally overlooked -- yet essential -- quality, system, spatial practice, experience or story that characterizes Charlottesville.

The goal of INVISIBLE C’VILLE is to create a kaleidoscopic view of our community. “Real” Charlottesville emerges from individual truths overlaid, overlapped, uncovered, and expressed. We are looking for imaginative and provocative work, executed with clarity and conviction.

Submissions should be single, original images on paper

Matthias Jung's Collage Houses Redefine Surreal Architecture

Vasundhra Aggarwal — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Matthias Jung's "Houses" series depicts finely stitched architectural facades against the picturesque landscapes of Northern Germany to create surreal architecture. Commencing as a childhood pastime in his father's photo lab, his passion for collaging has evolved into his career as a designer and artist.

Collages of Iconic Architecture Transformed Into Everyday Objects

Romullo Baratto — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000

It's not uncommon to happen upon works of architecture that resemble everyday objects. Sou Fujimoto even created an entire exhibition of "architecture" made of ashtrays, potato chips and matchboxes. Cheese graters, beehives and bottle openers appear to have been enlarged and given an architectural program (given the resemblance to their smaller counterparts).

These 6 Firms Are Spearheading the Post-Digital Drawing Craze in Mexico

Mónica Arellano — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0000

The hyperrealistic representation of architecture is not a new concept due to the ubiquity of tools that offer the possibility of creating perplexing images with photographs. However, those who defend the expressive capacity of hand drawings have found ways to take advantage of the digital tools of the last decades to represent their architectural projects.