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 ...

Phaidon’s new tome encapsulates human history through the drawings of its architects, whether they scratched their designs in clay or sent them via WhatsApp. Roughly 4,150 years ago, in modern-day ...

The Bard Graduate Center devotes an exhibition to the dazzling drawings of the man responsible for Notre-Dame’s 19th-century restoration.

Colored drawings adorning traditional wooden structures in China are a decorative necessity. This artistic form is unique and distinct, representing some of the best oriental design. A richly ...

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 ...

There are many types of architectural drawings. Travel sketches, like those Michael Graves is known for, can serve as a form of note-taking, as fuel for the imagination, and as training for the eye.

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 ...