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 ...

Among contemporary architects, drawing often takes a backseat to computer-aided design software. But the art of drawing is still an essential part of the practice. “To me, drawing is the foundation of ...

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 ...

Raleigh architect Frank Harmon sketches at least once a day, in a style that’s best described as economical. His lines are spare, a squiggle inserted here or there for punctuation and a splash of ...

In Martín Amengual’s office in Los Angeles, he held up a tiny, 64GB digital memory card. “Imagine every thick roll of architectural drawings for a 1.5M SF mixed-use project, all being replaced by this ...