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Archive for October, 2009

Sketch and The City

British artist Stephen Wiltshire sketches panoramas of cities from memory.

Architecture Portfolio Tips – Part 2: Get Styling

Welcome back. One of the major rites of passage for an architecture student is the preparation of their final architectural portfolio. This is the second post in our series outlining tips and suggestions for Architecture Portfolios. Today we will be talking about the overall styling of your portfolio.

Photos This Week

Another week’s instalment of great photographs.

Architecture Stock Photography

The sad state of architectural stock photos.

Architecture on the iPhone

Capturing Architecture on the iPhone – some great images considering the quality of the camera in the iPhone.

Wayfinding

Wayfinding is an aspect of the built environment that truly spans both the architectural and the graphical realms. It is a field in which you must perfectly combine a personal, distinctive design voice with usability and convention. Great wayfinding design is a true fusion of both form and function.

Lego Kitchen Island

A Kitchen Island made entirely of Lego Bricks – fantastic.

Photos this week

A little late this week – but here’s some more nice work for you to cast your eyes over.

Architecture Portfolio Tips – Part 1: Taking Aim

This is the first of Design+Build series of posts outlining some tips and suggestions for Architecture Portfolios. One of the major rites of passage for an architecture student is the preparation of their final architectural portfolio.

So let’s get cracking on part 1 – Taking Aim.

Popup Monograph

This is something a little different. Wendy Evans Joseph is releasing a monograph of their work featuring everyone’s favourite memory of childhood books – popups.