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Freehand Drawing:The timeless tool in architecture
I entered architecture school at the end of 20th century. At that time, computational tools began to appear in the architecture realm in both practice and academia. Autodesk AutoCad was perhaps the most dominate tool at that moment. The fundamental method of drawing in AutoCad does not change much compared to Alberti’s method of architectural […]
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The Necessity of Drawing
“The encounter of artist and drawing energies, their dialogue, does not have the form of question and answer. It is an inarticulate dialogue.” -Granta To draw is not only to represent and review, but it is also to receive. Drawing is a process of making a dialogue, but it is an internal one between the […]
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Still Here!
I saw this structure 10 years ago when I lived in Springfield, Illinois with my family. I never gave much a thought about this structure until I recently visited the town again during the holidays. It is closed to where I use to live, and it is a beautiful monolithic structure that offers a rustic […]
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New Year
During New year, my family and I had a chance to visit our relative in Petersburg, IL. I had a chance to visit the historical village where the president Lincoln started his boyhood there. It was a cold day to do the out door painting, but I finished it.
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Oh Light, I adore You
Painting has much to do with light and dark. Painting provokes my awareness of being. I observe things more carefully since I have begun painting again. The simple act of painting brings me joy and offer beauty around me. I hope you see them through my work.
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Two-Point Perspective
The principal of two-point perspective is essentially the same as one-point perspective except there will be two vanishing points on the horizontal line as the name suggested. The vertical line remain vertical and parallel in the drawing. All the horizontal lines will appear to converge to two vanishing points on the horizontal line. Depending on […]
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One – Point Perspective
Being able to draw a perspective drawing is one of most important skill for people who engage in drawing as part of everyday life. Particularly for observational sketching, a perspective drawing plays a significant role when one wants to convey the scene to represent depth in drawing. There are several types of perspective: one-point, two-point […]
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In situ sketching
Why is it important to learn and practice on site sketching? Students often ask this common question when I take them out for on-site sketching. In situ sketching is a process of re-creation of a space in which we situate ourselves within the building and its environment. Such activity spurs us to have immediate embodiment […]
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Why Travel
If one sees learning architecture as a distant journey, travel is a key ingredient of this journey. Travel in this sense is not a vacation, but rather a journey to experiencing the world and building up our design repertoire. Drawing and writing perhaps might be media to reflect our exploration and to imprint our architectural […]
