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Hand Drawing/Photoshop Hybrid - Interior Perspective

Recently, I have been doing more and more drawing hybrid overlays that began as views from Revit Model and Sketch-Up Model views. This process has been an effective and efficient way to test out ideas quickly and then using Photoshop to add quick color and entourage to generate convincing spaces for design team collaboration and interim presentations for the…

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Added by Brian Lin on December 5, 2011 at 12:00am — 4 Comments

The Importance of Hand Drawing in a Digital World - A Chat with AIA National President, Clark Manus, FAIA

A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to sit down with current AIA (American Institute of Architects) National President, Clark Manus, FAIA of Heller Manus Architects in San Francisco. Being at the helm of the AIA, the president has the over-arching view of our profession across the nation and in many sectors of the design profession and academia.
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Added by Brian Lin on August 11, 2011 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

BeLoose Member Spotlight - Abdul Hakim Kussim Part 1

Abdul Hakim Kussim -  Landscape Architect and Illustrator



 

We are honored to put a spotlight on the work of Malaysian landscape designer…

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Added by Brian Lin on May 16, 2011 at 11:00pm — 6 Comments

Part 2: Aga Artka - Why I took the BeLoose Graphic Workshop

Becoming Loose - Part 2



The reason I took the workshop

I’ve always enjoyed the arts. I used to take a sketch pad and a box of pastels on family vacations and spend afternoons drawing my surroundings. I never really understood how to draw correctly, but through observation, I was able to recreate the reality of paper.  My…

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Added by Brian Lin on April 11, 2011 at 2:28pm — No Comments

Part 1: Aga Artka - Why I took the BeLoose Graphic Workshop

Becoming Loose / Part I

January 16th, 2010 12:43 PM

Wondering why some people can draw better than others? Besides the obvious reason, a natural incline or talent, the best graphic artists and illustrators put in their dues and work hard to reach the top. Luckily for those, who are not as gifted (like me) but who want to…

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Added by Brian Lin on April 1, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

BeLoose Member Spotlight - Yves Rathle

 

 

Yves Rathle is a talented and forward-thinking visualist. A registered architect and based out of San Francisco, Yves has been involved with the design of many projects in major cities throughout the nation and the world.  His studio utilizes both digital and hand-drawing techniques and tools which enable the ability to churn-out concepts…

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Added by Brian Lin on March 16, 2011 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Gordon Cullen: The Potential of Glasgow City Centre (1985)

The Cullen report is important for distilling the scattered threads of new thinking in urban planning into  a well illustrated blueprint that mapped out step by step policies to be pursued in a bid to allow the city to escape industrial decline.  Though entirely unbuilt as imagined the vision for…

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Added by Brian Lin on February 9, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Visions of Adaptive Re-Use

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Added by Brian Lin on January 12, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Design Process Sketches of the William L. Slayton House by I.M. Pei

 

William Slayton first broached the idea of I.M. Pei designing a house for him while the two were mid-flight on a business trip together in 1959. Pei agreed and, after a suitable lot was found in Cleveland Park, Pei spent many hours with the Slaytons to understand what type of house would suit them best. One evening, Pei and Slayton were at a business…

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Added by Brian Lin on December 14, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Which Architect Will Design Downtown NFL Stadium, Goats Return

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Added by Brian Lin on December 3, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Microsoft Beijing West Campus Competition - Part 3





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Added by Brian Lin on November 5, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Microsoft Beijing West Campus Competition - Part 2



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Added by Brian Lin on October 25, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Microsoft Beijing West Campus Competition - Part 1

The Microsoft Beijing Charrette was a one-week effort to produce quick concepts for Microsoft's move to the Asia. Having been in Asia for a few years, Microsoft's vision was to create a new corporate campus to bring their asia staff, which were spread out across Beijing in different…

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Added by Brian Lin on October 12, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Hand Graphics and Digital Applications: A Mutual Design Process

State Route 99 / Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Project in Seattle, Washington was a design charrette for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Because of the short duration and bursts of design efforts during charrettes, we did not have the usual luxury…
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Added by Brian Lin on September 19, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Six Things I Learned About Connected Communities in Cities

  1. Strategic Redevelopment: Large scale redevelopment is not politically acceptable or financially feasible. A strategic approach to development in communities means pursuing the critical projects that will plant the seeds and set the tone for positive change in certain neighborhoods and districts and yet be sensitive to the existing fabric of the…
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Added by Brian Lin on August 28, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

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