The 2020 edition highlights a carefully-curated collection of architectural drawings and visualizations with a wide variety of techniques and representations, all orientated towards a common goal of sharing ideas, visions, and designs. Sustainability and Performance in ArchitectureĪrchDaily is continuing a six-year-long tradition of celebrating the best architecture drawings of the year. No single method of drawing production is superior, and both have their appropriate uses.The Future of Architectural Visualization > Interrupts the creative thinking processīest for: initial drafting, ideas, brainstormingīest for: refining ideas, visualising concepts and designsĪny drawing is simply a method of communicating design ideas visually, so the method of production is very much secondary to the quality of the design ideas and principles the drawing portrays. This decision is based on their creative process and their skill levels with both the pencil and the computer. Each Architect decides the most appropriate balance from the variety of means of producing the design drawings. There seems to be a close connection between the creativity that occurs in the brain and the process of producing a drawing by sketching freehand. Most Architects still use freehand sketches and all sorts of hand drawings as a vital design tool, particularly as the first steps in the process. With no limits to the number of edits, CAD allows Architects to experiment with textures, colours and finishes in photorealistic detailįreehand vs Computer Architectural Drawing In Summary This accident only occurs through the quick and steady production of multiple sketches, working through ideas in a concentrated freehand process. In the words of well known Australian Architect Glenn Murcutt, “The hand can discover before the eye sees.” This simply means that through the process of sketching, suddenly on paper amongst all the lines and squiggles the Architect will discover the inspiration for further development almost by accident. In contrast, computer drawings, no matter how early in the design process, always look finished and final due to the quality of the lines and text. However, some sketches are worthy of presentation for a variety of reasons.įreehand drawings are often less intimidating for Clients, the raw and unfinished nature of the drawings indicates the early stage of the design thinking. As these drawings aren’t seen by Clients, most people are unaware of the vital role freehand drawing still plays in the process. Most sketches an Architect produces are purely used to develop ideas and are rarely seen by their Clients. A freehand line is a spontaneous act, a fluid movement flowing from sketch to sketch which stimulates further creative thinking. Hand sketches remain the fastest way to begin any Architectural design. The Benefits of Freehand Drafting Architectural Drawings The speed with which the hand sketches are developed simply cannot be produced on a computer and the flow of ideas that this fast and loose process allows is integral to the creative process. Hand sketches are still the preferred method for creating concepts, sifting through ideas, exploring options and evaluating different planning arrangements. Even today with all the technological advancements at our disposal virtually no architectural design commences with the initial drawings being done on a computer screen. Traditionally, all Architectural designs were created through hand sketching. The hand can discover before the eye sees. While CAD drawings represent the finished product, a long, involved process is needed before the drawings arrive at this final state. While we would love it to be that easy, this simply is not the case.
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A common misconception around the drawing production process is that an Architect or Drafter simply presses a button and all the drawings magically appear, full of the required information of that specified design. Most people realise that these days Architectural drawings are often done using a computer, known in the industry as Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), however, there is little awareness of how those drawings are produced.
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