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Tom Kundig proves that sketching is alive and well in architecture.

Truly great architectural drawings challenge us to take another look.

Libeskind's impromptu bursts of creativity have led to the building of icons.

Allied Works' models and drawings are unique manifestations of investigative process.

"At the end of the project we wheel out these little drawings and they’re uncannily like the finishe d building.”

The late Dame Zaha Hadid was known internationally for her audacious brand of parametric architectur e, and her firm continues to develop highly distinctive urban landmarks in a multitude of metropolises around the globe. However, many aspects of Hadid’s signature style can be traced back to the early 1980s, before the architect had seen any of…

MVRDV’s diagrams are fueled by a desire to distill ideas to their essence.

OPEN Architecture utilizes a very different style of drawing: one that communicates scale, form and the relationship between buildings with a crisp, clean clarity.

Great architecture arises from the unexpected. As designers, we discover the world around us from ex periences that shape who we are. Thoughtful solutions emerge from analysis and playful creation, a process intimately tied to the world as we find it, with its inherent needs and constraints. Few practices regularly elevate architecture above commodity: to do…