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Masterworks. Architecture at the Royal Academy


Sir Denys Lasdun RA (1914–2001), ‘Models in Dialogue’. The National Theatre, South Bank, London, 1991. Photograph by Arnold Behr of room with models, with added autograph perspective drawing in pen with black ink and white correction fluid. © Royal Academy of Arts, London


Favourite was a drawing by Sir David Chipperfield. 2008. Neus Museum island. Berlin. Germany.

drawing was of half of the building, sliced down the centre. photogrammetry, computer generated imagery, line drawing, colour rendering- digitally edited and printed on canvas.

not about the design for mei enjoy the technicality of the drawings. old architectures.. skilled drawings. accurate, precise diagrams in pencil and watercolour. now irrelevant... we have computers to do it.