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Sketching Techniques: Crating

When attempting this type of drawing, imagine the product and it’s component parts fitting inside a series of boxes or crates.  These will be much easier to draw in the initial stages rather than attempting to draw complex curves from scratch.  It is also easier to judge a cube when drawing.  Using this as a [...]

Konigsberger & Vannucchi Office Building

Brazilian firm Konigsberger & Vannucchi use terraces to turn an office building into a landmark.  ”Good architecture”, they say, “expresses itself through beauty and harmony of forms, not through the use of seemingly sophisticated materials.  We strove to achieve an architecture that could be recognized as generous to the city, without being too costly for [...]

Sculptural Gypsum

modularArts® InterlockingRock® is a dimensional wall surfacing panel that works in multiples to create a continuous, uninterrupted sculptural wall. The proprietary, steel-reinforced joints interlock to ensure accurate panel-to-panel alignment and superior joint stability. Cast entirely of mineral, they’re durable, safe and healthy. And you can breathe easy, because they contain no plastics, no VOC’s, and no urea-formaldehyde. [...]

Common Obstacles to Communication

How People Feel About Learning
New information or information that challenges existing beliefs or systems presents problems to any communicator. As a species, people are grounded in the familiar and in what is proven to work. Exploring is only for the few, not the many. There’s only one Columbus, one Edison, one Hillary. Even questioning existing beliefs feels dangerous to [...]