See the top entries in our 15th annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, which honors the legacy of hand drawing in architectural design.

Watch an architecture concept sketch come to life in this time-lapse digital sketching session. Perfect for aspiring architects and digital artists looking to improve their workflow!.

In the 1956 competition to design the city of Brasilia, Lucio Costa's proposal differed significantly from his competitors'. In contrast with the detailed plans and well-designed perspectives of the ...

CAMBRIDGE — “Drawing After Modernism,” which runs at the MIT Museum through Oct. 27, is about a particular kind of drawing and a particular period of after. The museum’s Jonathan Duval curated the ...

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The city of Panama has been experiencing an architectural rebirth. Buildings that have become outdated and deteriorated over time are now being renovated, restored, and modernized - and one of the ...

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In an episode of the animated television series Arthur, Frank Gehry makes a surprise appearance, announcing that he's been hired to design a new art gallery in the fictitious Elwood City. Frank Gehry, ...

Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects returns to AD to discuss Zaha Hadid's iconic career and how her work revolutionized the way architects design today. Known for her logic and gravity ...

Architecture began as a practice of design and construction. The word itself is derived from the Greek architektōn, or “chief carpenter.” During the Pax Romana, Vitruvius described an architect as a ...