Blog Category: drawing
2013/01/14, by Robert Becker, under Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, visualization
Image credit: J. R. Miller & T. L. Pflueger, Architects, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building,1924 / charcoal and graphite on paper;32 1/2 in. x 20 in. (82.55 cm x 50.8 cm); / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchase through a gift of Robin Gates;[/caption]
DEADLINE Friday, February 1, 2013
The Ameri / Read More
2012/11/21, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
The Ken Roberts competition is the most senior architectural drawing competition currently in operation anywhere in the world. This years winners and finalists are worth looking at and the competion is something that should be on every visualization artists yearly todo list. The competition is open to all architecture students, professio / Read More
2012/10/02, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, Competition, drawing, Exhibits, visualization
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="296"] Geoff ParkerArchitect308 Design CollaborativeOklahoma City, OK[/caption]
Winner, Professional-Geoff Parker, Architect
Sketching is not dead and the Cocktail Napkin Sketch is alive and well thanks to Architectural Record! With over 300 entrants submitting almost 1,000 napkins, healthy wo / Read More
2012/09/14, by Robert Becker, under blog, Business, drawing, Events, Exhibits, seminar, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1452" align="alignnone" width="250"] Bromo Seltzer Tower[/caption]
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators is hosting their annual conference in Baltimore, October 17 - 21, 2012. This conference is one of the few visualization conferences and always a great one to attend. Allowing attendees to be abl / Read More
2012/08/31, by Robert Becker, under AIA, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, promotion, submital, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1426" align="alignnone" width="300"] Best in Show 2011 Kevin Scott[/caption]
The Ken Roberts the most senior architectural drawing competition currently in operation anywhere in the world. Although this statement would hint on old and tired, just a look at last years winners and the list of this years jurors shows / Read More
2012/08/20, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1383" align="alignnone" width="244"] Vizcaya Venetian Barge, MiamiFrank Costantino[/caption]
While I have been posting and commenting on some of the more exotic destinations to do some continuing education work there are some events in some beautiful cities that might be easier to travel to (at least for the USA / Read More
2012/07/10, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, Events, seminar, visualization
For any professional, taking continuing education workshops can be a hard thing to justify. From my experience, it can also be an amazing experience that is both instantly rewarding and brings long time benefits to your professional experience. One way to justify the time is to combine business with pleasure and take the workshop at a be / Read More
2012/05/23, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, models, seminar, visualization
The Presenting Architecture Exhibition and Seminar Series hosted by the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Architect's office wrapped up last month and over the next few blog posts I will show some of the related material including images from the exhibition, comments and some insights from the seminars.
The last event was / Read More
2012/04/28, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
For the third year, Architectural Record is holding this great contest!
Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest 2012
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Zeljko Toncic, Antonio Gaudi’s Casa Milà"][/caption]
If you are a licensed architect or related professional who practices in the United States, you can enter this rema / Read More
2012/03/07, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, models, seminar, visualization
In conjunction with the Presenting Architecture Exhibition, the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter and the Center for Architecture + Design is also hosting Presenting Architecture's first seminar series. This series will give attendees a great insight to the world of how architecture gets presented from some of the / Read More
2012/01/25, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, models, photography, promotion, seminar, visualization
[caption id="attachment_938" align="alignleft" width="176" caption="Hallidie photo Keith Baker"][/caption]
Presenting Architecture announces it's first exhibition and seminar series! Hosted by the American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter and The Center for Architecture + Design and curated by Robert Becker this event / Read More
2012/01/20, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, seminar, visualization
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Sketching Architecture with Joel Berman"][/caption]
Check out this Chicago Architectural Foundation continuing education class.
Architectural Drawing: How to Sketch Like an Architect (Part 2)
Wednesdays, February 1 – March 7 (six class sessions), 6–8:15pm
Chicago arguably has th / Read More
2012/01/11, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, submital, visualization
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators announces the Call For Entries for Architecture in Perspective 27. This exhibit which in my opinion was responsible for the advancement of architectural illustration (now visualization).
Before the internet, this annual juried international exhibit and accompanying catalogue was the o / Read More
2012/01/09, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, models
This is the first of what I hope are many Presenting Architecture Blog posts whose idea and or concept was forwarded to me by a Presenting Architecture member. A huge thanks for this goes to architectural artist and author Tom Schaller who is a great friend and early member of Presenting Architecture. Tom's work can be seen in many pl / Read More
2011/12/08, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
Congratulations to the 2011 Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition awards recipients:
Best in Show
KEVIN SCOTT | RÖLLERHAUS PICTUREWORKS & DESIGN CO.
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL/MIXED
Best in Show - Digital/Mixed
KEVIN HIRTH | HARVARD GSD
STUDENT DIGITAL/MIXED
Best in Category - Professional Hand
TOM LEYTHAM | / Read More
2011/11/03, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, marketing, promotion, visualization
Visualization Competition!
There are a number of yearly juried competition like the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition, the CG Architect Architectural 3D Awards, the Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest and the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists Architecture in Perspective competition.
Here is a new / Read More
2011/10/25, by Robert Becker, under drawing, marketing, photography, seminar, visualization, webinar
Fair Use is a often misunderstood area of copyrights. Yes your work can be used without your permission, understand how and why in a FREE one hour webinar.
November 15, 2011
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This webinar can accomodate 1300 attendees. Please log on early to ensure your ability to view the e / Read More
2011/10/18, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, marketing, models, photography, promotion, visualization
Discussing the importance of presentations is a priority for a website and blog dedicated to promoting the specialists who provide their clients great architectural presentations. The concept of how presentation matters and impacts of both winning and losing presentations is sure to be the subject of many blogs and discussions on th / Read More
2011/10/12, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing
Back for a second year and in my opinion, an new annual event is the Architecture Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. More than 1,200 entries from 400 entrants is a great showing for just the second year and this years winners are a definite step up from last years. Award winners are in two categories, professional architects and / Read More
2011/09/27, by Robert Becker, under drawing, Events, Exhibits, models, photography, Uncategorized, visualization
Graphic Architecture, 22 Sept – 15 Oct
Pin-up and Something Together are located at The Compound Interest: Centre for The Applied Arts - 15-25 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Melbourne, Australia.
Wednesday - Friday 11am - 6pm Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Pin-up welcomes Warren Taylor of The Narrows as curator for Graphic Arch / Read More