This blog is devoted to my architectural sketching adventures and musings about the integration of architecture and sketching.
I hope not only to share my own on-location architectural sketches but provide tips and methodologies for sketching and understanding architecture.
Also, most importantly, I wish to explore ways in which, in a digital age, we can not only defend but
promote freehand sketching within the architectural profession.

Showing posts with label summer holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer holidays. Show all posts

Monday, January 16, 2012

A holiday from sketching architecture

I spent my two week summer holidays at home sketching around Sydney as if I was a tourist. I feel I didn't sketch much architecture... but from the look of this post I did more than I realised....

My first day was the ultmiate tourist day ... I ended up sketching that buidling again (the Sydney Opera House)
Summer! 23FR_09 SOH from Botanic Gardens
Summer! 23FR_10 SOH Between the shells
Between the shells - the door to the left is the loading dock! I drew another two sketches of this building on that day... but won't bore you with them.
Summer! 23FR_08 Cadman Cottage
On the other side of Circular Quay....
Summer! 23FR_07 Circular Quay West
Just up the road from that.
Summer! 24SA_03 Back to Martin Place
On my second day (which was Christmas Eve) I sketched the tree in Martin Place with the GPO tower in the background. This seems SOOO out of date and old news now doesn't it!
Summer! 24SA_07 Hyde Park Barracks Exterior
Then a morning in a great museum - The Hyde Park Barracks
Summer! 24SA_12 Picasso Chair and Art Gallery Exterior
Afternoon in the Art Gallery and then I sketched the exterior of the buidling at closing time.
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After Christmas I went up to the BLue Mountians for a few days and although my focus was grand vistas I did sneak a few building sketches in...
Summer! 27TU_05 Mt Victoria Lunch
Managed to sketch architecture in the background during lunch
Summer! 27TU_06 Mt Victoria Buildings
And then a few cute buidlings in Mt Victoria.
Summer! 28WE_10 Blackheath looking for dinner
A shop in Blackheath....

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During my second week I have some days at home, and then sketch meetups with some of my Sydney sketching friends
Summer! J04WE_03 Queen Victoria Building
a quick sketch of QVB
Summer! J04WE_06 Cute old Substation
An abandoned sub station with the Harbour Bridge in the background
Summer! J05TH_04 Auburn Gallipoli Mosque
The Mosque at Auburn - home to the Turkish community... the start of my world tour of Sydney suburbs.

I will leave my final day's sketching for another post!

So.. I suppose I did a fair share of architectural sketches even when I think that I am not...

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