JOHN PATRICK: Lately, I've been doing a series of segments about garden design and people have been contacting us to ask us what do the different symbols I use mean? So let's have a look at some of ...

Drawing. We’ve all done it. So why is it the exception not the norm in design today? Architecture and design schools have, for the most part, stopped teaching hand drawing, so students don’t regard it ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. In 2012, the Yale School of Architecture held a conference on the topic of drawing. It posed a couple of provocative questions: Was the study and ...

Formal drawings are a more precise style of drawing. They can be produced by hand or with computer aided design (CAD) packages. Formal hand drawings use tools such as rulers and set squares to ensure ...

Throughout history, drawing has been the essential medium of conveying architectural ideas, operating on multiple levels, from the practical application of serving the construction process to the more ...

On any given construction project, multiple parties work together toward common goals — to complete the job on time, on budget, and without any accidents or injuries. From the engineer to the general ...

“For those unfamiliar with the quirks of design patent practice, it might be tempting to rely on your patent draftsperson to prepare what they think are adequate drawings, copy the mostly boiler-plate ...