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 ...

Freehand sketching is the quickest way to capture initial design ideas on paper before they are forgotten, often done without rulers or templates. Annotation can be added to sketches to show key parts ...

The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different ...

This is an intensive pre-college program for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors preparing portfolios for art school admission and for those about to enter an art school program. Each day will ...

Lattices often crop up in nature. Take the conspicuous design of dragonfly wings (left), a spider web (middle) or the veined underbelly of a Victoria Amazonica water lily (right). Photo Credit: Getty ...

Satyakam Saha advocates for embracing ambiguity in design education, arguing that it fosters critical thinking and creativity.