Sketch Up

November 16, 2016 Posted by: Jason Cunningham Category: blog

Architectural Record recently held its annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. This year we thought it would be fun to throw a few napkins into the ring.

Although – in my opinion – we had some championship-caliber entries, they ultimately were not among the magazine’s featured winners. They’re too good not to see the light of day though, so we’ll give them life here.

So here are the sketches, described by the architects in their own words.

November 16, 2016 Posted by: Jason Cunningham Category: blog
“This is a program diagram, illustrating the design process and how it’s about relationships between different elements. It’s also about how the process is not a linear process – it goes forward, goes back – and we’re always thinking about a million different things in creating a solution to a problem.” – Elizabeth Hedde

“This is a program diagram, illustrating the design process and how it’s about relationships between different elements. It’s also about how the process is not a linear process – it goes forward, goes back – and we’re always thinking about a million different things in creating a solution to a problem.” – Elizabeth Hedde

“This is nature inside and city outside. So you’re surrounded by the city but you’re visiting nature indoors instead of outdoors.” – Justin Hedde

“This is nature inside and city outside. So you’re surrounded by the city but you’re visiting nature indoors instead of outdoors.” – Justin Hedde

“This is a house from Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori, one of my favorite architects. He’s a historian and an architect, and he does houses with these little tea houses up top.” – Justin Hedde

“This is a house from Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori, one of my favorite architects. He’s a historian and an architect, and he does houses with these little tea houses up top.” – Justin Hedde

“This is the view of a historic European city from an airplane.” – Justin Hedde

“This is the view of a historic European city from an airplane.” – Justin Hedde

“I have always admired the simplicity, elegance, engineering and ingenuity of Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch. The stainless steel catenary curve has a purity that exudes the notion that less is more. Traveling to St. Louis for the MICDS STEM and Center for Community Building enabled me to visit the Arch at different times of the year and day. I found that the simplistic form is amazingly dynamic; the arch gracefully reflects the light and the seasonal qualities of sun-soaked vibrant summer day or a cool crisp autumnal evening.” – Todd Andrews

“I have always admired the simplicity, elegance, engineering and ingenuity of Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch. The stainless steel catenary curve has a purity that exudes the notion that less is more. Traveling to St. Louis for the MICDS STEM and Center for Community Building enabled me to visit the Arch at different times of the year and day. I found that the simplistic form is amazingly dynamic; the arch gracefully reflects the light and the seasonal qualities of sun-soaked vibrant summer day or a cool crisp autumnal evening.” – Todd Andrews