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Work like an architect

Doug Patt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:00:00 +0000

A video category on the how to architect website about working and being an architect. This video category has videos about the working life of an architect, famous architectural houses, what other jobs an architect can do, what it’s like to really be an architect, the truth about the profession of architecture, finding a job you enjoy in life, never giving up and finally some creative videos about the field and peripheral arts.

Draw like an architect

Doug Patt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:00:00 +0000

A video category on the how to architect website about learning to draw like an architect. The videos in this category are about learning to draw plans, elevations, sections, details and perspectives like an architect. They also teach you how to use an X-acto blade for cutting and making models as well as learning to draw curves with architectural devices like compasses, french curves, templates, etc… The category also features videos about writing, drafting, drawing and lettering like an architect using a mechanical pencil, parallel rule, triangle and lettering guide.

Design like an architect

Doug Patt — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:21:00 +0000

This video category features videos about learning to design like an architect, the key elements an architect uses to design buildings as well as some buildings the how to architect designed for famous people.

Influential architects, pt.10 | Coop Himmelblau

Doug Patt — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:23 +0000

An architectural office out of Vienna Austria was and is on the cutting edge of a style of architecture call deconstructivism. Find out why and how they relate to Frank Gehry and one of the most influential pieces of architecture of all time.

Influential architects, pt.9 | Tadao Ando

Doug Patt — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:47:10 +0000

See why Tadao Ando does more with less than any other architect in the world…

Influential architects, pt.8 | Antoni Gaudi

Doug Patt — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:32:12 +0000

Antoni Gaudi made it possible for the architects of today to think beyond straight lines. See why…

Influential architects, pt.7 | Frank Lloyd Wright

Doug Patt — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:31:57 +0000

Frank Lloyd Wright is an incredibly influential architect because his work was so original, holistic, creative and varied. See some examples and learn what about his work was so unusual…

Influential architects, pt.6 | Frank Furness

Doug Patt — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:30:01 +0000

See why Frank Furness is also considered to be a mannerist architect that made the Victorian architectural style his own.

Influential architects, pt.5 | Le Corbusier

Doug Patt — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:42:20 +0000

See why Le Corbusier was one of the most influential architects of our time from just 50 years ago. His work challenged form and function for centuries to come.

Influential architects, pt.4 | Etienne Louis Boullee

Doug Patt — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:11:38 +0000

Learn why Etienne Louis Boullee’s work was really the beginning of architectural modernism as we know it today.