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This paper considers the connection between two essential facets of architecture: place and drawing. This connection raises significant opportunities for architectural education in the contemporary context of architecture and technology. Through discussing the relationship between place and drawing, the article explores novel ways in which freehand in-situ drawing may be taught as an unparalleled method for comprehending and designing place-specific architecture. The article presents the results of teaching experiences where in-situ sketching was used to help students engage with the specific nature of place, first outlining a set of basic challenges modern students face when learning to draw, and then proposing a set of practical teaching strategies to help students to overcome these. The paper contributes to the ongoing debate as to modern roles of freehand drawing in contemporary architecture and education, focusing on the opportunities it provides students, practitioners and researchers to critically understand, empathise and creatively intervene in the complex fabric of architecture and place.
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The Author would like to thank Laia Vives, Marc Arnal and Anna Martinez for organising the two workshops.
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Harris, S. (2022). Drawing Places: New Strategies for Teaching Architects to Sketch. In: Ródenas-López, M.A., Calvo-López, J., Salcedo-Galera, M. (eds) Architectural Graphics. EGA 2022. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04640-7_7
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