3 Tips For Improving How You See Architectural Models
Architects have always needed to visualize their designs, but now they do it in an entirely different way. With the advent of 3D modeling and visualization software accelerating our productivity, it now has to be an emphasis to maintain the visualization skill despite the various elements we are working on. Architects must see the entire design, from Architectural interns to Architectural Principals. Below you will see three key ways to maintain that visual insight in your continued journey to provide quality timeless Architecture.
- Keep An Icon View
The aerial view is not just a way to see your whole design. It’s a way to maintain that understanding that all the elements must fit together. It’s very easy to get lost in one part of a design if you are working only in a plan or elevation view. Making sure to have regular understanding of the whole is key to modeling confidently with whole design awareness. - Think About Relationship To The Whole
While this can be assumed with a drawing tag, the relationship to whole is very important. Even when adding a new team member to a project, it’s very important to make sure they are considering the whole. When the team has a good vision about what relationship the Architecture element from details to elevations, etc, they will have much better impact and integrity with their work. Make it important to keep this and you will avoid many mismatched drawings and elements. - Consider The Next Drawing
Whether a client or a contractor, each drawing is just a step to the next one. If you create and edit drawings with understanding for the next element that will help clarify, you will have much more legible work, and understanding what must happen for a set to be complete. Whether an intern or a project manager, this keeps Architecture working at all levels.
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