Guided Project: Architectural Sketching with Digital Techniques

Guided Project: Architectural Sketch Development with Digital Enhancements

“Not sure where to start? Don't worry. This project is designed to help you explore and communicate architectural spaces visually with freedom and creativity. Whether you're new to sketching or already comfortable with your tools, the key is to enjoy the process and focus on the space's mood and narrative. If you're unsure about your first idea, here are five creative prompts to inspire you. 1. Your Creative Refuge: Design the space where you’d love to be Description: Imagine and sketch a space that reflects your inner world—a retreat that fuels your imagination, focus, or peace. It can be a real location or an entirely fictional one. You'll learn to build atmosphere through light, structure, and expressive details. Project Example: A personal studio with tall ceilings, natural light streaming through large windows, a cozy reading corner, and a well-used worktable surrounded by books and materials. 2. Everyday Scene in a Public Space Description: Sketch a public architectural space filled with life and movement, such as a station, café, park, or square. Focus on how people interact with the built environment and use composition, light, and scale to tell a story. Project Example: A morning café with large glass facades, people queuing, working on laptops, or chatting while light casts long shadows on patterned floors. 3. Imaginary Architecture: Design an impossible space Description: Invent a surreal or futuristic structure that defies conventional rules of architecture. Let go of realism and focus on creating visual impact through unusual forms, materials, and lighting—a great exercise for developing spatial imagination. Project Example: A circular tower suspended in the clouds, with spiraling walkways, translucent walls, and glowing portals connecting one level to the next. 4. Reimagine a Familiar Space Description: Choose a place you know well—your home, a neighborhood store, or a classroom—and redesign it completely. Keep its function, but change its look, layout, and mood. This exercise blends observation with invention and encourages reinterpretation. Project Example: A compact living room transformed into a bright, multi-use creative hub with skylights, modular furniture, and indoor greenery. 5. Conceptual Space for an Exhibition Description: Design a temporary architectural space for a thematic exhibition. Consider how people will experience it—what they'll see first, how light guides them, and how the structure supports the narrative or concept behind the show. Project Example: An exhibition on memory is designed as a sequence of dimly lit rooms containing fragmented architectural elements and projected images that evoke nostalgia and exploration. Remember: Express yourself freely and don't hesitate to start. Go for it and share your work with the community. ”

Course summary for: Guided Project: Architectural Sketching with Digital Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 10 students
• 1 unit
• 11 lessons (2h 47m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Architecture & Spaces

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Design, Digital Design, Sketching