Drawing Architecture AD

Weareintheseconddecadeofthe21stcenturyand,aswithmostthings,thedistinctionbetweendigitalandanaloguehasbecometiredandinappropriate.Thisisalsotrueintheworldofarchitecturaldrawing,whichparadoxicallyisenjoyingarenaissancesupportedbythegraphicdexterityofthecomputer.Thisnewfecundityhasproducedacontemporaryglutofstunningarchitecturaldrawingsandrepresentationsthatcouldrivalthemostrecentoutpouringofarchitecturalvisioninthe1960s,1970sand1980s.Indeed,thereismuchtolearnbycomparingthethenandthenow.Thecontemporarydrawingisoftenaboutitsabilitytodescribethechange,fluctuationsandmutabilityofarchitectureinrelationtothevirtual/real21st–centurycontinuumofarchitecturalspace.Timeshavechanged,andthestatusofthearchitecturaldrawingmustchangewiththem.Thisreassessmentiswelloverdue,andthiseditionofADwillbethecatalystforsuchre–examination.Featurestheworkof:PascalBronner,BryanCantley,PeterCook,PerryKulper,CJLim,TomNoonan,DanSlavinsky,NeilSpiller,PeterWilson,NancyWolf,LebbeusWoodsandMasYendo.Contributorsinclude:NicClear,MarkGarcia,SimonHerronandMarkMorris.