Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw

Drawing Construction: A Drawing Matter Workshop
29 March 2023

Drawing Construction: A Drawing Matter Workshop29 March 2023

– Niall Hobhouse, Manuel Montenegro and Amy Teh

This audio recording documents a workshop on construction drawings by architects architects and designers. It was delivered by Manuel Montenegro and Niall Hobhouse to Masters students from the School of Engineering and Architecture, Fribourg, and their tutors Patricia Guaita and Raffael Baur. The recording was made live in the Drawing… Read More

plan section elevation detail DMC furniture & object design publication construction drawing

Materia 2: Corrugated Iron
14 July 2022

Materia 2: Corrugated Iron14 July 2022

– Gordon Shrigley

This text is the second in a series by Gordon Shrigley titled ‘Materia’ in which the architect meditates on the physical and semiotic nature of a number of everyday construction products. Forthcoming texts will include thoughts on oxide-red paint, in-situ concrete, fired brick, plate glass and plastic. The first text… Read More

industry & infrastructure materia (editorial series) DMC section housing

Nicholas Grimshaw
5 April 2018

Nicholas Grimshaw5 April 2018

– Nicholas Grimshaw

This axonometric of the Arthur Phillip High School illustrates the very inner workings of the building. Stripped bare of its materiality – the steel and concrete frame, the inner and outer facades and interior finishes – to reveal the network of elements which make the building come alive. These vital… Read More

DMC projection (axonometric isometric) education architecture as an 'instruction-based' art (exhibition) construction drawing