Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain album (with Gil Evans conduction) is a superb blend of symphonic and jazz arrangements mainly inspired by Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. A true work of fusion between modernity and classicism, expressing how the European folk tradition and jazz can marry in a sublime way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSS5p9BdNGU SEGOVIA, Alcazar de Segovia,ContinueContinue reading “Sketches of Spain”
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Travelling Sketches (II) – A Praise to Cities
From small details to broader perspectives, drawing the city can easily become an addiction for architects. Understanding how men’s ultimate habitat developed and took over the natural territory is something almost irresistible. How the oldest cities seem to grow organically, in permanent adaptation to physical conditions and with an exponential empirical method of expansion. OrContinueContinue reading “Travelling Sketches (II) – A Praise to Cities”
Travelling Sketches (I) – Intimate Mappings
As I pull up from the shelves some of my old sketch books and start flipping the pages, inevitably my mind starts to travel back to all those places and states of mind. That’s a good thing, I think to myself, even a two minute sketch can bring so many memories! That is the wholeContinueContinue reading “Travelling Sketches (I) – Intimate Mappings”
El Cuaderno de Viajes (II)
Second Take This time, on the second article dedicated to Miguel Garcia’s travelling sketches, he presents us, with the same accute eye and gifted hand, his drawings using color. Hand sketchers tend to use simple black pens to make their drawings. Pilot pens or markers will do, in most ocasions. The time spent on makingContinueContinue reading “El Cuaderno de Viajes (II)”
El Cuaderno de Viajes (I)
Introducing Miguel I first met Miguel Garcia back in 2006, when I started working for a large international design firm in Madrid where, for my fortune, Miguel was also working. I was coming from a small ”boutique” sized design practice, developing residential projects and making public competitions. I had only six years of experience onContinueContinue reading “El Cuaderno de Viajes (I)”
Oh, Istanbul!! (EN)
A small homage to beautiful Istanbul, through hand sketches and a few words.
Oh, Istanbul!!
Uma pequena homenagem à bela Istambul, através de esquiços e algumas palavras.
The Sketch Virus
We came across with João Boaventura’s sketch frenzy in social media during the coronavirus lockdown days.
Accepting one of the many online challenges available nowadays, Boaventura, an architect practicing for more than 25 years, drew one or two sketches per day during 30 days.
Once the 30 day period passed, he kept on drawing as if he was infected with some kind of virus that made him sketch in a compulsive way!
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