Skala Studio have just released their new SketchUp templates! Skala Studio SketchUp Templates SketchUp is great - intuitive, creative, giving you freedom as you design. It is great for producing sketch ideas or 3d visuals to show clients. But, to produce presentation...
​ Templates & Automation  Generally as an architect, technologist or student, we do the same things time and again. For example, we create a set of planning drawings, or we add colour to an elevation in photoshop, we produce an A1 presentation board. ...
Our new PRO Standard CAD Template is available! I am always working to make the website, templates and products more useful to my readers. After reaching out for feedback on our CAD template we have come up with a PRO version that features even more CAD blocks, more...
​ Work Smart: Productivity Tips I am by no means a productivity guru. I am constantly guilty of giving myself too many tasks to complete in too short a time, and get myself all stressed out about not ticking enough items off my list. However, I think...
Technical Drawing: Construction Drawings In Part 5 of the Technical Drawing series we are going to explore construction drawings. Construction Drawings - what are they? Working drawings, construction drawings, detailed design drawings.... they are...
The First In Architecture Construction Detail Library is live! I am very excited to announce the official launch of our new website - the First In Architecture Detail Library. The library is a collection of residential construction details (based on UK...
5 Easy Steps to Better Detailing I'm excited to announce that our short guide "5 Easy Steps to Better Detailing" is now available! The guide takes you through the different stages of learning about detailing. We start off by looking at why detailing is...
This week we have a guest post from Nylda at The Architectural Experiment. Over at The Architectural Experiment, Nylda shares her experiences of studying and working in architecture. From applying to architecture school, to the processes, resources and outcomes...
Introduction to Skala Studio Skala Studio teaches architects how to leverage the power and flexibility of SketchUp Pro to streamline your workflow, save you time, and of course money. Skala Studio is a SketchUp course platform created by Architects for...
Technical Drawing: Elevations and Sections In Part 4 of the Technical Drawing series we are going to explore elevations and sections. We will look at the differences between elevations and sections, what information should be included in them and finish with...
Technical Drawing: Plans In part one of our technical drawing series we looked at Layout, and part 2 explored Labelling and Annotation. In this part of the technical drawing series, we will look at Plans. Depending on the nature and complexity of a project, the floor...
Technical Drawing : Labelling and annotation In Part 1 of our technical drawing series we looked at Layout, exploring drawing sheets, title blocks and the general arrangement of our drawings. In this part of the series, we will go into more detail, looking at how we...
This week we are really fortunate to have a guest post from Ryan Canning of Architextures. If you haven't heard of Architextures before, make sure you check it out! Ryan is an architect and web developer from Glasgow. He studied at the University of Stratchclyde,...
Tips for Studying Architecture Remotely or Online  I have been working from home for about 5 years now, maybe more. Before that, when I was at university, I was living off campus in another city, and commuting to uni on days when there were lectures. The rest of the...
Technical Drawing : Layout In part one of our technical drawing series, we will look at Layout. How should a drawing be composed, and what sort of information do we need to show on our architectural drawings? Architectural drawings can be produced on varying...