Scale allows us to understand the relationship between a representation - a drawing or model - and reality. Being able to draw accurately to scale, and to shift fluidly between scales, is one of the most important aspects of architectural drawing and spatial design.
Read MoreSo when people ask "don’t I need to be good at drawing to go to architecture school?” my response is often that they are asking the wrong question. The tasks architecture school will require you to complete will be vast, and drawing is just one of a number of skills which you will use to carry out your projects.
What you should be asking, is 'if I am going to go to architecture school, what unique mix of skills do I have, and how can I strengthen them while adding new skills to my base?' Now we can start thinking about how your ability in architecture is made up of many different skills, knowing how and when to use each, and how they integrate together.
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