FRANK P. MELENDEZ teaches at The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York. His teaching and research engage topics pertaining to architectural drawing and 3D modeling, ...

In the 1956 competition to design the city of Brasilia, Lucio Costa's proposal differed significantly from his competitors'. In contrast with the detailed plans and well-designed perspectives of the ...

From inked drawings on tracing paper, to highly detailed digital 3D models, the role of the architect has evolved, and next-gen design software is empowering today's architects with valuable data and ...

Copilot 3D will turn your 2D images into 3D models. The tool is freely available to anyone, though you do need a Microsoft account. Microsoft suggests using an image with a single subject, even ...

A single architectural model can represent hundreds of hours of work and hard-won solutions to complex design problems. It’s one reason organizers say an exhibit of architectural models has struck a ...