Architecture
“Post digital” architectural drawings craze from Mexico
A drawing from PALMA Studio.
Image courtesy of: Arch Daily
Hyperrealistic representation of architecture isn’t a new concept and it is one which has been greatly aided by the vast amount of tools that are in an architect’s disposal today.
Regardless, there are still those who prefer the more traditional look of architectural drawings. There is a group of Mexican architects committed to using the tools of this generation while mixing in concepts from the sixties and seventies. Forty years ago, what architects imagined and what they were able to deliver on paper were two completely different realities. This group of young, innovative architects is amazing at what they are putting forth… it is almost as though this new wave of architectural drawings is fine art!
“House for Two”, Monterrey, 2018.
Image courtesy of: Juan Benavides
Juan Benavides is one of those talented architects. This young architect graduated in 2014 from the University of Monterrey in 2014/ Benavides also studied at the Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile.
Benavides certainly has a “post digital” style of his own!
Juan Benavides’ drawing.
Image courtesy of: Trendland
There is certainly an innocent quality to the drawings; one which elicits feelings of comfort and security.
“Apartment Renovation”.
Image courtesy of: RA!
RA! is one of the Mexican firms using realistic digital drawings to portray their ideas. The belief held by the architects at the firm is categorized in their “thoughts”, “We categorize architecture by the relationship between humans themselves and their context – personal / interpersonal / societal / experimental.”
Edward Hopper’s “Approaching a City”, 1946.
Image courtesy of: Operadora
There have been many influences from the world of fine art toward this style of drawings. Hopefully, these unique architects will be the pioneers for a new style of architectural drawings which is much more personal than came before them.
