Architecture in perspective: What traditional drawing techniques can still teach us

5_Woods Bagot for Shaw Corporation on behalf of Hertshten Properties

Source: Courtesy of Woods Bagot for Shaw Corporation on behalf of Hertshten Properties

In this personal reflection, architectural illustrator Adriette Myburgh revisits the lessons of hand-drawn perspective and the mentors who shaped her approach to architectural visualisation

My journey into architectural presentation began with a lie, a decision made in the heat of the moment that would shape my career.

Fresh from graduation and eager to work at a prestigious design firm, I found myself in an interview where the stakes felt high. “Do you know how to set up a perspective view?” the interviewer asked, and I hesitated, acutely aware that admitting ignorance could cost me the opportunity. “Yes,” I replied, though in truth I had never learned how to do it.

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