Architecture pilgrimage

July 2, 2004 11:48 AM

Architecture pilgrimage. Sketches of the world's great architecture.
posted by monju_bosatsu (6 comments total)

Iteristingly enough, there's a certain tradition of architects embarking on such pilgrimage's at the onset of their carreers. Of the top of my head, both Le Corbusier and Tadao Ando went on long rambles before being well known.
In this particular case, the trip itself must be fascinanting. The sketches, IMO, not so much.
posted by signal at 1:24 PM on July 2, 2004

Sketchy but beautiful, monju! Makes me wish they were animated, they'd be like architectural Plymptoons. Falling Water is unmistakable, even in a small thumbnail, on the front page.
posted by Shane at 1:55 PM on July 2, 2004

Sketchtravelblog. Seen a few of them around and in some ways better than phototravelblogs. It can be like reading a childrens book or cartoon of someones travels.
posted by stbalbach at 2:04 PM on July 2, 2004

Wow! Great post. Beautiful sketches of some of the world's most stunning architecture. Even better, are the sketches of the less well known architecture. I wish the images were a little larger, but they are gorgeous nonetheless.
posted by caddis at 2:10 PM on July 2, 2004

I thought they were a bit 'sketchy' as well to begin with, but when you view them as a collection and get into the style, I thought they were very nice indeed; it's hard to capture the feel of a place with just a few lines.
posted by carter at 4:32 PM on July 2, 2004

Thanks Monju. Nice trip down memory lane for me to some of those places; others are still on my list of places to see. Still others I need to add.
posted by Dick Paris at 7:27 PM on July 2, 2004