We are in the second decade of the 21st century and, as with most things, the distinction between digital and analogue has become tired and inappropriate. This is also true in the world of architectural drawing, which paradoxically is enjoying a renaissance supported by the graphic dexterity of the computer. This new fecundity has produced a contemporary glut of stunning architectural drawings and representations that could rival the most recent outpouring of architectural vision in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Indeed, there is much to learn by comparing the then and the now. The contemporary drawing is often about its ability to describe the change, fluctuations and mutability of architecture in relation to the virtual/real 21st-century continuum of architectural space. Times have changed, and the status of the architectural drawing must change with them. This reassessment is well overdue, and this edition of AD will be the catalyst for such re-examination. Features the work of: Pascal Bronner, Bryan Cantley, Peter Cook, Perry Kulper, CJ Lim, Tom Noonan, Dan Slavinsky, Neil Spiller, Peter Wilson, Nancy Wolf, Lebbeus Woods and Mas Yendo. Contributors include: Nic Clear, Mark Garcia, Simon Herron and Mark Morris.
5 EDITORIAL Helen Castle 6 ABOUT THE GUEST-EDITOR Neil Spiller 8 SPOTLIGHT Visual highlights of the issue 14 INTRODUCTION Architectural Drawing: Grasping for the Fifth Dimension Neil Spiller 20 All Night Long: The Architectural Jazz of the Texas Rangers Mark Morris 28 Emerging Technologies and Drawings: The Futures of Images in Architectural Design Mark Garcia 36 Two Sides of the Page: The Antifact and the Artefact Bryan Cantley 44 New Malacovia Pascal Bronner 50 AVATAR: Nothing is Impossible Neil Spiller 56 A World Below Perry Kulper 64 A Two-Speed Landscape: The Reforestation of the Thames Estuary Tom Noonan 70 Drawing Time Nic Clear 80 Looking and Drawing Peter Cook 88 Augmented Landscapes and Delicate Machinery Mark Smout and Laura Allen 94 Plug-In, Clip-On, Tune-Up: A Throwaway Architecture with Optional Extras Simon Herron 102 London Short Stories: Drawing Narratives CJ Lim 108 Dragons Adrift: The New Chinese Landscape Nancy Wolf 112 The Poetics of the Island of Vessels Neil Spiller 120 Bildungsroman Series: Architectural Daring for the 21st Century Dan Slavinsky 124 Could Architectural Drawings Save Us From Philosophical Bankruptcy? Mas Yendo 128 COUNTERPOINT The Art of Drawing Mario Carpo 134 CONTRIBUTORS
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