I have enjoyed making the drawings above for one of my projects at work. I always struggle with using the computer in a manner that looks like something created by my hand rather than by the software aesthetic. In this particular case I used a perspective technique and then overlay a sepia coloring to generate a soft, romantic perspective of the space we were designing. I think the drawings are successful at two levels. First, it conveys the technical information of the project. For example, the relationship to the earth as well as the systems used for construction. Second, it compels the viewer to look and study the design because of the grain of the render and delicateness of the perspective. I've enjoyed making these drawings and look forward to using this ideal way of drawing in future design presentations.

The image above is a screen capture of two 'start up' screens for the computer program Revit. I stacked the images on top of themselves for comparison purposes. Revit is the software I am currently using. What's interesting to me is the graphic. Notice the dates on the images that reflect the software versions. It amazes me that Revit 2009, the later of the two versions, has such a low quality graphic. This reversal of quality to sophistication may also be reflected in the actual software. At some times it can do amazing things. And at other times the most basic principles of architecture design cripple the software and render it useless.