Measured Drawing with Erik Evens

In the classical tradition, new buildings come from other buildings: architectural precedents are the models or springboards from which new work flourishes. Since the Renaissance, architects have sketched and measured all facets of architecture to learn from historical example via analytical and measured drawing. Studying buildings reveals ways in which architects have adapted earlier precedents and the classical canon to new programmatic and regional conditions.

This workshop introduces quick techniques for measured drawing to scale in a sketchbook through orthographic drawing of plan, section, elevation and profile for the purpose of building a resource of solutions to draw upon when addressing similar problems in contemporary design. A visual overview of the history of the architect’s measured sketchbook is followed with outdoor measured drawing. At the end of the field drawing session will be a discussion of completed sketchbook drawings.

Erik Evens is a lifelong resident of California, born and raised in Los Angeles. He is the principal of Evens Architects, a boutique design studio operating under the aegis of the KAA Design Group, specializing in classical and traditional residential design. His work has been published in a wide array of publications, including Architectural Digest, Luxe, Milieu, Traditional Home and Western Interiors.

His book Shaping the World as a Home – The Houses and Gardens of Erik Evens was released by Rizzoli in 2024.

Erik is a Fellow of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA), and he sits on its national Education and Governance Committees. He is a founding member and two-time former president of the Southern California Chapter of the ICAA. On behalf of the ICAA, Erik has taught the elements and rationale of the classical language of architecture to hundreds of students throughout the United States.

Measured Drawing credit eligible for Certificate in Classical Architecture.
Four elective AIA credits eligible.

ICAA Members – $60
Non-Members – $75

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