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Essays, research and design notes

Writing is how a practice builds a reputation with people who will never walk past one of its buildings — and it is the part of a website search engines reward over years rather than weeks.

A longitudinal section drawing pinned to the studio wall, raking light across the sheet picking up the heavy cut lines

Drawing04 Nov 20256 MIN READ

How to Read a Section Drawing

A section is the drawing that tells you whether a building will be pleasant to stand inside — and it is the one most people were never taught to read. Four things to look for, and one to be suspicious of.

Aditi Raikar

Practice19 Aug 2025
What a Brief Should Contain
Most clients arrive with a room list and a budget. Neither is a brief. What a useful one actually answers, and why the number you are reluctant to say out loud is the one that saves you money.

How to Read a Section Drawing

What a Brief Should Contain