Learning to See Like an Architect

As architects our job is to uncover what’s hidden: in a place, in our clients, in the materials we use. Our work makes these latent features visible, audible, tangible; we give them a voice. To do this, we're taught to explore, analyze, consider, dissect, unearth and understand the deeper meanings of things quite often hidden in plain view.
I think finding a muse is one of the best tools we can use to teach the kind of research required of us as we seek to become more thoughtful designers, stewards of the built world...architects.
I also discuss one of my favorite architectural illustrators of all-time, David Macaulay and his theory on understanding the world around us.
Tell me in the comments, what's your muse?

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[natalydiazvite]

"To be a good architect, you have to learn to see things differently than other people see" this could be one of my favorite phrases in your videos, it is interesting the way you describe how you take inspiration to start carry out your projects, by observing in places the materials, their location on the site, even their texture and why they have those shapes on their surface, when you study architecture you learn to observe the world with different eyes, improve your perception and even you You become more sensitive to the various environments that materials can create, thanks Eric for inspiring me.

[algynbagting]

Im 15 years old and i want to bacome an architech someday, and I really like watching your videos it can make me comfortable and exciting to become an architech thank you for facts, information about what an architect doing thank you for inspiring me😊

[yingrunli]

As a student of architecture, I am so lucky to see your videos.People who can share their knowledge are really great.Go ahead！I'll be with you！

[robthewaywardwoodworker]

I wish I had learned all this 35 years ago. All this.

[UndercoverArchitect]

Noticing the familiar, and staying curious about the everyday ... super essential skills for a designer wanting to create new solutions to old problems. Love this video and seeing the scenery that inspires you. Thanks for sharing!

[orlandoneto]

As a Materials Engineering student, I do appreciate it when other professionals make great use of materials based on their properties, focusing on creativity, beauty, comfort and so many other aspects. Excellent video.

[AlGangstaVlore]

Studying architecture has changed my life. I see the world with different eyes, I often stop for a while and rise my head… I like to touch and feel the materials, knock and hear the sound they make, feel the consistency, the type of material. Is it “fake” or “real”?
Thank you Eric, for your precious content.

[ohrl]

I'm glad to have found your channel. I'm about to finish my second year of architecture school, and I'm here working on my final presentation. Thanks for inspiring brother. You are someone to look up to, thanks

[sonia]

Hey, I'm an architecture student and I have often found your videos very informative, engaging and enlightening. Where I study, they hardly talk about the things you do. Most of the time we just blunder about in the blind trying to solve the problem posed by our design and the project. We have a list of things which are wrong no way, means, or understanding how to make them write. And before we know it the semester has ended and we end up with a half assed design we aren't really proud of.

I found your channel during this semester and throughout the course of the semester I've found myself coming back to your videos for guidance and information.

Thank you. And keep make more videos! 😊

[azansubhie]

in this instagram era, when architect design for popularity. your channel is like an oase for my brain. your channel teach me architecture better than my diploma. thank you

[Zoot]

Wonderful video. The Moleskins that line my library shelves tell the story of my 48 years as a working professional. Thx for this one. Adam, Tofino.CA

[parthkothari]

Learning that as a first year student
We are gazing at a cycle for hours and hours and making it again and again in different angles, perspectives, trying to find something we have never known before
I want to keep having faith in this exercise cause our professor told us it is the only way you can interact with an object
Really inspiring video
Will watch it as a motivation really
Thanks for sharing this

[thainajassek]

I met your work and your videos this month. Congratulations on the content. I was deeply touched by your words from this video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm from Brazil, I used the Google translator to help me translate this text. I hope it's understandable

[adampalo]

I love this Eric. It makes me see the purpose with a lot of things we do in architecture school. Thank you sincerely,
Adam

[Cooldog]

Fascinating!
I am almost 13 and i dream of being an architect!
Man i wish that i knew about it the entire time!

[imadasmone]

Great content is the standard here.. love them.. got a request for a video, "the parallels between film and architecture and about cinematic architecture".. cheers

[amirahpatel]

Today we watched one of your videos in theory class and it made me happy that other students and lecturers get to see your channel. Thanks for the inspiring content.

[davidcordero]

I love this. I'm always glad you do these videos for us. Not enough content on social media that is as real as you are. Cheers

[dorianaluciadelpilarcruz]

Thank you for teaching us young architects to see, and actually learn from our surroundings.

[jayster]

Great Video! Living in a place like NYC, I think one learns pretty quickly. I'm also looking around at certain things and asking questions, analyzing, observing, etc. It's starts to become a habit and something you do without even thinking about it. But you start seeing that you look at things deeper and deeper each time, picking up a certain quality that can help you in school and in practice.