What PERSPECTIVE DRAWING is to an architect

Do you think architect is an artist or someone that at least must be able to draw a straight line or two? Well, think about it, find out for yourselve!
Some architects can, some can't, some are good at it and some don't necessarily have to do that, drawing, I mean.
Architects do a lot of things, indeed, more than known to a lot of people. However, architects are trained to draw as part of their training and practice but things have changed. Architectural students still have to learn to draw, to sketch and even certain level of drafting on paper but most would soon leave that behind and just rely solely on computer and, you know that, autocad or sketchup or equivelent.
I did of sketches drawings, perspective drawings not much of drafting but that's only at the later part of my career. Followings are some of my work during my working years in Singapore.

A study perspective of a holiday resort.

An out door food court where the focus was on people and very little of architecture!

Another ambient or mood concept more than building.

As oppose to this very serious expression of building type.

To an exterior scene of a larger project scope. And finally the full scale over all view of the entire project.

Perspective drawings, whether they be hand drawn, Sketchup-ed, Studio Max-ed or what so ever, would always be a breath away, never too far to an architect's life. Now the question really is: whose nose would an architect choose in using?

YUNNAN: My first China Trip

Sat 10 Nov 07 with Siam Society from Bangkok to Kunming. The first stop was at a chinese temple heavy with sight, sound, smoke and prayers. Out side by the street was another story of dashing street children trying to attract for your attention in hope of a few coins. Understandable but kind of hard to react for any new visitors. Dear boys and people, I would like to be your firends, give me time to adjust, alright!

After some walking around, found a more quiet corner and managed to get a glimps of the temple of my own perception: brush pen on water paper in a quick! With a color wash in hotel room later on, the below is the result.

Sun 11, we took a boat in Er Hai lake to a small fishing village.

A view of the courtyard in one of the temple in fishing village.

Then back to the local market in town to be part of their usual activities from flowers to chilies and more..

A traditional tea ceremony and display of Bai costume, whilte is the traditional color here.