Collection by Norah Eldredge

Sketches Beyond

Dune Wallpaper by Jill Malek. The New York designer’s latest pattern is part of her Shifting Landscapes line, which explores the transforming nature of shared terrains like rippling sand dunes.
Dune Wallpaper by Jill Malek. The New York designer’s latest pattern is part of her Shifting Landscapes line, which explores the transforming nature of shared terrains like rippling sand dunes.
Monk's Cafe, maybe the most famous generic diner facade in human history.
Monk's Cafe, maybe the most famous generic diner facade in human history.
“When I do the final inking, I have a general idea of the color scheme,” Gardner says. “Sometimes I throw a little rough color on the sketch. Usually I scan the sketch, drop in some color, and send that to the art director to see if they’re into it.”
“When I do the final inking, I have a general idea of the color scheme,” Gardner says. “Sometimes I throw a little rough color on the sketch. Usually I scan the sketch, drop in some color, and send that to the art director to see if they’re into it.”
Another sketch by Ralph Fournier for the Ridgewood neighbofhood. Image courtesy of Maryville University.
Another sketch by Ralph Fournier for the Ridgewood neighbofhood. Image courtesy of Maryville University.
A Ralph Fournier sketch of the "Ridgewood House," a prototype that he and his wife, Mary Jane, designed for the subdivision of the same name in Crestwood, Missouri, near St. Louis. Image courtesy of Maryville University.
A Ralph Fournier sketch of the "Ridgewood House," a prototype that he and his wife, Mary Jane, designed for the subdivision of the same name in Crestwood, Missouri, near St. Louis. Image courtesy of Maryville University.
Lebbeus Woods, Center for New Technology, Montage 1, 1985.
Lebbeus Woods, Center for New Technology, Montage 1, 1985.
Peter Wilson, Paradise Bridge, 1986. Plan, section, and isometric projection for unbuilt project.
Peter Wilson, Paradise Bridge, 1986. Plan, section, and isometric projection for unbuilt project.
Alex Wall, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), The Pleasure of Architecture, 1983. Poster based on competition drawings for Parc de la Villette, Paris, 1982–83.
Alex Wall, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), The Pleasure of Architecture, 1983. Poster based on competition drawings for Parc de la Villette, Paris, 1982–83.
Daniel Libeskind, V – Horizontal, from the series Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus, 1983.
Daniel Libeskind, V – Horizontal, from the series Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus, 1983.