"A golden age of architectural drawing awaits"
The advent of 3D-modelling software may not spell the end for architectural drawing after all, says Owen Hopkins. More
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Frank Gehry's early drawings and sketches acquired by LA's Getty Research Institute
The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles has acquired an archive of work by architect Frank Gehry that spans his first 30 years in practice. More
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Dan Hogman's architectural sketches "capture the essence" of their subjects
Architect, photographer and artist Dan Hogman has chosen 12 favourites from his collection of ink sketches depicting buildings and streetscapes. More
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Marta Colmenero illustrates brutalist landmarks around the world
Spanish designer Marta Colmenero has created a set of illustrations that capture the concrete forms of brutalist architecture across the globe. More
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Mehdi Ghadyanloo's surrealist utopian paintings feature in London exhibition
Monolithic volumes against gradated backgrounds and staircases that lead to nowhere are depicted in the architectural paintings of Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo, which are set to go on show in London next month. More
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Sci-fi landscape illustrations accompany winning story in architectural fairytale competition
Gravity-defying megastructures are inserted into landscapes in illustrations by Ukranian architect Mykhailo Ponomarenko, who claimed first place in a competition to create an architectural fairytale. More
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Zaha Hadid's early paintings to go on show at Serpentine Sackler Gallery
An exhibition of abstract paintings and drawings by late architect Zaha Hadid is to be hosted at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London. More
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Marco Maycotte designs pleasure garden to become "the Las Vegas of Scandinavia"
Graduate shows 2016: the town of Vejle in Denmark is transformed into a pleasure garden in the spirit of Peter Pan's Neverland in this design by Aarhus School of Architecture graduate Marco Maycotte (+ slideshow). More
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Ohyun Kwon proposes megastructure to house 1,400 creatives in Seoul
Graduate shows 2016: a gridded megastructure contains a creative workforce of 1,400 in this proposal by Royal College of Art graduate Ohyun Kwon to address the housing crisis in the South Korean capital. More
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Steven McCloy presents a futuristic vision for the European Union ahead of the UK referendum
EU referendum: Architecture student Steven McCloy has reimagined the European Union as a nomadic organisation that moves to a new city every five years. More
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Evan Wakelin uses architectural collages to depict the fragmented identities of migrants
Graduate shows 2016: architecture student Evan Wakelin has produced drawings that juxtapose the old and new homes of migrants in Toronto, to convey the emotional and physical upheaval these people experience (+ slideshow). More
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MoMA to stage major Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition in 2017
New York's Museum of Modern Art has announced a major exhibition of work by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to coincide with what would have been his 150th birthday. More
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Paul Eis uses Instagram to give German architecture a colourful makeover
Photo essay: keen to embark on career in architecture, young German student Paul Eis has been documenting the buildings of Berlin and Hamburg, but adapting them with bright colours (+ slideshow). More
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Eerie sci-fi story by Olson Kundig wins architecture fairytale competition
Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has won first place in a competition to create an architectural fairytale, with its story about a dead architect who is resurrected and dropped into a futuristic urban landscape. More
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Estudio Extramuros creates 100 architectural illustrations over 100 days
Young Spanish architects Fabiola Muñoz and Carlos León have spent 100 days creating a series of 100 illustrations, featuring art and architecture by Sou Fujimoto, Peter Zumthor, Gordon Matta-Clark and more (+ slideshow). More
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Lateral Office redesigns the Canadian campsite for the 21st century
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Toronto studio Lateral Office has developed five city-inspired proposals for campsites suited to 21st-century lifestyles (+ slideshow). More
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Kama Sutra reimagined as architecture by illustrator Federico Babina
Architectural illustrator Federico Babina has created his own version of the Kama Sutra, where buildings rather than people demonstrate sexual positions. More
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Risk Theme Park is a conceptual high-rise featuring floods, fires and climbing hazards
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Soon-min Hong has designed a theme park where, instead of rides, the attractions include opportunities to get caught up in a whirlpool or evacuate a burning building. More
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Cloud-shaped campsite designed to float among the trees of a Colorado valley
Tasked with designing a Colorado campsite with unique views, architect Kevin Hirth produced these dreamlike illustrations depicting a cloud-shaped viewing platform floating amongst the trees. More
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Competition: five London Landmarks and Elevations posters to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Gothenburg-based Studio Esinam to give readers the chance to win its latest monochrome prints showing elevations of iconic structures in London. More