I stumbled across an old article from Wallpaper about a 2015 exhibition of the sketchbooks of British architect Chris Wilkinson, at the Royal Academy. Looks like it must have been a very interesting show! Here is an image from one of Chris Wilkinson’s sketchbooks:

I also love this image of his pile of sketchbooks. Almost uniform in format, all dated on the spine.

For a unique insight into an architect’s mind, peek into their sketchbook. Ever since the first architect scribbled the outline of a building on the first napkin, architects’ sketchpads have been more than just a blank page to draw; they are places to lay down thoughts and develop projects, keepers of trade secrets, visual notebooks and compilations of inspiration.

Happily, a book was published to accompany the exhibition: The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson. I think I’ll have to add it to my collection of books about sketchbooks! (See many more books about sketching, journaling and artists’ facsimile sketchbooks in my Amazon lists here and here.)

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