ACT 01: Architecture Writing

Introduction to Drawings

ACT 1 - Architecture Writing

We had our very first hands-on experience of architectural lettering during a tutorial session. It is expected as a designer or architect that all blueprints, drawings and designs have uniformed and neat architectural lettering. This lettering was established ages ago by architects so that all writing on blueprints were legible therefore costly mistakes would not be made.

Practicing this lettering is still a necessary part of the curriculum in most architecture education. Bad handwriting tends to make any design look amateur. Thus, all handwriting should match the quality of the design.

Practice is necessary to develop the skills needed to write this lettering. Just as each individual has a unique handwriting, we will also have a unique lettering style.