Sketch: Looking across the Amstel

The Philosophy of Buildings

Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris is a deliciously philosophical read. The characters and their struggles inspire incisive thoughts on passion, love, lust,  humanism, beauty and ugliness (physical and metaphorical), knowledge, and even architecture (briefly, developments in architectural styles are related to the progress of humanity as projected by humanist philosophy; more on this in another post.) One particularly compelling and celebrated line…

Sketch of Poznan, Poland

Here is a glimpse of my Tuesday night of last week: 

Character Sketch of Rome

Today’s quick sketch: I tried to capture the essence of simple Roman buildings—not the ones you see near major tourist hubs, but the buildings on the side streets. The buildings where locals gather to drink wine and have discussions over nothing. These low-key sights are the foundational essence of cities.