jvleearchitects

jvleearchitects

registered architect, urban planner, artist, educator and SketchUp enthusiast since SU version 4.

I am a self-taught CADD power user. About 3 years after learning this software I replaced AutoCAD and Vectorworks, the primary design tools then used by my small architectural firm, with SketchUp/Layout and never regretted that decision.

When my career began, the industry standard was to create using tools such as triangles, mechanical pencils, drafting scales, erasers, french curves, circle templates, a parallel bar (or tee square) and, maybe, a beam compass. CAD has since revolutionized the tools available to the design professions and SketchUp has impacted these professions in an even more profound way.

Here is a link to an on site interview that preceded the development of an urban rehab project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YadXUjLSYmY