Drawn Closer is a year-long collaboration between Drawing Matter and Domus, edited in 2020 by David Chipperfield.
Each issue of the magazine features one architect discussing a drawing which they recognise as a formative moment in their work. The printed text then links to a longer edited transcript found on drawingmatter.org.
Collaborating with David Chipperfield, I identified and interviewed ten different architects to discuss their unique approaches to drawing.
From Jaume Mayol on a working drawing for a house in Mallorca, and Pakistan’s first female architect Yasmeen Lari on functional designs for impoverished communities, to Ghent-based Marie-José Van Hee (text pictured) on designing her own home, and Balkrishna Doshi on designing his office – every approach tells a different story about the power of drawing to transform ideas and practice.