A new perspective

Claudia Figueroa

People have marveled at architecture for centuries, but few have the

opportunity to peek inside the minds of the people who shape our cities.

“Architecture in Perspective 14,” on display through July 28 at the

Newport Beach Library, showcases award-winning works by international

architectural illustrators and offers visitors a glimpse at the future of

design.

The traveling exhibit, which is in its 14th year of documenting

architecture around the world, is sponsored by the Orange County Museum

of Architecture in San Clemente and the American Society of Architectural

Perspectives, based in Washington, D.C.

William G. Hook, Scott Mihoan, Jerry Yin and Serge Zaleske are just a

handful of the architects whose illustrations are featured in the display

of 60 works, both built and imagined, chosen from more than 500 entries.

In related events, the library will present a panel discussion Wednesday

on “The Art of Telling an Architectural Story,” with Gary Headrick of

Focus 360, a San Juan Capistrano-based architectural firm; and Howard

Huizing, an independent architectural illustrator.

Also, an exhibit reception will be held June 25, featuring Frank M.

Constantino, co-founder of the architectural perspectives society.

Wednesday’s lecture will focus on the future of contemporary

architecture, but Huizing said they will also discuss the concept of

linear thinking and its value to builders, architects and clients. The

panel will also focus on architecture’s historical effect on communities.

“Architectural illustration began during the Renaissance as cutting-edge

artists of the day discovered and developed linear perspective, or the

art of drawing as the eye sees with an implied sense of space,” said

Huizing. The Art Center College of Design graduate helped plan and design

the UC Irvine campus.

Huizing believes he and Headrick complement each other.

“He’s more of a digital illustrator; and I’m more traditional, because I

still hand draw my structures,” Huizing said.

In addition to discussing the differences among illustration techniques,

the lecture will explore architecture as an art form, as well as the

changes the field has undergone with the rise of digital technology.

“This area produces architectural projects of world renown,” Headrick

said. “This is the perfect opportunity for those in the business to come

and see” what the exhibit has to offer.

FYI

* WHAT: “Architecture in Perspective 14”

* WHEN: Exhibit-related panel discussion will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday; an

open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 25. Exhibit hours are 9

a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays until July 28.

* WHERE: Newport Beach Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

* HOW MUCH: Free

* PHONE: (949) 717-3800