Drawing Like an Architect: The Structure and Interpretation of Architecture Diagrams

We sometimes make fun of architects for drawing pictures. In reality, diagrams and sketches are among an architect’s mightiest tools: they are powerful abstractions that distill critical decisions, remove uncertainty, and get diverse stakeholders on the same page. “Ok, but I already know UML and C4”. you may think. Those standard notations are great for communicating decisions, but they are less expressive for moderating decision meetings and for creating what I call “Rothko Diagrams”, diagrams that reveal multiple layers over time without being confusing.

Learn from an IT veteran how to capture complex concepts visually, why you should not simplify but amplify, and why two pens and a sheet of paper are sufficient for expressing 20 dimensions. Pens and paper will be provided for an analog, AI-free class!