Planning With Pixels, Not Pencils

Architecture students replace T squares and X-Acto knives with design software and laser-cut models

GRAPHIC: Digitally Turning a Sketch Into a ModelBy BROCK READ

In the spacious converted gymnasium that serves as home to the Catholic University of America's School of Architecture and Planning, students in Ann Cederna's graduate drafting course are hard at work, designing grange halls and marketplaces for an imaginary agricultural town.

For some students, that means tracing

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