Carnet de Voyage
Carnet de Voyage A Collection of Travel Sketches by Hart Howerton December, 2023
Sketch by Eryan Gwin
TRAVEL SKETCHING has long been a fundamental part of an architect’s education. Since the days of Inigo Jones and the Grand Tour, we have been traveling with sketchbooks in hand to learn from and document the wonders of faraway lands. After emerging from the restrictions of the pandemic, we began to enjoy the liberation of travel once again. The following collection of sketches is a celebration of that rediscovered freedom and a reminder that there is no better way to understand a place than to experience it with eye, hand, and pencil.
Urban Exploration
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless and then turns you into a story teller.” Ibn Battuta
Jaime Chan, Bermondsey, London, England
Jaime Chan, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eryan Gwin, Bergen, Norway
Craig Roberts, New York City, NY
Patrick Dunleavy, New York City, NY
Paul Blazek, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England
Xiao Wu, New Orleans, LA
Flora Chen, Richmond, England
Faranak Ahmadi, Old Bazaar, Isfahan, Iran
Christopher Pizzi, National Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Boris Reyt, Braunschweig, Germany
Jack Bai, Solvang, CA
Elena Vandenberg, Tortosa, Spain
Marco Di Piazza, Burano, Italy
Ralph Ednalino, Ocean Park, San Francisco, CA
Appreciating Great Buildings
“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” Julia Morgan
Christopher Tritt, Parthenon, Athens, Greece
Christopher Pizzi, Veterans Memorial Hall, Eureka, CA
Caroline Colella, St. Leonard’s, Boston, MA
Beatrice Park, Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona, Spain
Elise Emord, Notre Dame, Paris, France
Brianna Frank, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Marco Di Piazza, Tschuggen Baths, Arosa, Switzerland
Marco Di Piazza, Couvent de la Tourette, Eveux, France
Christopher Pizzi, Pompeii, Italy
Christopher Tritt, Delphi, Greece
Bud Doronio, Riverside, CA
Beatrice Park, Barcelona, Spain
Monuments & Public Art
“Art is the best possible introduction to the culture of the world.” Pablo Picasso
Craig Roberts, Central Park, New York City, NY
Marco Di Piazza, Arena, Verona, Italy
Marco Di Piazza, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Italy
Natalie Broton, Coit Tower, San Francisco, CA
Beatrice Park, Arc de Triomf, Barcelona, Spain
Craig Roberts, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Brianna Frank, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Christopher Pizzi, WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Patrick Dunleavy, Madrid, Spain
Todd Pace, Woodside, CA
Dan Bucko, Over Kern County, CA
Beatrice Park, Barcelona, Spain
Passing Scenery
“Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature.” Freya Stark
Flora Chen, En Route, Edinburgh, Scotland to London, England
Christopher Tritt, Private Garden, Piedmont, CA
Jaime Chan, Fort William, Scotland
Elena Vandenberg, Young Lakes, Yosemite National Park, CA
Chris Williams, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, CA
Christopher Pizzi, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA
Paul Blazek, Fowey Harbour, Cornwall, England
Olivia DiMichele, Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
Olivia DiMichele, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Boris Reyt, Winery, Tuscany, Italy
Hattie Lindsley, Rome, Italy
Hattie Lindsley, Park Borghese, Rome, Italy
Chris Williams, Bears Ears National Monument, UT
Christopher Tritt, Near Bennington, VT
Boris Reyt, Abandoned House, Middlesex County, NJ
Christopher Pizzi, Cottage, Tulamore, Ireland
Relaxing by the Seaside
“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Craig Roberts, Russell, New Zealand
Hattie Lindsley, North Shore, Long Isand, NY
Hattie Lindsley, Fire Island, NY
Christopher Tritt, Kalymnos, Greece
Ahren Jeffries, Beaches, Inhaca Island, Mozambique
Jenny Pullias, Shrimp Boats, Charleston, SC
Paul Blazek, Mevagissey Harbour, Cornwall, England
Chris Williams, Kalymnos, Greece
Craig Roberts, Durban, South Africa
Jenny Pullias, Wave, Charleston, SC
Taylor Brophy, Sardinia, Italy
Taylor Brophy, Sardinia, Italy
Ahren Jeffries, South Beach, Miami, FL
Co Chau, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA
Christopher Pizzi, Rush Harbour, County Dublin, Ireland
Joe Cerri, San Francisco Bay
Natalie Broton, Boats, San Francisco Bay
Jessica Brams-Miller, Provincetown, MA
Moments of Serenity
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” Miriam Beard
Xiao Wu, Huntington, Long Island, NY
Christopher Tritt, Private Garden, Athens, Greece
Dan Liu, Leonding, Austria
Jack Bai, Oslo, Norway
James Neville, Banyan Tree, Boca Raton, FL
Xiao Wu, Cafe, New Orleans, LA
Lindsay Wong, Antelope Valley Superbloom, Lancaster, CA
Ryan Cove, Fairview Lake, Tafton, PA
Co Chau, Levi’s Plaza Park, San Francisco, CA
Faranak Ahmadi, Levi’s Plaza Park, San Francisco, CA
Yuni Wong, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
Paul Blazek, Kiftsgate Court Gardens, Chipping Camden, England
Calla Chang, Levi’s Plaza Park, San Francisco, CA
Marco Di Piazza, San Vito, Italy
Bryan Peters, San Francisco, CA
Studies of People & Animals
“To confer the gift of drawing, we must create an eye that sees, a hand that obeys, a soul that feels; and in this task, the whole life must cooperate. In this sense, life itself is the only preparation for drawing. Once we have lived, the inner spark of vision does the rest.” Maria Montessori
Christopher Tritt, Cats of Athens
Colette Bixby, Passing Pelicans, San Francisco
Yuni Wong, Stamp Carving - Soup-er Dumpling
Jenny Pullias, Charleston Oysters
Marco Di Piazza, Madonna, Lyon, France
Calla Chang, Sketching Lunch, San Francisco, CA
Colette Bixby, Sketching Lunch, San Francisco, CA
Hattie Lindsley, Les Goudes
Flora Chen, Six, West End Musical, London, England
Flora Chen, Les Miserables, West End Musical, London, England
Beatrice Park, Barcelona, Spain
Details, Parts, & Pieces
“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” Edgar Degas
Jaime Chan, Cafe, Bermondsey, London, England
Christopher Pizzi, Italian Swiss Colony Building, San Francisco, CA
Yuni Wong, Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Patrick Dunleavy, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Juenan Wu, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Juenan Wu, Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center, Austin, TX
Juenan Wu, Paris, France
Christopher Pizzi, Porta Pia, Rome, Italy
Youssef Denial, Benin
James Neville, Rainbow Eucalyptus Bark, Naples, FL
Analysis Through Sketching
“Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.” David Hockney
Christopher Tritt, Newport Casino & The Breakers, Newport, RI
Christopher Tritt, Isaac Bell House, Newport, RI
Christopher Pizzi, Rome, Italy
Christopher Pizzi, Dublin & Midlands, Ireland
Craig Roberts, Window Details in Aix-en-Provence, France
Craig Roberts, Window Details in Aix-en-Provence, France
Xiao Wu, Facades, New Orleans, LA
Xiao Wu, Facades, New Orleans, LA
We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed their sketches. The work has been an ongoing source of delight and inspiration and a reminder of the importance of drawing and observation in our everyday practice.
Ahren Jeffries
Hattie Lindsley
Beatrice Park
Jack Bai
Brianna Frank
Jaime Chan
Bryan Peters
James Neville
Boris Reyt
Jenny Pullias
Bud Doronio
Jessica Brams-Miller
Calla Chang
Joe Cerri
Caroline Colella
Joe Peterson
Christopher Pizzi
Juenan Wu
Christopher Tritt
Lindsay Wong
Chris Williams
Marco Di Piazza
Co Chau
Natalie Broton
Colette Bixby
Patrick Dunleavy
Craig Roberts
Paul Blazek
Dan Bucko
Olivia DiMichele
Dan Liu
Ralph Ednalino
Elena Vandenberg
Ryan Cove
Elise Emord
Taylor Brophy
Emma Hershey
Todd Pace
Eryan Gwin
Xiao Wu
Faranak Ahmadi
Youssef Denial
Flora Chen
Yuni Wong