Instrumenta Eccesiastica 1847

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The Ecclesiological (late Cambridge Camden)  Society published working drawings of church fittings. Here is a selection of 7 of the plates, full size scans are available on application by email.

Reality Capture..really?

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I see a lot of these and, very occasionally I see them translated into drawings, the kind of drawings clients want for mark up. The business of reality capture is storming ahead, we now have tools for passive capture like … Continue reading →

Achieving closure: the first Bowditch adjusted traverse?

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Origin of the Bowditch method. Published in 1802 Nathaniel Bowditch’s exposition on navigation is famous among surveyors for its description of the traverse adjustment method which bears his name. The method first appears for the computation of Traverse Sailing.  Bowditch … Continue reading →

The twin churches at Swaffham Prior

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Any visitor to Swaffham Prior will be puzzled at to why there are 2 churches in the same churchyard there. The story something of  a puzzle but there are good online sources which cover the detail. In this post find … Continue reading →

On ‘digital draughtsmanship’

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‘Reality capture’ is only the begining. I’m untangling some drawings derived from laser scans and the lack of clear notes of architectural form and detail compromises the work. Once again I’m forced to reflect on the powerful measurement technologies at … Continue reading →

So, what to do with that old GoPro?…

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 As a piece of product design the GoPro is a winner, a high quality light-weight device with ruggedised casing and super wide lens- the perfect action cam. Before the GoPro getting first person viewpoint video of surfing, snowboarding, parachuting, scuba … Continue reading →

Ortlieb panniers: shake rattle and roll

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If you ride a bike sooner or later you will find carrying everything with you on your back is a poor compromise, getting your gear on the bike and off your sweating body is the only way to go. The … Continue reading →

New lamps for old.

I’m not sure how old the retired lamp was but it’s been our friend since we moved here some 16 years past. The new lamp is brighter and draws less power. Got bored waiting for the old column to be … Continue reading →

Your 2016 KAP calendar

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My print run didn’t go as far as I’d hoped this year- the calendars proved too popular. As far as I know they adorn the walls of farm houses, offices and kitchens from Athens to Ottawa. For those who need … Continue reading →

ArchDoc 2015

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The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) at Leuven University, Belgium offers a masters in conservation and this includes documentation techniques. Almost uniquely RLICC offers practical as well as theoretical teaching in applied metric survey for architectural conservation. Archdoc … Continue reading →