drafting table

In retrospect, it’s absurd to think that architecture might have been reinvented — or even mildly rethought — by high-concept design that doesn’t get off the drafting table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021

This was before computer graphics or computer modeling, when architects and engineers worked on a drafting table with a T-square and slide rule.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Originally developed for the Air Force, the minute the thing was on the drafting table, the Navy and Marines started crying, "Hey, what about us?"

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2021

Although Mr. Hines did not work at a drafting table, some architects considered him almost an equal partner.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2020

I am still standing there when they finally leave, thinking about what I’d just discovered on Theo’s drafting table.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse