So my dad started a youtube account.
What's that?
Why yes, it is a funny time to have parents, isn't it?
He’s an architect, this dad of mine, and so that’s what his videos are about. It’s a series of short stories and tidbits from the history and practice of architecture. Here’s one that I like a lot—it’s about various methods used to adjust the movement in very tall buildings:
Here’s another one about the legend of how the Corinthian column developed and how that eventually lead to one of the most famous drawings in history:
I love these videos. I love them because some of them surprise me and also because some of them—the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini, for instance—are stories I’ve heard many times before (though, being a dad myself, I realize now that part of the job is telling the same story a thousand times but always with the same invincible innocence, like it’s brand new).
I also love these videos because I love my dad, and these are very much him.*
It was my dad, of course, who first taught me that drawing is not just fun, but a very fundamental and powerful way to communicate. When I’d ask a question he more often than not he’d grab a notecard and a pen from his front shirt pocket and draw the idea out (he always wears button-down shirts, often pink, and always with pens and notecards in the pocket).
So if you enjoy these, feel free to like and subscribe.
*Okay, I also love that you can see the full series DVD collection of Thundercats in the background, but you didn’t hear that from me.
