Editing Architect (section)

====Means of design====

Previously, architects employed drawings<ref name="MAD 225"/> to illustrate and generate design proposals. While conceptual sketches are still widely used by architects,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archdaily.com/639533/17-napkin-sketches-by-famous-architects |title=17 Napkin Sketches by Famous Architects |date=5 June 2015 |access-date=8 March 2019 |first=Karissa |last=Rosenfield |work=[[ArchDaily]] |issn=0719-8884 |archive-date=5 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305230926/https://www.archdaily.com/639533/17-napkin-sketches-by-famous-architects/ |url-status=live }}</ref> computer technology has now become the industry standard.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/architecture/2011/03/think_before_you_build.html |title=Think Before You Build |first=Witold |last=Rybczynski |date=30 March 2011 |journal=[[Slate.com|Slate]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614053149/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/architecture/2011/03/think_before_you_build.html |archive-date=14 June 2018 |publisher=[[The Slate Group]] |via=[[Graham Holdings Company]] |access-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, design may include the use of photos, collages, prints, linocuts, [[3D scanning]] technology, and other media in design production. 
Increasingly, computer software is shaping how architects work. BIM technology allows for the creation of a virtual building that serves as an information database for the sharing of design and building information throughout the life-cycle of the building's design, construction, and maintenance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalbimstandard.org/faq.php#faq1 |title=Frequently Asked Questions About the National BIM Standard-United States |work=National BIM Standard |access-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016190503/http://www.nationalbimstandard.org/faq.php#faq1 |archive-date=16 October 2014 |publisher=[[National Institute of Building Sciences]]}}</ref> [[Virtual reality]] (VR) presentations are becoming more common for visualizing structural designs and interior spaces from the point-of-view perspective.