Every masterpiece begins with a Sqratch.
Graphics Suite
For sheet compositions, and making your life as a designer easier.
A browser image-effects workstation: halftone, dither, ASCII, glitch, risograph and 50-odd more, stacked as layers over your own image, video or webcam.
58 effectsWebcam + videoRuns offlineStudio AppPattern Generator28 procedural pattern generators with live controls: halftone fluid, liquid chrome, flow fields, contour topography, cyber sigilism, moire rings and more.
28 generatorsSVG + PNGRuns offlineThe studio math, done.
25 calculators. Every one states its basis and assumptions on the page, so you can check the number before you use it.
Check what you can build
Size it right
Estimate quantities
Where do you
actually want to work?
421 practices across 12 countries, with the contact route to each one. Rated on six dimensions by people who actually worked there.
FIELD NOTES
Field
Notes
Facades to be Dynamic@Architecture
Career · Dec 29, 2024 · 5 min read
Thinking of Leaving Architecture?
Career · 5 min
Curing the Blind Spot by Developing Foresight in Architectural Planning
Career · 5 min
Accessibility is key when you want to be Better@Architecture
Career · 5 minNOW PLAYING · NOW PLAYING
Sqratch Sessions
Honest conversations with architects, critics, and the people who actually build. No sponsors, no script, no PR voice.
We're a Rebellion.
Bornfromthebeliefthateverymasterpiecestartswithasingleline—andthatthebestarchitecturebeginswithaquestion,notacredential.
And the rest,
also free.
A directory of practices worth working at, and an accessibility reference you can check a drawing against. No sign-up, no paywall. Built because we needed them too.
6 editions ran. The briefs stay up.
The programme is paused while we build the tools. Every brief, result and winning entry stays online.
