Architect, urban planner, professional illustrator, educator and author,

Jim Leggitt, FAIA has been practicing for over thirty-five years in Denver, Colorado.  Partner at studioINSITE, LLC, a planning and landscape architectural firm, Jim specializes in conceptual design, community planning, team collaboration and visualization. Jim combines his quick hand drawing skills with architectural and planning experience on projects ranging from urban corridors to large scale master planning projects

An expert with community planning and visualization, Jim has participated in numerous public projects leading the design process and generating colored sketches that reflect place-making and excitement that comes with new development. Leggitt authored DRAWING SHORTCUTS: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today’s Technology published in 2002 by John Wiley and Sons, New York.  The book features drawings from many of Jim’s community planning projects and has been adopted by over 50 universities and translated in three foreign languages. Jim’s updated DRAWING SHORTCUTS Second Edition was published in 2010 and features his hybrid methods of design visualization that integrate traditional hand drawing techniques with digital imaging.  Jim’s popular Blog articles about design visualization have been viewed by more than 750,000 individuals.

Leggitt is a Fellow with the American Institute of Architects and an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture and Planning. He teaches drawing courses throughout the country and Canada to design professionals and students.

YouTube Tutorial by Jim Leggitt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjye9Hj-VWk

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2212 Ash Street Denver, Colorado 80207 USA  

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