In Our Room, Bourges

This sketch by American architect Arnold William Brunner documents an interior domestic scene, likely from his travels in Bourges, France. The drawing employs the observational style common to late 19th-century architectural study—rapid pen linework capturing spatial relationships, furnishings, and human figures at rest. Brunner's notational approach, with its emphasis on linear perspective and structural detail, reflects the architectural profession's visual training methods. The casual composition and marginal annotations situate this work within the tradition of the architect's sketchbook, where quick studies served both as records of observed spaces and as conceptual explorations for design thinking.