Architectural Sketches: Cathedral and Town Studies

These pen sketches document architectural observations from Nyon and the Cathedral of Geneva, rendered in the rapid, economical line work characteristic of architectural study. The upper composition captures the cathedral's Gothic verticality and massing, while the lower study explores the town's dense urban fabric and varied building types. Such sketches served as visual notes for architects, combining observed detail with compositional clarity. The dated inscriptions suggest these were working studies rather than finished presentations, part of the daily practice through which architects analyzed form, proportion, and spatial relationships in European ecclesiastical and civic architecture.