Desire Lines

David Mangin, urban architect, allows time no respite. A ride on a subway, in a taxi, a brief moment at a table in a café: every free instant, every pause is an opportunity for him to trace, in felt pen or pencil, a fleeting impression, a scene captured on the move, a changing landscape... This impressive collection of sketches—views of urban life, vernacular or contemporary architecture, as and when (city) life happens—is a plea for observation and drawing, fundamental components of creation.