This issue of the semi‑annual periodical titled Firenze Architettura (No. 2 / 2004) issued by the Department of Architectural Design (Dipartimento di Progettazione dell’Architettura) at the University of Florence offers a focused exploration of the role of drawing, measurement and representation within architectural education. The thematic emphasis spans topics such as geometry as a control of form, surveying architecture, landscape measurement, graphic analysis of architectural elements, digital representation of space and architecture for fashion among others. The issue thereby contributes to debates in architectural drawing pedagogy, graphic representation and the relationships between technique, perception and project in built environments.