LORENZO NASSIMBENI

LINEWORK is a dynamic series of online interactive freehand drawing workshops led by architect and conceptual artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni. Designed for architects, designers across disciplines, and artists—whether seasoned professionals or curious students —LINEWORK offers a unique space to explore architectural and artistic concepts through the liberating medium of freehand drawing.

Each workshop has its own unique theme. Participants draw live during each session, uncovering unexpected insights and honing their skills under Lorenzo’s guidance. Whether you are looking to refine your drawing techniques or rekindle your passion for drawing, we invite you to join our workshops and embark on a creative journey filled with discovery and inspiration. 

CPD points are available for all SACAP-registered professionals. Each workshop is worth 1 CPD point.

Pre-workshop preparation

Please note that participants are required to complete preparatory activities which are essential to completing the workshop. These activities include going through reading material related to the brief for the workshop (this material will be provided by LINEWORK prior to the workshop), sourcing of workshop drawing materials, building a screen for the photographing of work created during the workshop (this is not always required depending on the content of the brief), and going through the brief before the workshop.

ZOOM WORKSHOPS:

NB: CHOOSE FROM THE DATES BELOW. EACH DATE REPRESENTS A SINGLE AND SEPARATE WORKSHOP. THEREFORE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO MORE THAN ONE WORKSHOP.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIMIT OF 30 PARTICIPANTS PER ZOOM WORKSHOP. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP.

COST PER ZOOM WORKSHOP (1 CPD POINT PER WORKSHOP) :

SACAP members: R 1150 (incl. VAT) per workshop

GIfA members : R 1075 (incl. VAT) per workshop

Professionals not affiliated with SACAP or GIFA : R 1150 (incl. VAT) per workshop

Students : R 200 (incl.VAT) per workshop

For international participants outside of South Africa (pay via PayPal):

COST PER SATURDAY WORKSHOP (1 CPD POINT PER WORKSHOP) :

Professional SACAP members: USD 62 (incl. VAT), GBP 48 (incl. VAT), EURO 58 (incl. VAT) per workshop

Professional GIfA Members: USD 58 (incl. VAT), GBP 45 (incl. VAT), EURO 54 (incl. VAT) per workshop

Professionals not affiliated with GIfA or SACAP: USD 62 (incl. VAT), GBP 58 (incl. VAT), EURO 50 (incl. VAT) per workshop

Students : USD 11 (incl. VAT), GBP 9 (incl. VAT), EURO 11 (incl. VAT) per workshop

FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO REGISTER:

Step 1: Pay via PayFast (you will be automatically directed to the PayFast portal via the registration form process) :

Step 2: make a payment. You can redirect yourself to the options below:

OR by requesting my banking details via automatic e-mail. Please send proof of payment via e-mail.

OR via PayPal (search : Lorenzo Nassimbeni) :

To send proof of payment or if you have any queries press the button below to email us:

CPD POINTS:

SACAP members:

1 CPD point in Category 1 (per workshop)

Note: All workshops carry CPD points for SACAP-registered architects. Not all workshops carry CPD points for IID-registered interior designers and SACLAP-registered landscape architects. The workshops including interior design themes and landscape architecture themes do carry CPD points for IID-registered interior designers and SACLAP-registered landscape architects respectively. Kindly note the details each graphic below in this regard. The value of the CPD point per workshop is authorized according to criteria set by the Voluntary Organisation associated with each profession.

MATERIALS & READING LISTS:

All materials and reading lists are uploaded to our website two weeks before each workshop.

EXPLORE ARCHITECTURE WITH INK AND BRUSH : 12 April 2025

Materials

Drawing materials

Essential items:

1. pencils (graphite-various thicknesses) (essential)

2. pens (various thicknesses) (essential)

3. paintbrushes (1 x small, 1 x medium, 1 x large)

4. inks (black) -colour ink is optional, but encouraged.

Optional items: 

1. colour pencils / crayons / coki pens (Sharpies, Copic, or similar) / Conté crayons

*Note-

Black ink:

At least one pot of black ink is essential. A 50 ml bottle should be enough, but invest in two or more bottles if you know that you like to use a lot of ink when you draw. You will not need more than three bottles.

Colour ink:

It is ideal but not essential to get one or more pots of colour ink. The decision is based on how much you like to work with colour when you draw. If you decide to get some colour ink, one 50 ml bottle should be enough. Again, invest in two or more bottles if you know that you like to use a lot of ink when you draw. You will not need more than three bottles. You may use as many colours as you wish. It is fine to work with only one colour if you prefer. I would encourage you to get some colour ink, as this will give you the opportunity to discover new drawing techniques that you might not be familiar with. This will enrich your drawing process and you will be able to use these inks in the future. If you strictly like to work with black ink only, by all means do so. 

Ink:

Here is a good product to consider :

https://www.dala.co.za/0-Acrylic-Drawing-Ink-1090

Brushes: 

Here is a good product to consider :

www.dala.co.za/0-479-Set-of-3-Natural-Bristle-with-Natural-Wooden-Handle-522

Drawing accessories

Essential items:

1. glue for sticking down paper

2. scissors or craft knife

3. normal ruler ruler 

4. steel ruler

5. cutting mat or surface on which you can cut paper (a sheet of A1 cardboard will do)

Optional but useful items: 

1. masking tape

*Note-

Normal ruler : 

You will be using a normal ruler as a drawing tool. You will be placing ink on the edge of the ruler and transferring the ink to the drawing page to create lines. A 300 mm ruler is ideal to use. Use a plastic ruler, or a ruler made of a material that does not absorb water. Do not use the normal ruler when cutting paper with a craft knife.

Steel ruler : 

This is good to use when cutting paper with a craft knife as it allows one to be accurate. One can also use scissors to cut the paper. This is less accurate, but sufficient. The steel ruler is an excellent option for transferring the ink to the drawing page to create lines, as described above. A 300 mm steel ruler is sufficient. 

Paper 

1. 10 sheets of A2 white cartridge paper (120 gsm or above)

2. 10 to 15 sheets of either A4 white bond paper (any gsm)

3. 10 to 15 sheets of A4 colourful paper (any gsm)

*Note-

For the A2 cartridge paper, it is ideal to use a 120 gsm (or above) grammage so that the paper can absorb the ink. If you cannot get 120 gsm or above, a thinner paper will suffice. We do not wish for the paper to tear by applying large amounts of ink onto the page. Consider this when selecting your paper.

The reason for the stipulation to use the A2 size of paper is that it allows one to break beyond the often-used A4 and A3 size. The A2 size allows one to draw more freely and at a larger scale. It opens up many possibilities for conceptual design exploration. If you really prefer to use A3 or A4 paper, by all means do so, but do take into account the above. 

Depending on your process, it might be that you do not use all the paper. In this case, the paper can be used in the future for other workshops or opportunities you take to explore the techniques you have learned in the workshop. It is always best to have more paper than you require as a contingency. 

A glass jar / liquid container

It is important to have a glass jar / liquid container to clean your brushes in, and dilute the ink (if you wish to).

Kitchen towelling / old cloth

It is useful to have some kitchen towelling or an old cloth to dry your brushes and hands with during the workshop.

Old clothes

Working with ink can sometimes be a messy process. At the workshop wear old clothes that you do not mind getting ink on, or an apron / pair of overalls. Make sure to protect the floor beneath your workstation in case ink spills on it. Placing some old newspapers on the floor will help with this.

A notebook / sketchbook

A notebook / sketchbook is good to have so that you can make preliminary sketches and write notes during the drawing exercises if you wish.

Smart phone

A smart phone that has a digital camera is necessary to take photographs of your drawings made in the workshop.

Lamp

It is useful to have a table lamp to shed light on drawings which you will make in the workshop, so that you can photograph them. This is not an essential item.

Readings

San rock art ink prints-Balekane Legoabe

The Essence of Cities-Lorenzo Nassimbeni

Ink art symposium-Adrian Cheng

FEEDBACK FORM

We value your feedback and are always looking for ways to improve your experience of the workshop.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. Payment must be settled at least 5 working days prior to the date of the workshop in order to secure a place. There is a limit of 30 participants per workshop. Proof of payment confirms your space.

2. Should a registration be made by the office manager / personal assistant of a participant, the office manager / personal assistant must provide LINEWORK with the contact details of the participant so that they may be included in all necessary correspondence.

3. Participants who registered but have not paid for any of their workshops risk losing their space if full capacity has been reached.

4. If a potential participant registers for the workshop and does not pay within 5 days prior to the date of the workshop, LINEWORK cannot guarantee that a place will be available at the workshop.

5. Participants are permitted one deferral only for attending the workshop. If the participant confirms his/her/their place in the workshop by paying in advance and is subsequently not able to attend, the participant is permitted to attend the following workshop.

6. Participants are not permitted to defer their attendance a second time. If the participant books to attend a workshop following the one which they missed and is subsequently unable to attend that workshop, the fee for that workshop will not be refunded.

7. Should a participant defer to a workshop after a price increase, the balance of the amount must be paid before attending the workshop.

8. Should a participant be unable to attend a booked workshop because of loadshedding or wi-fi problems, a deferral is permitted, and clauses 2 and 3 above do not apply.

9. There is a cancellation fee of 50% of the workshop fee for cancellations at any time post payment being made for the workshop.

10. Cancellations on the day of the workshop will not receive a refund.

11. If for some reason LINEWORK needs to postpone the workshop, participants will qualify to attend another workshop.

12. The drawing methodology and workshop briefs are the intellectual property of Lorenzo Nassimbeni. Standard copyright policy applies. Participants may not use disseminate the briefs, or use them in any courses they might teach.

13. LINEWORK does not have the authority to issue CPD certificates for SACAP-registered architects and SACAP-registered architectural technologists. Such authority lies with SACAP and is not the responsibility of LINEWORK. LINEWORK commits to furnishing the relevant details of participants so that the CPD certificates may be issued. This is done promptly after each workshop. Should there be any delay in the receiving of a certificate, please contact the voluntary organisation directly. You will be copied to the correspondence including the relevant details of participants so that the CPD certificates may be issued.

14. Participants who pay for the workshop, do not attend, and proceed to claim CPD points, will not be permitted to do so. LINEWORK is committed to the SACAP to uphold ethical practice in this regard. As such, careful registers are taken during the workshop in order to ensure accurate attendance registers.

15. It is the responsibility of professional SACAP-registered architects and SACAP-registered architectural technologists to ensure that they are eligible for CPD points according to SACAP regulations. LINEWORK will not be responsible for scenarios where participants are refused CPD certificates post the workshop, based on their legal professional status.

16. SACAP- registered candidate architectural technologists are required to pay the professional workshop rate. SACAP-registered candidate architects do not qualify for CPD points.

17. If you are a qualified architect or architectural technologist eligible for CPD points, but are enrolled as a student, the professional fee of R 1150 (Saturday workshops) applies or R 1075 (GIfA members).

18. If you are a qualified architect or architectural technologist eligible for CPD points, but are enrolled as a student, the professional fee applies.

19. Pre-workshop preparation: Please note that participants are required to complete preparatory activities which are essential to completing the workshop. These activities include going through reading material related to the brief for the workshop (this material will be provided by LINEWORK prior to the workshop), sourcing of workshop drawing materials, building a screen for the photographing of work created during the workshop (this is not always required depending on the content of the brief), and going through the brief before the workshop.

20. All artworks created by participants which are posted on Social Media or any other media platform will be accredited to the author. Tags on INSTAGRAM of artworks by participants will only be placed if the participant willingly makes their tag handled known to LINEWORK.

21. Please log in to the ZOOM meeting at 13h45 so that we can start promptly at 14h00.

22. POPI ACT : This notice is to acknowledge the new data protection legislation that came into effect on 1st July 2021. In accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) I commit to the protection of your personal information and to never sharing your personal details and contact information with any Third Party without your permission..

23. Please note that there is a limit of 30 participants per workshop.

24. No registrations will be accepted on the day of the workshop.

25. Participants are not allowed to complete the workshops independently and will not receive workshop recordings.

26. Only GIFA members qualify for a discount on workshop fees.LINEWORK has partnered up with GIFA as our administrative lead on the condition that only their members receive a discount for the workshop.GIFA is a voluntary association with which we work with for accreditation and certification of CPD points. Without their partnership, we will not be able to run the workshop

27. Participants must register through the registration link on the website. Registrations through email will not be processed.

28. Participants must register with their own details when registering for a workshop. In the event that an individual registers on behalf some someone else, it is their responsibility to ensure that the participant’s details have been entered in correctly when registering.

29. Participants will be added to a WhatsApp group where work produced during the workshop will be shared. Participants must ensure that they register with a number which is linked to WhatsApp.

30. Participants must ensure that their device’s microphone and speakers are working before the meeting on Zoom.

31. Participants who cause a disturbance during workshops will be removed from the meeting.

32. Should LINEWORK deem a participant as being potentially disruptive in a future workshop based on their disruptive behaviour in a previous workshop, LINEWORK reserves the right to disallow said participant entry to future workshops.

33. Participants who require CPD points must complete and submit all exercises on the workshop’s brief in order to receive CPD points.

34. Participants who enter the workshop after 14h00 will not be allowed to attend or complete the workshop.

35. Participants must ensure that they have received the Zoom meeting details the day before the workshop by checking their spam folders and confirming that they have received the details.

36. LINEWORK does not take any responsibility for loss or injury incurred during the workshop in the drawing process. For example, in some exercises craft knives for cutting paper and cardboard are used, and care must be taken when using such equipment. Participants are responsible for their own safety when performing the drawing exercises.

37. By registering and paying for the workshop/s, participants acknowledge that there is pre-workshop preparation and confirm that it will be done for their respective workshop/s.

38. By paying for the workshop in advance, the participant agrees to the terms and conditions listed above.

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