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Structured, not stirred: The architecture of cocktails [infographic]

Structured, not stirred: The architecture of cocktails [infographic]

In this downloadable graphic, technologist Shaan Hurley dissects 37 cocktails and analyzes their architectural makeup. 


By BD+C Staff | October 7, 2014

Using Autodesk software, technologist Shaan Hurley has approached a new type of architecture with its own flavor: the architecture of cocktails.

In this downloadable graphic, called "CAD Drinks," because it was created in AutoCAD, Hurley dissects 37 cocktails down to the minutest details. Check out the graphic below, courtesy of Autodesk.

 

 

 

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