Architectural Line Types And Line Weights | How And When To Use Them
When you have correct line types and line weights, Your ideas are clear, adequately communicated, and people are more likely to understand your work correctly.
Abstraction And Representation In Architectural Communication
Architects do not make architecture. Architects make an abstract representation of architecture. It is important to understand this.
Architecture Programme, Or What Happens In Certain Spaces
An architecture programme captures a building function in great detail. Lack of attention to the functional requirements will assure users will see it as a design failure. Architectural programme is therefore an essential consideration in every design project and process. Find out why…
Essential Architecture Design Drawing Conventions
Drawing is an architects primary communication tool. Discover the top 10 drawing conventions you must include in every design drawing and the typical mistakes students make…
What Is An Architecture Project Brief Or Design Brief?
You are going to be given some form of an architectural project or design brief for all of your design projects. But what is a project brief, how is a design brief different, why are they important, and what exactly should you do with them?
What Is An Architecture Design Concept (And What Makes It Great)
One of the biggest challenges many architecture students have is grasping what an architecture design concept is, and what makes a great architecture design concept. Discover what is an architecture design concept, what is the purpose and where do they come from…
3 Steps To Create A Simple Student Weekly Plan (For Architecture Students)
Are you overwhelmed with stuff that needs to get done and not sure what to start first or how you’re going to complete it all? It’s time to get yourself a student weekly plan...
9 Tips To Be A More Productive Architecture Student
Is your architecture productivity lacking? Do you find yourself sitting down for hours on end and working your butt off but for some reason things take way longer than you think they should? Is your productivity not as good as you want to be or as other architecture students seem to be? When you start to understand and implement good architecture productivity habits, things are going to change.
Plan Section And Elevation In Architecture For Beginners
Plan, section and elevation in architecture are likely unfamiliar to many new students. These drawings are unique to architecture and other design industries and form the foundation of architectural communication…
How To Use An Architectural Scale Ruler (Metric)
When you start architecture school you will hear people talk about scale and scale rulers. Most of the time they will assume you know what this is and won't tell you how to use an architectural scale ruler. The thing is, it’s one of the most critical drawing tools you’re going to use.
Architecture Software Guide For Beginners – What To Use And When To Use It
Digital software has revolutionized the way architects design, document and communicate their ideas. But It can be hard to know which one to start with and when to use it. Let me help you decide…
What To Know About Practicing Architecture
Architecture takes a lot of time and effort. It's a big commitment, so here's 5 things you need to know about practicing architecture...
An Introduction To Architectural Drawing Systems
The language of architecture is three-dimensional form and space, but the language of the architect is two-dimensional drawing. Use drawing systems to communicate efficiently and effectively.
Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming An Architect
As an architect you get to draw, create and build amazing buildings. But the reality is there are some things that no one tells you about. Here’s 5 things I wish I’d known…
Abstraction And Representation In Architectural Communication
Architecture is unlike most other creative disciplines. A writer starts to write words on a page that become a book or a play. A dancer moves their body to become the dance. An artist draws or paints what becomes the final piece of art. But architects do not make architecture. Architects make a representation of architecture. So it is important to understand what this means...
How To Create A Simple New Semester Plan | For University And Architecture Students
Do you find yourself 3 or 4 weeks into a semester feeling overwhelmed, disorganised and falling behind? Does it take you this long to start to get into a groove and then spend the rest of the semester trying to catch up on the time you’ve lost and juggle all your deadlines? Find out how to get organised and create a new architecture semester plan…
The Ultimate Architectural Site Analysis Guide
Part of the success of any design process is the preliminary work, including a great site analysis. A site analysis is a research activity that looks at the existing conditions of a site as well as possible future conditions. It considers physical qualities and characteristics, patterns and activities, relationships, context, givens, assumptions, opportunities and constraints within the immediate site and broader context and surroundings.
Top 9 Architecture Design Factors For ALL Architecture Projects
Not sure what the main architecture design factors are in your new project? Overwhelmed by information and the brief and requirements and the client and precedents and diagrams and brainstorming and where to start? Learn how to approach an architecture design project, specifically answering the question: What do I need to consider in any architectural design? Listen to the full episode to learn the top 9 considerations that apply to any and all architectural design projects.
Architecture Programme, Or What Goes Where
An architecture programme captures a building function in great detail. For some designers, the function of a building can be seen to restrict the creative process, innovation and aesthetics. The lack of attention to the functional requirements will assure those that use the building every day will see it as a failure in design. Architectural programme is therefore an essential consideration in every design project and process. Find out why…
Five Weeks Down, Seven To Go…
I’ve been working with first and second years across a range of subjects and institutions for the last five weeks, and the same issues keep coming up. Here’s two top tips I can give you for keeping your momentum...
What Is An Architecture Project Brief Or Design Brief
You are going to be given some form of an architectural project or design brief for all of your design projects. You might even receive a brief for any other project that includes a level of design in your construction, communication and possibly even history and theory classes. But what is a project brief, why is it so important, and what exactly should you do with it?
How To Use An Architectural Scale Ruler (Metric)
When you start architecture school you will hear people talk about scale and scale rulers. Learn the importance of scale in architectural drawings, what a scale ruler is and two different ways to use a scale ruler.
3 Steps To Create A Simple Student Weekly Plan (For Architecture Students)
Are you overwhelmed with stuff that needs to get done and not sure what to start first or how you’re going to complete it all? It’s time to get yourself a student weekly plan...
How To Create A Simple New Semester Plan For University And Architecture Students
Do you find yourself 3 or 4 weeks into a semester feeling overwhelmed, disorganised and falling behind? Do you spend the rest of the semester trying to catch up on the time you’ve lost and juggle all your deadlines? Find out how to get organised and create a new architecture semester plan…
Start The Semester Ahead Of The Class…
I hope your 2021 is off to a good start. For those of you in Australia, most of us are in the process of getting organised for the start of semester 1. It’s either going to be online, or back in the classroom or a combination of both.For those working online, we’ve now had a year to figure it out. For those who are...
Architecture Construction Class | What You’ll Learn And Why
Architects design and builders build. But it is essential to understand how buildings go together because the architect will design how all the pieces go together. Find out what to expect in a construction class…
Architecture Construction Class | What You’ll Learn And Why
When you discover you are enrolled in an architecture construction class, you might be asking why? Why do you need to be on a dirty building site amongst bricks and pipes and concrete? Architects design buildings, and builders, build? So why do you need to know about construction? Find out now.
What Goes In An Architecture Design Journal, Sketchbook Or Visual Diary
In most of your design studios, you are going to be asked to keep an architecture design journal, sketchbook or visual diary. Sometimes it may be part of your assessment to show your engagement, process and completion of the required work. Even if you’re not asked to keep a design journal it’s a really good habit to get into. So what is a design journal, how do you start, and what goes in it?
What Goes In An Architecture Design Journal, Sketchbook Or Visual Diary
In most of your design studios, you are going to be asked to keep an architecture design journal, sketchbook or visual diary. Sometimes it may be part of your assessment to show your engagement, process and completion of the required work. Even if you’re not asked to keep a design journal it’s a really good habit to get into. So what is a design journal, how do you start, and what goes in it?
8 Architecture Project Stages From Concept To Construction
Architecture school often places a big emphasis on design. But it is important to understand that design is only one of the architecture project stages. The process first finding a client through to getting your design built and the client moving in involves a lot of very different stages. Find out more…