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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…
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?
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.
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.
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…
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 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?
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…
How To Become An Architect In Australia (And Overseas)
Becoming an architect requires a particular series of steps, including study, practical experience and registration. If you want to discover how to become an architect in Australia, learn about the full process here…
Architecture Communications Class | What You’ll Learn And Why
When you start architecture school, you may be required to take a class called communications, or visual representation or something similar. This is going to be new to most people whether you have done any kind of drawing, graphics or design before. So it’s important to know the point of a Communications class.
Architecture Design Studio Class | What You’ll Learn And Why
Architecture design studio class will form a major part of your education and they can be very different to anything else you might have experienced previously. Here’s what you can expect in an architecture design studio class and why…
What Is Architecture School Like And What To Expect
Before you commit to studying architecture you might want to know what is architecture school like. Architecture school can be hard work, but also very rewarding. At first, it may be very different to anything you have experienced before.
What Does An Architect Do Exactly?
Ask most people what does an architect do exactly and they will tell you… they design buildings. This is true to an extent, yes, but a real architect will do so much more in the process of taking an idea to reality. Discover all the things an architect might do in their day here…
What Is Architecture? What Makes Architecture, Architecture?
When you search the term “what is architecture?” you are inundated with definitions and abstract quotes about architecture being a language, a political statement, a collaborative process, an art form, a science, a reflection of culture. It can leave you confused. So let’s find out what architecture really is.
