The All Nighter

Well if you were to work in a small firm a large percentage of your time is dedicated to marketing and selling yourself as well as your designs. Obviously the larger and more prestegious your firm is the less marketing you would have to do because larger corporate projects will present themselves to you. In America it’s hard enough to get a job as an architect let alone get clients. The process itself is quite difficult compared to other countries because we do have a large excess of architects and aspiring architects. Just like anything in life it’s a challenge. The problem is they honestly do not teach you enough real world lessons. To tell you the truth professional practice classes are a joke compared to what you can learn in an internship. 

But back to the point. Yes you must be very self driven and have a will that will never waiver because even though you think you’re done paying your dues…you still have to sing for your supper. 

Submit anything they ask for. Almost 95% they wouldn’t ask for your resume so don’t worry about the lack of internships you have. You are now a student going on to become… well a student so that’s pretty much what they’re looking for. 

CUZ BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY!!! Who is this?

I believe a Portfolio is good enough…our school does the same.

It really depends on your school but at my school my advice is to wait.  The school comps should be good enough, I used them my whole time there.  Also where I was at, we didn’t even touch computer until year 2…but every schools different. Oh btw, I went to University at Buffalo, hope this helps

hmmm…my advice to you is to just get something done and finished.  Usually the more I get done, the more motivated I am to finish.  Sometimes when theres so much to do, thinking about it all can put someone in the position you are in now.  Focus on one thing, get it done, then focus on the next.  I would prioritize what I have to do and start with the most important.  Don’t worry about the next task until the one your working on is good enough to present (I don’t wanna use the word “finished” cause it never is lol).  When you start to see your project materialize you should start getting exciting and working on your project will be easier.  

Another tip I would suggest is to talk to your classmates and really think  about what you actually have to do to make your project a good one.  Sometimes requirements bring people down and are unnecessary so choose whats important.  Also If your in this position, chances are that many other people are there with you.  Talking with them might boost your morale and make you feel better about leaving things out…but don’t leave too much out lol.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Awesome, thanks!

Well i think you should get more ram. In most cases its all about the video card too. 

Architectures simplest definition is the mastery and design of a space thru material, scale, form and in some cases technology. The outcome is open to interpretation much like interior design. So i guess one any of those elements are lost is when the two begin to divorce on another. I dunno what does everyone else think?

Not sure about free stock images (my bad) but hopefully one of our lovely followers may know???

As for portfolio, I was told to keep it short, about 20 pages.  Let’s be realistic, firms aren’t gonna look through hundreds of pages of work.  Put your latest work first since it will prob be the most involved.  Most firms love people who can render well and they wanna make sure you can use programs such as CAD, Photoshop, etc…if you have such skills, flaunt them in the beginning.  Also I would hand it in inperson as well as  online…make sure they know who you are (in a good way) when you leave 

For out of school projects…Habitat for Humanity come to mind…or even just doing your own thing may impress them.  Sorry, don’t know what else to say for this lol 

My opinion…BULLSHIT, BULLSHIT, BULLSHIT.  If your building works, makes sense spatially, and is interesting architecturally…then you have a good project.  The problem usually occurs because it is sometimes hard to design a project with no real concept.  It’s like a tool and a safety net at the same time.  You can use it to justify aspects of your project that may not “fit” and it helps you go further when your stuck by milking the concept.  Then again…it can also hinder a project…and concepts are bullshit anyway  

good to hear people are actually interested in that…we were unaware since no one sent us submissions.  We wanted to post our projects along with other students so people could compare and contrast projects from different years and schools.  Since your interested I’ll post more but we would really like submission that could go on our tumblr and our facebook.  Oh and, thanks for the support :)

If you would like to submit one:

1) - include your name, school name, grade level (ex. first year), and project title.

2) - one page is enough and more are welcomed