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Anyone who has gone through it knows that the process of designing an architectural project is mostly chaotic and non-linear…
While Archviz has been around for generations, only recently has it grown into an industry of its own…
Here we cover exactly what electrical floor plans are and discuss the different ways we can interpret and draw them…
In this article we breakdown our 12 favorite movies about architects …enjoy!
Whether you are an architect, an architectural student, or simply an enthusiast, architectural magazines
are still a great medium of information.
A construction drawing is an umbrella term for the technical drawings which provide graphic representation and guidelines for…
From conceptual sketches to flashy renders, one of an architects most aesthetically appeasing skills is their penmanship.
Whether famously drawn on the back of a napkin or later combined into a set of formal project documents, architectural elevation drawings play a vital role in a buildings design development, composition, and communication…
Some buildings wear their geometry on their sleeves – the Great Pyramids, or pretty much anything by Frank Gehry for example, but geometry doesn’t usually shout so loudly…
In this post we cover the frequently asked question “what does an architect do?”, where we will look at: What an architect does on a
Starting architecture school can be a daunting prospect and none more so than also leaving home for the first time, to live on a campus
Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall down? If you’ve ever seriously considered the answer to this you probably have enough interest in, and understanding of, physics to.…
In architecture, there are so many different roles and sub-roles that it can be hard to separate one from another. A particular area of confusion is interior architecture…
Many a potential architecture student has been put off by the mathematical component of the discipline. After all, if math classes give you a headache…
SketchUp has changed quite a bit in recent years, and it might be time to look again at this deceptively simple 3D modelling package…
You have probably heard people refer to ‘architectural designers’ – but what exactly are they? Do they do the same work as architects? Do they have the same qualifications?…
Architecture and interior design have a lot in common, though a day in the life of the average architect looks very different from that of the average interior designer…
If you’re thinking of studying architecture, you probably already know that you have many years of school and internships ahead of you. However…
Regular student surveys frequently confirm what we already, anecdotally, knew: studying architecture puts young people under huge financial pressure…
What are the top architectural firms in the world? And what does ‘best’ even mean in this context? The largest, the best-known, the one that’s
Who would ever choose to study architecture? It takes over seven years to qualify, and research suggests architecture students put in more hours per week
Top 20 Architecture Schools in the World The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings are carried out yearly to reveal the top universities in the world, based
Located in its headquarters in London at 66 Portland Place, RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects) was founded in 1837, and is the UK’s chartered body
Here we have a selection of architecture quotes, insights and words of wisdom from some of the world’s most famous past and present architects …hoping
Do you love buildings and admiring how things are built? Do you think about environments and how people interact with them? Then maybe you should
The ARB (Architects Registration Board) is an independent statutory body established under the ‘Architect’s act 1997’ by parliament to regulate, maintain and protect the architect’s profession
The RIBA plan of work was revised in 2013 and comprises of eight separate work stages that each address a required phase of a construction projects
As architects we love to use them, and as students we need to learn them; Architectural terms are firmly embedded in our language and are
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