ArchiMash

Struggling with architectural design? Uncover the top seven issues faced by design students and explore practical solutions for overcoming these common obstacles and thriving.  In this episode you will…

• Identify and address the seven biggest challenges in architectural education.
• Implement practical frameworks and guides to streamline the design process effectively.
• Enhance critical, conceptual, and creative thinking skills essential for success in architecture.
• Balance presentation focus with iterative design processes for optimal results.
• Harness productivity hacks, time management strategies, and passion to thrive in the studio environment.

READ the full article here - https://archimash.com/articles/issues-faced-by-architecture-students

WATCH the Video/ HEAR the Podcast here - https://archimash.com/videos/issues-faced-by-architecture-students-2

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TIMESTAMPS - Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode…

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 0:51 - 01 | Frameworks
• 3:27 - 02 | Critical, Conceptual and Creative Thinking
• 4:46 - 03 | Presentation Focus Over Iterative Process
• 6:26 - 04 | Digital Over Analogue
• 8:18 - 05 | Productivity & Time Management
• 9:51 - 06 | Capability, Repetition & Consistency
• 12:02 - 07 | Passion & Excitement
• 14:29 - Overcoming the issues

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 an abstract representation of architecture. So it is important to understand what abstract representation means.

Watch the full episode to learn:

• What abstraction and representation is
• Reasons for abstraction and representation
• Types of architectural communication

READ THE ARTICLE/ TRANSCRIPT HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/abstraction-and-representation

HEAR THE PODCAST EPISODE HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/abstraction-and-representation-2

TIMESTAMP

• 0:00 - Making Architecture
• 1:20 - Abstraction And Representation
• 2:37 - Reasons For Architectural Representation and Communication
• 3:15 - Types of Architectural Communication
• 6:10 - What Next?

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WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT

• Architecture Communications Class | What You’ll Learn And Why - https://archimash.com/videos/communications-class-2
• An Introduction To Architectural Drawing Systems - https://archimash.com/videos/architectural-drawing-systems-2
• What Are Plan Section And Elevation In Architecture (For Beginners) - https://archimash.com/videos/plan-section-and-elevation-in-architecture-2/

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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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** The difference between programme and brief.

** How to define a programme.

** How to explore the programme in design.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-programme

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-programme-2

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INSPIRATION + WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT

** Architecture Project Brief Or Design Brief – https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-project-brief

** Top 9 Architecture Design Factors For ALL Architecture Projects - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-design-factors/

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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?

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** What is an architecture project brief?

** What are the different aspects of an architecture project brief?

** How to use an architecture project brief.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-project-brief

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-project-brief-2

INSPIRATION + WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT

** Top 9 Architecture Design Factors For ALL Architecture Projects - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-design-factors/

** The Ultimate Architectural Site Analysis Guide - https://archimash.com/videos/architectural-site-analysis-guide-2

** Architecture Programme, Or What Goes Where - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-programme-2

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Do you find yourself a few weeks into the semester, fumbling around with multiple notebooks, random bits of paper and post-it notes, trying to remember where you wrote down that thing, that your tutor, said you had to get done this week? 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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** How to create a typical weekly plan for your semester.

** What to include and exclude in your plan.

** How to adjust your plan for each new week.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/student-weekly-plan

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/student-weekly-plan-2

INSPIRATION + WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT

** 9 Tips To Be A More Productive Architecture Student - https://archimash.com/articles/productive-architecture-student

** How To Create A  New Semester Plan For Architecture Students - https://archimash.com/articles/new-semester-plan

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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. This episode talks through 9 tips that will help your productivity as an architecture students. If this interests you then keep listening.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/productive-architecture-student

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/productive-architecture-student-2

INSPIRATION + WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT

** How To Create A  New Semester Plan For Architecture Students - https://archimash.com/videos/new-semester-plan-2

** 3 Steps To Create A Simple Student Weekly Plan For Architecture Students - https://archimash.com/videos/student-weekly-plan-2

RESOURCES and LINKS

** Architecture Student Planner - https://archimash.com/free/planner

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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.

You might spend weeks not knowing what a scale ruler is and even if you do, what the heck you’re supposed to do with it. The thing is, it’s one of the most critical drawing tools you’re going to use.

Watch the full episode to learn:

·       The importance of scale in architectural drawings.

·       What a scale ruler is.

·       Two different ways to use a scale ruler

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?

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** How your semester plan fits into an overall productivity system.

** How to create a simple, one-page semester plan.

** What to do with your plan once you have it!

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/new-semester-plan

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/new-semester-plan-2

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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.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-design-factors

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-design-factors-2

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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, so why do you need to understand about building? Architects design buildings, right? And builders, build? So why do you need to know how to build?

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** The purpose of construction in architecture and construction class.

** What to expect in a construction class and the sort of things you might learn.

** How to integrate what you are learning into your other subjects and your work in practice.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-construction-class

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-construction-class-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

In most of your design studios, you are going to be asked to keep an architecture design journal or sketchbook. 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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** What is a design journal, why keep one and how to choose one.

** What to include in your design journal or sketchbook.

** Good habits for keeping a design journal.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-design-journal

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-design-journal-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** The eight stages of every architecture design project.

** The main activities and responsibilities of an architect in each stage.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-project-stages

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-project-stages-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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, listen to the full episode to learn:

** Study requirements.

** Options for study.

** Architectural registration process.

** Different state requirements for registration.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/how-to-become-an-architect-in-australia

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/how-to-become-an-architect-in-australia-2

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REGISTRATION BOARDS (Australia)

** Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) - https://www.aaca.org.au/registration-as-an-architect/

** ACT – Australian Capital Territory Architects Board – Architects Act 2004 (ACT) - https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/3686/kw/architect

** New South Wales – NSW Architects Registration Board – Architects Act 2003 (NSW) - https://www.architects.nsw.gov.au/

** Northern Territory – Northern Territory Architects Board – Architects Act 1963 (NT) - https://architects.nt.gov.au/

** Queensland – Board of Architects of Queensland – Architects Act 2002 (QLD) - https://www.boaq.qld.gov.au/BOAQ/Default.aspx?hkey=7f659280-e3bb-4976-9471-84524234d07a&WebsiteKey=ee2193de-1807-4451-9548-1b0b7e747a8a

** South Australia – The Architectural Practice Board of South Australia – Architectural Practice ACT 2009 (SA) - http://www.archboardsa.org.au/

** Tasmania – Board of Architects of Tasmania – Architects Act 1929 (TAS) - http://architectsboardtas.org.au/

** Victoria – Architects Registration Board of Victoria – Architects Act 1991 (VIC) - http://www.arbv.vic.gov.au/

** Western Australia – Architects Board of Western Australia –  Architects Act 2004 (WA) - http://www.architectsboard.org.au/

REGISTRATION BOARDS (International)

** Canada – Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) - https://cacb.ca/

** United States – National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) - https://www.ncarb.org/

** United Kingdom – Architects Registration Board (ARB) - https://arb.org.uk/

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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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** The purpose of architectural communication and classes.

** Types of architectural communication.

** The teaching style and content.

** Communications class and subject format.

** Workload and independent study.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/communications-class

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/communications-class-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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…

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** The purpose of design studios.

** Tutorial and class formats.

** What are iterative processes and why they are important.

** Workload, study and learning requirements.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/architecture-design-studio-class

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/architecture-design-studio-class-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** Study, learning and workload.

** Learning styles that are different for design.

** Types of classes and subjects you will study.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/what-is-architecture-school-like

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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…

** Watch the full episode to learn:

** The different stages of an architectural project.

** All the activities an architect might do.

** Different architectural roles in practice or projects.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/what-does-an-architect-do-exactly

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/what-does-an-architect-do-exactly-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!

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.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

** Definitions of architecture.

** The language of architecture.

** Architecture as an experience.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE - https://archimash.com/articles/what-is-architecture

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE - https://archimash.com/videos/what-is-architecture-2

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NOTE: This podcast and description may contain connections to affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. I only recommend products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!