Helping you navigate architecture in a holistic way

It’s that time of year again where the academic calendar has come to a close. If you’re in your final year, you’ve ‘survived’ architecture school and are ready to enter the world of professional practice.

Whenever we’re hit with a creative block, it’s usually because of indecisiveness. I used to find this really common after a design tutorial. Although I had done all the right things, taken the notes I needed, planned my tasks immedietly and even took a bit of a break from my design project.

Usually architecture students have a frazzled workflow when it comes to architecture drawings. They might start manually or switch back and forth using multiple software but this leaves messy files, random iterations and a fluctuating method.

Productivity feels like a word we all throw around here and there and whilst many of my peers have often asked me how I am so productive all the time, I never quite know how to put it into words.

Hello, I'm Theo Jones from Green Mat Workshop and part of the hiring team at Architecture for London. I review hundreds of applications each year, so I hope my employer-side insight can assist you with your upcoming job search.

Do you know the saying, 'a good teacher is only one step ahead of their students'? Architects and especially archi-preneurs can be a great source of knowledge and insight for architecture students.

It’s that time of year where you’re probably wondering how to get the architecture job you’re looking for. If, like me, you’ve just graduated from architecture school, you’re starting to think about the next step in your career.

Architecture essay writing gives us skills in communication, conducting research and conveying our ideas in a coherent manner. It can also be a useful skill if you plan to work in other areas of the architecture industry such as media or journalism.

The most daunting part for any university graduate is, well, graduating and looking for a job. Although this doesn’t have to be the next step, this is typically the direction in which you would head in after completing your undergraduate degree.

Previously on the blog, I’ve talked about Dealing With Design Tutors who may not always be on the same page as you, or even What to do After a Tutorial or Crit to help stay focused on the road ahead.

A House of Mies’s Knowledge is a submission for a competition titled ‘Mies Memorial library’ by Arkitekuturo. The main challenge of the competition was to design a library that not only preserves the works of one of the founding fathers of modern architecture, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, but to celebrate his life, contributions, and works.

In a recent Instagram story, I asked architecture students from around the world whether they believed in multi-tasking and how they go about doing so. From a mixed array of answers, one stood out.