100 Tips for Architecture Students by Zean Mair-MacFarlane

Description

100 Tips for Architecture Students by Zean Mair-MacFarlane is the survival guide every architecture student wishes they had had on day one. Written by a graduate who knows exactly how demanding architecture school can be, this self-published e-book collects one hundred short, honest and practical tips covering every side of student life. From managing your time in the studio and making the most of crits to building a portfolio, gaining work experience and networking your way into the profession, each tip is concise and illustrated — designed to be dipped into whenever you need a boost. The layout is simple, the tone refreshingly down-to-earth: no fluff, just hard-won lessons from someone who has been through it.

The dip-in format is the book's real strength. Architecture school does not present its problems one at a time — a studio deadline, a difficult crit, a portfolio review, and a question about what comes after graduation can all arrive in the same week. A book you read cover to cover in September will not help you in March, but a hundred short tips will: you can open it the night before a crit for advice on presenting your work, or in a portfolio panic for guidance on what to include and what to cut. The tips cover the craft and the career alike — how to survive the studio culture of long nights and tight deadlines, how to turn crits from ordeals into useful feedback, and how to start building the professional relationships that lead to work experience and, eventually, a job.

Whether you are starting your first year, struggling with a heavy workload, or thinking about what comes after graduation, this book is a friendly companion through the long nights and tight deadlines of architectural education. A practical and encouraging read for current and prospective students of architecture alike. Get the ebook at a discount from Tellebook.