#archi student

[study-not-procrastinatiing]

Did the reading for next week and took some notes.

We have transcribed ourselves into terms of architecture...we have transcribed architecture in terms of ourselves. — The architecture of Humanism

Day 5: What kind of support do you wish you received from your school/university?

I wish I sought help for learning accommodations sooner, instead of letting myself be bogged down with fear of stigma.

[asouls-archi]

Al fin respiro

Mi semestre comenzó hace ya casi un mes y les juro que me esta consumiendo hasta los huesos btw estoy ya avanzando con el proyecto de diseño de esta ocasión y mi propuesta inicial parece haberle agradado a las arquitectas aunque eso si, en sus palabras sigue sin ser "buena".

Me he estado esforzando muchísimo en el y espero que pronto (enserio pronto) las cosas estén yendo con mas fluidez. De mi parte hay muchos elementos que aun no me terminan de convencer y estoy seguro que el proyecto final será totalmente diferente a esta primera propuesta.

Y ustedes ¿Qué tal a estado su inicio de clases?

[rapidograph]

i bought myself some pink ink on sale and i dont think i’m ever gonna write with anything else again.

[saint-ess]

Structure Model

The model expresses a progression and metamorphosis of a simple folded paper into an elemental sequence inspired by Fibonacci

[brnadette99]

✅ marker

◻ color pencil

◻ craypass

◻ paint (prang)

tiny progress is still a progress 😬👍

[the-golden-walls-of-heaven]

archi students be like how do i fit lunch, shower and a good night sleep all in 45 minutes?

[thecaffeinatedarchitect]

12.05.17

14 DAYS UNTIL DEADLINE ~ COME JOIN ME

I have about 3-4 assignments due in the next 14 days, so I was thinking of doing a ‘live’ blog during that time in which I’ll document my days (and my work progress) of what the last two weeks of semester at a Master’s of Architecture looks like. 

Please leave asks/questions/hellos in my ask and I’ll do my best to answer them as they come in!

[tipsforarchitectureschool]

#95 PHOTOGRAPHY IS CRUCIAL

You spend MOST of your time designing, brainstorming, creating models, drawings, and of course the occasional coffee break, but then it is time to present your ideas to your peers and Jury Judges and you have to put everything you have thought about into a simple format for everyone to understand. While Graphics are crucial to explaining your design, and 3D Models/Renderings are also key in giving people perspective of your project, becoming a great photographer of your project is another tool you can use to tell your story.

Great lighting, Composition, Color, Balance, all of these are points of interest that can be explained with a simple photograph. You can actually save some time creating content for your pin-up by taking high quality photos of your model and choosing angles that help explain the main talking points of your project. AND if you want to get fancy, you can trace those pictures and now you have really nice perspective drawings that you can sketch and draw diagrams on top of.

So start studying the art of photography and experiment with each of your project taking photos in different settings. 

PURCHASING A CAMERA:

You will hear every photographer tell you that equipment doesn't matter, and they are right. Even simply using the “Rule Of Thirds” on an iPhone will up your production value. However, having a nice DSLR can come in handy when you want to enlarge photos or edit them in post production. 

If you are on a budget, use your phone camera and do some edits with apps like VSCO Cam and Here are the camera I currently own and use every day:

CAMERAS

CANON 7D (Great for photos)

CANON 70D (Great for video)

LENSES

EF 17-40 (Wide Angle)

EF 50mm

Sony recently has been killing it, and If I wasn’t already invested in the Canon Brand I would probably switch, but Canon is great too. Do some research before purchasing anything!

And again, it doesn’t matter what camera you use, BUT if you are going to invest in a camera GET ONE WITH VIDEO RECORDING CAPABILITIES!!!!!! My first camera when I started architecture school was a Canon Rebel EOS, and I didn’t have video recording until years later when I got a new camera. Just a friendly tip!

I hope you found some of this information useful! Experiment, Have some fun, and as always KEEP LEARNING! There is so much more to learn and it might be worth your time investing in some Photography Knowledge. Eventually you will be photographing your build spaces and will have had lots of practice.

Keep crushing it fam!

Love,

Mark Perrett, Tips For Architecture School