December 2011
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http://archistudent.tumblr.com/FAQ →
Just so you know, the FAQ page is up!
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“How Do I Prepare Myself For Architecture School?”
Several of you have dropped this question in our inbox lately, together with other common questions like ‘Which school do you come from?’, ‘What books should I read?’. I will be setting up an FAQ page so y’all don’t have to sit through the same ol’ questions and me doling out advice like a wise sage with a magical gift of knowledge and wisdom.
The Answer:
It really depends on which...
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yetanotherunoriginalteen asked: I am currently in summer holidays before my last year of High School. I have a lot of freedom with my design course next year, within the brief and a few standards I have to submit (like freehand sketching). What skills should I try and develop while I have the opportunity?
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lesbianslovefish asked: I'm currently a first year at Cal Poly SLO for arch, and I just found your blog. Awesome stuff, keep it coming (:
Things not to say in front of an Architect →
ck1:
If you’re going to be in a room with one or more architects this holiday season, we recommend brushing up on some things not to say. We’ve rounded up our list of favorite taboo quotes, complete with mind-reading translations of what the architects will be thinking, should you elect to go there.
“My favorite architects are Frank Gehry and Frank Lloyd Wright”
Translation: the...
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Oh. My. Gawd. Therme Vals is amazing. No, seriously - imagine the most amazing piece of architecture, then multiply that by 1000000000000000000. That’s how amazing Therme Vals is.
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Incomplete Manifesto for Growth →
9. Begin anywhere. John Cage tells us that not knowing where to begin is a common form of paralysis. His advice: begin anywhere.
18. Stay up late. Strange things happen when you’ve gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and you’re separated from the rest of the world.
33. Take field trips. The bandwidth of the world is greater than that of your TV set, or the Internet, or even a...
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staceyboy3 asked: The blog banner is really awesome! I was thinking of starting a blog, and would like to create a banner as stunning as this one. Did you make it or was a professional/close friend asked to make it? Does it require photoshop?
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Anonymous asked: I'm in my third year now, and finally I've found the beginnings of an architectural style and attitude that suits me. But in embracing this disposition towards design, I find myself identifying as less of an architect and more of a person, who loves architecture. I hear professors and architects exclaiming architecture must be your life, sono architetto. But I'm more than an...
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Walking into a place that you’ve geeked out over a bajillion times, virtually walked around in a sketchup model, read every single detail about it’s construction - IT IS LIKE ARCHITECTURE GEEK HEAVEN.
(case in point: the British Museum central atrium by Norman Foster)
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Anonymous asked: Any architectural books you recommend for jc2 students, who just finished their As, to read?
November 2011
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