Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Getting ready for interview

The Portfolio

Some schools expect you to present a portfolio of your work at interview, and for many schools this is the most important factor in offering you a place on an architecture course. Check with the school beforehand for their individual requirements.

The portfolio should present a broad mixture of your work, especially sketches and freehand drawings, although it can include anything you think is relevant including photographs, life drawing, models, collages or found objects.

Drawing is the essential skill of architecture, and you will be taught how to do the necessary technical drawing and computer aided design, so you do not need to learn these beforehand.

Schools are not looking in your portfolio for highly skilled architectural work, but for evidence that you have the potential skills to benefit from an architectural education

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