Architecture students cannot find reliable learning resources online
10 posts across 4 communities in the last 30 days; 70% from r/Architects.
“So, im currently in my first of arch school and I'm just a bit confused. My assignment right now is to transition section cuts of my rhino model, physical model facades, and grigs drawing into a figure ground 6x6" grid. My prof said to approach the shading/hatching as tho I am…”
“I’m pursuing a degree in architecture and have been thinking seriously about building a YouTube channel around something I genuinely love: architecture, interior design, and the way our environments shape how we live. The idea is to make architecture feel less like a lecture and…”
“Howdy Architects. I hope i can ask this here? and it's not a problem. I am wondering if y'all could point me in the right direction, or the right subreddit. I'm not an architect, I'm a 3D artist currently working on a building that no longer exists. fortunately, there is a…”
Individuals, from students to professionals, struggle to access comprehensive architectural knowledge, historical context, and practical competition experience. The loss of key resources and a lack of mentorship or readily available information hinder learning and appreciation of architecture. This impacts both formal education and personal exploration.
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“Hi im currently a first yr arch student. I was task with revising my sections and plan drawings into something that could be more reasonable when scaled my prof just talk about space and his instruction was to identify 3 spaces, define their characteristics, and…”
“Hey I'm a 1st year architecture student For a uni project our prof asked us to ask an architect: “What does architecture mean to u?” Could u share ur personal definition of architecture with me submitted by /u/Educational_Cry9106 [link] [comments]”
“So, im currently in my first of arch school and I'm just a bit confused. My assignment right now is to transition section cuts of my rhino model, physical model facades, and grigs drawing into a figure ground 6x6" grid. My prof said to approach the shading/hatching as tho I am composing a painting rather than a paint by number. My prof used examples like mondrian and sol lewitt. I can't wrap my head around this concept and how to approach the drawing. submitted by /u/Ok-”
“Got some feedback on my portfolio and planned to change the layout and such but wanted to keep using the neo brutalist style. However I also wanted to have animated components but could not find any good ones so decided to start making them how I want them. Got badges, project cards, images so far. Has taken me a bit to get it just how I want it but tailwind is quite useful submitted by /u/SlurrpsMcgee [link] [comments]”
“I was underwhelmed at the resources that were out there for young architects trying to learn the ins and outs of building components so I started brainstorming and came up with this. I was this same struggling designer a few years ago. Its formatted using CSI Masterformat to make it easier to reference. I have a few sections drafted up for HM and ALUM doors. The idea is that I can provide a free resource to younger designers that can assist them when they have to make design decisions about thes”
“I posted a photo of a building that I took while I was headed to work. I wanted to know the architectural style of it. ChatGPT proceeds to tell me about the history of the style of building, and then the relevance to the city I was in. How did it know what city I was in? “Location context” What was the context? “Provided by the app. Specifically- (proceeds to name the district, downtown area, county and state)” When has this been a thing? submitted by /u/nicolettejiggalette [link] &#”
“Hey Everyone, I wanted to share a little bit about this spiral staircase that I posted in another sub because it received so much interest and questions. The design process alone on this piece was an undertaking, working in three dimensions on a sloping spiral while following the building code, is extremely challenging. This staircase is made from solid black walnut slabs and fully handcrafted for the entire process. This project was extremely time consuming, taking over 1,000 shop hours to comp”
“Do we have any architects who was not creative to start off with.. But learned that skill through the course.. ? submitted by /u/Fickle_Chipmunk_9904 [link] [comments]”
Continuing my efforts to educate architecture professionals and students about U.S. legal topics, I've made and posted five more videos to the channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AnArchitectGoestoLawSchool . They're about copyright and trademark infringement…
“As a person always on the hunt to learn something new and fun and interesting, it's never too late to start a new hobby even in architecture whether it's about creating informational videos , marketing strategies or even architecture writing. As a fellow creative I would love to dive into this world specially the architecture writing and related stuff. I would love to discover this side of architecture and design and expand my expertise on this and get opinions of other people as well ✌️”
“Architects and people studying to be one. I'm arch designer. If you're taking the ARE or studying for it, I'd appreciate 84 seconds of your time. I'm doing some research on the exam prep. I want to better understand how people study, what they're using, and where it falls apart. Five questions, completely anonymous. Form Link: https://forms.gle/x4jQt3JsAFtR82vr8 Please pass this to anyone you know who's testing right now : ) submitted by /u/EnvironmentalTie354”
“I’m pursuing a degree in architecture and have been thinking seriously about building a YouTube channel around something I genuinely love: architecture, interior design, and the way our environments shape how we live. The idea is to make architecture feel less like a lecture and more like an investigation. Each video would start with a real person, space, or problem: Someone paying way too much for an apartment that doesn't work for them A bedroom that's constantly cluttered despite bein”
“The full export is only for alle building structures. I don't want any license problems for the furniture.”
“I was thinking about making easier presets, as I dont think you can use renders in HA.”
“Did you learn Rhino at university or on your own? Should I download an eval before my classes start to get a head start? Did you use it much? submitted by /u/UnfinishedSketches09 [link] [comments]”
“i have been thinking of some project ideas for my architectural thesis. i have one option in my mind, but i’m having trouble deciding if it really is feasible, and if the project concept itself is strong or not. all of us must have studied about the catalhoyuk civilisation. it includes the following principles: 1. vertical circulation 2. layered public spaces 3. kinship-based clusters 4. shared walls/boundaries 5. collective ownership 6. high density living 7. community surveillance 8. public sp”
“Guys anyone got this book as free pdf??? submitted by /u/a7otasmywlafakes [link] [comments]”
“Howdy Architects. I hope i can ask this here? and it's not a problem. I am wondering if y'all could point me in the right direction, or the right subreddit. I'm not an architect, I'm a 3D artist currently working on a building that no longer exists. fortunately, there is a handful of old reference photos to work from. The building was designed in the Second Empire style by Alfred Mullett. in trying to remake it. i am stumped with the problem of finding the buildings motifs. So, I”
“Hey everyone! Mumbai I'm currently pursuing Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) and staying in Mumbai. I'm looking to connect with fellow architecture students who are serious about learning, improving their skills, and building a good friend circle. I'd love to meet people who are interested in: AutoCAD SketchUp Lumion / Enscape Photoshop Architectural rendering & portfolio building Design discussions, studio work, and project collaborations It would be great if we could study to”
“Though this book is widely regarded as a student bible, Im having trouble pinpointing the exact edition thats most suitable. The confusion pops up when noticing later editions have no link to the original drawings made during the first editions. Meanwhile some editions lack in substance. submitted by /u/Elctrcuted_CheezPuff [link] [comments]”
“Anyone tried ArchAdemia courses? Is it worth the subscription? Thanks a lot submitted by /u/altobal [link] [comments]”
“I’ve rediscovered autocad recently and wanted to see if anyone can relate or I’m totally out of my mind here. I’m an American architect that graduated arch school in the mid 2010s and was taught Revit. I used autocad at a summer internship and my first job out of college but have been using Revit for a decade now and totally fluent and know how to use it “properly” vs just “adequately.” But- I’ve been using autocad over the last couple of months for some custom residential work and it feels like”
“Hi. So my fiance and I have hired an architect to help design us a garage and ADU. We have never worked with a builder or architect before, so this is all new, and I would like some feedback as to if we should be worried. I understand that much of this is location dependent so I will just say that I am in the Chicago area. We started in March and we STILL do not have our ADU built. We budgeted $220,000 for the project. I asked the architect to please be specific as to how many hours he would nee”
“Hi y’all, Setting aside the ethical and ecological questions this topic raises, which definitely deserve their own discussion, my question is about the everyday work of independent architects and architecture firms. I’m asking purely out of interest in AI and its possibilities, since the field moves fast and I know it’s going to change the way we work as architects. I’m not asking about the neighbouring trades like visualisation artists or 3D modellers, where I already know AI has reshaped the j”
“Hello, I’m entering into my third year in college for Architecture and realize that I mostly like the creative/visualization aspect of design rather than technical design. However, Ai has ensured that any 3D rendering and visualization jobs aren’t good for long term careers. Im stumped, and have no clue what niche I’ll actually enjoy in this career field. Any ideas? submitted by /u/rainbowpegasus420 [link] [comments]”
“Hello everyone, I'm very interested in designing houses using Revit, but I'd like to learn the fundamentals so I can create practical designs that I can send to an architect to review, resolve any issues, and make them ready for construction. I'm wondering how feasible this is and how common this approach is in the industry. In general, do I need an architecture or architectural engineering degree to become a successful designer, or is it possible to learn the essential knowledge and”
“i feel like they have the best blend b/w modernism and old vintage vibes submitted by /u/Infam0usXD [link] [comments]”
“If I was to create a semantic tree for studying architecture independently what would pro architects say the trunk should be made up of? submitted by /u/Steph-Anglais [link] [comments]”
“So my wife and I are wanting to put an addition on our home and I’ve been told by contractors it would be a good idea to have an architect draw up some plans for the addition so that they have CDs to follow and permitting is faster. I’m in Alaska so local architect options are low to nonexistent. How would y’all suggest getting plans drawn up? submitted by /u/akbeerguy907 [link] [comments]”
“Architecture has a great quirk that you have to understand little bits of everything, so how do you get your fix? Books/magazines/websites/newspapers/anything - what do you read to make sense of everything architecture (or non architecture) I don’t mean inspo and design news per se - more so making sense of the wider world :) submitted by /u/Silverbin123 [link] [comments]”
“There’s a ton wrong with it you just have no idea what good architecture looks like or involves”
“There's already a lot of sketchbooks on the market for architects that they can actually truly make their own. They all have blanc pages.”
“I was considering joining the July cohort myself. My feeling is that you could DIY most things but I wondered if the community of architects and the fact it's structured would be worth the investment.”
“You can definitely DIY it, but to take you to the level of technical depth needed as an architect I personally don't think Trailhead is it. I just enrolled for their next cohort that starts in July mainly because I find that I benefit from seeing how others approach things and measuring myself against them. I'll try to report back once it starts.”
“Right - before any BIM with every detail and structural calculation done by hand. Can you imagine the formwork required?! Or how intricate the project’s Gantt chart might have been. It’s incredible.”
“I have no one else I can ask about competition. I have little to no idea on how to work on it while having no feedback like always. This wasn’t about the number of competitions it was more about their process, even one competitions counts. Maybe someone knew exactly how to approach it so they did well on their first time or maybe someone is like me.”
“you have to approach this as an exercise. Another studio class. And if you're working by yourself with no feedback, you'll definitely think you'll win. You definitely won't win. Especially because you don't know the building type. Your comment about "your first competition" leads me to believe you may have a misguided idea of how many competitions architects enter. The reality is hardly any. Nobody has time, unless it's a "short list gets a stipend" comp”
“Maybe just try to produce something that works, is beautiful, and causes observers other than jurors to think about you as an option for paid work. Or maybe just have fun and create beauty.”
“Research has diminishing returns after 48 hours. Three strong precedents deeply understood beat fifteen skimmed. Stop analyzing when you can argue a design position, not just describe examples.”
“I never got to work on competitions in my 12 yrs of work experience so I tried one after starting my own work. I did not win, my renders were terrible and so was the design probably but I enjoyed doing it and it was really a good exercise in design. It keeps you thinking which if you do you're own projects is very different from competition thinking.”
“I was involved in several as a youngster. I never understood why. Most competitions literally are looking for "free" ideas under the guise of some type of award. Bigger firms can afford to keep their top talent "busy" during slow periods by doing the "hypotheticals" and keeping glossy ideas front and center on their portfolios, but for most of the normal practitioners, competitions feel a lot like wasted time and energy. A few tips in general. Kn”
“Pretty much trying to learn more, and to get out of the “design studios” projects circle in school. No, I’m not alone in this but we are a small group atm. Also someone with more experience in competitions might join, but I’m trying to figure out how it should done.”
“You are entering an open uninvited competition on your own with no experience in the typology or scale or technique? What is your strategy or is this just to explore how competitions work?”
“Yes of course I know for sure I won’t win that easily as a first timer, it might even be hard to reach the honorable mentions. I’m just saying sometimes the idea of winning crosses a man mind, even if it’s not possible.”
“Don't do this expecting to win. Do this for the experience and to test out new ideas or refine ideas you already have in relation to the building type.”
“I just entered my first architectural competition and I’m designing a typology completely outside my experience. Looking for real, practical advice from architects and architecture students who’ve been there. Specifically curious about: Where to start when the brief feels huge and you don’t know the building type well How to balance research vs. designing or when do you stop analyzing precedents and just start drawing? how did you structure your weeks leading up to the deadline? what went wrong”
“Helllo architects tomorrow i have an architectural drawing exam and i wanna know how architectes decide where they should put the first step in the the stairwell (the teacher usually mention the number of steps and I will use the herse method) Please answer”
“I am interested in architecture its a new hobby, i want to learn about it not as a career but as an interest career i cant say anything yet. i want to learn through books, thru videos and my goal is to just be able to appreciate the things around me and idk i wont mind trying to sketch few things i wont mind all of that but what would be ur guys suggestions? on how to learn”
“Need book recommendations for an architecture student that helps in creative concepts, understanding forms and architecture and how to think more extensively and open.”
“Two years ago, while taking photo classes at the College of San Mateo, I started noticing the architecture: concrete colonnades, folded-plate rooflines, reflecting pools, formal axes, and a library that clearly had been designed as the visual center of the campus. When I tried to learn more, I found surprisingly little that was easy to access beyond a paragraph here or there. I’m not an architect, but I spent the past several months researching the campus, its architect John Carl Warnecke, and t”
“Archdaily was the first website I used to learn about architecture. It was a stylistic directory that helped architecture students (and practitioners) to learn about where the coolest buildings in the world were being built. During studio projects I would create folders based on the different styles or directions I wanted my project to go, organized by location, by material, by creator. It felt like an even playing field for architects and wanna-be architects to learn about the built environment”