Why are more and more architects including nature into their building  designs? Is it for the aesthetic value? Do green buildings perform  better? Do they sell for more money? Let’s find out why green buildings  are the future of architecture.  My name’s Kyle, I’m an architecture student heading into my 5th and  final year, and one of my research focusses has been on sustainability  in architecture. In particular, it has focussed on vegetation, or  greenery, in buildings and the benefits and importance of designing  green buildings. First of all, not onl ..read more

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/WHt2pHW5RmY 4 BIG site analysis architecture MISTAKES I see architecture students make. Avoid making these mistakes when doing architecture site analysis.  My site analysis architecture course on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-aFBwHkQNxg Architecture site analysis might seem like a pointless task, but it is the first step to designing a great architectural project. Let us learn how to do an architecture site analysis by looking at the most common mistakes architecture students make when doing site analysis.  In this episode, we’ll look at 4 of the bigge ..read more

Studying architecture. Ah, what a great choice. Unfortunately, there’s a lot they don’t tell you about architecture school. Here’s 5 things I wish I knew before studying architecture. There’s a lot that people don’t tell you about architecture school. But, it’s nothing bad right? It’s nothing bad… right? For the most part. It’s not all bad. There are some bad things that really just make you want to hurt the people that talked you into studying architecture, but after 4 years of studying architecture I can say that it’s, pretty good. Here are 5 things they don’t tell you about architecture sch ..read more

5 Tips to Create Better Architecture Concepts from winning competition entries in the Architecture Competitions Yearbook for 2020 - https://yearbook.archi/?wpam_id=3 – grab a copy for yourself. Watch the full book review and further breakdown of winning projects: https://youtu.be/fluFhqmoE4k Buy a copy of the book for yourself: https://yearbook.archi/?wpam_id=3 Timestamps: 0:21 Keep it simple. 3:24 Use diagrams and illustrations 4:43 Ideas and reasoning before visualisation 6:03 Tell a story 8:08 Put in more effort 9:50 Bonus tip 10:11 About the book ..read more

Architecture is a challenging profession to work in. The challenges of architecture are diverse, but they do not necessarily make it a bad profession. I asked 15 architects what their biggest challenges are and got 15 completely different responses. Here are 14 challenges you need to prepare yourself for if you are thinking of becoming an architect. 1. Finding a balance. 2. Some projects just suck. 3. Beginners do not know everything. 4. Keeping the clients happy. 5. The volume of admin work. 6. Finding work as a graduate 7. Cannot be biased – even outside of your work. 8. It does not give you ..read more

I interviewed 15 architects and interior architects. Some were in their last years of architecture school, others had 30+ years of experience. I learnt a lot. I interviewed a lot of smart people who had incredible experiences and accomplishments, regrets, and advice. Here is what I learnt from interviewing 15 architects for the documentary “Behind Closed Doors – The Life of an Architect”. Watch the full-length architecture documentary here: https://youtu.be/WPAXl02M9cg Watch the 15 interviews here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8evaQZnDGAfAVFCXwm513_0eqymoQzTn ..read more

Learn what an architect does in this full interview with Samee Sultani, an Architect at Baukultur. This interview was used to put together the full-length architecture documentary “Behind Closed Doors - The Life of an Architect”. The documentary gives you an insight into the life of an architect. Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/WPAXl02M9cg Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/orCqc2qH8bo A big thanks to Samee for his participation in the documentary. It was great to get a glimpse into the day in a life of an architect. Do you ever wonder what happens in a day in the life ..read more

Learn what an architect does in this full interview with Raphaël Christinat, an Architect at Baukultur. This interview was used to put together the full-length architecture documentary “Behind Closed Doors - The Life of an Architect”. The documentary gives you an insight into the life of an architect. Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/WPAXl02M9cg Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0DMWl3BnK8U A big thanks to Raphael for his participation in the documentary. It was great to get a glimpse into the day in a life of an architect. Do you ever wonder what happens in a day in t ..read more

Learn what an architect does in this full interview with Paul Cooksey, the founder and architect at Northern Edge Studio. This interview was used to put together the full-length architecture documentary “Behind Closed Doors - The Life of an Architect”. The documentary gives you an insight into the life of an architect. Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/WPAXl02M9cg Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/DqEEjZ2eDvE A big thanks to Paul for his participation in the documentary. It was great to get a glimpse into the day in a life of an architect. Do you ever wonder what happen ..read more

Learn what an interior architect does in this full interview with Nelize van Wyk, a graduate interior architect at Northern Edge Studio. This interview was used to put together the full-length architecture documentary “Behind Closed Doors - The Life of an Architect”. The documentary gives you an insight into the life of an architect. Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/WPAXl02M9cg Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/GuIIiswYVXA A big thanks to Nelize for her participation in the documentary. It was great to get a glimpse in her life as a graduate of interior architecture. D ..read more