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A pictorial experience in Berlin
Architectural Education as a Primer for Other Careers
Personal reflections of an architecture student turned filmmaker
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Architecture students are some of the fastest to complain about the stress of the educational experience. Between the claims of sleepless studio nights and ruthless critique, why are we still fighting for a place in the profession?
The classical forms we associate with refinement are in fact allusions to the most primitive origins of western civilization.
Interested in architecture? Interested in sex? Read more about the curious relationship between them.
Virtual Reality could realise architecture’s loftiest aspirations. But at what cost?
Amidst so much talk about the architecture we live in, we often forget about the architecture we die in.
The student accommodation market in Cardiff is not unlike the ones in other cities and towns of Britain – as all universities will not provide students with housing after they finish first year,students have to turn to the private sector – be it the landlords transforming residential properties into homes of multiple occupation and renting them through student letting agencies or large, privately-owned halls. However, neither of these of these options are without faults – while HMOs disrupt and push the communities in areas close to universities to the suburbs, private halls are often financially out of most students’ reach as they are marketed as as luxury accommodations and their architecture is often out of context with both its immediate and wider surroundings.
The architecture internship is an crucial part of any archi-student's carreer. Some information about preparation, softwares and workflow is worth knowing before your day one in practice.
Every piece of wood withholds a structural identity of intrinsic refinement and...
What role does architecture play in Tolkien's work and what lesson does it hold for students of architecture?
The development of the new high-rise student accommodation in Cardiff never stops. Will they help take some burden off the areas overfilled with students, or will it cause more harm than good?
In the midst of the Digital Age, could a hands-on approach be the key to revamping architectural education?
A close look into how holiday rentals are affecting communities and the housing market.
Architectural Education as a Primer for Other Careers
Personal reflections of an architecture student turned filmmaker
Exploring the lenses
A pictorial experience in Berlin
Architecture students are some of the fastest to complain about the stress of the educational experience. Between the claims of sleepless studio nights and ruthless critique, why are we still fighting for a place in the profession?
The classical forms we associate with refinement are in fact allusions to the most primitive origins of western civilization.
Interested in architecture? Interested in sex? Read more about the curious relationship between them.
Virtual Reality could realise architecture’s loftiest aspirations. But at what cost?
Amidst so much talk about the architecture we live in, we often forget about the architecture we die in.
The student accommodation market in Cardiff is not unlike the ones in other cities and towns of Britain – as all universities will not provide students with housing after they finish first year,students have to turn to the private sector – be it the landlords transforming residential properties into homes of multiple occupation and renting them through student letting agencies or large, privately-owned halls. However, neither of these of these options are without faults – while HMOs disrupt and push the communities in areas close to universities to the suburbs, private halls are often financially out of most students’ reach as they are marketed as as luxury accommodations and their architecture is often out of context with both its immediate and wider surroundings.
The architecture internship is an crucial part of any archi-student's carreer. Some information about preparation, softwares and workflow is worth knowing before your day one in practice.
Every piece of wood withholds a structural identity of intrinsic refinement and...
What role does architecture play in Tolkien's work and what lesson does it hold for students of architecture?
The development of the new high-rise student accommodation in Cardiff never stops. Will they help take some burden off the areas overfilled with students, or will it cause more harm than good?
In the midst of the Digital Age, could a hands-on approach be the key to revamping architectural education?
A close look into how holiday rentals are affecting communities and the housing market.
As the new academic year is about to begin, Cardiff welcomes more than 60,000 students once again. But as we stress about textbooks, coursework, and meeting new people we will work with for the whole year, there is one additional burden that students have to face that often goes unmentioned – looking for a student accommodation.
A unique building which excentricity and uniqueness makes a bold statement on what a market is today. As a holiday treat, I decided to visit it and experience the Markthal.
What does the most groundbreaking archaeological discovery in recent history tell us about the origins of human civilisation?
