People in the profession love pointing fingers at architecture schools. But are we talking about unhealthy dynamics in the workplace?
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.
Personal reflections of an architecture student turned filmmaker, Jonny Campbell, published originally in INVOLVED Special Issue on Architectural Education.
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.
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?
A close look into how holiday rentals are affecting communities and the housing market.
In a world of terror and heightened Health&Safety, how is Architecture responding?
