Articles on architecture basics, building your portfolio, programs and competitions worth applying to, and the software architects use. In plain language, with no experience assumed.
What architecture actually involves, the skills it builds, and how to tell whether it's the right field for you.
Read article →The types of architects, the careers that work alongside them, and where an architecture education can lead beyond the profession.
Read article →More on what architects do day to day, how architecture school works, and the vocabulary nobody explains.
Coming soonWhat a portfolio is for, what can go in one, and how to start building yours before you ever apply.
Read article →Save your process, photograph your work, and stay organized while you make it — so assembling the portfolio later is easy.
Read article →Start early, get feedback, check each school’s requirements, proofread, and keep it updated.
Read article →Ten pre-college programs built for high school students — length, what you do, and where to apply.
Read article →Design competitions open to high school students — who can enter and what each one asks for.
Read article →What Portfolio Day is, why it’s worth attending, and where to find the schedule.
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