The Successful Archi Student's Podcast

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 only is including greenery into architecture  necessary, but it is essential for all forms of life – including the  existence of humanity.

Here's why.

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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 biggest mistakes I see architecture students make when doing architectural site analysis. You’ll also receive tips for improving your site analysis that will help you avoid making these big mistakes that can make or break your  architecture projects.

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 school that would’ve been nice to know before signing up.

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.

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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

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 the skills to run a business.

9. Unrealistic deadlines.

10. Communication – you can have the best ideas but if you cannot express them, they’re worthless.

11. Difference between school and practice

12. Time. It takes a lot.

13. There is an enormous responsibility.

14. Deadlines. Again.

This video will give you an insight into the challenges of architecture and offer advice for making the most of the opportunities they give you.

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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

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 of an architect? In this full interview, you’ll hear from Samee, a full-time architect at Baukultur, in South Australia.

Samee gives us an insight into his role as an architect. He explains his day from morning to evening, walking through the most common jobs he works on and what he enjoys most and least about his role as an architect. Lastly, Samee gives advice to architecture students and upcoming architects in order to be successful as an architect.

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 the life of an architect? In this full interview, you’ll hear from Raphael, a full-time architect at Baukultur, in South Australia.

Raphael gives us an insight into his role as an architect. He explains his day from morning to evening, walking through the most common jobs he works on and what he enjoys most and least about his role as an architect. Lastly, Raphael gives advice to architecture students and upcoming architects in order to be successful as an architect.

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 happens in a day in the life of an architect? In this full interview, you’ll hear from Paul, the founder and architect at Northern Edge Studio, an Interior and Architecture practice in South Australia.

Paul gives us an insight into his role as an architect and director of an architectural practice. He explains his day from morning to evening, walking through the most common jobs he works on and what he enjoys most and least about his role as an architect and founding director. Lastly, Paul gives advice to architecture students and upcoming architects in order to be successful as an architect and firm owner.

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.

Do you ever wonder what happens a day in the life of a graduate of interior architecture? In this full interview, you’ll hear from Nelize, a part time graduate of interior architecture at Northern Edge Studio in South Australia.

Nelize gives us an insight into her role as a graduate interior architect. She explains her day from morning to evening, walking through the most common jobs she works on and what she enjoys most and least about her role as a graduate. Lastly, Nelize gives advice to interior architecture students and upcoming graduates in order to be successful as a graduate of interior architecture.