Architecture school almost always starts off with drawing and sketching, and so these will become your best friend. This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their bags. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. This one in particular is perfect for first year students and even second and third years in describing architectural graphics and hand drawn techniques.
So having your own can be a life saver, even just an A3 one. We describe here how useful it can be to know everything or as much as possible about your favorite architect, and as a first year architecture student, even just one of their books can be an invaluable resource. We recommend a couple here also. This is a good way of building up general design knowledge. Invest in an eraser, especially as a first year student.
Your note book will also almost always be out and become more tired looking than your sketch book, so a hard wearing cover like these by Black n' Red are perfect. A good sketch book is obviously for sketching, but will also double up as an everyday journal of inspiration and observations. This and its contents, will prove to be very useful when bringing together your projects story and background. This provides a stable non-slip surface to work on but more importantly protects the surface below.
There is nothing worse than putting a fresh scalpel line across your desk, or even worse, a whole set across your studios glass meeting room table! It hopefully goes without saying that a roll of tracing paper will be required.
You are likely to need this on a daily basis when designing and sketching by hand. Its very useful to be able to overlay plans, sections and elevational compositions on top of each other. Steel rulers are a great tool for jobs requiring precise measurements, and are often different to scale rulers in that they just have the normal mm, cm and inches measurements.
We prominently use ours for model making, as if your rule is not made from metal, you will soon cut into it and ruin its clean drawing line …making it useless for both modelling and for drawing! This is a very useful design guide that is full of data on just about anything you can think of, from the width of a hospital parking bay to the size of a football pitch stand. A good set of earphones will be a lifesaver for when you need to zone out and focus on deadlines.
Nothing says do not disturb, like a pair of earphones. This book by Bjarke Ingles BIG demonstrates how to present and break down your work in a way that can be easily understood. As an architect he is very good at bringing and creating architecture to and for the public. BIG not only inspires and demonstrates how to communicate architecture projects well, but also presents a fine example of how critical an architecture concept is and even more, how important it is to share its process and development coherently.
You going to need something to carry all these model making tools in, and so a small tool box will provide a safe and portable store. Not essential for a brand new student, but once you start making models these are really useful for cutting edges at an angle, which when done by freehand can be really hard to get right. Same goes for a pen.
Notes often need to be taken quickly and fast, and so it needs to be reliable and quickly accessible. These Rotring pens last for years …so far 10 for us! With re-fills of course. So they can be left in your bag or model making tool box, knowing that when you need it, it will be there and ready. This is an invaluable tool for drawing board work, when getting the right and straight angle are incredibly important.
We also used ours for model making. Our knowledgeable staff is ready to answer any question, and help with the selection of instruments from top drafting suppliers such as Alvin, Fairgate, Kohinoor, Staedtler. Equal Space 10 Point Dividers.
Proportional Dividers by Alvin. Parallel Gliders Rolling Drafting Rulers. Drafting Tools Categorized by Type A complete selection of top quality drafting products conveniently grouped by instrument type from trusted suppliers such as Alvin and Kohinoor are offered. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.
Following my casual advice is at your own peril … if you want my undivided attention, I would recommend hiring me. Architectural and Engineering Scales For some reason, I have a ton of scales laying about my office. Camera — Nikon D90 I love my camera and I use it all the time except when I need a picture of my camera. Tape Measure, clipboard and a Fluke D Distance Meter We measure a lot of houses in the course of doing our jobs — even if we get architectural plans for the project we are going to work on, we verify everything.
Measure Master 5 Calculator Calculators. Pens Architects are nothing if not particular about the pens they use … and I am no exception. Anyone who knows me at all knows that I listen to a lot of music … and I listen to music constantly.
I put together playlists and get excited to expose something new to people, and one of the best feelings I get in the world is when I play a song for someone who really likes it and has never even heard of the artist before. For all of these reasons, I pay a lot of attention to the headphones I use to deliver my music.
When I started traveling a lot for work a few years ago, I started researching noise-canceling headphones. I finally decided to bite the bullet and I bought myself the Bose headphones … and I have never regretted it.
I actually carry these headphones to and from work every day so that they are always on me just in case I need them. Architect Magazine Yeah, I'm in it [sad face]. Mental Health Awareness for the Architecture Student. A Travel Site for Architects. Architectural Fees part 1. The Bug House. Modern Infill Project in Dallas. Architectural Graphics - Reflected Ceiling Plans. Do you want to be an Architect?
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