How to Talk Through Your Portfolio in an Architecture Job Interview
A ten-minute, three-project structure for walking a panel through your architecture portfolio…
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3ds Max or Blender for Architectural Visualisation: How to Choose
A practitioner's comparison of 3ds Max and Blender for archviz careers: hiring adverts, plugin ecosystems…
- 3D Modelling
Building Revit Families: The Decisions That Come Before the Geometry
A working decision sequence for Revit family authoring: in-place vs loadable vs system…
The Building Regs Package for a Domestic Extension, Sheet by Sheet
What a Building Control package for a house extension actually contains: sheet list, scales, which details matter…
How to Carry Out a Measured Building Survey in One Visit
A practical on-site method for surveying an existing building: running dimensions off one zero…
Buy Depth, Not Motors: The Desk an Architect Actually Needs
Why architects need 800-900mm of desk depth, how to run a load sum before buying a monitor arm…
How to Research Architectural Precedents So They Actually Change Your Design
A method for interrogating precedents instead of collecting them: start from your design problem…
What to Put in Your Schedule of Services and Terms of Engagement to Stop Scope Creep
Stage deliverables written as countable items, a revision cap, an exclusions list…
From Surveyor's DWG to Planning Set: Existing, Demolition and Proposed Drawings
A working production sequence for turning a measured survey into clean existing…
Taking One Enscape Scene Into V-Ray Without Rebuilding It
A parity checklist for moving an existing Enscape scene into V-Ray: what carries over, what you rebuild…
Producing GIA and NIA Area Schedules in Revit That Survive a Design Change
A practice-ready method for GIA and NIA in Revit: separate area schemes, wall-associated boundaries…
Building Architecture Models That Actually Change Your Design
A practical guide to physical architecture models: the three jobs they do, what scale and materials suit each…
- Drawing + Making
How to Turn Site Analysis Findings Into Diagrams That Read on a Crit Board
A graphic method for site analysis diagrams: one message per drawing, a five-diagram sequence…
- Drawing + Making
Best Tablets for Sketching and Site Visits: iPad Pro vs Wacom vs Surface for Architects
The best tablet for architects in 2026 is the iPad Pro M4 13-inch, 512GB.
How to Set Up Work Sets in Revit Without Breaking Your Model: A Guide to BIM Collaboration
Nine times out of ten, a "corrupted" Revit model isn't corrupted at all.
Best Portfolio Platforms for Architecture Graduates in 2026
The best portfolio platform for architecture graduates in 2026 is The Drawing Board for those who want their portfolio…
How ArchAdemia's Fee Calculator Stops You Underquoting on Your Next Project
Architects are trained for seven years to design buildings and precisely zero hours to price their own labour.
Best Portable SSDs and Backup Drives for Architects Working with Large Revit and Rhino Files
The best external hard drive for architects in 2026 is the Samsung T9 portable SSD…
RIBA Part 3 Explained: What It Actually Takes to Qualify as an Architect in 2026
RIBA Part 3 requires 24 months of logged professional experience via PEDR, a written case study of 3,000-5,000 words…
Best Monitors for Architects Doing Colour-Critical Rendering Work
Your render looks phenomenal on your monitor and grey on your client's laptop.
Corb Explained: What ArchAdemia's AI Assistant Can Do That ChatGPT Can't for Architects
Ask ChatGPT what a party wall award is and you'll get a confident, well-structured, occasionally accurate answer.