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How to Thrive at Architecture School

A Student Guide
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How to Thrive at Architecture School by Neil Spiller is a comprehensive guide designed to support students throughout their architectural education. It covers everything from preparing to enter an architecture course, through undergraduate and graduate study, to the realities of professional practice. The book is divided into three key parts corresponding to each stage of an architecture qualification and includes advice on tutorials, critiques, essay-writing, and final projects. It also features information on RIBA UK architecture schools and programmes validated overseas, with additional insights on architectural education worldwide.
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This book is ideal for architecture students at all levelsβ€”from those preparing to apply, to undergraduates and postgraduatesβ€”and anyone interested in understanding the full scope of architectural education and professional development.

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This book is the go-to guide for students throughout their architectural education. It introduces architecture students to all they need to know to get on an architecture course, thrive at school and be prepared for the realities of becoming a practising architect.

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Studying architecture is hugely exciting and rewarding. It entails developing design skills, problem-solving abilities, and tapping into creativity, as well as acquiring cultural, technical, and professional knowledge.

How to Thrive at Architecture School is the go-to guide for students throughout their architectural education. It introduces architecture students to all they need to know to get on an architecture course, thrive at school, and be prepared for the realities of becoming a practising architect.

Split into three main sections – Part I (BA or BSC in Architecture), Part II (Masters or Diploma), and Part III (Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice) – the book offers direction on all aspects of an architectural education. These range from initial tutorials, the first crit, and essay-writing through to the development of final project and thesis work.

Covering all bases, it is a comprehensive guide for a student’s passage from university preparation through to undergraduate and graduate study and out into the profession. The book features RIBA UK architecture schools and those validated overseas, as well as a short, final chapter on architectural education elsewhere in the world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781859469088

Publisher: RIBA Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: RIBA Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Neil Spiller is Hawksmoor Chair of Architecture and Landscape and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich, London prior to this he was Dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Construction and Professor of Architecture and Digital Theory at Greenwich University.

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