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The Importance of Architectural Sketching - Why You NEED TO SKETCH as an Architecture Student

The Importance of Architectural Sketching – Why You NEED TO SKETCH as an Architecture Student

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With architectural software taking and new technology being brought into this world for designing, how come universities still focus on learning hand sketching?

I was just re-watching the interview I had with the legend David Drazil from Sketch Like an Architect (https://youtu.be/cy06N7v1p2s).

Throughout that interview, he makes some strong points about why architectural sketching is still relevant (and will always be) and why it’s important to learn architectural sketching as an architecture student.

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Do You Need to Be Good at Drawing to Study Architecture?

Do You Need to Be Good at Drawing to Study Architecture? (Why You Don’t Have to Know How to Draw)

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Are you thinking about studying architecture? You might be wondering whether you need to be good at hand drawing to pursue architecture.

You might not be the greatest artist. Or, drawing might be your biggest strength. Let me confirm for you whether you need to be good at drawing in order to be an architect.

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How to Sketch Like an Architect – Get Better at Architectural Hand Sketching with David Drazil

034: How to Sketch Like an Architect – Get Better at Architectural Sketching with David Drazil

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How can you get better at architectural sketching? In this episode, I’m joined by the man, the myth, the legend – face of “Sketch Like an Architect” – David Drazil, to find out just that.

David talks about how you can be a better architect and use sketching to your unique advantage.

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Not sure if you’re going to make it? HOW TO OVERCOME LACK OF CONFIDENCE

Not sure if you’re going to make it? HOW TO OVERCOME LACK OF CONFIDENCE | SAS Podcast 18 Q&A

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We all experience it… Some days we’re fired up to study, other days, we are not. The key to overcome that lack of confidence is what I talk about in today’s episode of the architecture podcast.

Along with this question from Khawaja (IG @kh_muhammad_ali), I also answer his other questions about getting into architecture school and how to figure out if it’s the right path to take.

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What Skills Do You Need as An Architect / Student of Architecture | SAS Podcast 7

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On today’s episode, I compare the traditional skills you need (or may not need) to study architecture with some skills I think will really take your abilities to a whole new level. A lot of students ask me if they have had to learn mathematics, chemistry, physics, art or computer skills to be able to study architecture. In this episode, I hopefully clear up some misconceptions that students might have.
Specifically, I’ll talk about:
• Do you need to be good at math to study architecture?
• Do you need to be good at science to study architecture?
• Do you need to be good at art or hand drawing to study architecture?
• Do you need to be good at technology / IT / CAD to study architecture?
• What skills are actually important to learn to succeed in architecture or architecture school?
• Management of time, budget and people
• Communication/social/people skills

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The One Thing That Will Make You Successful | SAS Podcast 2

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On today’s episode, I try to clarify what the most important tip for architecture students is and share some of the key things that successful people have in common.

Specifically, I’ll talk about:

• The impact of replacing “I can’t do that”, with “how can I do that?”
• How in this day and age, we get carried away reacting to things – social media, new trends – and how we are more and more being driven away from our own creativity and productivity.
• The importance of having a “bigger vision” in mind so that you have something to aim at.

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