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Curate portfolio projects and write reflective statements
2–3 weeks (2 hrs/day)
Select four to six projects that demonstrate the range of your architectural design abilities — from site analysis and conceptual design through to technical resolution and model-making. Write a 300-word reflective statement per project: what the brief required, what design decisions you made and why, what you would change, and what the project demonstrates about your architectural thinking.
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Submit your curated portfolio (four to six projects) with a 300-word reflective statement per project addressing: the brief, key design decisions, what you would change, and what the project demonstrates about your architectural capabilities.
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Four to six curated projects, each with a 300-word statement.
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| Project | Why included | Statement (300 words) | |---------|--------------|-----------------------|
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Lay out portfolio document and prepare presentation boards
2–3 weeks (2–3 hrs/day)
Design and produce your portfolio document: consistent typography, clear project sequence, process work alongside final images, and a coherent visual narrative that positions you as an architectural designer with a distinctive voice. Produce at least two A1 or A0 presentation boards for the panel review.
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Submit your complete portfolio document (PDF, minimum 20 pages) with consistent graphic design throughout, and at least two presentation boards (A1 or A0 PDF) showing your strongest project at full quality. Include a 150-word statement on the design decisions you made in laying out the portfolio.
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External panel portfolio critique with documented responses
1 week prep + panel day
Present your portfolio to a live external panel including at least one reviewer with professional architectural practice credentials and at least one academic not involved in your programme. The panel challenges specific design decisions, your articulation of architectural thinking, and the rigour of your technical work. Document all challenges and your responses.
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Submit: (1) the final portfolio document and presentation boards; (2) panel critique documentation — names and professional roles of all panel members, date, detailed summary of specific challenges posed per project with your responses; (3) a 300-word post-crit reflection identifying concrete changes to your architectural practice.
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An external panel critique of your architecture portfolio, documented.
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Date: | Panel member | Role | External? | |--------------|------|-----------| | Challenge | Raised by | My response | |-----------|-----------|-------------|
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Foundationstart here
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Masteryfor the dedicated
What a verifier looks for
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