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Portfolio
A visual portfolio is a critically important part of the application. Almost all Architecture programs throughout the U.S will require a portfolio as part of the application materials.
Schools will often require that a portfolio be composed of any of the following although specific requirements differ by school:
Examples of freehand drawings, including sketches as well as fully developed work
A range of artistic media
Painting
Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Video
Woodwork
And other crafts that convey artistic experience and aptitude
Most importantly, a portfolio is a space where a School seeks not only artistic skill in an applicant, but also how their identity or character come through creative expression.
In essence, a portfolio should show who you are as a creative individual. I help students find their creative strengths and to develop that strength through a process of reflection and inquiry.
Written Work
A personal statement essay and any other supplemental essays. Paired with the portfolio, your written work helps convey who you are as a person.
Your statement of purpose or essay should tell a story. While each piece of writing should cater to the school in which you’d like to apply to, in general, they should depict a narrative of who you are.
Here are some questions to think through as you craft your essay.
Why do you want to study architecture?
How does your creative project characterize your value or belief? Through its medium? design process? or visualization?
How does your work articulate and give form to innovative ideas?
How are you able to develop a concept idea to fruition? How are you able to proactively develop and refine through creative abilities?
How does your work critically challenge the status quo of spatial experiences?
How are you able to materialize and visualize your interests that may span from the humanities to the sciences?
How are you dedicated to co-create a sustainable environment?
Interview
Get ready to verbally describe yourself in the admissions interview and add any other supplemental information that help create a picture of who you are.
It is easy to get intimidated during an admissions interview. But if you have made it this far in the admissions process, you are very close to entering the gate of your applied school! You are almost there.
In the interview, take what you have in your visual portfolio and your written work and be ready to explain through your work to talk about your ambition.
How does the school that you’re applying to support that ambition?
Do some research on the school and be ready to talk about it. This shows that you’re not only interested in the school and have done your homework, but you also have taken the time to think through how your interests align with the school’s resources.
The best way to prepare for an interview is to list a series of questions and practice verbally answering through those questions.
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