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101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School: And wish I had known before my first job - Paperback | Diverse Reads

101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School: And wish I had known before my first job

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Your first architecture job can involve a very steep learning curve.

This book helps students and graduates of architecture kick-start their career and shave months off their professional development.

This book will help you:

  • Understand construction basics so you can avoid embarrassing situations and quickly understand instructions.
  • Grasp an overview of the industry and business of architecture so that you don't feel kept in the dark
  • Gain personal tips and helpful resources for an enjoyable and successful work life.

    • "I wish I had this book when first encountering the bewildering world of professional architecture." - Warwick Mihaly (Mihaly Slocombe Architects), Director of ArchiTeam architects' association.

    Young architects are expected to learn much of their trade on the job, in an industry that often treats them poorly and stunts their professional development. The profession is crying out for a resource like this that can provide introductions, insight, perspective and mentor-style advice for young architects in the first five years of their career.

    "This book will allow you to remove those training wheels and stay upright from day one. A diverse guide with humble accounts of the reality of starting a career in architecture." - Rob Henry (Rob Henry Architects), ACT Emerging Architect of the Year 2014, National President of EmAGN 2015-2016.

    "Heading to your first architecture job? This is a must-have handbook to decipher your early employment, and help you stand out awesomely." - Amelia Lee, Founder of 'The Undercover Architect'

    Readers are invited to understand concepts through 25 simple diagrams, and language that assumes no prior learning. Throughout the book, further resources are provided as a mind-map of industry information. Young architects are welcomed into the broader online community of My First Architecture Job which offers further resources, knowledge, and community.

    ISBN-13: 9780648693703

    Media Type: Paperback

    Publisher: Sarah Lebner

    Publication Date: 12-23-2019

    Pages: 130

    Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.40(d)

    Sarah Lebner is the Director of Cooee Architecture, a regional Australian practice focusing on energy-efficient and low-carbon homes. Before this, Sarah was the Principal Architect at multidisciplinary firm Light House Architecture and Science in Canberra. She was a recipient of the 2023 Dulux Study Tour Prize, and the Australian Institute of Architects's 2020 National Emerging Architect Prize winner. Sarah was shortlisted for the international design competition Capithetical; tutored undergraduate and postgraduate architecture students in design, practice and sustainable technology at the University of Canberra; and has participated in volunteer construction programs in Kenya and the Solomon Islands. This book is Sarah's passion project, allowing her to share her experience and mentoring skills more broadly, to help young architects bridge the gap between study and practice.

    Table of Contents

    Practice #1 Traditional Firm Structure #2 Modern Firm Structure #3 Fees #4 Architecture is a Service Industry #5 Liability #6 Tendering #7 Building Contracts #8 Contract Administration #9 Builders and Contractors #10 Consultants #11 Common Trades #12 Procurement #13 Other Procurement Models Drafting #14 The Art of Drafting #15 Drafting as a Team #16 Ask for an Example #17 How to Dimension #18 How to Annotate #19 The Size of a Human #20 The Size of a Vehicle #21 Pick a Software Package and Learn It #22 Details Technical knowledge #23 Stages of Construction (Residential) #24 Overland Flow #25 Footings and Foundations #26 Concrete Slabs #27 Reinforcement #28 Damp-Proof Course #29 Condensation #30 Termites #31 Framing #32 Structural Timber #33 Steel Sections #34 Insulation #35 Sarking #36 Cladding #37 Brick Veneer Walls #38 Brick and Block Dimensions #39 Brick, Paving and Tile Patterns #40 Roof Types #41 Rafters and Trusses #42 Water Goes Down (Flashing) #43 But Water Also Goes Up and Sideways #44 Glazing and Window Parts #45 Window Types #46 Door Sizes and Ceiling Heights #47 Door Parts #48 Stair Parts #49 Cornice and Plastering #50 Flooring #51 Joinery #52 Metal #53 What is ‘RL’? #54 How about FFL, NGL, FGL and TOW? #55 Environmental Health #56 Technical Resources Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD) #57 A new and evolving field #58 Orientation #59 How to Read a Sun Angles Diagram #60 How to Respond to a Sun Angles Diagram #61 Thermal Mass #62 Air Leakage and Ventilation #63 Embodied Energy and Operational Energy #64 R-values #65 U-values #66 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) #67 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – NCC #68 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – NatHERS #69 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – BASIX, NABERS #70 Other Sustainability Rating Tools #71 Alternate Construction Methods Regulatory Compliance #72 National Construction Code (NCC) #73 Classes of Building #74 Australian Standards #75 Planning Regulations #76 Accessible Design #77 Safe Movement and Access Managing Clients #78 Client Expectations #79 Client Budgets #80 Clients May Not Be Able to Read Drawings Specifying #81 What Is a Specification? #82 Specification Tips Beyond Your Firm #83 Institute of Architects #84 ACA #85 The Architect’s Award #86 Other Networks and Associations You #87 Don’t Blind Email Your Resume #88 You’ll Start at the Bottom #89 It’s Easy to Be Exploited #90 You’re Not an Architect #91 More About Registration #92 Be Aware of Gender Bias and Other Privilege #93 Keep Your Own Development Notebooks #94 Site Experience #95 Design Your Career #96 Make the Most of Being Naive #97 Good Phone Manner #98 Don’t Eat Lunch at Your Desk #99 How to Handle Not Knowing the Answer #100 Find a Mentor #101 Don’t Undervalue Your University Education Good Luck About the Author Acknowledgements Bibliography