What Student Architects Should Do

Architecture is a rich and varied subject, a multifaceted and multidimensional skill. Becoming fluent can take many years. Informed by decades of discussing architecture and its challenges with students, this Notebook will help you lay foundations for a rewarding career as a creative architect.

List of contents

1. Doing Architecture 2. Keep a Notebook 3. Learn to Draw 4. Intangibles 5. Function 6. Analyse The Site 7. In The City 8. Use Geometry 9. Analyse Precedents 10. Things You Might Not Think About but Should

About the author

Simon Unwin is one of the foremost writers of educational books on architecture. He has been teaching architecture since the 1970s. His book Analysing Architecture: The Universal Language of Place-Making is used in schools of architecture around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Simon (University of Dundee Unwin, Unwin Simon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2025
• EAN: 9781041001928
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100192-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Analysing Architecture Notebooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, ARCHITECTURE / Regional, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Study & Teaching, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE / Reference, ARCHITECTURE / Vernacular, History of Architecture, Architecture: interior design, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Theory of architecture, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: professional practice, Civil engineering, surveying and building