The Successful Archi Student's Podcast

You'll hear from practicing architects, other architecture students and myself, Kyle, a third year architecture student from South Australia to learn how you can become a Successful Architecture Student. https://successfularchistudent.com/

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How to Become an Architect - The Unconventional Way

On this episode of the Successful Architecture Student’s Podcast, I am honoured to have a chat with UX design professional Andrew MacDonald. Andrew is on an unconventional journey to becoming an architect by creating a portfolio of his UX design work. Two Universities have acknowledged his untraditional approach to study his masters and are in favour of this idea. This will allow him to skip studying the 4-year bachelor degree. On the show, you will listen to Andrew’s strategy to becoming an arc...

Jan 15, 2020•33 min

Presenting Your Architecture Project. A Guide to Acing Your Architecture Crits

Check out the show notes at https://successfularchistudent.com/10/ How to present your architectural ideas and design to your jury on presentation/crit day? This is a guide to acing your architecture crits and presentations. On this special episode, episode 10, I respond to a question sent in by Valentine (IG @Valentine_Lederer). Valentine is a freshman architecture student who is struggling to prepare for her oral presentations. When she presents, she feels as if she is having to rush and is le...

Jan 09, 2020•14 min

Architecture Student/School Frequently Asked Questions

On today’s episode of the Podcast I host the first Q&A. You ask me questions, and I answer them. Here are some of the questions I answer today: What should I do in highschool to be able to become an architect? What college/university should I enrol in to study Architecture? How do I learn AutoCAD / any architectural program/software efficiently? Is architecture a good profession to choose? How can I get a job in Architecture with my bachelors degree? Which architectural software currently ha...

Jan 05, 2020•14 min

How To Be The Best Student in 2020 | Goal Setting, Planning and Scheduling Success

Check out the show notes at successfularchistudent.com/8 Happy New Year! Today I explain how to set yourself up for success as a student in the new year. Specifically, I'll talk about: •How to review 2019 in order to learn from your wins and losses •How to plan for the new year •How to identify what success is, how to achieve it and when to achieve it.

Dec 30, 2019•8 min

What Skills Do You Need as An Architect / Student of Architecture – Prerequisites to Study Architecture

Check out the show notes at successfularchistudent.com/7 | 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 ...

Dec 20, 2019•12 min

Everything You Must Know as a First Year Architecture Student

https://successfularchistudent.com/community/ I run through the things I wish I knew before and while in my first year of Architecture school. Specifically, I'll talk about: •How to not fall behind with work •Avoiding the temptation of giving into the judgement of others •Learning from your mistakes •Not getting “stuck” – tips for not getting distracted and wasting time.

Dec 17, 2019•9 min

How To Be (And STAY) Motivated To Study and Achieve Your Goals

On today's episode, I talk about how a lot of students, like me, have been reaching out and saying how they’re not sure if they’re fit for architecture. They seem to get motivation in bursts, rather than having a persistent motivation to study. It comes, and it goes. The problem with this is that you start to doubt yourself. You need to anchor in these 4 habits I talk about to help drive a constant and persistent motivation to study architecture. Specifically, I'll talk about: •Creating a defini...

Dec 12, 2019•6 min

Why I Don’t Care About My Grades in Architecture School – the Importance of Failure

On today's episode, I talk through some of my reasoning behind why I don’t care about my grades in architecture school. Specifically, I'll talk about: •Learning from your grades •The best lessons in life aren’t from your successes, but your failures •Pushing yourself into new challenges, outside of your comfort zone. •Caring about the opinions of others

Dec 10, 2019•9 min

Time Management for Architecture Students – 5 Tips To Boost Your Productivity

On today's episode, I run through 5 time management tips to boost your productivity as an Archi student. Especially in your first years, it’s difficult to understand why you have so much work to do and so little time to complete it. Trust me, it doesn’t get easier, you just have to get better, and, you will over time. But, you need to practice these 5 time management tips if you want to see improvement in your time management, organisation and productivity. Specifically, I'll talk about: •Removi...

Dec 03, 2019•9 min

The One Thing That Will Make You Successful As An Architecture Student

Check out the show notes at https://successfularchistudent.com/the-successful-archi-students-podcast-2-the-one-thing-that-will-make-you-successful/ On the podcast, you'll hear from practicing architects, other successful students and myself, Kyle, a third year architecture student from South Australia. Doing so, you'll learn the tips and tricks to excel past the rest of your cohort and build the skills needed to take your work to another level. On today's episode, I try to clarify what the most ...

Nov 28, 2019•9 min

The BIGGEST TIP For Architecture Students to Be Successful

Hey! My name's Kyle. From a sample of 25,000 students that applied to enter architecture school: 15.30% of them were accepted. 8.50% of them made it through to the second half of their education. 2.04% of them were awarded a degree in Architecture (post-graduate) 0.78% of them ended up working a job in architecture. Successful Archi Student is a platform for architecture students to learn off one another to become the LESS THAN 1% of students who end up being successful in the profession. On the...

Nov 26, 2019•9 min

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