If you were to buy only one thing to give you a head start as you begin your first term at architecture school, you’d want to make it a subscription to the AJ, naturally.
But, having done that, you might also wish to look at The Architecture School Survival Guide, a light-hearted but practical resource for first-year students by architect and Liverpool School of Architecture lecturer Iain Jackson, illustrated by the author’s own witty sketches.
Jackson draws on his teaching experience to offer new students handy advice on getting the essentials right and becoming ‘architecture-savvy’, so you need never let simple oversights detract from your work.
Intended as an aide-memoire, the book covers the basics of form and scale, drawing, building elements, circulation and sanitation, precedents and context, presentation of your work and even who not to work for.
Publisher Laurence King is offering AJ readers a 30 per cent discount off the RRP of The Architecture School Survival Guide. To get the discount, order the book at www.laurenceking.com, entering the code ‘AJ30’ in the promotions box on the checkout page.
The Architecture School Survival Guide, by Iain Jackson, published August 2015 by Laurence King Publishing. Hardback, 156 pages. RRP £10.95
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