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We care about your career and we’re keen to support you in your architecture and design studies. Here we offer you some helpful resources and tools that our Architectus students and grads have put together especially for you.

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Book of the Week

The weather is cooling down, university holidays are on the horizon and its never been a better time to get your winter reading lists stocked up. We asked one of our graduates, Saran Kim, to share their ‘must read’ recommendations.

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World Building:
Game Design to Architecture

Student Kleo Guthrie shares her insights into using advanced game programming tools, and how these simulated landscapes allow designers to experience and engage deeply with all aspects of a site.

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The Charrette 15 Experience
Pt 2

Following Saran Kim’s account of her experience in the Adelaide Design Charrette team, we hear from Amber Young as she shares key takeaways from her time in the Melbourne team.

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The Charrette 15 Experience
Pt 1

Architectus Graduates Saran Kim and Amber Young recently participated in our annual Design Charrette. In this two part series, Saran and Amber share their experiences of five invaluable days immersed in an intensive creative collaboration that’s making a positive impact on their careers as young architects.

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Widening perspectives

Seeking a completely different perspective, Graduate Leah Crabb left her hometown of Perth for Beijing – and never looked back. She talks about how she learned to challenge her biases and has some advice for up-and-coming designers.

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A fine balance
Pt 2

Following their recent interview with Principal Matt Todd, graduates Raymond Wu and Amy He talked to Associate Arun Agranat to get the lowdown on how he manages his workload and stress when facing deadlines.

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A fine balance
Pt 1

Work-life balance is one of the biggest challenges graduates Raymond Wu and Amy He have found in their burgeoning design careers. In this two-part series, Amy and Raymond ask some of their more experienced colleagues about how they juggle work with life.

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Constructing a career

Melbourne-based designer Damian Shannon brought a unique perspective to our graduate cohort last year, after many years working in the construction industry. Here, he talks about the pros and cons of making the leap to architecture.

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Sustainably small

In our latest addition to Student Hub, Graduate Interior Designer Xanthe Ward talks about the big impact a series on small living has made on the way she thinks about design.

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A sense of perspective

What’s the best way to visually express the qualities of a space, so audiences can understand the impact of architecture? For Graduate Ping Xiu Gan, it’s the section perspective.

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Material world

Melbourne Graduate Fiona Tieu sees magic in materials. She explains how they’ve shaped her approach to design – and what inspires her to learn more.

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Are you really

job ready?

Whether you’re thinking of studying architecture, or just starting out, you’re probably wondering whether it’ll really make you job ready. Graduate Architect Kimberly Pakshong has drawn on her experiences to offer her take on what you’ll learn from archi-school – and what you won’t!

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