Resources in creative development
Example work from some of our past students and affiliates, and a range of articles written by us.
An introduction to design representation.
Last updated 2026-09-09 Full set of drawings found here. Overview If you’re applying to architecture school for the first time, you are discouraged from making a portfolio full of building designs. You shouldn’t apply to a school with preconceptions about architectural design. Schools don’t want to unteach you; it’s too time-consuming. Instead, apply with the…
Portfolio review: student choosing between Cornell and UVA MArch.
2026 entry. The applicant and the portfolio The video above runs through a portfolio made by a student applying for 2026 entry to master’s programs in the US, including UVA (the University of Virginia) and Cornell AAP, for their MArch 1 programs. She got into both, and many more. MArch 1 programs are the professional…
Portfolio extract: example of a good drawing.
2026 entry. Below is a single portfolio page made by one of our students for 2026 entry to undergrad programmes in the UK, and it’s a good example of the kind of work that should go into an architecture school portfolio. A common beginner habit is to only draw buildings or building designs. This student…
Portfolio review: student choosing between USC BArch and WashU.
2026 entry. This portfolio was made by one of our students applying to USC and WashU for their undergraduate architecture programs, and he was accepted to both for 2026 entry. He applied to a mix of five-year BArch programs and four-year BA and BS programs. Five-year BArch programs are professionally accredited, so they take the…
Interview with BArch student at the University of Notre Dame.
Published: March 2026, Sebastian. Niko is a second year at the University of Notre Dame on their BArch program. He will graduate in 2029. He was a student at AP, and I worked with him personally. I wanted to get a sense of how he’s finding things at ND. Niko is one of the reasons why I…
11 pages from an accepted portfolio to the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
2026 Entry, MEng ARB/RIBA Part 1. This portfolio was made by one of our students applying to the Bartlett UCL for 2026 entry. It’s ten pages plus a cover page, and the projects cover a lot of ground: wire sculptures that started with a drum kit, street furniture based on fingerboarding, diagrams of basketball plays,…
Portfolio review: student who chose Cornell BArch.
This student came to us around a year before his application deadlines. We had a good amount of time with him to encourage his visual skills and writing skills. We also included some interview practice for his UK school options at the end of his enrollment with us. This particular video reviews his Cornell portfolio…
Portfolio review: student who chose Cambridge BA.
This student came to us around six months before her deadlines. Her top choice school was between the Bartlett and Cambridge, and she was accepted to both for their undergraduate programs (BSc/BA Architecture). This is a short portfolio, only ten pages in length, but it’s a good example of the kind of work that does…
6 pages from an accepted portfolio to the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
BSc ARB/RIBA Part 1. Every year, the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL gets thousands of applications for its BSc Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 1). Roughly 2,000 students are competing for about 120 offers, so it’s tough, and good grades on their own won’t get you through. What the admissions panel really wants to know is…
Examples of good artwork in an accepted architecture school portfolio.
Undergraduate application portfolios require artwork. Some artwork can be very architectural in nature. These examples come from an accepted BArch application to WashU, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, Tulane and Syracuse.
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