https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio post your questions about everything to do with portfolio submission here! Emily has provided answers to all questions (any repeats get grouped). Search a key word to try and find an answer before posting any more questions! (Press Ctrl + F to search a keyword)) en-us 2020-12-01 14:55:53 UTC 2021-01-06 10:52:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/27a1.png msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975859695 It is preferable to format your portfolio landscape, as your tutors will review them on computer screens/ TV monitors. If you have some drawings on portrait, you can either reduce them in scale to fit on to the page, or make one or two pages of you portfolio portrait. ]]> 2020-12-01 15:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975859695 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975862184 The sketchbooks are not marked, and do not form part of the assessment of this unit. Their inclusion in this submission is purely for your tutor to see how you are working. There is no maximum, but we would expect to see at least a few sketches for each project. ]]> 2020-12-01 15:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975862184 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975864057 Your Term 1 tutor will mark your Studio 1.1 portfolio. They will moderate with their partner, and then the whole staff team will also moderate a sample of Top / Middle/ Bottom (and Fails). ]]> 2020-12-01 15:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975864057 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975870280 8TH JANUARY 9PM 
upload on moodle in Studio 1.1
Submission must be under 100MB]]> 2020-12-01 15:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975870280 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975872956 If you fail any unit (or a part of any unit e.g. The Essay in Humanities 1) you will be given one resubmission opportunity over the Summer Vacation*. The resubmission deadline is usually in early August. We mark and moderate all resubmissions ahead of the start of the next year so if you pass you are able to join BA2 in September.

* up to 3 units (or 90 credits). If you fail all four units, you are required to repeat year 1 with attendance.]]> 2020-12-01 15:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/975872956 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979063700 Please scan both in. If you would like you could label them so its clear which on is which. You can also re-size the scans so multiple scans fit on the portfolio page. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979063700 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979066954 InDesign is the best programme to use to create your portfolio. Rather than just handing in your review presentations, your portfolio is a new document, which requires consideration especially on the formatting. Remember you were present in your reviews, and so could answer questions that came up. Your portfolio must include everything, including annotations and reflections (and possibly some reactions to verbal or written feedback form your tutors.) ]]> 2020-12-02 09:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979066954 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979067612 Scanning is the best option, but we understand this might be difficult due to UK lockdowns and tier rules. One of our guests in the last lecture suggested using the scanner  option in the "notes" app if you have an iPhone.  The critical thing is whether you  can scan or take a photo of drawings or sketches to make sure you 'clean it up' - this can be done in Photoshop, you want to avoid grainy or grey images, and careful with the light - avoid having dark shadows over your images. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979067612 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979067915 No, a portfolio is not the same a presentation, as you will not be there when we mark it. Your Portfolio needs to be read as a stand alone document. You will most likely use your Review Presentations to help you to order the Portfolio, but the best thing to do is to start a new document. The Portfolio needs to have a range of media: drawings, sketches, photos of models, diagrams, plans, maps, photos of precedents etc etc]]> 2020-12-02 09:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979067915 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979069044 This will be dependent on your projects. I am sure you had more than one idea, and to get to your final plan and section there will have been many things to develop. You dont have to spend too long on idea which didnt go anywhere, but we want to see all of them. Sometimes you have a really good idea which comes back into a project later, so good to include!]]> 2020-12-02 09:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979069044 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979069290 If you are making your portfolio A3, then resize your drawings to "fit" on the portfolio page. Make sure to include the original scale (1:10@A2) and a scalebar. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979069290 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070040 You may want to include the outputs from your SKILLS workshops as an appendix if you wish. Note - some of the SKILLS workshops were aimed at helping you complete an output which should be included your folio anyway (e.g. the photocollage). The SKILLS outputs are not a marked element of the unit, but it can help demonstrate your progress to your tutor. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070040 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070461 Being concise in your portfolios is an important skill to master at architecture school. Be critical and selective about what your include. Don't show every TINY thing but don't show too little either! It is important to get a balance between showing development and creating a coherent narrative over the projects. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070461 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070851 YES - it was one of the projects included in STUDIO 1.1, so make sure you include the outputs: 5 sketches, 5 diagrams and 5 photos (as a minimum)]]> 2020-12-02 09:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979070851 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979081022 Your sketchbook is where all your draft ideas, scribbles, notes, (shopping lists?) will be! Usually it is really only meant for you, we want to take a look to see how your developing your sketching style and it helps us understand your process (especially if you do not include much in your portfolio!)]]> 2020-12-02 09:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979081022 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979095701 You will most likely want to include some of your sketches in your portfolio, but be selective. A portfolio is a considered collection, its not just every sketch you did for 4 weeks! You want to select the most important sketches, or maybe even re-draw diagrams so that they are portfolio and presentation quality. You will need to scan in your whole sketchbook, as you will be submitting it digitally - include at the end. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979095701 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979100040 That's okay, we still want to see how your drawing style is developing. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979100040 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979108314 The Feedback meeting with your Term 1 tutor will be held online. ]]> 2020-12-02 09:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979108314 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979113886 Speak with the ADD team - they have a daily drop in, the link to sign up is at the top of Studio 1.1 and in the SKILLS area. 
Or contact IT: 0161 247 4646 ]]> 2020-12-02 09:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979113886 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979129113 Being concise in your portfolios is an important skill to master at architecture school. Be critical and selective about what your show. Don't show everything but don't show too little either!
Careful with the file size, it can be no greater than 100MB. You wont be able to upload a larger file!
While there is no limit on number of pages. Your portfolio should be around 40-80 pages long (not including appendices or title pages)]]> 2020-12-02 09:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979129113 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979146092 It will depend on the page, though no page should be just text! Each page should communicate something about your project, which helps us understand why you have designed it that way. Remember you are not going to be there when the portfolio is marked.

Think of the text as more annotation, and captions, than large blocks of writing.

You must consider the professionalism of this document. Unless you have very neat handwriting, then use the computer to type up your text. This will look much more professional. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979146092 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979149500 Yes, "to consider layout and portfolio design" is one of the objectives of the PORTFOLIO 1.1 submission. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979149500 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979149814 You can see Izzy & Calin speaking about their very own Studio 1.1 portfolios in the Lectures on Moodle. They give some great feedback and reflections on creating your first portfolio. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979149814 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979154430 You should use InDesign. NOT PowerPoint.]]> 2020-12-02 10:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979154430 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979154516 ALL LECTURES will continue to be delivered online. While the university has lecture theatres which you will all fit in, it doesnt have lecture spaces where we can all socially distance! 

STUDIO - you will continue to have access to the spaces (at allocated times on mondays - and I am negotiating to get you additional time to book - more info on that next term! Through January staff will only be available online, we will review this and as soon as we can we will look to bring more staff on to campus. I will do my best to be around some Mondays, so look out for me and do say hi as I may not recognise you!!]]> 2020-12-02 10:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979154516 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979155310 The biggest thing students forget to put in in earlier draft work - this is how you show process. We want to see how the idea developed.

But in general the portfolio is a collection of your Studio 1.1 projects. The minimum required are all the outputs as specified in the 4 projects: MYSPACE, MOVE SPACE, EXPLORATION and STOPOVER as well as images of your sketchbooks.

(I spoke about potential extras to include - a good example of an "extra" would be your work from the All School Project (note: it is not a requirement to include this in your portfolio in first year. But it will be required in 2nd year! Another good example is including your SKILLS outputs - I would advise adding them as an appendix at the end after your sketchbooks.)

Make sure you dont include any Humanities or Technologies work - for example you will submit the case studies in at the end of next term.]]> 2020-12-02 10:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979155310 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979161627 Yes - they should be hand drawn, we have placed a focus on hand drawing this term, we will be introducing computer programmes in term 2. It is important to demonstrate that you demonstrate an understanding of the skills of constructing a plan/ section in this unit. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979161627 louislouth https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979163248 This portfolio is a good way to get familiar with InDesign. Portfolios should be created in InDesign, not PowerPoint. InDesign is the industry standard, and this submission is a great way of practicing using the software. (PowerPoint is a presentation tool - I use it for lectures. InDesign is a tool to create documents.)]]> 2020-12-02 10:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979163248 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979163309 Yes - absolutely! I am sure looking back at your MOVESPACE project , for example, you would do things differently now, you might suggest this through some reflective writing, or even better a diagram or quick sketch to suggest how the change might occur. 
Make sure to include all the work - it will help remind your tutors, and is a great way of demonstrating that you are taking on their feedback. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979163309 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979167903 Scanning is the best option, but we understand this might be difficult due to UK lockdowns and tier rules. One of our guests in the last lecture suggested using the scanner  option in the "notes" app if you have an iPhone.  The critical thing is whether you can scan or take a photo of drawings or sketches to make sure you 'clean it up' - this can be done in Photoshop, you want to avoid grainy or grey images, and careful with the light - avoid having dark shadows over your images. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979167903 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979168244 As above, be selective about which sketches get included on your portfolio pages. You should include the whole sketchbook in any case (don't worry about repeating).]]> 2020-12-02 10:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979168244 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979172830 The SKILLS outputs would be a great examples of an "extra". Some of the SKILLS outputs have been directly related to STUDIO outputs, and therefore are included anyway. Feel free to add the SKILLS outputs as an appendix at the end of your folio. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979172830 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979178116 Being concise in your portfolios is an important skill to master at architecture school. Be critical and selective about what your include. Don't show everything but don't show too little either! 
While there is no limit on number of pages. Your portfolio should be around 30 - 50 pages long - and don't worry if you have more (this may well be due to sketchbook pages/ SKILLS appendices).
The file size mainly relates to the size of images contained in the file. To help reduce the file size, export any photoshop files as jpgs and then place into the InDesign document. Be careful with the file size, as it can be no greater than 100MB and you wont be able to upload a larger file - TOP TIP: Export a test a few days before!

]]> 2020-12-02 10:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979178116 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979181839 This could be an extra output which wasnt included on the brief, so best to include within the project is relates to. Or if unrelated to studio work, add as a final chapter or an appendix. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979181839 dgokcay20 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979182461 No, your review was your last tutorial. You will present your draft portfolios to your tutor on 4th January. This will be an entirely online tutorial. This will be your last chance for feedback before the deadline on 8th January.]]> 2020-12-02 10:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979182461 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979184701 Yes - a good idea is to add a bibliography/ list of references at the end of the portfolio. Any photos of precedents, make sure you list the architect, location and text within the portfolio. Then reference the source of the image in the reference list at end. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979184701 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979186670 That is fine. As long as we can see the original drawings, as wella s the rendered photoshopped drawings. This ensures you are demonstrating the ability to draw and construct an orthographic drawing (otherwise we might worry you have done it all on photoshop!)]]> 2020-12-02 10:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979186670 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979190110 A3 or A2. Make sure you set the paper size correctly when you set your document up in InDesign.]]> 2020-12-02 10:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979190110 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979191384 This will dependent on your graphic skills. But I would say if this is the first portfolio you are formatting, simple is better. Take a look a some books or magazines and create a simple grid (remember halves and thirds is a good place to start). Then stick to the grid. Once you have laid out your pages, you might find you want to start playing/ breaking the grid. Having some images on their own can help create pacing in your portfolio. Simple title pages, titles, correctly sized text and page numbers makes a bigger difference to the format that you'd think!]]> 2020-12-02 10:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979191384 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979203115 It is preferable to format your portfolio landscape, as your tutors will review them on computer screens/ TV monitors. If you have some drawings which are portrait, you can either reduce them in scale to fit on to the page, or make one or two pages of you portfolio portrait. Make sure if you scale down to note the ORIGINAL scale (e.g. 1:20@A2) and include a scalebar. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979203115 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979207556 SIngle pages (we would advise against using spreads, as tutors will be marking on computer screens - and if portfolios are exported as page spreads - this means two pages next to one another - they have to zoom in an out which can be time consuming for tutors)]]> 2020-12-02 10:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979207556 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979222004  It will depend on the page, though no page should be just text! Each page should communicate something about your project, which helps us understand why you have designed it that way. Remember you are not going to be there when the portfolio is marked.

Think of the text as more annotation, and captions, than large blocks of writing.

You must consider the professionalism of this document. Unless you have very neat handwriting, then use the computer to type up your text. This will look much more professional. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979222004 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979226604 This is up to you! If there are particular reasons for colours/ graphics then you can play with this, but a good idea to create some consistency as it will help create a sense of connection/ narrative through the folio overall. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979226604 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979256942 This is up to you. If you have time, you may want to remove them, but don't worry if they are left in. ]]> 2020-12-02 10:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979256942 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979259130 No, the sketchbook can be just scanned is as normal. No need to write any annotation. You might want to include a few scans on one page to decrease size of file.

]]> 2020-12-02 10:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979259130 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979260522 It is okay, but I am sure you have some draft sketches of other projects which yoyu made when you were working out how to draw your plan/ section / when you were making a model etc. Include any that you have (even if they are not in a formal sketchbook). And make sure you actively use a sketchbook from now on!]]> 2020-12-02 10:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979260522 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979261276 You will most likely want to include some of your sketches in your portfolio, but be selective. A portfolio is a considered collection, its not just every sketch you did for 4 weeks! You want to select the most important sketches, or maybe even re-draw diagrams so that they are portfolio and presentation quality. And to answer directly - YES - you will still need need to scan in your whole sketchbook, and include at the very end (so there may well be duplication)]]> 2020-12-02 10:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979261276 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979376935 The brief for MOVE SPACE specifically asked for a hand drawn perspective. This was a requirement of the project. It is fine to include a computer generated perspective as well, but we want to see how your hand drawing has developed as well. 

You will be able to read the detailed marking criteria on moodle (to be uploaded very soon!)]]> 2020-12-02 12:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979376935 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979393179 Reference the source of any images used in the bibliography/ list of references/ figures. It is your image as you have created it, but make sure you to check the copyright of images. As long as they can be used for educational purposes this will be fine. ]]> 2020-12-02 12:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979393179 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979428090 Absolutely - some people use scraps of paper and then present as a sketchbook, so yes, include any sketches, drawn with pen or stylus!]]> 2020-12-02 12:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979428090 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979434935 YES - there are large format scanner located on 6th floor - 601, directly opposite as you step out of the lifts. You will need a USB drive. 
There are also commercial printing companies which will scan large drawings for a small fee.]]> 2020-12-02 12:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979434935 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979490260 Make sure you include the scale of the orignal drawing (for example: 1:20@A3). You can also draw a scalebar on your drawing before photographing it, then the person viewing the image, can reference the scale from the scale bar. ]]> 2020-12-02 12:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/979490260 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001593539 You can scan it in parts, and then in Photoshop 'stitch' it back together. In Photoshop create a new document of the actual size of your drawing. Then when you open the 3 scans, you will be able to copy and paste them on to layers. Using the tranparency tool, you will be able to overlay to get a neat drawing. Save as jpg and you have a "flattened" image which can be "placed" into your portfolio. ]]> 2020-12-09 10:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001593539 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001665637 As long as your have the scale of what the original drawing was drawn at then you can re-size however you like. Be mindful that making your image bigger may pixelate your image and it will appear blurred. ]]> 2020-12-09 10:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001665637 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001667388 Always write the scale of the orginal drawing for example 1:50 @A2) if you are need to reduce the size of the drawing to fit on to your portfolio page, a scalebar really helps make clear the original scale.]]> 2020-12-09 10:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001667388 msayear1 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001740589 You can write anything - it is anonymous - any criticisms, or if things worked well would be appreciated! Or if you have any ideas for how we could make it even better/ improve it?]]> 2020-12-09 11:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001740589 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001998962 In response - we are looking at bringing your tutors back into Studio for Studio 1.2 teaching. This will of course be dependent on government and university guidance. And note, not all tutors will be able to attend in person for a number of reasons (shielding/ caring etc)]]> 2020-12-09 13:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1001998962 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1015300545 For your final outputs such as plan and section, this will depend on the size of drawings, but remember all your plans/ sections *should* have context around them, meaning its best to have one drawing to one page. (Architects will sometimes place many drawings on one page for ease of presentation in meetings/ on site so they can refer to each drawing quickly. But in this portfolio, we want see the drawing as the output itself!)]]> 2020-12-14 09:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1015300545 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1024748103 This is a really good idea - it can show your understanding of the appropriateness of materials / constraints that you were dealing with due to lockdowns / and the methodology of construction.

Make sure you take high quality photographs (plain background, well-lit, well-framed etc) of the models and include these in your portfolio. ]]> 2020-12-16 16:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1024748103 https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1025160388 Yes, there is no limit on pages! ]]> 2020-12-16 18:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msayear1/portfolio/wish/1025160388