101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School

Practice #1 Traditional Firm Structure #2 Modern Firm Structure #3 Fees #4 Architecture is a Service Industry #5 Liability #6 Tendering #7 Building Contracts #8 Contract Administration #9 Builders and Contractors #10 Consultants #11 Common Trades #12 Procurement #13 Other Procurement Models Drafting #14 The Art of Drafting #15 Drafting as a Team #16 Ask for an Example #17 How to Dimension #18 How to Annotate #19 The Size of a Human #20 The Size of a Vehicle #21 Pick a Software Package and Learn It #22 Details Technical knowledge #23 Stages of Construction (Residential) #24 Overland Flow #25 Footings and Foundations #26 Concrete Slabs #27 Reinforcement #28 Damp-Proof Course #29 Condensation #30 Termites #31 Framing #32 Structural Timber #33 Steel Sections #34 Insulation #35 Sarking #36 Cladding #37 Brick Veneer Walls #38 Brick and Block Dimensions #39 Brick, Paving and Tile Patterns #40 Roof Types #41 Rafters and Trusses #42 Water Goes Down (Flashing) #43 But Water Also Goes Up and Sideways #44 Glazing and Window Parts #45 Window Types #46 Door Sizes and Ceiling Heights #47 Door Parts #48 Stair Parts #49 Cornice and Plastering #50 Flooring #51 Joinery #52 Metal #53 What is ‘RL’? #54 How about FFL, NGL, FGL and TOW? #55 Environmental Health #56 Technical Resources Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD) #57 A new and evolving field #58 Orientation #59 How to Read a Sun Angles Diagram #60 How to Respond to a Sun Angles Diagram #61 Thermal Mass #62 Air Leakage and Ventilation #63 Embodied Energy and Operational Energy #64 R-values #65 U-values #66 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) #67 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – NCC #68 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – NatHERS #69 Energy Efficiency Rating Tools – BASIX, NABERS #70 Other Sustainability Rating Tools #71 Alternate Construction Methods Regulatory Compliance #72 National Construction Code (NCC) #73 Classes of Building #74 Australian Standards #75 Planning Regulations #76 Accessible Design #77 Safe Movement and Access Managing Clients #78 Client Expectations #79 Client Budgets #80 Clients May Not Be Able to Read Drawings Specifying #81 What Is a Specification? #82 Specification Tips Beyond Your Firm #83 Institute of Architects #84 ACA #85 The Architect’s Award #86 Other Networks and Associations You #87 Don’t Blind Email Your Resume #88 You’ll Start at the Bottom #89 It’s Easy to Be Exploited #90 You’re Not an Architect #91 More About Registration #92 Be Aware of Gender Bias and Other Privilege #93 Keep Your Own Development Notebooks #94 Site Experience #95 Design Your Career #96 Make the Most of Being Naive #97 Good Phone Manner #98 Don’t Eat Lunch at Your Desk #99 How to Handle Not Knowing the Answer #100 Find a Mentor #101 Don’t Undervalue Your University Education Good Luck About the Author Acknowledgements Bibliography