Architecture/Architectural Technology

rira

aww bless ... freshers are so cute!

Aard

What are the suitability test and interview like for Architecture?

RJM22

Man reading this was funny.

Just about to start my last year here. Work load will be long but enjoyable - IMO it was much more enjoyable to spend my time chatting to friends/listening to music/drawing than spend it in a 3 hour chalk and talk lecture.

Just make sure you stay on top of your work and use your time in college effectively. That way there will be less stress and you will have all the time left over to go out/do soc's etc.

And if your going to go nuts...do it in second year, that's your biggest opportunity.

Best of luck - see you all at the sangria party.

.DarDarBinks

RJM22 wrote: »

Man reading this was funny.

Just about to start my last year here. Work load will be long but enjoyable - IMO it was much more enjoyable to spend my time chatting to friends/listening to music/drawing than spend it in a 3 hour chalk and talk lecture.

Just make sure you stay on top of your work and use your time in college effectively. That way there will be less stress and you will have all the time left over to go out/do soc's etc.

And if your going to go nuts...do it in second year, that's your biggest opportunity.

Best of luck - see you all at the sangria party.

All 60plus of us, jesus the class is huge!

armchairninja

grodge wrote: »

hello all.

im a former arch tech student and its a great course but requires lots of hard work.

studio is an ongoing process and accounts for a good 70% of the wrk your going to be doing throughout the 3/4 years.

my advice is go to all your lectures, there is only about 10hours a week lectures and the other 30+ hours are studio work.

work load is fierce so its important to keep on top of it. do your assignments as soon as you get them, just go to the library for 2-3 hours and get them done and out of the way so you can concentrate on your studio work. i was spending 9am-9pm 4 days a week in 2nd year and burned out big time, had to repeat the year.

take this advice, i know what im talking about.

and most of all enjoy. the lecturers are bang on and cormac allen the department head is really into getting to know everyone, you will be on first name basis by end of year one.

Just to echo what grodge said, its a very good course, provided you put the work in. However, for the next 3 to 4 years, say good bye to your family, friends, social life etc:P
Well, its actually not that bad, I was generally able to get out once or twice a week for a "few" drinks:D

spraticus

Do we need to have our materials in on monday or tuesday?

Coco_16

pretty sure they said tuesday! ..we're getting timetables mon!

SmileyPaul

hey, Im Paul (obviously) and doing Architectural technology, just saw our timetable 32 hours a week (+1 on saturday?) we're finishing up at either 5 or six mon-thurs and on fridays we finish at 4.

so far I know like 3 peple on the course and was stupid enough not to get their numbers (or take them down right XD) I had my debs on tuesday so I missed part of the day, whats happening monday? drop me a PM if anyone on my course see's this..... or wants a friend :P
Smiley, out

silasrat

hi paul, we're off on a trip somewhere on monday. costs e15 plus a few bob if u wanna buy lunch. dont know where were going but the leaves from the main door at 9:30..... i think for monday we need an A5 ring-binded sketch pad...camera.... pencils,shapener,eraser etc... dunno if anybody has PM'd ya already but feel free to pm me if ya want any more details, have the pages they gave us around here somewhere!........

meath_boy1

silasrat wrote: »

hi paul, we're off on a trip somewhere on monday. costs e15 plus a few bob if u wanna buy lunch. dont know where were going but the leaves from the main door at 9:30..... i think for monday we need an A5 ring-binded sketch pad...camera.... pencils,shapener,eraser etc... dunno if anybody has PM'd ya already but feel free to pm me if ya want any more details, have the pages they gave us around here somewhere!........

wen did they tell u that? was it on wednesday?
ohh wat happened on wednesday?.................i missed it

silasrat

they told us that on wednesday mornin before we went on the mystery tour around dublin......

meath_boy1

The things you mentioned above...is that all we have to bring???
and i presume its a digital camera!?

silasrat

yeah, digital camera it is,plus the pad and pencils etc...ill pm ya the complete list of stuff if ya want but dont think we need it all by monday... the bus is supposedly leaving from the front door at 9:30 sharp but im not sure which one they mean,there seems to be two main ways into the building but it probly wont be too dificult to spot a coach hanging around suspiciously outside one of them.....

meath_boy1

silasrat wrote: »

yeah, digital camera it is,plus the pad and pencils etc...ill pm ya the complete list of stuff if ya want but dont think we need it all by monday... the bus is supposedly leaving from the front door at 9:30 sharp but im not sure which one they mean,there seems to be two main ways into the building but it probly wont be too dificult to spot a coach hanging around suspiciously outside one of them.....

Thanks a lot for that!!
c ya monday....

silasrat

no worries...............

Casok

Right so the story is ... I havnt a bulls notion wat iv missed or wat i g2 do tmo so if julie or sofi are on this i would totally love to know wats going on :P

thanks loads much
chris