Lachie Mckern/Comprehensive Guide to Architecture School

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Comprehensive Guide to Architecture School

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  • 25 Lessons

Drawing from my 7 years of experience at Architecture School, this course delivers 24 in-depth videos in a lesson format and a downloadable PDF booklet. Each lesson covering a different strategy and technique which are crucial to navigating the challenges of Architecture School and streamlining your studies.

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Why enrol in this course?

After seven years of studying architecture, I realized that success doesn’t just come from talent or hard work: it comes from knowing how to think, communicate, and manage your process effectively.

This course is built to teach you the crucial things I wish I’d known from day one.

From concept development and presentation skills to time management, narrative building, and graphic communication. It's a complete, personalized guide to surviving and excelling in architecture school.

  • 24 in-depth videos that cover every topic with experience-based advice

  • Downloadable PDF booklet

  • Techniques to develop clear concepts and confident presentations

  • Step-by-step methods for better graphics, structure, and workflow

  • Lifetime access to all course materials and future updates

Contents

Download Book: The 24 Strategies That Redefined the Way I Worked During Architecture School

The 24 Strategies That Redefined the Way I Worked During Architecture School by Lachie Mckern

Module 1: Development, Production and Output

Lesson 1.1: Presentation & Resolution
Lesson 1.2: Designing Vertically instead of Plan
Lesson 1.3: Different Scales to Resolve Ideas
Lesson 1.4: The Importance of a Narrative
Lesson 1.5: The Plan Oblique Tool
Lesson 1.6: Layering Sketches to Build on Iterations

Module 2: Verbal Presentation and Narratives

Lesson 2.1: The Tunnel Vision Trap During Presentation
Lesson 2.2: The Speech That Can Undo Your Project

Module 3: Design & Graphic Communication

Lesson 3.1: Rendering at Architecture School
Lesson 3.2: Your Design Is 2D, Not 3D
Lesson 3.3: The Need to Personalise Your Project
Lesson 3.4: A Strong Graphic Style Wins Every Time
Lesson 3.5: The Small Details Make Your Posters Stand Out

Module 4: Time Management and Design Studio

Lesson 4.1: Time Spent ≠ Quality of a Project
Lesson 4.2: The Common Misconceptions About Design Studio

Module 5: Parti's, Ideas and Conceptual Thinking

Lesson 5.1 The Varied Types of Model Representation
Lesson 5.2: Too Many Ideas, No Justification
Lesson 5.3: Analysising Precedent Studies the Right Way
Lesson 5.4: The Throwaway, Overproduction of Site Analysis
Lesson 5.5: Power of a Parti Diagram

Part 6: Order, Form and Function

Lesson 6.1: Spatial Organisation & The Development of Structure
Lesson 6.2: Design for the Program, Not with an Intention for the Program
Lesson 6.3: Your Design Language shown Internally and Externally
Lesson 6.4: Your Portfolio is your Best Friend

Your Instructor

Lachie Mckern is a Bach. of Arch./Master of Arch. (Distinction) graduate & content creator. Lachie has 5 years of experience of working in an architecture practice, and is recognised through multiple national awards and studio commendations such as:

  • Design Matters: Australian National Award Winner x2:

- Winner of Best Digital Presentation by a Student

- Winner of Best Response to a Design Brief by a Student

  • Construction and Industrial Student of the Year

  • Commendation for Exhibition Displays for Studio x 10