portfolio for architecture

I’m in year 12 and i honestly have no clue on what im supposed to put in my portfolio and i dont know if i should do some more separate pieces or start a project that’s separate to my a level work. I did fine art and textiles gcse and i’m currently doing textiles a level. My theme for a level is streets so i think that links well and i’m planning to use some of my a level work but i’m not sure whether to just take components of it or show the whole project with the design process. Im planning on applying to liverpool, cardiff, ucl, strathclyde and then maybe reading, i heard ucl doesn’t particularly like it if u add a lot of architecture based work in so im not really sure on what things im supposed to put in and i’ve looked at the websites for the guidance and i have watched some videos of accepted portfolios but im still quite unsure. If anyone could help id be very grateful! Im mostly unsure of the structure of the portfolio, such as separate pieces or multiple projects with a final design/piece sort of thing or…

I’m in year 12 and i honestly have no clue on what im supposed to put in my portfolio and i dont know if i should do some more separate pieces or start a project that’s separate to my a level work. I did fine art and textiles gcse and i’m currently doing textiles a level. My theme for a level is streets so i think that links well and i’m planning to use some of my a level work but i’m not sure whether to just take components of it or show the whole project with the design process. Im planning on applying to liverpool, cardiff, ucl, strathclyde and then maybe reading, i heard ucl doesn’t particularly like it if u add a lot of architecture based work in so im not really sure on what things im supposed to put in and i’ve looked at the websites for the guidance and i have watched some videos of accepted portfolios but im still quite unsure. If anyone could help id be very grateful! Im mostly unsure of the structure of the portfolio, such as separate pieces or multiple projects with a final design/piece sort of thing or…

As someone who's architecture portfolio was accepted by every university I applied to including Cambridge, Bath and UCL, I would 100% recommend looking at the guidance that each university provides as most universities have individual requirements and areas of interest.
From my knowledge, most universities liked having a mixture of architectural and fine art projects. I included a series of sketches, paintings and photos, as well as past projects, including jewellery making, and model making. I did include architectural sketches, models, CAD work, coursework and projects but I didn't limit my portfolio to this.
I would, however, recommend including documentation on a series of developmental projects, as unis really like this. It is important to show a summary of how an idea develops into a final product.
Also, many unis wanted some simple description on each page, but this should be kept to captions and essential information to not overwhelm the page.
Something else to keep in mind is the presentation of your portfolio. The portfolio itself should be well designed, with photos and descriptions neatly arranged and in high quality. As someone who did product design, this was one of my favourite aspects of creating a portfolio. This just really helps with visually assessing a portfolio.
Hope this helps.

Sorry I know this seems completely irrelevant to you but I’m applying for architecture at Cambridge and I have the digital pre interview portfolio due next week. I’ve double checked on the website and I’m a bit confused on whether the digital portfolio is the same one to be discussed in the interview or is it two completely separate portfolios. If they are two different things then is it better to put the work that has less depth and meaning into the digital and then use more in depth projects for the actual in person interview.