advice for architecture portfolio UCL??

anyone got any tips for the portfolio??

ive applied to Engineering and Architectural Design MEng, so im not sure if I should include more artistic/creative pieces or more problem solving based designs??? And also I don't do art or dt at alevel.

Am I allowed to add a piece on the cover page??

Reply 1

georgina24682

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by Anonymous

anyone got any tips for the portfolio??
ive applied to Engineering and Architectural Design MEng, so im not sure if I should include more artistic/creative pieces or more problem solving based designs??? And also I don't do art or dt at alevel.
Am I allowed to add a piece on the cover page??

I have a person post their portfolio that got them into ucl, maybe try on TikTok

Reply 2

nina_sv07

I didn't apply to UCL, but I did apply to Bath Spa and OBU for architecture. I recommend reading the courses portfolio guidance, but from what I've read they want a mix of everything from school work to personal work. The OBU and Bath Spa portfolio guidance are both really helpful so if UCL doesn't have one (which I am sure they do) check them out.

Hope this helps!

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

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by georgina24682

I have a person post their portfolio that got them into ucl, maybe try on TikTok

Oh ok thankss

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Anonymous #1

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by nina_sv07

Thank youuu

Reply 5

wtsnyd

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by Anonymous

anyone got any tips for the portfolio??
ive applied to Engineering and Architectural Design MEng, so im not sure if I should include more artistic/creative pieces or more problem solving based designs??? And also I don't do art or dt at alevel.
Am I allowed to add a piece on the cover page??

Hi!

I applied to UCL for engineering and architectural design this year and I got an offer recently! I think my advice for putting together a portfolio is to ensure that it covers a range of skills, such as a range of mediums or a range of projects. I used a lot of my A level projects and things I have done for work experience, as well as life drawings. Try and put forward work that you are passionate about, and have a lot of consideration for, since if you get invited for an interview, you will have to talk through a few of them. I hope this helps!

Reply 6

wtsnyd

Also just a quick follow up, I don't think it matters too much whether you include artistic pieces or problem solving based things (I think either way, it's inherantly creative). I also didn't do a cover page, I just compiled all my images on a powerpoint (I think it said 10 pages, so I did 10 slides) and converted it to a pdf.