What do I put in my architecture portfolio if I don’t take art?
I’m a GCSE student and I currently don’t take which means I will not be taking it for a level and I am going to do DT a level instead. Whenever I see older pupils (who are going to study architecture) portfolios they take art and the portfolio’s are painting and drawings and are just their a level art projects.
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
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by what_the_hELYI’m a GCSE student and I currently don’t take which means I will not be taking it for a level and I am going to do DT a level instead. Whenever I see older pupils (who are going to study architecture) portfolios they take art and the portfolio’s are painting and drawings and are just their a level art projects.
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
Hi there,
I'm Charlotte, a third year GD student here at Norwich Uni Arts.
I was in a similar situation when I was applying to uni - I chose Graphic Design but my a-levels were in German, Photography and Product Design (DT).
I personally contacted the course that I wanted to apply to here, and asked them for some advice. I submitted a portfolio of photography work and DT technical drawings/ design process. That was fine for me, however I had applied to Year 0 personally (the foundation year). So I'd highly recommend getting in touch with the uni you'd like to apply to. If we happen to be one of them, I could forward over a contact detail?
Best of luck in applications!
Charlotte, Student Ambassador 🙂
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by what_the_hELYI’m a GCSE student and I currently don’t take which means I will not be taking it for a level and I am going to do DT a level instead. Whenever I see older pupils (who are going to study architecture) portfolios they take art and the portfolio’s are painting and drawings and are just their a level art projects.
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
Because I didn’t take art gcse I have lowkey lost my art ability and am not as good anymore. What do I put in my portfolio if I take DT and don’t have time to do art projects at home?
Consider taking a year to complete an art & design foundation diploma (FAD) at a local college following A levels. Have a look at the following thread for details:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5017684
Then read the following thread with advice from an architecture lecturer:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=96239577
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