ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
February 6, 2023
The Architecture Portfolio is a tool for the architect to attract clients or even achieve that long-dreamed opportunity in a large architectural firm.
It is essential to have an updated and well-designed portfolio that best expresses all your knowledge and skills.
In this post, I will show you everything you need to know to create a killer portfolio! Follow us!
An architecture portfolio is a compilation of your projects that best expresses your skills, knowledge and experience, providing an insight into your personality and work style.
Interviewing an architect is not a simple task since we are talking about a professional who has a very wide range of skills.
So, the portfolio shows itself as an excellent resource to show what you are capable of.
You do not need to be a trained professional to have a portfolio; even during the course, you can use the projects you have developed and are currently developing.
After all, it is in college that you have the greatest freedom to express yourself and show your style.
But what to include in the portfolio? How to assemble? How to use the portfolio to get clients or even the long-awaited job opportunity? These are the doubts that I will clarify below.
Source: Architecture Portfolio - Marina Araújo
An architecture portfolio must express the professional you are.
Therefore, you need to be careful with each detail that will be inserted and how to organize everything in a way that values your knowledge and skills.
There is no rule for creating an architecture portfolio, which may concern some, but I prefer to look at it more positively because this way, the architect can use his best tool, creativity!
Spend the necessary time as a good portfolio is not created overnight, so take it easy and be careful. It is your personal brand that is being worked on, and the result should be the best possible.
First of all, creativity is not only a gift, but it is something that is also achieved through work overtime, with a lot of research, study, and improvement.
A portfolio is not a curriculum. While the curriculum expresses all the theoretical part of its knowledge, the portfolio will present this knowledge in practice. Your portfolio needs to show all your skills, techniques, and especially your style. It is a testament to your ability and qualification; after all, it is an actual demonstration of all your learning;
Creating your portfolio will be no different, as it is through it that you will understand your work process, how you deal with problems, and work out your ideas generating solutions for architectural projects.
So here are some tips for exploring your portfolio creatively:
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In addition to worrying about which are the best boards, images, and other details of your projects, it is essential to be very careful with the texts.
In an architecture portfolio, the text must be clear and objective, being an element that should help the project's presentation narrative, so spelling or grammar errors cannot happen under any circumstances.
Due to the reduced volume of text present in the portfolio, any error will be highlighted, so no matter how beautiful your portfolio is, the spelling must be impeccable.
A crucial factor for the success of your portfolio is the layout, which is nothing more than the way in which the images, texts, and other information in your architecture portfolio will be distributed and organized.
The layout must be very well diagrammed, as it will contribute to the presentation narrative of each of the projects you select to compose your portfolio.
Tell a story - there is no point in simply throwing the images of the project's result; your proposal must have at least the stages of beginning, development and conclusion. We understand then that the project must have a text contextualizing the objective, development studies (or even sketches) and images; don't forget, your project is not just about renders.
Let's check some precautions that can be taken:
The architect expresses himself through images, so there is nothing fairer than mastering an image editing tool, such as:
Another important factor is the typography, which consists of the fonts of the letters that will be selected to compose the texts of your architecture portfolio, avoid too elaborate formats, give preference to simple fonts that guarantee legibility.
You can also use tools like Google slides or the Canva website to build and diagram your portfolio; that is, there are plenty of tools to create an architectural portfolio!
Today, there are several online platforms for sharing architectural portfolios, which is shown as a hand in the wheel because with a simple link you can share your portfolio.
I will present great sites for you to create or share your portfolio online:
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Whenever we think of a portfolio, we are directed to a single portfolio, and we have some types of architectural portfolio and also some situations in which it can be used.
How many projects to select? Do not worry too much about the quantity, but with what projects demonstrate the professional you are (or want to be), from that, you select your best projects.
You may need to present your portfolio to a client or apply for a vacancy in an architecture firm, which requires a professional with a specific work profile.
You can have a standard portfolio and create a version aimed at a specific audience or architecture firm.
Understand that the idea is to value your skills based on the needs of each client.
The most important thing is, to be honest and show your full potential.
If there is one thing that is a fact in architecture, it is that inspiration never hurts!
So let's check out three outstanding portfolios for you to get inspired and start building yours!
Marina's portfolio inspires anyone.
With a very well-organized layout, even the most straightforward projects are highly valued, managing to highlight the strengths of the proposals presented.
Each project has a different layout proposal, yet the portfolio can be fluid and transparent, transmitting all the necessary information.
Even some constructive details, which usually require specific technical knowledge for their understanding, are fluid and easy to understand.
In short, we have a pleasant reading portfolio, with a good narrative and a beautiful composition, where all the projects were very well presented.
Check out the complete portfolio, which is available on the platform ISSUU: Marina Araújo
A beautiful example of a portfolio is that of Annika Babra, who knew how to work very well with a color palette in cotton candy tones.
The portfolio has a fluid and smooth narrative and at certain times we are surprised by a beautiful image of the project filling the entire sheet.
All projects have a presentation sheet that has a summary to contextualize the project.
In the sequence, we have a series of drawings and images that can present the entire evolution of the project, going through volumetric studies, sections, and exploded views demonstrating the whole work process.
Check out the complete portfolio, which is available on the platform ISSUU: Annika Babra.
Lazar Djuric presents a portfolio with a panoramic format, which is not so conventional, mainly in this proportion, but offers a unique view of his projects.
Even the proposals with a more significant number of details show a pleasant reading, with a color palette with soft tones, but still managing to highlight essential points of the proposal.
A beautiful portfolio that shows that the possibilities are almost endless, especially when we have the potential to explore different formats, seeking to make the most of the projects presented.
Check out the complete portfolio, which is available on the platform Issuu: Lazar Djuric
Your architecture portfolio is a narrative of your trajectory in this universe, so you need to use all your creativity to be inspiring!
Now that you know what an architecture portfolio is, you already know that it is necessary to start as soon as possible, working calmly and attentively, as it is a task that requires a long time.
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PS. Check out Archifolio.io, they also offer great template options that will help you improve your portfolio.
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