Masters in Architecture 

at Birmingham City University, Birmingham

If you do not meet all of the essential entry requirements, you will be required to complete a successful interview in order to receive an offer for this course.

The content of your digital portfolio:

Content

• Final project from your BA course.
• Other projects from final year or second year.
• A copy of your written dissertation or final year essay.
• Excerpts from sketchbooks and workbooks.
• A range of work from your practical training year or architectural employment (this includes technical work as well as design and presentation work).
• Evidence of your RIBA Part 1 exemption (e.g BA certificate).
• Compilation of design experiments, theoretical concepts and detailed precedents or case studies. You should include at least one project from start to finish – showing your source of inspiration, all iterations for the concept, technical ability, design resolution and research processes.
• Illustrate creative experiences, events or happenings that have been significant for you as a designer including any live projects, competitions or industry projects, as this can highlight your potential.
• If you are including work that was created as part of a collaborative team project, it is important that you state what your role was in the project and evidence the specific design elements that you contributed towards the project.

Skills

• Curiosity - how you have conducted the ‘research process
• Judgement - how you have used ‘critical analysis’ to demonstrate new understandings
• Clear and appropriate visual communication showing a range of graphical composition
• Evidence of critical thinking in a creative context
• A structured design process for idea development, linked to contemporary or historical references
• Evidence of experimentation and craft using a range of artistic/digital media, materials and technologies including sculptural or three dimensional work
• Problem-solving abilities in the technical resolution of a project
• Evidence of your 3D digital software ability
• Evidence of creative skills beyond the architecture discipline

Format

• Submit your digital portfolio as one combined PDF no larger than 30mb. Compress your file if it exceeds the limit.
• A clear structure and page layout with a content page and divided sections. Use a landscape orientation.
• You can add any external website links to your video and animation work in your PDF portfolio. Please check that these links work before you submit your portfolio and they can be viewed without a password.