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Discover new architectural design concepts & knowledge with ArchiStallion. Hear about my lived experiences as an Architectural student going onto a trainee and then a professional.

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FULL CIRCLE: Architecture School

As luck would have it, I have returned to Durban - where I grew up and was supposed to attend architecture school. Fate would have me not...

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Dec 13, 20234 min read

You're Up!

Congratulations! You have graduated from a grueling architecture school programme and have landed yourself an internship at an...

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Dec 19, 20226 min read

THE DESIGN PROCESS: PART 4, THE FINAL PRESENTATION

It has been an entire year since part 3. Yes, I am a terrible blogger *hides*. But lets make good on a long forgotten promise. Given that...

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Feb 12, 20211 min read

THE DESIGN PROCESS: PART 3

It is 12 days before portfolio and I am still designing by hand because...the design process is cyclical. On the bright side, my design's...

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Nov 7, 20193 min read

DESIGN: A JAZZ INSTITUTE FOR THE NMU MUSIC DEPARTMENT, SOUTH CAMPUS.

A Jazz Institute for the NMU Music Department, in South Campus.

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Oct 21, 20192 min read

DETAILING EXERCISE: THE PRODUCT

Detailing of the Free University Philological Library Building in Berlin

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Oct 21, 20191 min read

INTEGRATION: PART 2 A RESPONSE

Integration in architecture school and in the office.

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Oct 21, 20193 min read

THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE

What you might have to sacrifice on your way to becoming an architect and when you are an architect.

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Oct 4, 20193 min read

DETAILING EXERCISE: THE INTRODUCTION.

Free University Library Building in Berlin by Foster + Partners detailing assignment.

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Oct 2, 20192 min read

Integration: Part 1

Integration of BAS, Technology, and Interior Design students and professionals.

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Sep 16, 20194 min read

Alter Ego

Buildings as physical manifestations of an architect's ego.

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Sep 11, 20195 min read

THE DESIGN PROCESS: PART 2

"The Design Process is cyclical, rather than linear. It can be entered from any one of the 5 pillars and all 5 pillars can be worked on...

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Aug 30, 20191 min read

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE - THE EVOLUTION

On my way to squeeze the lemon, while taking a much needed break from juggling researching service core configurations for Design and...

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Aug 24, 20192 min read

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ANIMATION

Updated 3ds Max Assembly Animation Video.

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Aug 22, 20191 min read

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ANIMATION

A 3dsmax animation video of A Jazz Institute Building for the Music Department at NMU South Campus.

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Aug 16, 20192 min read

THE DESIGN PROCESS

We see the finished product all the time and never really take into account just how much work goes into a completed body of work. Unlike...

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May 3, 20191 min read

MODELLING AND PHOTO-REALISTIC RENDERING

Well, as promised, I come bearing gifts. Ladies, Gentlemen, and everyone in between I present to you the final product. The 3Dsmax...

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Apr 19, 20191 min read

MODELLING AND PHOTO-REALISTIC RENDERING

After struggling with deciphering a few tutorial videos and asking for help from a classmate, I finally got on my way to adding curtains...

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Mar 29, 20191 min read

OWNING A FIRM

Hand in is looming for the 2nd years, next week Tuesday to be exact (02 April), and I am a lot happier with the progress that the 2nd...

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Mar 29, 20192 min read

SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS

Before I even started my B-Tech year I did an entrance exam for it. It was a 3-day exam where in the first day we drew hand sketches of a...

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Mar 24, 20192 min read