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Communication

Portfolio reviews or interviews are used by many schools to

arrive at a final assessment of design work. In some schools

the student will not be present when their work is being

assessed. This is a good test of graphical communication

skills because images and text must be carefully considered

in order to explain a complex project concisely, occasionally

to assessors who may be unfamiliar with the project. Both

the design development process (sketchbooks, sketch

designs, sketch models and analysis) and the finished

product (final drawings, photographs of models and reports)

will be included. At the end of the year, most schools put on

an exhibition of student work. Opportunities for publicity and

disseminating their work are essential for architects. The end-

of-year show is an important opportunity for students to gain

experience in creating an exhibition.

Portfolio

A portfolio is an important record, not

only of the resolved project but also

the development process. This

portfolio page, by Farah Yusof,

shows the processes and tools

employed in making a series of

sketch models, and a sketchbook

page that records the thought

process behind the sketch models.

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